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: 35.03,-93.86 Latitude: 35.03 Longitude: -93.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 70 SFC 975 289 22.7 20.9 90 1.8 21.4 214 9 298.0 300.9 295.5 344.8 16.15 2 950 515 20.1 19.4 95 0.8 19.6 225 19 297.6 300.4 294.6 341.3 15.08 3 900 980 17.5 16.6 95 0.9 16.9 227 25 299.5 302.0 294.0 338.5 13.34 4 850 1468 14.8 12.8 88 2.0 13.5 224 28 301.6 303.6 292.8 334.1 10.99 5 800 1979 11.8 8.4 80 3.4 9.7 220 33 303.7 305.3 291.6 329.6 8.67 6 750 2516 8.4 4.5 76 3.9 6.2 224 39 305.7 307.0 290.9 327.1 7.05 7 700 3083 4.5 2.6 87 1.9 3.4 229 46 307.4 308.7 291.0 327.5 6.59 8 650 3683 0.7 0.4 98 0.3 0.5 233 51 309.8 310.9 291.3 328.5 6.07 9 600 4323 -2.3 -2.9 96 0.6 -2.6 236 53 313.5 314.4 291.6 329.7 5.16 10 550 5010 -5.8 -6.6 94 0.8 -6.2 237 53 317.2 318.0 291.9 330.8 4.25 11 500 5752 -9.7 -10.7 93 0.9 -10.1 234 52 321.2 321.8 292.3 332.3 3.39 12 450 6558 -14.3 -15.4 91 1.1 -14.7 228 51 325.2 325.7 292.7 333.9 2.56 13 400 7441 -20.2 -21.7 88 1.5 -20.6 224 51 328.8 329.1 293.0 334.7 1.68 14 350 8416 -27.5 -31.0 72 3.5 -28.2 223 50 331.7 331.8 293.0 334.7 0.83 15 300 9503 -36.9 -41.6 62 4.6 -37.4 225 50 333.3 333.4 292.9 334.6 0.33 16 250 10733 -47.0 -52.2 55 5.2 -47.2 234 57 336.2 336.2 293.5 336.7 0.12 17 200 12204 -51.5 -75.2 4 23.7 -51.9 260 64 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.3 0.01 18 150 14018 -62.2 -80.4 7 18.2 -62.3 265 50 362.9 362.9 299.2 363.0 0.00 19 100 16477 -69.8 -87.2 6 17.4 -69.9 254 36 392.8 392.8 304.2 392.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.05 m Freezing level: 638.05 mb = 3836.15 m = 12585.63 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.27 mb = 3791.21 m = 12438.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.31 % Est. max temperature: 27.31 C = 81.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 950.33 mb = 511.79 m = 1679.07 ft T: 20.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.32 C/km ThetaE index: 17.77 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.95 mb = 961.73 m = 3155.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.17 C = 75.50 F Cap Strength: 0.32 C Lifted Index: -2.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.24 C Showalter Index: -0.39 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.04 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.50 C Cross Totals Index: 22.54 C K Index: 35.40 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 308.31 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.45 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 966.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.36 mb = 872.35 m = 2862.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 876.36 mb = 1207.27 m = 3960.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.36 mb = 11102.95 m = 36426.55 ft B at Equ Level: 961.71 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 156.36 mb = 13756.18 m = 45131.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.9 at 42.3 knts Storm direction: 260.9 at 31.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 1.5 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 215.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 215.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 72.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.81 Bulk Rich Number: 11.80 Bulk Shear: 81.98 m/s