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: 35.89,-90.65 Latitude: 35.89 Longitude: -90.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 SFC 998 90 21.3 19.6 90 1.7 20.1 239 9 294.6 297.2 293.3 336.1 14.51 2 950 519 20.3 16.5 79 3.8 17.8 220 27 297.8 300.1 292.9 334.2 12.55 3 900 985 17.8 13.6 76 4.3 15.1 205 30 299.9 301.9 292.2 331.9 10.91 4 850 1472 14.4 11.3 82 3.1 12.4 203 32 301.2 303.0 291.9 330.6 9.95 5 800 1982 10.8 9.1 89 1.7 9.8 213 33 302.7 304.4 291.6 329.8 9.11 6 750 2518 7.6 6.4 92 1.2 6.9 222 35 304.8 306.3 291.5 329.1 8.07 7 700 3084 4.2 3.9 98 0.3 4.0 224 38 307.1 308.5 291.5 329.2 7.25 8 650 3684 0.9 0.5 97 0.4 0.7 221 40 310.0 311.1 291.4 328.9 6.11 9 600 4325 -2.3 -3.2 94 0.9 -2.8 217 44 313.4 314.4 291.5 329.3 5.03 10 550 5011 -6.4 -7.3 94 0.9 -6.8 217 48 316.5 317.3 291.6 329.5 4.03 11 500 5750 -10.4 -11.5 92 1.1 -10.8 222 51 320.4 321.0 291.9 330.9 3.18 12 450 6554 -14.7 -16.2 88 1.5 -15.3 231 54 324.7 325.2 292.5 332.8 2.39 13 400 7436 -20.3 -22.3 84 2.0 -20.8 237 55 328.6 328.9 292.9 334.2 1.60 14 350 8411 -27.5 -30.1 78 2.6 -28.0 242 55 331.7 331.9 293.0 335.0 0.90 15 300 9499 -36.5 -39.5 74 3.0 -36.8 243 54 333.9 334.0 293.2 335.5 0.41 16 250 10731 -48.1 -51.3 69 3.2 -48.2 239 57 334.6 334.6 293.1 335.1 0.14 17 200 12177 -52.8 -74.5 5 21.7 -53.1 256 70 349.2 349.2 296.4 349.2 0.01 18 150 13999 -60.0 -81.3 5 21.3 -60.2 253 57 366.7 366.7 299.9 366.7 0.00 19 100 16468 -68.8 -87.2 5 18.5 -68.9 259 37 394.8 394.8 304.5 394.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.53 m Freezing level: 636.23 mb = 3860.22 m = 12664.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.39 mb = 3802.98 m = 12476.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.75 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.11 % Est. max temperature: 27.95 C = 82.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.10 mb = 301.66 m = 989.70 ft T: 20.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.46 C/km ThetaE index: 7.01 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 858.40 mb = 1388.15 m = 4554.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.68 C = 81.82 F Cap Strength: 2.15 C Lifted Index: -1.03 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.57 C Showalter Index: 0.56 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.46 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.76 C Cross Totals Index: 21.70 C K Index: 35.78 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 318.11 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.03 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 225.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 49.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.09 mb = 974.61 m = 3197.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 806.09 mb = 1918.16 m = 6293.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 436.09 mb = 6789.20 m = 22274.01 ft B at Equ Level: 225.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 226.09 mb = 11382.00 m = 37342.07 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.9 at 38.4 knts Storm direction: 247.9 at 28.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 4.0 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 124.2 neg: -1.2 tot: 123.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 41.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.13 Bulk Rich Number: 4.65 Bulk Shear: 48.52 m/s