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: 34.99,-93.35 Latitude: 34.99 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 988 175 22.9 21.1 89 1.8 21.6 214 6 297.1 300.1 295.3 343.8 16.14 2 950 513 20.1 19.6 97 0.5 19.8 224 18 297.6 300.4 294.7 341.8 15.26 3 900 979 17.7 16.7 94 1.0 17.1 229 24 299.8 302.2 294.1 339.0 13.42 4 850 1466 14.9 12.6 86 2.2 13.4 229 28 301.7 303.7 292.7 333.8 10.85 5 800 1978 12.0 7.5 74 4.6 9.3 226 32 304.0 305.5 291.3 328.4 8.14 6 750 2516 8.8 3.3 68 5.5 5.8 228 40 306.2 307.4 290.5 325.9 6.48 7 700 3083 4.8 2.1 83 2.7 3.4 232 47 307.8 309.0 291.0 327.4 6.38 8 650 3684 1.0 0.2 95 0.8 0.6 235 52 310.1 311.2 291.3 328.7 6.00 9 600 4325 -2.0 -2.8 94 0.9 -2.4 239 56 313.9 314.8 291.7 330.2 5.18 10 550 5012 -5.8 -6.5 94 0.8 -6.1 240 56 317.2 318.0 292.0 331.0 4.26 11 500 5754 -9.7 -10.6 94 0.8 -10.1 236 55 321.2 321.8 292.4 332.5 3.43 12 450 6560 -14.4 -15.4 92 1.0 -14.7 230 52 325.1 325.6 292.7 333.9 2.58 13 400 7442 -20.5 -22.0 88 1.5 -20.9 227 52 328.3 328.6 292.8 334.1 1.64 14 350 8415 -27.8 -30.6 77 2.8 -28.3 224 53 331.3 331.4 292.9 334.4 0.85 15 300 9502 -37.2 -40.5 71 3.3 -37.5 222 52 332.9 333.0 292.9 334.3 0.37 16 250 10733 -46.1 -54.1 40 8.0 -46.4 231 57 337.6 337.6 293.8 338.0 0.10 17 200 12203 -51.8 -75.8 4 24.0 -52.2 255 58 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.7 0.01 18 150 14018 -62.8 -80.8 7 18.0 -62.9 256 54 362.0 362.0 299.1 362.0 0.00 19 100 16472 -69.2 -87.4 5 18.3 -69.2 255 36 394.1 394.1 304.4 394.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.31 m Freezing level: 633.09 mb = 3900.24 m = 12795.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.87 mb = 3809.36 m = 12497.75 ft Precipitable water: 1.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.84 % Est. max temperature: 28.04 C = 82.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.74 mb = 406.51 m = 1333.68 ft T: 21.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.46 C/km ThetaE index: 17.93 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 913.28 mb = 852.46 m = 2796.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.96 C = 76.93 F Cap Strength: 0.32 C Lifted Index: -3.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.16 C Showalter Index: -0.27 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.95 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.60 C Cross Totals Index: 22.35 C K Index: 34.49 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 301.38 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.36 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1100.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.27 mb = 749.45 m = 2458.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 889.27 mb = 1081.00 m = 3546.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.27 mb = 11303.66 m = 37085.05 ft B at Equ Level: 1082.11 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 139.27 mb = 14467.27 m = 47464.22 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.1 at 42.5 knts Storm direction: 264.1 at 31.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 1.6 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 225.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 225.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 75.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.01 Bulk Rich Number: 10.02 Bulk Shear: 109.82 m/s