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: 34.85,-91.90 Latitude: 34.85 Longitude: -91.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1001 74 22.2 21.1 93 1.1 21.5 208 7 295.3 298.2 294.6 341.1 15.94 1 1000 80 22.3 21.2 93 1.1 21.5 220 8 295.4 298.3 294.7 341.4 16.02 2 950 525 20.0 19.2 95 0.9 19.4 227 21 297.5 300.2 294.4 340.6 14.86 3 900 991 17.8 16.1 90 1.7 16.7 223 24 299.9 302.3 293.7 337.8 12.93 4 850 1479 14.9 13.1 89 1.8 13.7 222 28 301.8 303.8 293.0 334.8 11.20 5 800 1991 11.9 9.9 87 2.0 10.6 225 32 303.8 305.6 292.4 332.4 9.59 6 750 2529 8.7 6.7 87 2.0 7.5 228 36 306.0 307.6 292.0 330.9 8.25 7 700 3096 4.8 3.8 93 1.0 4.2 227 39 307.8 309.2 291.6 329.8 7.20 8 650 3697 1.0 0.7 98 0.3 0.8 224 41 310.1 311.3 291.5 329.3 6.20 9 600 4339 -2.0 -2.5 96 0.5 -2.3 224 44 313.8 314.8 291.9 330.5 5.31 10 550 5026 -5.8 -6.3 96 0.5 -6.0 227 47 317.2 318.1 292.0 331.2 4.34 11 500 5768 -9.6 -10.3 94 0.8 -9.9 231 49 321.4 322.1 292.5 332.9 3.49 12 450 6574 -14.1 -15.2 91 1.1 -14.5 232 50 325.5 326.0 292.9 334.4 2.60 13 400 7459 -19.9 -21.5 86 1.7 -20.3 232 51 329.2 329.5 293.1 335.2 1.71 14 350 8434 -27.1 -29.5 80 2.4 -27.5 235 51 332.3 332.5 293.3 335.7 0.95 15 300 9524 -36.1 -38.8 76 2.7 -36.4 237 51 334.5 334.6 293.3 336.2 0.44 16 250 10758 -47.5 -49.9 76 2.4 -47.7 235 56 335.4 335.4 293.3 336.0 0.16 17 200 12209 -53.2 -76.8 4 23.6 -53.5 258 64 348.6 348.6 296.3 348.6 0.01 18 150 14024 -61.5 -81.6 5 20.1 -61.6 256 56 364.2 364.2 299.5 364.2 0.00 19 100 16480 -70.1 -87.3 6 17.2 -70.2 255 37 392.3 392.3 304.1 392.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5687.47 m Freezing level: 633.42 mb = 3909.76 m = 12827.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.47 mb = 3865.61 m = 12682.28 ft Precipitable water: 1.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.92 % Est. max temperature: 28.65 C = 83.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 984.75 mb = 213.50 m = 700.47 ft T: 21.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.39 C/km ThetaE index: 12.18 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 909.77 mb = 898.21 m = 2946.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.34 C = 79.41 F Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lifted Index: -2.85 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.88 C Showalter Index: -0.56 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.12 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.48 C Cross Totals Index: 22.64 C K Index: 36.54 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 305.73 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.49 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 896.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.67 mb = 665.35 m = 2182.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 859.67 mb = 1382.50 m = 4535.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.67 mb = 11309.75 m = 37105.03 ft B at Equ Level: 889.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 149.67 mb = 14037.60 m = 46054.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.2 at 36.6 knts Storm direction: 256.2 at 27.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 1.7 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 115.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 115.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.52 Bulk Rich Number: 14.73 Bulk Shear: 60.87 m/s