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: 35.37,-92.32 Latitude: 35.37 Longitude: -92.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 SFC 987 188 22.3 20.5 90 1.7 21.1 222 10 296.5 299.3 294.7 341.5 15.59 2 950 522 20.3 18.9 92 1.3 19.4 217 23 297.7 300.4 294.4 340.2 14.64 3 900 988 18.0 16.7 92 1.3 17.1 212 27 300.0 302.5 294.1 339.3 13.41 4 850 1477 14.8 13.9 95 0.9 14.3 209 30 301.7 303.8 293.5 336.7 11.87 5 800 1988 11.4 10.3 93 1.1 10.7 214 31 303.2 305.1 292.4 332.6 9.86 6 750 2525 8.1 5.8 86 2.3 6.8 219 33 305.3 306.8 291.3 328.7 7.74 7 700 3091 4.3 2.5 88 1.8 3.3 217 34 307.2 308.4 290.9 327.2 6.54 8 650 3691 0.6 -0.1 95 0.6 0.3 212 34 309.6 310.7 291.1 327.8 5.87 9 600 4331 -2.1 -2.8 95 0.7 -2.4 213 37 313.7 314.7 291.7 330.1 5.19 10 550 5019 -5.6 -6.2 95 0.6 -5.8 219 41 317.5 318.3 292.2 331.6 4.39 11 500 5761 -9.5 -10.2 94 0.7 -9.8 223 42 321.4 322.1 292.5 333.0 3.51 12 450 6567 -14.4 -15.5 91 1.2 -14.7 228 43 325.2 325.7 292.7 333.8 2.54 13 400 7450 -20.4 -22.2 86 1.8 -20.9 234 48 328.5 328.8 292.9 334.2 1.62 14 350 8423 -27.7 -30.3 78 2.6 -28.2 239 52 331.3 331.5 292.9 334.5 0.88 15 300 9510 -37.1 -40.3 72 3.2 -37.4 242 54 333.1 333.1 292.9 334.5 0.38 16 250 10740 -48.1 -51.2 70 3.1 -48.3 242 59 334.6 334.6 293.1 335.1 0.14 17 200 12180 -54.1 -67.7 17 13.6 -54.4 256 84 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.1 0.02 18 150 13999 -60.0 -81.6 4 21.6 -60.2 259 65 366.8 366.8 300.0 366.8 0.00 19 100 16473 -68.9 -87.6 5 18.7 -69.0 258 40 394.6 394.6 304.5 394.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5687.40 m Freezing level: 638.93 mb = 3832.43 m = 12573.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.29 mb = 3748.82 m = 12299.14 ft Precipitable water: 1.83 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.61 % Est. max temperature: 27.79 C = 82.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.68 mb = 406.37 m = 1333.20 ft T: 20.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.15 C/km ThetaE index: 14.31 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 894.73 mb = 1038.65 m = 3407.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.92 C = 78.65 F Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lifted Index: -2.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.44 C Showalter Index: -1.33 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.77 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.31 C Cross Totals Index: 23.46 C K Index: 36.47 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 324.40 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.85 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1049.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 917.93 mb = 818.35 m = 2684.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 862.93 mb = 1347.69 m = 4421.51 ft Equ Level (EL): 222.93 mb = 11479.57 m = 37662.18 ft B at Equ Level: 1037.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 142.93 mb = 14293.60 m = 46894.43 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.7 at 34.0 knts Storm direction: 246.7 at 25.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 3.3 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 89.0 neg: -3.8 tot: 85.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.52 Bulk Rich Number: 35.76 Bulk Shear: 29.36 m/s