MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F033.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F033.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: 33 hour RUC valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 33.59,-93.17 Latitude: 33.59 Longitude: -93.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 85 SFC 999 98 23.5 22.2 92 1.3 22.6 220 5 296.8 299.9 295.8 346.3 17.12 2 950 533 20.5 20.4 99 0.1 20.5 231 20 298.0 300.9 295.4 344.7 16.07 3 900 1000 18.4 18.1 98 0.4 18.2 233 21 300.5 303.2 295.1 343.4 14.63 4 850 1489 15.6 14.7 94 0.9 15.0 229 25 302.5 304.8 294.2 339.4 12.48 5 800 2002 12.5 10.7 89 1.8 11.4 226 30 304.5 306.3 293.0 334.8 10.16 6 750 2542 9.5 6.8 83 2.7 7.9 227 35 306.9 308.5 292.3 332.1 8.29 7 700 3111 5.9 3.1 82 2.9 4.4 232 41 309.0 310.3 291.7 330.0 6.84 8 650 3714 1.4 0.1 90 1.4 0.7 237 47 310.6 311.7 291.4 329.0 5.92 9 600 4355 -2.3 -3.3 93 1.0 -2.8 241 50 313.5 314.4 291.5 329.2 4.99 10 550 5041 -6.0 -7.1 92 1.1 -6.5 239 53 317.0 317.7 291.7 330.1 4.07 11 500 5783 -9.2 -10.7 89 1.5 -9.8 236 54 321.9 322.5 292.6 333.1 3.38 12 450 6591 -13.8 -15.7 85 1.9 -14.5 236 55 325.9 326.4 292.9 334.4 2.49 13 400 7475 -20.2 -23.0 78 2.9 -20.9 237 57 328.8 329.1 292.8 334.1 1.50 14 350 8451 -26.7 -30.1 73 3.4 -27.3 232 52 332.7 332.9 293.3 336.0 0.90 15 300 9542 -35.9 -38.6 76 2.7 -36.2 229 51 334.8 334.9 293.4 336.5 0.45 16 250 10782 -45.3 -51.2 52 5.9 -45.6 228 52 338.7 338.7 294.1 339.2 0.14 17 200 12246 -52.7 -71.6 8 18.9 -53.1 259 62 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.3 0.01 18 150 14053 -64.2 -80.9 8 16.7 -64.3 255 64 359.4 359.4 298.6 359.4 0.00 19 100 16494 -70.4 -87.0 7 16.6 -70.5 253 37 391.6 391.6 304.0 391.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.95 m Freezing level: 630.61 mb = 3962.49 m = 13000.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.72 mb = 3841.60 m = 12603.54 ft Precipitable water: 1.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.65 % Est. max temperature: 29.29 C = 84.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.56 mb = 265.55 m = 871.20 ft T: 22.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.65 C/km ThetaE index: 17.33 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 939.45 mb = 629.21 m = 2064.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.25 C = 77.45 F Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lifted Index: -4.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.18 C Showalter Index: -2.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.68 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.79 C Cross Totals Index: 23.89 C K Index: 36.65 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 319.74 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.39 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1492.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.02 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 941.50 mb = 610.42 m = 2002.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 926.50 mb = 749.24 m = 2458.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 216.50 mb = 11725.67 m = 38469.58 ft B at Equ Level: 1480.09 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 116.50 mb = 15574.69 m = 51097.46 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.8 at 38.6 knts Storm direction: 264.8 at 28.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 1.5 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 171.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 171.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.03 Bulk Rich Number: 17.65 Bulk Shear: 84.54 m/s