MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F027.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F027.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: 27 hour RUC valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.72,-92.38 Latitude: 34.72 Longitude: -92.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 75 SFC 996 114 22.1 21.3 95 0.8 21.6 200 8 295.7 298.6 294.9 342.3 16.24 2 950 520 19.6 19.4 99 0.1 19.5 215 21 297.0 299.8 294.5 340.8 15.13 3 900 985 17.3 16.7 96 0.6 16.9 217 23 299.3 301.8 293.9 338.4 13.37 4 850 1472 14.6 13.3 92 1.3 13.7 218 29 301.5 303.5 293.0 334.9 11.35 5 800 1984 11.8 10.0 88 1.8 10.6 220 33 303.7 305.5 292.4 332.5 9.65 6 750 2521 8.7 6.0 84 2.6 7.1 225 39 306.0 307.4 291.6 329.8 7.86 7 700 3089 4.2 2.9 91 1.3 3.5 231 44 307.2 308.4 291.1 327.8 6.77 8 650 3688 0.6 0.2 97 0.4 0.4 236 47 309.7 310.8 291.2 328.1 5.98 9 600 4329 -2.1 -2.6 96 0.6 -2.3 239 50 313.7 314.7 291.8 330.3 5.27 10 550 5017 -5.4 -6.0 96 0.5 -5.7 239 51 317.6 318.5 292.3 332.0 4.45 11 500 5760 -9.2 -9.9 95 0.7 -9.5 235 51 321.8 322.5 292.7 333.7 3.61 12 450 6567 -13.9 -15.0 91 1.1 -14.3 231 53 325.8 326.3 293.0 334.8 2.65 13 400 7451 -20.4 -22.5 84 2.0 -21.0 231 54 328.4 328.7 292.8 334.0 1.57 14 350 8424 -27.6 -30.4 77 2.8 -28.1 229 50 331.6 331.8 293.0 334.8 0.87 15 300 9513 -36.3 -39.0 76 2.7 -36.6 227 50 334.2 334.3 293.3 335.9 0.44 16 250 10747 -47.1 -48.9 82 1.7 -47.2 231 55 336.0 336.0 293.5 336.7 0.18 17 200 12208 -52.5 -73.1 7 20.6 -52.9 255 57 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.6 0.01 18 150 14023 -61.8 -80.9 6 19.1 -62.0 253 59 363.6 363.6 299.4 363.6 0.00 19 100 16477 -69.9 -87.3 6 17.5 -69.9 258 39 392.8 392.8 304.2 392.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.07 m Freezing level: 638.61 mb = 3834.13 m = 12579.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.11 mb = 3773.47 m = 12380.01 ft Precipitable water: 1.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.48 % Est. max temperature: 28.12 C = 82.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 984.10 mb = 213.91 m = 701.80 ft T: 21.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.03 C/km ThetaE index: 14.53 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 935.16 mb = 655.21 m = 2149.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.18 C = 75.52 F Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lifted Index: -2.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.48 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.59 C Showalter Index: -0.27 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.32 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.83 C Cross Totals Index: 22.49 C K Index: 35.83 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 330.81 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.36 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 985.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 939.24 mb = 617.69 m = 2026.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 914.24 mb = 849.89 m = 2788.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 234.24 mb = 11173.28 m = 36657.30 ft B at Equ Level: 983.52 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 144.24 mb = 14260.37 m = 46785.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.4 at 39.9 knts Storm direction: 261.4 at 29.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 233.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 233.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 77.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.97 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.00 Bulk Rich Number: 11.46 Bulk Shear: 85.97 m/s