MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F028.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F028.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: 28 hour RUC valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 33.90,-92.35 Latitude: 33.90 Longitude: -92.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 75 22.0 21.4 96 0.6 21.6 207 6 295.1 298.0 294.7 341.7 16.27 1 1000 82 22.2 21.4 95 0.8 21.6 207 6 295.3 298.2 294.8 341.9 16.24 2 950 528 19.6 19.5 99 0.1 19.6 224 22 297.1 299.9 294.6 341.1 15.20 3 900 994 17.9 17.8 99 0.1 17.8 228 25 300.0 302.6 294.8 342.0 14.37 4 850 1482 15.4 15.2 99 0.2 15.3 230 29 302.3 304.7 294.4 340.4 12.90 5 800 1995 12.3 12.0 98 0.4 12.1 232 32 304.3 306.3 293.6 337.3 11.06 6 750 2534 9.2 8.6 97 0.5 8.8 235 36 306.5 308.3 293.0 334.9 9.42 7 700 3104 5.6 5.3 98 0.3 5.4 237 40 308.6 310.1 292.5 333.0 7.99 8 650 3706 1.5 1.2 98 0.2 1.4 239 44 310.6 311.9 291.9 330.6 6.46 9 600 4347 -2.3 -2.5 98 0.2 -2.4 239 48 313.5 314.5 291.8 330.2 5.31 10 550 5034 -5.9 -6.2 98 0.3 -6.0 241 51 317.1 317.9 292.0 331.2 4.39 11 500 5776 -9.4 -9.8 96 0.5 -9.5 243 52 321.6 322.3 292.7 333.6 3.63 12 450 6583 -14.0 -14.9 93 0.9 -14.3 242 53 325.6 326.1 293.0 334.7 2.68 13 400 7467 -20.2 -23.6 74 3.4 -21.1 238 55 328.7 329.0 292.7 333.8 1.43 14 350 8441 -26.9 -31.4 66 4.5 -27.8 234 49 332.5 332.6 293.2 335.4 0.79 15 300 9531 -36.2 -39.8 69 3.6 -36.6 235 49 334.4 334.5 293.3 335.9 0.40 16 250 10768 -45.9 -54.9 36 9.0 -46.3 237 49 337.8 337.8 293.9 338.2 0.09 17 200 12231 -52.1 -73.1 6 21.0 -52.4 256 59 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.4 0.01 18 150 14047 -62.3 -81.1 6 18.9 -62.4 253 66 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.8 0.00 19 100 16495 -70.9 -87.2 7 16.2 -71.0 258 34 390.7 390.7 303.9 390.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.88 m Freezing level: 630.24 mb = 3959.25 m = 12989.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.77 mb = 3933.83 m = 12906.10 ft Precipitable water: 2.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.94 % Est. max temperature: 29.17 C = 84.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 992.53 mb = 147.31 m = 483.29 ft T: 21.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.58 C/km ThetaE index: 11.80 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 946.88 mb = 555.92 m = 1823.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.21 C = 75.58 F Cap Strength: 0.20 C Lifted Index: -3.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.61 C Showalter Index: -2.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.35 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.77 C Cross Totals Index: 24.58 C K Index: 39.70 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 352.29 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.49 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1034.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 946.10 mb = 562.95 m = 1846.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 941.10 mb = 608.62 m = 1996.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 931.10 mb = 700.71 m = 2298.88 ft B at Equ Level: 17.76 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 141.10 mb = 14416.49 m = 47297.62 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.1 at 38.5 knts Storm direction: 267.1 at 28.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 181.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 181.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.94 Bulk Rich Number: 12.98 Bulk Shear: 79.72 m/s