MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F031.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F031.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: 31 hour RUC valid 4Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.5,-90.07 Latitude: 32.50 Longitude: -90.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 97 22.5 21.6 95 0.9 21.9 211 10 295.6 298.6 295.0 343.0 16.47 1 1000 106 22.7 21.7 94 1.0 22.0 210 10 295.8 298.8 295.1 343.5 16.56 2 950 552 19.9 19.7 99 0.2 19.8 217 27 297.4 300.2 294.8 342.0 15.41 3 900 1018 17.7 17.1 96 0.6 17.3 219 30 299.7 302.2 294.3 339.9 13.75 4 850 1506 15.2 14.4 95 0.8 14.7 226 31 302.1 304.4 293.9 338.2 12.23 5 800 2018 12.3 11.7 96 0.5 11.9 233 33 304.2 306.3 293.5 336.7 10.89 6 750 2557 9.0 8.0 94 1.0 8.4 237 34 306.3 308.0 292.7 333.6 9.01 7 700 3126 5.7 5.1 96 0.6 5.3 234 35 308.8 310.3 292.5 332.9 7.87 8 650 3731 2.9 1.0 87 1.9 1.9 230 35 312.3 313.5 292.3 332.1 6.36 9 600 4377 -0.3 -6.3 64 6.0 -3.1 232 36 315.8 316.6 291.3 328.6 3.98 10 550 5067 -5.1 -10.3 67 5.1 -7.2 232 39 318.0 318.6 291.3 328.4 3.18 11 500 5808 -9.3 -12.3 79 3.0 -10.5 234 40 321.7 322.3 292.2 331.7 2.99 12 450 6616 -14.2 -16.6 82 2.4 -15.0 240 43 325.3 325.8 292.6 333.2 2.32 13 400 7499 -19.7 -24.9 63 5.2 -21.0 245 52 329.4 329.6 292.7 333.9 1.27 14 350 8477 -26.5 -34.5 47 7.9 -27.9 248 52 333.0 333.1 293.1 335.2 0.59 15 300 9569 -35.8 -41.3 57 5.6 -36.4 253 49 335.0 335.0 293.4 336.3 0.34 16 250 10809 -44.8 -53.2 38 8.4 -45.2 250 56 339.5 339.5 294.3 340.0 0.11 17 200 12284 -51.3 -73.2 6 22.0 -51.7 250 64 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.6 0.01 18 150 14093 -64.2 -79.4 11 15.2 -64.3 252 55 359.5 359.5 298.6 359.5 0.00 19 100 16514 -72.6 -86.5 11 13.9 -72.6 255 33 387.5 387.5 303.4 387.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5702.49 m Freezing level: 604.46 mb = 4318.89 m = 14169.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.98 mb = 3970.43 m = 13026.19 ft Precipitable water: 1.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.07 % Est. max temperature: 29.01 C = 84.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 988.23 mb = 208.78 m = 684.95 ft T: 22.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.58 C/km ThetaE index: 15.09 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 939.26 mb = 649.70 m = 2131.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.82 C = 76.67 F Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lifted Index: -3.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.60 C Showalter Index: -1.75 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.23 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.54 C Cross Totals Index: 23.69 C K Index: 38.32 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 318.37 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.39 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 900.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 943.86 mb = 607.56 m = 1993.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 918.86 mb = 838.89 m = 2752.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.86 mb = 11110.21 m = 36450.39 ft B at Equ Level: 892.90 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 148.86 mb = 14138.64 m = 46386.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.6 at 33.9 knts Storm direction: 260.6 at 25.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.3 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 143.4 neg: -1.9 tot: 141.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.75 Bulk Rich Number: 27.11 Bulk Shear: 33.23 m/s