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: 34.70,-92.44 Latitude: 34.70 Longitude: -92.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 994 123 23.1 20.8 87 2.4 21.5 213 7 296.8 299.6 294.8 342.1 15.70 2 950 522 21.4 18.0 81 3.5 19.1 216 20 298.9 301.4 294.1 339.0 13.76 3 900 990 19.2 15.3 78 4.0 16.6 208 23 301.3 303.6 293.6 337.3 12.21 4 850 1479 15.6 13.0 85 2.6 14.0 208 26 302.5 304.6 293.2 335.6 11.18 5 800 1991 12.1 10.3 89 1.8 11.0 218 29 304.1 305.9 292.7 333.5 9.86 6 750 2529 8.7 6.9 88 1.9 7.6 227 33 306.0 307.6 292.0 331.2 8.33 7 700 3097 5.1 4.0 93 1.0 4.5 227 36 308.1 309.5 291.9 330.5 7.33 8 650 3699 1.2 0.9 98 0.3 1.0 223 38 310.3 311.5 291.6 329.7 6.28 9 600 4340 -2.4 -3.1 95 0.7 -2.7 222 43 313.3 314.3 291.5 329.4 5.08 10 550 5026 -5.8 -6.6 94 0.8 -6.2 224 47 317.1 318.0 291.9 330.8 4.24 11 500 5769 -9.4 -10.2 93 0.9 -9.7 227 49 321.6 322.3 292.6 333.2 3.52 12 450 6576 -14.2 -15.5 90 1.3 -14.6 231 51 325.4 325.9 292.8 334.1 2.55 13 400 7459 -20.1 -22.0 85 1.9 -20.6 237 57 328.9 329.2 293.0 334.6 1.65 14 350 8434 -27.1 -29.6 79 2.5 -27.5 238 62 332.3 332.5 293.2 335.7 0.94 15 300 9525 -36.1 -39.0 75 2.9 -36.5 237 64 334.4 334.5 293.3 336.1 0.43 16 250 10760 -46.8 -49.7 72 2.9 -47.0 237 66 336.4 336.5 293.6 337.1 0.16 17 200 12209 -53.5 -72.4 8 18.9 -53.8 257 73 348.1 348.1 296.2 348.1 0.01 18 150 14023 -61.8 -79.5 8 17.7 -61.9 259 64 363.7 363.7 299.4 363.7 0.00 19 100 16482 -70.1 -87.6 6 17.5 -70.2 256 38 392.3 392.3 304.1 392.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.83 m Freezing level: 633.51 mb = 3910.39 m = 12829.20 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.46 mb = 3867.70 m = 12689.15 ft Precipitable water: 1.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.02 % Est. max temperature: 29.07 C = 84.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.83 mb = 422.71 m = 1386.84 ft T: 21.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.41 C/km ThetaE index: 12.74 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 858.89 mb = 1389.86 m = 4559.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.69 C = 83.64 F Cap Strength: 2.08 C Lifted Index: -2.23 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.32 C Showalter Index: -0.71 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.41 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.00 C Cross Totals Index: 22.40 C K Index: 37.01 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 321.33 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.59 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 709.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 40.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.22 mb = 1006.56 m = 3302.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 813.22 mb = 1852.90 m = 6079.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.22 mb = 11211.19 m = 36781.66 ft B at Equ Level: 697.34 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 163.22 mb = 13490.63 m = 44260.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.2 at 35.3 knts Storm direction: 252.2 at 26.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.7 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 138.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 138.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.50 Bulk Rich Number: 12.51 Bulk Shear: 56.73 m/s