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: 34.83,-92.32 Latitude: 34.83 Longitude: -92.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 80 SFC 997 110 22.0 20.9 93 1.1 21.3 203 8 295.5 298.3 294.6 341.0 15.84 2 950 525 19.8 18.9 95 0.9 19.2 214 24 297.3 299.9 294.2 339.6 14.62 3 900 991 17.8 16.6 93 1.2 17.0 210 26 299.8 302.3 294.0 338.8 13.32 4 850 1479 14.9 14.1 95 0.8 14.4 210 28 301.8 304.0 293.6 337.2 11.98 5 800 1991 12.1 11.1 94 0.9 11.5 220 32 304.0 306.0 293.1 335.2 10.46 6 750 2529 8.8 7.8 93 1.1 8.2 228 37 306.2 307.8 292.5 332.9 8.87 7 700 3097 4.8 4.2 96 0.7 4.5 230 40 307.8 309.2 291.8 330.4 7.39 8 650 3698 0.8 0.6 99 0.2 0.7 231 43 309.9 311.0 291.4 328.9 6.17 9 600 4338 -2.2 -2.5 98 0.3 -2.4 232 47 313.5 314.5 291.8 330.3 5.31 10 550 5026 -5.6 -5.9 98 0.3 -5.8 235 51 317.4 318.3 292.2 331.8 4.47 11 500 5768 -9.3 -9.9 96 0.5 -9.6 236 55 321.7 322.4 292.7 333.6 3.62 12 450 6575 -14.1 -15.3 91 1.2 -14.5 236 58 325.5 326.0 292.9 334.3 2.59 13 400 7459 -20.3 -22.6 82 2.3 -20.9 236 59 328.6 328.9 292.8 334.1 1.56 14 350 8434 -26.9 -29.7 77 2.8 -27.5 231 57 332.5 332.7 293.3 335.9 0.93 15 300 9524 -36.1 -39.6 70 3.5 -36.5 230 58 334.5 334.5 293.3 336.0 0.41 16 250 10759 -47.0 -49.2 78 2.2 -47.1 228 59 336.1 336.2 293.5 336.8 0.17 17 200 12208 -54.0 -70.9 11 16.9 -54.3 254 70 347.2 347.3 296.0 347.3 0.01 18 150 14018 -62.6 -78.9 10 16.2 -62.7 259 68 362.2 362.2 299.1 362.2 0.01 19 100 16482 -69.5 -87.7 5 18.1 -69.6 255 36 393.4 393.4 304.3 393.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.58 m Freezing level: 636.90 mb = 3865.44 m = 12681.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 638.36 mb = 3842.28 m = 12605.74 ft Precipitable water: 1.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.70 % Est. max temperature: 28.50 C = 83.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 980.78 mb = 248.34 m = 814.74 ft T: 21.29 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.30 C/km ThetaE index: 12.04 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 907.03 mb = 923.86 m = 3031.00 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.01 C = 78.82 F Cap Strength: 0.54 C Lifted Index: -2.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.76 C Showalter Index: -1.33 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.71 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.28 C Cross Totals Index: 23.43 C K Index: 37.71 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 359.59 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.84 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 806.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.00 mb = 689.86 m = 2263.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 857.00 mb = 1408.78 m = 4621.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.00 mb = 11385.60 m = 37353.89 ft B at Equ Level: 791.00 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 157.00 mb = 13731.20 m = 45049.32 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.3 at 39.3 knts Storm direction: 258.3 at 29.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.5 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 201.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 201.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 67.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.79 Bulk Rich Number: 11.37 Bulk Shear: 70.89 m/s