MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F032.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F032.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: 32 hour RUC valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.91,-93.51 Latitude: 33.91 Longitude: -93.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 80 SFC 996 112 23.2 22.1 93 1.2 22.4 217 8 296.7 299.8 295.7 345.8 17.00 2 950 527 20.4 20.3 99 0.1 20.4 230 22 297.9 300.8 295.3 344.2 15.96 3 900 994 18.1 17.9 99 0.1 18.0 232 25 300.1 302.8 295.0 342.6 14.51 4 850 1482 15.3 14.7 96 0.6 14.9 230 28 302.1 304.4 294.1 339.0 12.47 5 800 1995 12.5 10.4 87 2.1 11.2 227 31 304.5 306.3 292.9 334.2 9.95 6 750 2534 9.5 5.6 77 3.8 7.2 224 35 306.9 308.3 291.7 330.1 7.64 7 700 3103 5.6 2.5 80 3.1 3.9 227 39 308.7 309.9 291.4 328.8 6.56 8 650 3705 1.4 -0.1 90 1.5 0.6 233 44 310.6 311.7 291.3 328.7 5.85 9 600 4347 -2.1 -2.9 94 0.8 -2.5 236 49 313.7 314.7 291.7 330.0 5.17 10 550 5034 -5.7 -5.9 98 0.2 -5.8 236 53 317.3 318.2 292.2 331.7 4.46 11 500 5777 -9.2 -9.7 96 0.5 -9.4 233 54 321.8 322.5 292.7 333.9 3.65 12 450 6584 -14.2 -15.8 88 1.5 -14.7 233 54 325.4 325.9 292.7 333.8 2.49 13 400 7467 -20.3 -25.7 62 5.4 -21.6 236 61 328.6 328.8 292.4 332.8 1.18 14 350 8442 -26.8 -30.9 68 4.2 -27.6 228 60 332.6 332.8 293.2 335.7 0.83 15 300 9533 -36.0 -42.8 50 6.8 -36.7 228 60 334.7 334.7 293.3 335.8 0.29 16 250 10773 -45.1 -51.6 48 6.5 -45.4 229 58 339.1 339.1 294.2 339.6 0.13 17 200 12236 -53.1 -71.6 9 18.6 -53.4 261 62 348.7 348.7 296.4 348.8 0.01 18 150 14043 -64.0 -81.1 8 17.1 -64.1 257 66 359.8 359.8 298.7 359.8 0.00 19 100 16485 -70.8 -87.5 7 16.6 -70.9 255 37 390.8 390.8 303.9 390.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5696.69 m Freezing level: 629.66 mb = 3966.39 m = 13012.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.25 mb = 3826.63 m = 12554.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.52 % Est. max temperature: 28.85 C = 83.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.84 mb = 257.84 m = 845.92 ft T: 22.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.53 C/km ThetaE index: 17.04 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 939.84 mb = 619.73 m = 2033.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.87 C = 76.77 F Cap Strength: 0.01 C Lifted Index: -4.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.34 C Showalter Index: -2.03 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.41 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.49 C Cross Totals Index: 23.92 C K Index: 36.11 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 318.52 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.15 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1405.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 940.96 mb = 609.50 m = 1999.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 935.96 mb = 655.50 m = 2150.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 225.96 mb = 11435.64 m = 37518.05 ft B at Equ Level: 1404.09 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 115.96 mb = 15593.36 m = 51158.68 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.9 at 39.0 knts Storm direction: 261.9 at 29.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 1.7 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 136.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 136.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 45.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.89 Bulk Rich Number: 20.12 Bulk Shear: 69.84 m/s