MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F031.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F031.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: 31 hour RUC valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.27,-90.02 Latitude: 32.27 Longitude: -90.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 97 SFC 998 116 28.8 19.4 57 9.4 22.2 175 12 302.1 304.8 295.4 344.4 14.34 2 950 549 23.7 18.0 70 5.7 19.8 181 20 301.2 303.8 294.8 341.9 13.81 3 900 1019 19.6 16.2 81 3.4 17.3 185 20 301.7 304.1 294.3 339.9 12.98 4 850 1509 15.8 12.9 83 2.8 13.9 197 20 302.7 304.7 293.2 335.5 11.07 5 800 2021 12.5 8.4 76 4.1 10.0 206 22 304.5 306.1 291.9 330.6 8.71 6 750 2560 9.2 3.3 66 6.0 5.9 211 25 306.6 307.8 290.6 326.3 6.46 7 700 3129 7.0 -4.1 45 11.1 1.6 212 24 310.2 311.0 289.6 322.8 4.02 8 650 3737 5.3 -11.3 29 16.6 -1.7 216 23 314.9 315.4 289.7 323.0 2.47 9 600 4386 1.4 -14.3 30 15.7 -4.7 224 25 317.7 318.1 290.2 324.7 2.10 10 550 5079 -3.8 -17.1 35 13.4 -8.5 229 30 319.6 320.0 290.5 325.7 1.81 11 500 5824 -8.6 -23.6 29 14.9 -12.9 236 32 322.5 322.8 290.7 326.5 1.14 12 450 6631 -13.4 -32.2 19 18.8 -17.5 245 36 326.4 326.5 291.3 328.5 0.57 13 400 7519 -18.2 -50.3 4 32.1 -22.2 250 38 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.7 0.10 14 350 8500 -25.9 -48.2 10 22.3 -28.3 249 42 333.8 333.9 292.9 334.4 0.14 15 300 9594 -35.3 -52.5 16 17.2 -36.5 249 45 335.6 335.6 293.3 335.9 0.10 16 250 10835 -45.1 -59.2 19 14.1 -45.6 253 49 339.0 339.0 294.1 339.3 0.05 17 200 12299 -52.2 -72.5 7 20.3 -52.5 265 56 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.2 0.01 18 150 14108 -63.4 -80.9 8 17.5 -63.6 251 46 360.8 360.8 298.8 360.8 0.00 19 100 16521 -74.5 -86.5 14 12.0 -74.5 257 29 383.9 383.9 302.9 383.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5727.00 m Freezing level: 586.63 mb = 4571.34 m = 14997.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.02 mb = 3415.06 m = 11204.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.24 % Est. max temperature: 29.39 C = 84.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 870.55 mb = 1303.90 m = 4277.85 ft T: 17.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.79 C/km ThetaE index: 21.60 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 856.64 mb = 1441.91 m = 4730.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.18 C = 84.52 F Cap Strength: 0.69 C Lifted Index: -2.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.30 C Showalter Index: 0.09 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.91 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.38 C Cross Totals Index: 21.53 C K Index: 26.16 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 330.05 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.74 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 585.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 868.67 mb = 1322.45 m = 4338.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 843.67 mb = 1571.81 m = 5156.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.67 mb = 11278.35 m = 37002.00 ft B at Equ Level: 574.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 163.67 mb = 13559.79 m = 44486.97 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.8 at 24.4 knts Storm direction: 244.8 at 18.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 58.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 80.7 neg: -3.0 tot: 77.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 25.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.8 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.25 Bulk Rich Number: 20.55 Bulk Shear: 28.48 m/s