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: 34.80,-92.41 Latitude: 34.80 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 72 SFC 994 122 22.7 21.5 93 1.2 21.8 180 7 296.3 299.3 295.2 343.6 16.42 2 950 517 20.3 19.5 95 0.9 19.7 212 19 297.8 300.6 294.7 341.7 15.14 3 900 983 18.2 15.6 85 2.6 16.5 217 24 300.2 302.5 293.5 336.8 12.49 4 850 1472 15.5 11.5 77 4.0 12.9 223 28 302.4 304.2 292.3 332.2 10.05 5 800 1984 12.7 7.1 69 5.6 9.4 224 33 304.7 306.2 291.3 328.6 7.94 6 750 2523 9.3 4.2 71 5.1 6.4 225 39 306.7 307.9 291.0 327.7 6.92 7 700 3091 5.0 2.2 82 2.8 3.5 228 44 308.0 309.2 291.0 327.7 6.41 8 650 3692 1.1 0.2 94 0.9 0.6 233 47 310.2 311.3 291.3 328.8 5.99 9 600 4333 -1.9 -2.5 96 0.6 -2.2 238 52 313.9 314.9 291.9 330.6 5.30 10 550 5021 -5.7 -6.0 98 0.3 -5.8 241 53 317.3 318.2 292.2 331.6 4.44 11 500 5763 -9.7 -10.2 96 0.5 -9.9 240 52 321.2 321.9 292.5 332.8 3.52 12 450 6569 -14.3 -15.3 92 1.0 -14.7 236 52 325.2 325.7 292.8 334.0 2.58 13 400 7453 -20.1 -21.7 87 1.6 -20.5 233 52 328.9 329.2 293.0 334.8 1.68 14 350 8427 -27.4 -29.8 80 2.4 -27.9 229 51 331.8 332.0 293.1 335.1 0.92 15 300 9516 -36.3 -39.0 76 2.6 -36.6 223 49 334.2 334.3 293.3 335.8 0.44 16 250 10750 -47.2 -49.1 81 1.9 -47.3 222 54 335.9 335.9 293.4 336.6 0.18 17 200 12210 -52.9 -74.8 5 21.9 -53.2 255 58 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.0 0.01 18 150 14022 -62.4 -81.3 6 18.9 -62.5 257 57 362.7 362.7 299.2 362.7 0.00 19 100 16478 -70.1 -87.2 6 17.1 -70.2 253 37 392.3 392.3 304.1 392.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5691.61 m Freezing level: 631.86 mb = 3924.44 m = 12875.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.23 mb = 3825.64 m = 12551.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.79 % Est. max temperature: 28.98 C = 84.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 977.44 mb = 269.87 m = 885.38 ft T: 21.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.51 C/km ThetaE index: 15.93 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 894.92 mb = 1031.70 m = 3384.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.80 C = 80.25 F Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lifted Index: -3.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.85 C Showalter Index: 0.53 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.36 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.19 C Cross Totals Index: 21.17 C K Index: 33.81 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 306.95 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.05 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 965.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.91 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.01 mb = 756.24 m = 2481.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 829.01 mb = 1682.86 m = 5521.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.01 mb = 11323.90 m = 37151.45 ft B at Equ Level: 956.80 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 149.01 mb = 14061.70 m = 46133.64 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.1 at 40.4 knts Storm direction: 262.1 at 30.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 233.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 233.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 77.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.08 Bulk Rich Number: 9.05 Bulk Shear: 106.65 m/s