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: 34.83,-92.5 Latitude: 34.83 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 70 SFC 993 135 22.7 21.4 92 1.3 21.8 184 7 296.4 299.4 295.2 343.6 16.35 2 950 515 20.3 19.5 95 0.8 19.8 211 19 297.8 300.5 294.7 341.8 15.18 3 900 982 18.2 15.8 86 2.4 16.6 216 24 300.2 302.5 293.6 337.2 12.64 4 850 1470 15.4 11.7 78 3.7 13.0 223 27 302.3 304.2 292.4 332.5 10.19 5 800 1982 12.6 7.2 70 5.4 9.4 223 33 304.6 306.1 291.3 328.7 8.01 6 750 2521 9.3 4.2 71 5.1 6.4 225 40 306.7 307.9 291.0 327.7 6.92 7 700 3089 5.0 2.0 81 3.0 3.4 229 44 308.1 309.2 291.0 327.5 6.34 8 650 3690 1.1 0.1 93 0.9 0.5 235 48 310.2 311.3 291.3 328.6 5.94 9 600 4331 -2.0 -2.6 95 0.6 -2.3 240 53 313.8 314.8 291.8 330.5 5.27 10 550 5019 -5.7 -6.0 97 0.4 -5.8 243 54 317.3 318.2 292.2 331.6 4.43 11 500 5761 -9.7 -10.2 96 0.5 -9.9 241 52 321.2 321.9 292.5 332.9 3.53 12 450 6567 -14.3 -15.4 92 1.0 -14.7 236 51 325.2 325.7 292.8 333.9 2.58 13 400 7450 -20.2 -22.0 86 1.7 -20.7 232 52 328.7 329.0 292.9 334.5 1.65 14 350 8425 -27.6 -30.0 79 2.5 -28.0 228 51 331.6 331.8 293.0 334.9 0.90 15 300 9513 -36.4 -39.1 76 2.7 -36.7 221 50 334.0 334.1 293.2 335.7 0.43 16 250 10747 -47.0 -48.9 80 1.9 -47.1 221 56 336.2 336.2 293.6 336.9 0.18 17 200 12208 -52.9 -74.5 6 21.6 -53.2 255 58 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.1 0.01 18 150 14020 -62.5 -81.2 6 18.8 -62.6 257 56 362.5 362.5 299.2 362.5 0.00 19 100 16477 -70.1 -87.3 6 17.2 -70.1 252 37 392.4 392.4 304.1 392.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5690.96 m Freezing level: 632.56 mb = 3913.62 m = 12839.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.37 mb = 3809.48 m = 12498.15 ft Precipitable water: 1.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.87 % Est. max temperature: 28.84 C = 83.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.52 mb = 294.47 m = 966.09 ft T: 21.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.51 C/km ThetaE index: 16.08 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 895.51 mb = 1024.56 m = 3361.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.61 C = 79.89 F Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lifted Index: -3.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.84 C Showalter Index: 0.37 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.45 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.10 C Cross Totals Index: 21.35 C K Index: 33.75 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 310.09 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.01 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 981.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.91 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 923.13 mb = 762.93 m = 2503.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 838.13 mb = 1588.73 m = 5212.29 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.13 mb = 11346.42 m = 37225.32 ft B at Equ Level: 969.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 148.13 mb = 14095.67 m = 46245.08 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.2 at 40.8 knts Storm direction: 263.2 at 30.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 247.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 247.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 82.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.13 Bulk Rich Number: 9.03 Bulk Shear: 108.69 m/s