MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F024.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F024.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: 24 hour RUC valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.83,-92.17 Latitude: 34.83 Longitude: -92.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 SFC 998 92 24.2 20.6 80 3.6 21.6 230 8 297.5 300.3 294.9 342.3 15.47 2 950 524 21.6 18.2 81 3.4 19.2 220 20 299.1 301.6 294.3 339.8 13.98 3 900 992 18.7 16.2 86 2.4 17.1 217 22 300.8 303.2 294.1 339.0 13.02 4 850 1480 14.8 14.1 96 0.7 14.3 214 24 301.6 303.8 293.5 336.9 11.95 5 800 1991 11.4 10.9 96 0.5 11.1 216 27 303.3 305.2 292.8 333.9 10.29 6 750 2528 8.4 7.1 92 1.2 7.6 220 31 305.6 307.2 292.0 331.2 8.48 7 700 3096 5.0 4.3 95 0.7 4.6 219 32 308.0 309.4 291.9 330.9 7.48 8 650 3699 2.5 0.1 84 2.4 1.3 216 34 311.8 313.0 291.8 330.4 5.95 9 600 4343 -1.4 -4.8 78 3.4 -3.0 215 37 314.5 315.4 291.3 328.8 4.47 10 550 5030 -6.1 -7.3 92 1.1 -6.7 216 41 316.8 317.6 291.6 329.8 4.03 11 500 5771 -9.9 -10.4 96 0.5 -10.1 219 43 320.9 321.6 292.3 332.4 3.47 12 450 6576 -14.9 -15.6 95 0.6 -15.2 220 42 324.5 325.0 292.5 333.0 2.53 13 400 7457 -20.6 -22.8 82 2.2 -21.2 240 51 328.2 328.5 292.7 333.6 1.53 14 350 8431 -27.7 -31.3 72 3.6 -28.3 246 53 331.4 331.5 292.9 334.3 0.80 15 300 9517 -37.0 -40.0 74 3.0 -37.3 253 56 333.2 333.3 293.0 334.7 0.39 16 250 10750 -47.0 -48.4 86 1.4 -47.1 250 65 336.2 336.2 293.6 337.0 0.19 17 200 12208 -51.5 -77.2 3 25.7 -51.9 260 78 351.3 351.3 296.9 351.3 0.01 18 150 14030 -61.3 -81.9 5 20.7 -61.4 254 58 364.5 364.5 299.6 364.6 0.00 19 100 16481 -70.0 -87.4 6 17.3 -70.1 252 37 392.4 392.4 304.2 392.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5696.60 m Freezing level: 617.63 mb = 4116.01 m = 13503.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.28 mb = 3883.30 m = 12740.33 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.96 % Est. max temperature: 28.35 C = 83.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.82 mb = 552.66 m = 1813.18 ft T: 21.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.59 C/km ThetaE index: 13.58 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 879.30 mb = 1190.36 m = 3905.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.06 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.79 C = 82.01 F Cap Strength: 1.39 C Lifted Index: -3.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.73 C Showalter Index: -1.81 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.69 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.69 C Cross Totals Index: 23.99 C K Index: 38.06 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 294.63 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.01 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 986.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.81 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.32 mb = 950.14 m = 3117.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 859.32 mb = 1386.75 m = 4549.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.32 mb = 11314.05 m = 37119.12 ft B at Equ Level: 966.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 149.32 mb = 14057.38 m = 46119.45 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.3 at 31.6 knts Storm direction: 247.3 at 23.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.1 neg: 3.2 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 75.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 75.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 25.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.4 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.38 Bulk Rich Number: 26.32 Bulk Shear: 37.48 m/s