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: 34.92,-93.35 Latitude: 34.92 Longitude: -93.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 68 SFC 983 221 22.7 20.9 90 1.8 21.5 210 6 297.3 300.2 295.2 343.8 16.05 2 950 513 20.1 19.6 97 0.5 19.8 223 17 297.6 300.4 294.8 341.9 15.30 3 900 979 17.8 16.8 94 1.0 17.1 228 23 299.8 302.3 294.1 339.3 13.49 4 850 1467 15.0 12.6 86 2.4 13.4 229 27 301.8 303.8 292.7 333.9 10.86 5 800 1978 12.1 7.5 74 4.6 9.4 226 31 304.1 305.6 291.3 328.6 8.17 6 750 2517 8.9 3.4 69 5.5 5.8 228 39 306.2 307.4 290.6 326.1 6.54 7 700 3084 4.9 2.0 81 2.9 3.3 231 46 307.9 309.1 290.9 327.2 6.31 8 650 3685 1.0 0.2 95 0.8 0.6 235 52 310.1 311.2 291.3 328.6 5.99 9 600 4326 -1.9 -2.9 93 0.9 -2.4 239 56 313.9 314.9 291.7 330.2 5.17 10 550 5013 -5.7 -6.5 94 0.8 -6.1 241 57 317.3 318.1 292.0 331.1 4.28 11 500 5756 -9.7 -10.5 94 0.8 -10.0 236 55 321.2 321.9 292.4 332.6 3.45 12 450 6561 -14.4 -15.3 93 0.9 -14.7 230 52 325.2 325.7 292.8 333.9 2.59 13 400 7444 -20.6 -22.0 89 1.4 -21.0 227 52 328.3 328.6 292.8 334.0 1.65 14 350 8417 -27.8 -30.7 76 2.9 -28.3 225 53 331.3 331.4 292.9 334.4 0.84 15 300 9503 -37.2 -40.7 70 3.5 -37.5 223 53 333.0 333.1 292.9 334.4 0.37 16 250 10736 -45.8 -55.2 33 9.5 -46.2 231 58 338.0 338.1 293.9 338.4 0.09 17 200 12206 -52.0 -75.6 4 23.7 -52.4 255 57 350.5 350.5 296.7 350.5 0.01 18 150 14019 -62.9 -80.8 7 17.9 -63.0 257 54 361.7 361.7 299.0 361.7 0.00 19 100 16473 -69.2 -87.4 5 18.2 -69.3 254 35 394.1 394.1 304.4 394.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5687.23 m Freezing level: 633.17 mb = 3900.42 m = 12796.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.87 mb = 3810.47 m = 12501.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.69 % Est. max temperature: 27.93 C = 82.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 957.87 mb = 441.79 m = 1449.43 ft T: 20.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.45 C/km ThetaE index: 17.70 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 907.62 mb = 906.52 m = 2974.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.55 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.81 C = 76.66 F Cap Strength: 0.34 C Lifted Index: -3.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.13 C Showalter Index: -0.28 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.98 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.67 C Cross Totals Index: 22.31 C K Index: 34.37 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 301.04 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.36 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1062.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.61 mb = 793.42 m = 2603.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 884.61 mb = 1126.33 m = 3695.27 ft Equ Level (EL): 234.61 mb = 11154.09 m = 36594.34 ft B at Equ Level: 1050.86 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 144.61 mb = 14240.66 m = 46720.76 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.1 at 42.4 knts Storm direction: 264.1 at 31.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 1.6 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 222.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 222.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 74.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.96 Bulk Rich Number: 10.00 Bulk Shear: 106.20 m/s