MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171800F021.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171800F021.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: 21 hour RUC valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.26,-92.68 Latitude: 34.26 Longitude: -92.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 107 SFC 1000 111 24.7 19.5 73 5.2 21.1 207 8 297.9 300.5 294.3 339.7 14.41 2 950 553 20.5 17.2 81 3.3 18.2 212 20 298.0 300.3 293.3 335.9 13.06 3 900 1020 19.3 11.9 62 7.4 14.6 215 24 301.4 303.2 291.8 330.3 9.78 4 850 1510 16.0 12.2 78 3.9 13.6 211 19 302.9 304.9 292.9 334.2 10.54 5 800 2022 12.0 10.5 91 1.5 11.0 205 19 303.9 305.7 292.7 333.7 10.01 6 750 2560 8.9 5.3 78 3.6 6.8 217 17 306.3 307.7 291.4 328.9 7.46 7 700 3130 7.5 -4.2 43 11.7 1.8 217 14 310.8 311.6 289.8 323.4 4.00 8 650 3738 4.4 -7.7 41 12.1 -1.1 218 13 313.9 314.6 290.1 324.5 3.29 9 600 4384 -0.3 -7.1 60 6.8 -3.4 221 17 315.7 316.5 291.1 327.7 3.73 10 550 5074 -5.5 -11.7 62 6.2 -7.9 225 22 317.6 318.1 290.8 326.9 2.84 11 500 5813 -11.1 -18.2 56 7.0 -13.4 231 27 319.5 319.8 290.5 325.6 1.82 12 450 6613 -15.1 -33.4 19 18.3 -18.8 231 31 324.3 324.4 290.6 326.2 0.51 13 400 7496 -19.6 -48.0 6 28.4 -23.2 236 40 329.5 329.5 291.7 330.0 0.12 14 350 8470 -27.5 -50.7 9 23.1 -29.7 246 46 331.6 331.6 292.3 332.0 0.10 15 300 9558 -36.3 -51.7 19 15.4 -37.4 253 55 334.2 334.2 293.0 334.7 0.11 16 250 10794 -46.7 -55.6 36 8.9 -47.1 253 59 336.6 336.6 293.6 336.9 0.08 17 200 12246 -52.9 -70.8 10 17.9 -53.2 254 71 348.9 348.9 296.4 349.0 0.01 18 150 14059 -62.8 -80.5 7 17.7 -62.9 254 63 361.9 361.9 299.1 361.9 0.00 19 100 16493 -71.7 -87.0 8 15.3 -71.8 254 34 389.1 389.1 303.6 389.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.15 m Freezing level: 603.45 mb = 4339.38 m = 14236.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 668.66 mb = 3505.72 m = 11501.58 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.35 % Est. max temperature: 29.76 C = 85.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 925.90 mb = 775.28 m = 2543.53 ft T: 19.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.96 C/km ThetaE index: 10.81 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 829.69 mb = 1714.28 m = 5624.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.14 C = 86.25 F Cap Strength: 2.90 C Lifted Index: -2.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.35 C Showalter Index: -1.85 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.49 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.18 C Cross Totals Index: 23.31 C K Index: 27.61 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 309.62 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.71 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 143.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 136.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.90 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 884.88 mb = 1165.37 m = 3823.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 589.88 mb = 4518.80 m = 14825.29 ft Equ Level (EL): 409.88 mb = 7312.79 m = 23991.80 ft B at Equ Level: 141.91 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 229.88 mb = 11339.77 m = 37203.53 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.7 at 18.9 knts Storm direction: 248.7 at 14.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 0.8 tot: 2.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 34.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 41.6 neg: -24.9 tot: 16.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.22 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 1.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 53.24 Bulk Shear: 2.69 m/s