MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F030.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F030.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: 30 hour RUC valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.98,-92.74 Latitude: 34.98 Longitude: -92.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 992 145 25.7 20.2 72 5.5 21.8 201 11 299.5 302.3 295.3 343.9 15.19 2 950 521 22.4 18.1 77 4.3 19.4 207 22 299.9 302.5 294.4 340.6 13.89 3 900 989 18.9 16.4 85 2.5 17.2 206 25 301.0 303.4 294.3 339.7 13.18 4 850 1478 15.0 14.1 94 0.9 14.4 207 27 301.9 304.1 293.6 337.3 11.99 5 800 1990 12.0 9.8 87 2.1 10.7 214 29 303.9 305.7 292.4 332.5 9.58 6 750 2528 9.1 5.1 76 4.0 6.8 220 30 306.4 307.8 291.3 328.7 7.35 7 700 3097 6.0 1.6 73 4.4 3.7 222 28 309.2 310.3 291.2 328.2 6.17 8 650 3700 1.7 -0.6 84 2.3 0.5 217 27 310.9 312.0 291.3 328.4 5.63 9 600 4341 -2.4 -3.5 92 1.1 -3.0 215 30 313.3 314.3 291.4 328.9 4.91 10 550 5027 -6.1 -6.9 94 0.8 -6.4 219 36 316.9 317.7 291.8 330.3 4.15 11 500 5769 -9.9 -10.8 93 0.9 -10.3 222 38 321.0 321.6 292.3 332.1 3.37 12 450 6574 -14.8 -15.9 91 1.1 -15.2 226 42 324.7 325.2 292.5 333.0 2.46 13 400 7455 -20.9 -22.6 86 1.7 -21.4 235 53 327.9 328.2 292.6 333.3 1.55 14 350 8426 -28.4 -31.0 78 2.6 -28.9 239 56 330.4 330.6 292.6 333.4 0.82 15 300 9510 -37.5 -40.2 76 2.7 -37.8 238 56 332.5 332.6 292.8 333.9 0.38 16 250 10738 -48.2 -50.7 75 2.5 -48.3 246 70 334.4 334.4 293.0 335.0 0.15 17 200 12193 -51.7 -75.2 4 23.6 -52.1 259 85 351.0 351.0 296.8 351.0 0.01 18 150 14017 -60.7 -81.5 5 20.8 -60.9 255 64 365.5 365.5 299.7 365.5 0.00 19 100 16473 -70.0 -87.5 6 17.5 -70.1 250 41 392.5 392.5 304.2 392.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5698.40 m Freezing level: 629.20 mb = 3966.59 m = 13013.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.93 mb = 3787.41 m = 12425.75 ft Precipitable water: 1.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.42 % Est. max temperature: 28.36 C = 83.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 915.54 mb = 840.83 m = 2758.61 ft T: 20.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.97 C/km ThetaE index: 15.72 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 871.88 mb = 1260.77 m = 4136.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.64 C = 81.75 F Cap Strength: 0.95 C Lifted Index: -3.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.95 C Showalter Index: -1.96 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.96 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.95 C Cross Totals Index: 24.01 C K Index: 34.66 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 319.00 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.15 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1210.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.34 mb = 1100.71 m = 3611.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 853.34 mb = 1444.58 m = 4739.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.34 mb = 11473.13 m = 37641.03 ft B at Equ Level: 1191.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 143.34 mb = 14291.66 m = 46888.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.5 at 29.7 knts Storm direction: 246.5 at 22.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 0.5 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 89.4 neg: -1.1 tot: 88.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 29.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.3 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.62 Bulk Rich Number: 59.09 Bulk Shear: 20.49 m/s