MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F017.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F017.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: 17 hour RUC valid 14Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.93,-92.53 Latitude: 34.93 Longitude: -92.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 93 SFC 996 125 23.4 19.7 80 3.7 20.8 204 9 296.9 299.5 294.1 339.2 14.64 2 950 539 21.2 17.9 81 3.3 18.9 222 27 298.7 301.2 293.9 338.5 13.67 3 900 1008 20.0 15.7 76 4.3 17.1 220 26 302.1 304.4 294.1 339.1 12.53 4 850 1498 16.3 13.4 83 2.9 14.4 213 20 303.2 305.4 293.6 337.3 11.47 5 800 2012 12.5 10.4 87 2.1 11.2 222 17 304.4 306.3 292.9 334.2 9.95 6 750 2551 9.4 5.4 76 4.0 7.1 228 11 306.8 308.2 291.6 329.5 7.50 7 700 3121 7.1 -0.7 58 7.8 3.1 201 10 310.4 311.3 290.7 326.6 5.21 8 650 3727 3.9 -4.3 55 8.2 -0.1 202 12 313.3 314.1 290.8 326.9 4.28 9 600 4372 -0.8 -7.2 62 6.4 -3.7 214 14 315.1 315.9 290.9 327.1 3.71 10 550 5061 -5.9 -13.5 55 7.6 -8.8 232 19 317.0 317.5 290.3 325.1 2.46 11 500 5799 -11.5 -19.8 50 8.4 -14.0 238 25 319.1 319.4 290.1 324.4 1.59 12 450 6597 -16.1 -30.8 27 14.6 -19.3 241 30 323.0 323.1 290.3 325.3 0.65 13 400 7478 -19.9 -46.1 8 26.2 -23.4 241 40 329.1 329.2 291.6 329.7 0.15 14 350 8450 -28.3 -46.9 15 18.6 -30.2 247 46 330.6 330.6 292.0 331.2 0.16 15 300 9536 -36.8 -51.0 22 14.2 -37.8 252 55 333.5 333.6 292.8 334.0 0.12 16 250 10769 -47.0 -53.8 46 6.8 -47.3 256 64 336.1 336.2 293.4 336.6 0.10 17 200 12221 -52.3 -70.5 9 18.1 -52.7 258 78 349.9 349.9 296.6 349.9 0.01 18 150 14041 -61.8 -81.6 5 19.8 -62.0 258 65 363.6 363.6 299.4 363.6 0.00 19 100 16477 -71.1 -87.0 8 15.9 -71.1 250 35 390.4 390.4 303.9 390.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.76 m Freezing level: 608.94 mb = 4257.01 m = 13966.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.54 mb = 3707.88 m = 12164.82 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.69 % Est. max temperature: 29.86 C = 85.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 943.36 mb = 599.92 m = 1968.21 ft T: 21.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.93 C/km ThetaE index: 12.48 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 843.95 mb = 1558.91 m = 5114.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.55 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.92 C = 85.86 F Cap Strength: 2.82 C Lifted Index: -4.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.21 C Showalter Index: -3.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.69 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.79 C Cross Totals Index: 24.90 C K Index: 33.45 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 379.59 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.56 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 706.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 64.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.41 mb = 1051.45 m = 3449.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 800.41 mb = 2007.51 m = 6586.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 240.41 mb = 11023.41 m = 36165.61 ft B at Equ Level: 702.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 170.41 mb = 13233.62 m = 43416.85 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.8 at 17.5 knts Storm direction: 251.8 at 13.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 1.7 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 8.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 49.9 neg: -35.1 tot: 14.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.11 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 0.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.22 Bulk Rich Number: 1270.10 Bulk Shear: 0.56 m/s