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: 34.34,-92.62 Latitude: 34.34 Longitude: -92.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 83 SFC 999 96 22.2 21.2 94 1.0 21.5 197 7 295.5 298.4 294.7 341.7 16.07 2 950 529 20.2 19.8 98 0.4 19.9 218 23 297.7 300.5 294.9 342.5 15.49 3 900 995 18.2 17.5 96 0.7 17.7 221 27 300.3 302.9 294.7 341.7 14.12 4 850 1484 15.5 14.4 93 1.1 14.7 223 30 302.3 304.6 293.9 338.4 12.20 5 800 1997 12.4 10.2 87 2.1 11.0 226 33 304.4 306.2 292.7 333.8 9.85 6 750 2536 9.1 5.8 79 3.4 7.2 226 37 306.5 307.9 291.7 329.8 7.71 7 700 3104 5.0 2.7 85 2.3 3.8 229 41 308.0 309.3 291.3 328.4 6.66 8 650 3705 0.9 0.3 95 0.7 0.6 233 45 310.0 311.2 291.3 328.7 6.02 9 600 4345 -2.2 -2.5 98 0.3 -2.3 237 48 313.6 314.6 291.8 330.4 5.32 10 550 5033 -5.7 -5.8 99 0.1 -5.7 238 52 317.3 318.2 292.2 331.8 4.51 11 500 5775 -9.3 -9.8 97 0.4 -9.5 237 53 321.7 322.4 292.7 333.7 3.65 12 450 6583 -14.1 -16.0 85 1.9 -14.7 236 55 325.5 326.0 292.7 333.9 2.44 13 400 7466 -20.4 -24.6 69 4.1 -21.5 235 59 328.5 328.7 292.6 333.1 1.31 14 350 8440 -27.2 -29.9 78 2.7 -27.8 231 57 332.1 332.3 293.2 335.4 0.91 15 300 9530 -36.1 -39.4 72 3.3 -36.5 227 57 334.5 334.6 293.3 336.1 0.42 16 250 10766 -46.5 -48.3 82 1.8 -46.6 224 62 337.0 337.0 293.7 337.7 0.19 17 200 12222 -53.6 -71.3 10 17.7 -53.9 258 64 347.8 347.9 296.1 347.9 0.01 18 150 14030 -63.4 -80.2 8 16.8 -63.6 257 67 360.8 360.8 298.9 360.8 0.00 19 100 16487 -69.8 -87.7 6 18.0 -69.8 257 34 392.9 392.9 304.2 393.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5692.35 m Freezing level: 634.94 mb = 3897.53 m = 12787.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.66 mb = 3832.84 m = 12574.78 ft Precipitable water: 1.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.83 % Est. max temperature: 29.12 C = 84.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 983.78 mb = 225.15 m = 738.68 ft T: 21.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.36 C/km ThetaE index: 14.10 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 922.66 mb = 780.70 m = 2561.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.80 C = 78.44 F Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lifted Index: -3.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.34 C Showalter Index: -1.90 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.47 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.77 C Cross Totals Index: 23.69 C K Index: 36.86 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 339.79 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.07 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1191.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 939.37 mb = 625.74 m = 2052.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 864.37 mb = 1340.75 m = 4398.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 224.37 mb = 11471.89 m = 37636.98 ft B at Equ Level: 1184.53 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 134.37 mb = 14697.14 m = 48218.38 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.3 at 39.6 knts Storm direction: 261.3 at 29.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 195.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 195.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 65.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.17 Bulk Rich Number: 14.47 Bulk Shear: 82.31 m/s