MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F030.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F030.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: 30 hour RUC valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.29,-90.52 Latitude: 35.29 Longitude: -90.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1000 66 20.9 19.9 94 1.0 20.2 199 11 294.0 296.7 293.4 336.3 14.81 1 1000 70 20.9 19.9 94 1.1 20.2 199 10 294.1 296.7 293.3 336.1 14.74 2 950 512 18.2 17.8 97 0.4 17.9 205 28 295.7 298.1 293.0 334.7 13.60 3 900 976 16.6 15.4 93 1.1 15.8 201 32 298.6 300.8 292.9 334.5 12.34 4 850 1462 14.5 13.3 92 1.3 13.7 208 37 301.4 303.4 293.0 334.8 11.35 5 800 1973 11.4 9.6 88 1.8 10.3 222 42 303.3 305.1 292.1 331.3 9.40 6 750 2510 8.0 5.3 83 2.7 6.4 231 49 305.3 306.6 291.0 327.7 7.45 7 700 3076 3.9 3.0 94 0.9 3.4 236 50 306.8 308.1 291.0 327.6 6.80 8 650 3675 0.6 0.4 99 0.2 0.5 239 51 309.6 310.8 291.3 328.4 6.08 9 600 4316 -2.0 -2.2 99 0.2 -2.1 238 52 313.8 314.8 291.9 330.9 5.43 10 550 5004 -5.4 -5.5 99 0.1 -5.5 237 53 317.6 318.5 292.4 332.5 4.61 11 500 5746 -9.7 -9.9 99 0.2 -9.8 238 53 321.2 321.9 292.6 333.1 3.61 12 450 6552 -14.8 -16.0 90 1.2 -15.2 238 58 324.6 325.1 292.5 332.9 2.44 13 400 7434 -20.4 -22.9 81 2.4 -21.1 231 58 328.4 328.7 292.7 333.8 1.52 14 350 8407 -27.6 -30.4 77 2.8 -28.1 225 58 331.6 331.8 293.0 334.8 0.87 15 300 9495 -36.7 -39.3 77 2.6 -37.0 224 59 333.6 333.7 293.1 335.2 0.42 16 250 10727 -47.4 -49.2 82 1.7 -47.5 225 67 335.5 335.6 293.4 336.2 0.17 17 200 12190 -51.2 -73.0 6 21.8 -51.6 247 59 351.7 351.7 297.0 351.7 0.01 18 150 14015 -61.0 -81.0 6 19.9 -61.2 253 63 365.0 365.0 299.7 365.0 0.00 19 100 16480 -69.4 -87.4 6 18.0 -69.5 257 33 393.7 393.7 304.3 393.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.69 m Freezing level: 638.57 mb = 3821.50 m = 12537.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.74 mb = 3789.89 m = 12433.89 ft Precipitable water: 1.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.48 % Est. max temperature: 28.23 C = 82.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 986.35 mb = 188.31 m = 617.82 ft T: 20.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.11 C/km ThetaE index: 7.25 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 920.70 mb = 780.89 m = 2561.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.23 C = 75.62 F Cap Strength: 0.74 C Lifted Index: -0.82 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.11 C Showalter Index: -0.71 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.22 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.24 C Cross Totals Index: 22.99 C K Index: 36.57 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 372.61 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.46 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 245.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 21.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 939.22 mb = 610.29 m = 2002.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 794.22 mb = 2033.56 m = 6671.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 384.22 mb = 7727.26 m = 25351.58 ft B at Equ Level: 244.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 214.22 mb = 11739.48 m = 38514.89 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.2 at 44.9 knts Storm direction: 260.2 at 33.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 0.9 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 378.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 378.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 126.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 8.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.45 Bulk Rich Number: 2.27 Bulk Shear: 108.17 m/s