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: 33.79,-93.16 Latitude: 33.79 Longitude: -93.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1001 74 23.4 22.2 93 1.2 22.5 226 5 296.4 299.5 295.6 345.5 17.03 1 1000 84 23.3 22.1 93 1.2 22.5 225 6 296.5 299.5 295.6 345.6 17.01 2 950 531 20.4 20.3 99 0.1 20.4 233 21 297.9 300.8 295.3 344.2 15.95 3 900 998 18.3 18.0 98 0.3 18.1 234 23 300.4 303.0 295.1 343.1 14.59 4 850 1487 15.4 14.8 96 0.6 15.0 229 26 302.3 304.6 294.2 339.5 12.57 5 800 2000 12.2 10.7 90 1.5 11.3 226 31 304.2 306.1 292.9 334.5 10.16 6 750 2539 9.4 6.4 81 3.0 7.6 226 36 306.8 308.3 292.0 331.1 8.04 7 700 3108 5.8 2.8 81 3.0 4.1 231 42 308.9 310.1 291.6 329.5 6.71 8 650 3711 1.4 -0.0 90 1.4 0.7 238 47 310.5 311.6 291.4 328.8 5.89 9 600 4352 -2.4 -3.1 95 0.7 -2.7 242 50 313.3 314.3 291.5 329.4 5.08 10 550 5038 -6.0 -7.2 91 1.2 -6.5 240 53 317.0 317.7 291.7 330.0 4.04 11 500 5780 -9.1 -11.4 84 2.3 -10.0 237 54 322.0 322.6 292.4 332.6 3.21 12 450 6588 -14.0 -16.6 81 2.6 -14.9 236 56 325.6 326.0 292.6 333.5 2.31 13 400 7471 -20.4 -24.2 72 3.7 -21.4 235 59 328.4 328.7 292.6 333.2 1.35 14 350 8446 -26.9 -30.1 74 3.3 -27.5 231 53 332.5 332.7 293.3 335.8 0.89 15 300 9535 -36.0 -38.6 77 2.6 -36.3 227 55 334.6 334.7 293.4 336.3 0.45 16 250 10775 -45.4 -51.0 53 5.6 -45.7 225 55 338.6 338.6 294.1 339.2 0.14 17 200 12238 -52.8 -71.9 8 19.2 -53.1 261 61 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.3 0.01 18 150 14047 -64.1 -81.2 8 17.1 -64.2 255 63 359.6 359.6 298.7 359.7 0.00 19 100 16491 -70.3 -87.2 7 16.9 -70.4 254 36 391.9 391.9 304.0 391.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5695.66 m Freezing level: 631.83 mb = 3943.56 m = 12938.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.23 mb = 3831.95 m = 12571.87 ft Precipitable water: 1.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.66 % Est. max temperature: 29.21 C = 84.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 984.03 mb = 224.56 m = 736.75 ft T: 22.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.56 C/km ThetaE index: 16.76 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 942.97 mb = 595.51 m = 1953.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.89 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.18 C = 77.33 F Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lifted Index: -4.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.21 C Showalter Index: -2.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.43 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.51 C Cross Totals Index: 23.91 C K Index: 36.37 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 325.43 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.48 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1467.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 944.66 mb = 579.98 m = 1902.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 929.66 mb = 718.28 m = 2356.52 ft Equ Level (EL): 219.66 mb = 11623.11 m = 38133.09 ft B at Equ Level: 1457.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 119.66 mb = 15408.87 m = 50553.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.2 at 39.2 knts Storm direction: 265.2 at 29.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 1.9 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 173.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 173.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.03 Bulk Rich Number: 17.25 Bulk Shear: 85.06 m/s