MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F029.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F029.rap.sound Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 20 Date: 29 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.70,-92.35 Latitude: 34.70 Longitude: -92.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 71 SFC 996 109 28.5 17.4 51 11.1 20.9 190 11 302.0 304.4 294.1 339.4 12.66 2 950 523 24.0 15.9 60 8.1 18.5 192 19 301.6 303.8 293.6 337.0 12.03 3 900 993 19.6 14.3 71 5.3 16.1 193 20 301.7 303.8 293.2 335.4 11.43 4 850 1482 15.7 12.0 79 3.7 13.3 196 21 302.6 304.5 292.7 333.5 10.43 5 800 1995 12.0 10.1 88 1.9 10.8 205 24 303.9 305.7 292.5 332.9 9.72 6 750 2532 8.3 6.9 90 1.5 7.5 212 25 305.6 307.2 291.9 330.7 8.32 7 700 3102 7.6 -2.2 50 9.8 2.6 214 22 310.9 311.7 290.4 325.4 4.64 8 650 3709 4.1 -3.9 56 8.1 0.2 219 23 313.6 314.5 291.0 327.6 4.40 9 600 4355 -0.5 -6.9 62 6.4 -3.4 228 28 315.5 316.3 291.1 327.8 3.79 10 550 5044 -6.3 -9.6 77 3.4 -7.7 228 34 316.6 317.3 291.0 327.5 3.34 11 500 5780 -11.7 -14.5 79 2.9 -12.7 229 40 318.8 319.3 290.9 327.0 2.48 12 450 6580 -16.2 -20.1 72 3.9 -17.4 228 42 322.8 323.2 291.3 328.7 1.72 13 400 7459 -20.5 -34.0 29 13.5 -23.0 234 53 328.3 328.5 291.8 330.3 0.54 14 350 8432 -27.6 -49.5 11 21.9 -29.7 236 62 331.6 331.6 292.3 332.0 0.12 15 300 9520 -36.2 -49.4 24 13.2 -37.2 242 73 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.9 0.14 16 250 10754 -47.2 -52.9 52 5.7 -47.4 242 77 336.0 336.0 293.4 336.4 0.11 17 200 12213 -51.7 -72.0 7 20.3 -52.1 251 84 350.9 350.9 296.8 350.9 0.01 18 150 14033 -62.4 -82.1 5 19.7 -62.6 255 73 362.6 362.6 299.2 362.6 0.00 19 100 16471 -70.2 -87.5 6 17.3 -70.3 245 40 392.1 392.1 304.1 392.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5709.79 m Freezing level: 605.31 mb = 4286.26 m = 14062.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.31 mb = 3742.28 m = 12277.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.98 % Est. max temperature: 29.18 C = 84.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 847.16 mb = 1510.54 m = 4955.76 ft T: 15.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.18 C/km ThetaE index: 14.01 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 821.09 mb = 1774.67 m = 5822.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.83 C = 85.69 F Cap Strength: 1.07 C Lifted Index: -3.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.81 C Showalter Index: -2.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.03 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.36 C Cross Totals Index: 23.67 C K Index: 29.57 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 360.02 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.31 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 415.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 840.89 mb = 1573.28 m = 5161.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 795.89 mb = 2037.48 m = 6684.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 715.89 mb = 2916.38 m = 9568.05 ft B at Equ Level: 19.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 195.89 mb = 12343.79 m = 40497.52 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.5 at 26.1 knts Storm direction: 246.5 at 19.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 52.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 75.4 neg: -5.4 tot: 70.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.6 stream: 2.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.18 Bulk Rich Number: 16.74 Bulk Shear: 24.86 m/s