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: 34.72,-92.29 Latitude: 34.72 Longitude: -92.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 996 105 21.9 21.1 96 0.7 21.3 205 9 295.3 298.2 294.6 341.3 16.03 2 950 518 19.4 19.3 99 0.1 19.4 221 23 296.9 299.6 294.4 340.2 14.99 3 900 983 17.6 17.3 99 0.2 17.4 223 26 299.6 302.2 294.4 340.4 13.97 4 850 1471 15.0 14.4 96 0.6 14.6 224 31 301.8 304.1 293.8 337.9 12.22 5 800 1983 12.1 11.0 93 1.1 11.4 230 36 304.0 305.9 293.0 334.8 10.33 6 750 2521 8.6 7.3 91 1.3 7.8 236 41 305.9 307.5 292.2 331.8 8.57 7 700 3088 4.5 3.7 95 0.8 4.1 242 46 307.5 308.8 291.5 329.3 7.17 8 650 3688 0.4 0.2 98 0.2 0.3 247 51 309.4 310.5 291.1 327.8 5.96 9 600 4327 -2.7 -3.0 98 0.3 -2.9 246 54 313.0 313.9 291.5 329.0 5.10 10 550 5014 -5.8 -6.3 96 0.5 -6.0 242 55 317.2 318.1 292.0 331.2 4.34 11 500 5756 -9.5 -10.4 93 1.0 -9.9 237 53 321.5 322.2 292.5 332.9 3.45 12 450 6562 -14.5 -16.5 85 2.0 -15.2 233 54 325.0 325.4 292.5 332.9 2.34 13 400 7444 -20.8 -23.5 79 2.7 -21.5 230 53 328.0 328.2 292.5 333.0 1.44 14 350 8418 -27.1 -30.4 74 3.2 -27.8 229 48 332.2 332.3 293.2 335.3 0.87 15 300 9507 -36.3 -39.5 73 3.1 -36.7 226 47 334.2 334.3 293.3 335.8 0.41 16 250 10742 -46.1 -50.7 60 4.5 -46.4 224 53 337.5 337.5 293.9 338.1 0.15 17 200 12205 -52.1 -72.9 7 20.7 -52.5 256 58 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.2 0.01 18 150 14023 -62.3 -80.4 7 18.1 -62.4 254 63 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.8 0.00 19 100 16480 -68.9 -87.2 5 18.4 -68.9 261 37 394.7 394.7 304.5 394.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.87 m Freezing level: 644.01 mb = 3764.67 m = 12351.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.98 mb = 3737.54 m = 12262.14 ft Precipitable water: 1.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.87 % Est. max temperature: 28.51 C = 83.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 986.11 mb = 194.86 m = 639.29 ft T: 21.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.23 C/km ThetaE index: 12.61 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 941.02 mb = 599.61 m = 1967.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.91 C = 75.04 F Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lifted Index: -2.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.38 C Showalter Index: -1.81 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.30 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.43 C Cross Totals Index: 23.87 C K Index: 38.07 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 341.74 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.13 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1007.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 941.81 mb = 592.34 m = 1943.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 886.81 mb = 1109.17 m = 3638.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.81 mb = 11097.37 m = 36408.24 ft B at Equ Level: 1000.60 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 146.81 mb = 14153.30 m = 46434.16 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.0 at 42.7 knts Storm direction: 268.0 at 32.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 259.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 259.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 86.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.97 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.19 Bulk Rich Number: 10.24 Bulk Shear: 98.39 m/s