MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F032.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F032.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: 32 hour RUC valid 5Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.3,-90.86 Latitude: 32.30 Longitude: -90.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1004 68 22.8 21.8 94 1.0 22.1 202 8 295.6 298.6 295.1 343.3 16.61 1 1000 102 22.8 21.9 95 0.9 22.2 208 12 295.9 298.9 295.3 344.1 16.76 2 950 549 20.1 20.0 99 0.1 20.1 222 25 297.6 300.5 295.0 343.0 15.66 3 900 1015 17.8 16.6 93 1.2 17.0 231 26 299.9 302.3 294.0 338.9 13.34 4 850 1504 16.0 12.0 77 4.0 13.4 249 26 302.9 304.8 292.7 333.8 10.39 5 800 2017 13.3 8.5 73 4.8 10.3 254 29 305.3 306.9 292.2 331.6 8.73 6 750 2557 9.8 5.3 74 4.5 7.2 259 32 307.3 308.7 291.7 330.0 7.49 7 700 3127 5.9 2.6 79 3.4 4.1 260 36 309.1 310.3 291.5 329.3 6.59 8 650 3730 2.1 -0.1 85 2.2 1.0 254 41 311.3 312.5 291.6 329.6 5.86 9 600 4373 -1.7 -3.6 87 1.9 -2.6 245 44 314.2 315.1 291.6 329.7 4.89 10 550 5061 -5.6 -7.2 88 1.6 -6.3 242 47 317.5 318.2 291.9 330.6 4.05 11 500 5803 -9.7 -10.7 93 1.0 -10.1 244 46 321.2 321.9 292.4 332.4 3.39 12 450 6608 -14.8 -16.3 88 1.5 -15.3 246 45 324.6 325.1 292.4 332.7 2.38 13 400 7490 -20.2 -23.7 74 3.5 -21.1 248 45 328.7 329.0 292.7 333.7 1.41 14 350 8465 -27.1 -31.6 66 4.5 -27.9 247 42 332.2 332.4 293.1 335.1 0.78 15 300 9556 -36.1 -39.6 70 3.6 -36.5 248 41 334.5 334.6 293.3 336.1 0.41 16 250 10795 -43.8 -54.3 30 10.6 -44.3 250 60 341.0 341.0 294.7 341.4 0.10 17 200 12275 -50.9 -73.3 5 22.4 -51.3 252 64 352.2 352.2 297.1 352.2 0.01 18 150 14089 -63.7 -79.6 10 15.9 -63.8 252 52 360.4 360.4 298.8 360.4 0.00 19 100 16510 -72.2 -86.7 10 14.5 -72.2 256 34 388.2 388.2 303.5 388.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5700.36 m Freezing level: 622.02 mb = 4089.93 m = 13418.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.61 mb = 3897.44 m = 12786.71 ft Precipitable water: 1.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.79 % Est. max temperature: 29.85 C = 85.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 989.94 mb = 190.35 m = 624.50 ft T: 22.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.85 C/km ThetaE index: 14.79 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 938.67 mb = 652.46 m = 2140.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.46 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.30 C = 77.53 F Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lifted Index: -3.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.49 C Showalter Index: -0.24 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.37 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.71 C Cross Totals Index: 21.66 C K Index: 34.29 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 242.33 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.34 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1055.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.81 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 945.81 mb = 587.12 m = 1926.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 920.81 mb = 818.13 m = 2684.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 870.81 mb = 1296.96 m = 4255.07 ft B at Equ Level: 15.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 140.81 mb = 14466.46 m = 47461.57 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.6 at 35.6 knts Storm direction: 276.6 at 26.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 109.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 172.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 172.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.01 Bulk Rich Number: 16.99 Bulk Shear: 62.14 m/s