MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F026.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F026.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: 26 hour RUC valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.78,-92.50 Latitude: 34.78 Longitude: -92.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 71 SFC 992 139 22.7 21.4 93 1.2 21.8 183 7 296.5 299.4 295.3 343.9 16.43 2 950 516 20.3 19.5 96 0.7 19.8 211 18 297.7 300.5 294.8 341.9 15.22 3 900 982 18.1 15.7 86 2.5 16.5 216 24 300.2 302.5 293.6 336.9 12.53 4 850 1470 15.4 11.5 77 4.0 12.9 222 27 302.3 304.2 292.3 332.1 10.07 5 800 1983 12.7 7.2 69 5.4 9.5 223 33 304.7 306.2 291.3 328.8 8.01 6 750 2522 9.4 4.3 71 5.0 6.5 225 39 306.7 308.0 291.1 327.9 6.96 7 700 3090 5.1 2.1 81 3.0 3.5 228 44 308.1 309.3 291.0 327.7 6.36 8 650 3691 1.1 0.1 93 1.0 0.5 234 48 310.2 311.3 291.3 328.6 5.93 9 600 4332 -1.9 -2.6 95 0.7 -2.3 239 53 313.9 314.9 291.9 330.5 5.26 10 550 5020 -5.7 -6.1 97 0.4 -5.8 243 54 317.3 318.2 292.2 331.6 4.43 11 500 5762 -9.7 -10.1 96 0.5 -9.9 240 52 321.3 322.0 292.5 332.9 3.54 12 450 6568 -14.3 -15.3 92 1.0 -14.7 236 52 325.2 325.8 292.8 334.0 2.59 13 400 7452 -20.2 -21.9 86 1.7 -20.7 232 52 328.8 329.1 292.9 334.6 1.66 14 350 8426 -27.5 -29.9 80 2.4 -28.0 228 51 331.6 331.8 293.0 334.9 0.91 15 300 9514 -36.4 -39.0 77 2.6 -36.7 222 50 334.1 334.1 293.2 335.7 0.43 16 250 10748 -47.0 -48.9 81 1.9 -47.1 222 55 336.2 336.2 293.6 336.9 0.18 17 200 12210 -52.9 -74.4 6 21.5 -53.2 255 58 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.1 0.01 18 150 14021 -62.4 -81.3 6 18.8 -62.6 257 56 362.6 362.6 299.2 362.6 0.00 19 100 16478 -70.1 -87.2 6 17.1 -70.2 253 37 392.2 392.2 304.1 392.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5691.60 m Freezing level: 632.09 mb = 3920.54 m = 12862.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.27 mb = 3811.68 m = 12505.35 ft Precipitable water: 1.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.66 % Est. max temperature: 28.85 C = 83.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.07 mb = 289.93 m = 951.20 ft T: 21.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.53 C/km ThetaE index: 16.19 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 895.70 mb = 1023.15 m = 3356.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.54 C = 79.77 F Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lifted Index: -3.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.76 C Showalter Index: 0.58 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.24 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.10 C Cross Totals Index: 21.14 C K Index: 33.55 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 307.53 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.07 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 963.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.85 mb = 765.98 m = 2513.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 837.85 mb = 1592.03 m = 5223.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.85 mb = 11355.99 m = 37256.73 ft B at Equ Level: 951.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 147.85 mb = 14108.82 m = 46288.22 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.8 at 40.6 knts Storm direction: 262.8 at 30.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 243.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 243.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 81.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.08 Bulk Rich Number: 8.88 Bulk Shear: 108.52 m/s