MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F025.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F025.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: 25 hour RUC valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.72,-92.38 Latitude: 34.72 Longitude: -92.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 76 SFC 996 114 22.9 21.2 90 1.7 21.8 234 7 296.5 299.4 295.0 343.0 16.15 2 950 523 20.2 19.4 96 0.7 19.6 231 21 297.7 300.4 294.7 341.5 15.13 3 900 989 18.1 17.0 93 1.1 17.3 230 24 300.1 302.6 294.3 340.1 13.65 4 850 1477 14.8 14.1 96 0.7 14.4 227 27 301.7 303.9 293.6 337.1 12.01 5 800 1989 11.6 11.2 97 0.4 11.4 227 31 303.5 305.5 293.0 334.9 10.52 6 750 2527 8.3 7.8 96 0.6 8.0 228 34 305.6 307.3 292.3 332.3 8.86 7 700 3094 4.8 4.6 98 0.2 4.6 227 36 307.8 309.2 292.0 331.0 7.60 8 650 3696 1.4 1.3 99 0.1 1.4 220 37 310.6 311.8 291.9 330.6 6.48 9 600 4337 -2.3 -2.5 98 0.2 -2.4 215 40 313.5 314.5 291.7 330.1 5.29 10 550 5024 -5.9 -6.3 97 0.4 -6.1 217 44 317.1 317.9 292.0 331.0 4.33 11 500 5767 -8.9 -9.4 96 0.5 -9.1 225 48 322.2 322.9 292.9 334.5 3.75 12 450 6575 -13.6 -14.5 93 0.9 -13.9 234 51 326.1 326.7 293.2 335.5 2.77 13 400 7460 -20.1 -22.0 85 1.8 -20.7 242 52 328.8 329.1 292.9 334.6 1.64 14 350 8434 -27.3 -30.0 78 2.7 -27.8 239 53 331.9 332.1 293.1 335.2 0.91 15 300 9523 -36.3 -38.8 78 2.5 -36.6 236 55 334.2 334.3 293.3 335.9 0.44 16 250 10757 -47.2 -48.3 88 1.1 -47.3 237 62 335.8 335.9 293.4 336.6 0.19 17 200 12212 -52.8 -76.4 4 23.6 -53.1 259 67 349.2 349.2 296.4 349.2 0.01 18 150 14027 -61.7 -81.5 5 19.8 -61.9 258 55 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.8 0.00 19 100 16479 -70.1 -87.4 6 17.3 -70.1 253 37 392.4 392.4 304.1 392.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5690.99 m Freezing level: 630.98 mb = 3939.80 m = 12925.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.05 mb = 3920.26 m = 12861.58 ft Precipitable water: 1.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.64 % Est. max temperature: 28.30 C = 82.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.48 mb = 328.14 m = 1076.55 ft T: 21.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.14 C/km ThetaE index: 12.91 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 912.11 mb = 874.11 m = 2867.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.98 C = 78.77 F Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lifted Index: -2.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.31 C Showalter Index: -0.92 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.81 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.75 C Cross Totals Index: 23.06 C K Index: 37.63 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 272.03 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.65 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1118.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.71 mb = 699.97 m = 2296.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 875.71 mb = 1223.09 m = 4012.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 225.71 mb = 11423.76 m = 37479.07 ft B at Equ Level: 1109.44 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 135.71 mb = 14632.39 m = 48005.96 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.5 at 34.8 knts Storm direction: 253.5 at 26.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 3.9 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 76.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 76.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 25.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.46 Bulk Rich Number: 22.06 Bulk Shear: 50.71 m/s