MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F016.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F016.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: 16 hour RUC valid 13Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.26,-92.88 Latitude: 35.26 Longitude: -92.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 87 SFC 994 136 20.6 17.7 84 2.8 18.7 154 2 294.2 296.5 292.0 331.2 12.94 2 950 534 21.3 18.2 82 3.2 19.2 223 25 298.8 301.4 294.2 339.5 13.95 3 900 1003 19.7 16.5 81 3.3 17.5 230 28 301.9 304.3 294.5 340.8 13.21 4 850 1494 16.4 14.6 89 1.8 15.2 231 23 303.3 305.6 294.3 340.0 12.37 5 800 2008 12.5 11.2 92 1.3 11.7 238 19 304.5 306.4 293.3 335.9 10.51 6 750 2547 9.7 6.1 78 3.6 7.6 239 13 307.1 308.5 292.0 331.0 7.90 7 700 3118 8.1 -1.8 50 9.9 3.0 203 12 311.5 312.4 290.7 326.5 4.80 8 650 3726 4.0 -5.0 52 9.0 -0.3 212 11 313.5 314.2 290.7 326.4 4.05 9 600 4370 -1.0 -10.1 50 9.1 -4.8 226 14 315.0 315.6 290.2 324.6 2.96 10 550 5058 -6.0 -15.5 47 9.5 -9.4 234 20 317.0 317.4 289.9 323.9 2.08 11 500 5797 -11.5 -20.9 46 9.3 -14.3 237 26 319.0 319.3 289.9 323.9 1.45 12 450 6594 -16.7 -27.3 39 10.6 -19.1 243 30 322.3 322.5 290.4 325.5 0.91 13 400 7473 -20.4 -42.0 13 21.6 -23.5 241 40 328.5 328.6 291.6 329.4 0.24 14 350 8444 -28.7 -46.6 16 18.0 -30.5 248 46 330.1 330.1 291.9 330.7 0.16 15 300 9527 -37.4 -51.1 23 13.7 -38.3 254 54 332.6 332.7 292.6 333.1 0.12 16 250 10758 -47.2 -53.7 47 6.5 -47.5 257 66 335.8 335.8 293.4 336.2 0.10 17 200 12210 -52.0 -71.0 8 19.0 -52.4 258 79 350.4 350.4 296.7 350.5 0.01 18 150 14033 -61.8 -81.7 5 19.9 -61.9 259 67 363.7 363.7 299.4 363.7 0.00 19 100 16469 -70.9 -87.0 7 16.2 -70.9 250 36 390.8 390.8 303.9 390.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5710.08 m Freezing level: 609.65 mb = 4245.97 m = 13930.16 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.97 mb = 3663.37 m = 12018.78 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.39 % Est. max temperature: 29.79 C = 85.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 953.90 mb = 498.67 m = 1636.05 ft T: 21.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.33 C/km ThetaE index: 16.92 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 842.19 mb = 1572.13 m = 5157.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.83 C = 85.70 F Cap Strength: 2.92 C Lifted Index: -4.00 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.03 C Showalter Index: -4.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.01 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.90 C Cross Totals Index: 26.11 C K Index: 32.60 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 385.57 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.20 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 683.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 79.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.98 mb = 993.47 m = 3259.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 775.98 mb = 2262.33 m = 7422.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 735.98 mb = 2703.13 m = 8868.44 ft B at Equ Level: 30.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 175.98 mb = 13021.08 m = 42719.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.4 at 18.5 knts Storm direction: 259.4 at 13.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 1.9 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 43.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 137.6 neg: -22.8 tot: 114.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.59 Bulk Rich Number: 399.92 Bulk Shear: 1.71 m/s