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: 34.67,-92.29 Latitude: 34.67 Longitude: -92.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 998 93 23.9 20.3 80 3.6 21.4 226 7 297.3 300.0 294.6 341.3 15.23 2 950 522 22.2 17.0 72 5.2 18.7 218 20 299.7 302.1 293.7 337.5 12.92 3 900 991 19.6 14.1 71 5.5 16.0 207 22 301.7 303.7 293.0 335.0 11.30 4 850 1480 15.7 12.3 80 3.4 13.6 206 25 302.6 304.6 292.9 334.2 10.66 5 800 1993 12.0 10.2 89 1.8 10.9 216 27 304.0 305.8 292.6 333.4 9.85 6 750 2530 8.5 7.0 90 1.5 7.6 226 31 305.9 307.4 292.1 331.3 8.44 7 700 3098 5.3 4.0 91 1.3 4.5 226 34 308.3 309.7 291.9 330.6 7.28 8 650 3701 1.4 1.0 97 0.5 1.2 222 37 310.6 311.8 291.7 330.2 6.32 9 600 4342 -2.4 -3.1 95 0.7 -2.7 221 41 313.3 314.3 291.5 329.3 5.08 10 550 5028 -6.0 -6.6 95 0.7 -6.3 223 46 317.0 317.8 291.9 330.6 4.23 11 500 5770 -9.4 -10.2 94 0.8 -9.8 225 47 321.5 322.2 292.6 333.1 3.51 12 450 6577 -14.3 -15.6 90 1.3 -14.8 231 49 325.2 325.7 292.7 333.7 2.52 13 400 7460 -20.3 -22.1 85 1.8 -20.8 238 56 328.7 329.0 292.9 334.4 1.63 14 350 8435 -27.1 -29.5 80 2.4 -27.6 240 62 332.2 332.4 293.2 335.7 0.95 15 300 9524 -36.2 -38.9 76 2.7 -36.5 240 66 334.4 334.4 293.3 336.0 0.44 16 250 10759 -46.9 -49.6 74 2.7 -47.1 240 69 336.3 336.3 293.6 336.9 0.16 17 200 12209 -53.2 -72.7 8 19.5 -53.5 259 74 348.5 348.5 296.3 348.5 0.01 18 150 14025 -61.6 -79.6 7 18.1 -61.7 258 62 364.0 364.0 299.5 364.0 0.00 19 100 16481 -70.3 -87.5 6 17.2 -70.4 256 39 391.9 391.9 304.0 391.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5696.54 m Freezing level: 631.54 mb = 3937.32 m = 12917.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.82 mb = 3889.82 m = 12761.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.83 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.30 % Est. max temperature: 29.34 C = 84.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.91 mb = 550.24 m = 1805.24 ft T: 22.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.51 C/km ThetaE index: 12.00 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 842.97 mb = 1550.38 m = 5086.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.46 C = 85.04 F Cap Strength: 2.25 C Lifted Index: -1.73 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.66 C Showalter Index: -0.17 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.96 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.17 C Cross Totals Index: 21.78 C K Index: 36.20 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 310.57 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.32 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 493.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 54.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.77 mb = 1165.88 m = 3825.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 806.77 mb = 1921.34 m = 6303.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 246.77 mb = 10843.33 m = 35574.81 ft B at Equ Level: 491.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 176.77 mb = 12988.27 m = 42611.91 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.1 at 33.8 knts Storm direction: 251.1 at 25.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 2.7 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 114.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 114.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.27 Bulk Rich Number: 9.94 Bulk Shear: 49.60 m/s