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: 34.85,-92.41 Latitude: 34.85 Longitude: -92.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 75 SFC 996 111 22.7 21.4 92 1.3 21.8 228 8 296.1 299.1 295.1 343.1 16.29 2 950 522 20.1 19.5 96 0.6 19.6 230 22 297.5 300.3 294.7 341.4 15.15 3 900 988 17.9 17.1 95 0.9 17.4 230 25 300.0 302.5 294.3 340.1 13.72 4 850 1476 14.8 14.0 95 0.7 14.3 229 28 301.6 303.8 293.5 336.8 11.94 5 800 1987 11.6 11.1 96 0.6 11.3 229 32 303.6 305.5 292.9 334.5 10.40 6 750 2525 8.4 7.8 96 0.6 8.0 229 35 305.7 307.3 292.3 332.4 8.86 7 700 3093 4.9 4.5 98 0.3 4.6 227 37 307.9 309.3 292.0 331.0 7.59 8 650 3694 1.2 1.1 99 0.2 1.1 221 38 310.4 311.6 291.7 330.1 6.38 9 600 4335 -2.3 -2.6 98 0.2 -2.4 216 41 313.4 314.4 291.7 330.0 5.28 10 550 5022 -5.9 -6.3 97 0.4 -6.1 219 45 317.0 317.9 292.0 331.0 4.33 11 500 5765 -9.0 -9.6 96 0.5 -9.2 226 49 322.1 322.8 292.9 334.3 3.71 12 450 6573 -13.5 -14.4 93 0.9 -13.8 234 52 326.3 326.8 293.3 335.8 2.80 13 400 7458 -20.1 -21.9 85 1.8 -20.6 241 52 328.9 329.2 293.0 334.7 1.66 14 350 8432 -27.3 -30.4 75 3.0 -27.9 238 53 331.9 332.1 293.1 335.1 0.88 15 300 9521 -36.4 -39.4 74 3.0 -36.7 235 54 334.1 334.2 293.2 335.7 0.42 16 250 10755 -47.2 -48.5 87 1.3 -47.3 235 58 335.8 335.9 293.4 336.6 0.19 17 200 12209 -52.8 -76.4 4 23.5 -53.2 259 68 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.1 0.01 18 150 14022 -61.7 -81.3 6 19.6 -61.9 259 55 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.8 0.00 19 100 16478 -69.8 -87.3 6 17.5 -69.9 252 36 392.8 392.8 304.2 392.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5689.68 m Freezing level: 632.65 mb = 3916.52 m = 12849.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.15 mb = 3891.80 m = 12768.23 ft Precipitable water: 1.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.65 % Est. max temperature: 28.26 C = 82.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 977.80 mb = 270.60 m = 887.79 ft T: 21.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.19 C/km ThetaE index: 13.03 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 920.31 mb = 795.52 m = 2609.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.46 C = 77.83 F Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lifted Index: -2.82 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.25 C Showalter Index: -0.89 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.82 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.77 C Cross Totals Index: 23.05 C K Index: 37.49 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 274.44 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.64 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1120.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.16 mb = 666.72 m = 2187.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 879.16 mb = 1187.99 m = 3897.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.16 mb = 11322.03 m = 37145.30 ft B at Equ Level: 1118.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 139.16 mb = 14476.21 m = 47493.56 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.3 at 36.0 knts Storm direction: 254.3 at 27.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 2.5 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 81.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 81.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.51 Bulk Rich Number: 21.47 Bulk Shear: 52.20 m/s