MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F017.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F017.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: 17 hour RUC valid 17Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.73,-91.22 Latitude: 35.73 Longitude: -91.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 77 28.2 18.4 55 9.8 21.4 206 16 301.3 303.8 294.5 340.8 13.42 1 1000 83 26.9 17.5 56 9.4 20.5 205 15 300.1 302.4 293.7 337.3 12.72 2 950 533 22.0 16.4 70 5.6 18.2 208 23 299.5 301.8 293.3 335.8 12.41 3 900 1000 19.4 12.5 64 6.9 15.0 213 26 301.5 303.3 292.1 331.4 10.14 4 850 1490 16.1 12.0 77 4.1 13.5 213 27 303.0 305.0 292.8 334.0 10.43 5 800 2003 12.2 9.4 83 2.9 10.4 214 19 304.2 305.9 292.2 331.9 9.27 6 750 2541 9.0 4.3 73 4.7 6.3 207 16 306.3 307.6 291.0 327.5 6.97 7 700 3111 7.2 -1.8 53 9.0 2.6 206 18 310.4 311.3 290.4 325.4 4.78 8 650 3718 3.9 -4.0 56 7.9 0.0 209 17 313.4 314.2 290.9 327.2 4.37 9 600 4363 -0.9 -8.3 57 7.4 -4.1 218 22 315.1 315.7 290.6 326.1 3.40 10 550 5051 -5.9 -14.4 51 8.5 -9.1 223 28 317.1 317.5 290.2 324.6 2.28 11 500 5789 -11.7 -20.1 49 8.5 -14.2 227 32 318.8 319.1 290.0 324.0 1.54 12 450 6585 -16.9 -27.7 39 10.8 -19.4 227 35 322.0 322.1 290.3 325.1 0.87 13 400 7463 -20.7 -45.4 9 24.7 -23.9 236 46 328.1 328.1 291.3 328.7 0.17 14 350 8435 -28.2 -48.3 13 20.1 -30.2 241 54 330.7 330.7 292.0 331.2 0.14 15 300 9519 -37.1 -51.0 22 13.9 -38.0 247 59 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.6 0.12 16 250 10751 -47.8 -51.8 63 4.0 -48.0 248 69 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.5 0.13 17 200 12199 -52.2 -72.3 7 20.1 -52.6 252 86 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.1 0.01 18 150 14022 -61.6 -81.6 5 20.0 -61.8 251 71 363.9 363.9 299.5 363.9 0.00 19 100 16464 -70.2 -86.8 7 16.6 -70.3 252 40 392.1 392.1 304.1 392.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5705.78 m Freezing level: 609.30 mb = 4242.54 m = 13918.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.76 mb = 3720.54 m = 12206.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.22 % Est. max temperature: 29.92 C = 85.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 867.20 mb = 1318.40 m = 4325.41 ft T: 17.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.03 C/km ThetaE index: 9.40 C Layer 1000.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 814.26 mb = 1853.40 m = 6080.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.78 C = 87.40 F Cap Strength: 2.49 C Lifted Index: -2.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.04 C Showalter Index: -2.32 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.47 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.79 C Cross Totals Index: 23.69 C K Index: 30.82 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 334.39 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.97 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 256.10 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 111.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 858.74 mb = 1402.35 m = 4600.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 613.74 mb = 4180.08 m = 13713.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 283.74 mb = 9895.66 m = 32465.67 ft B at Equ Level: 255.41 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 203.74 mb = 12078.69 m = 39627.77 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.7 at 22.7 knts Storm direction: 245.7 at 17.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 1.6 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 6.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 39.4 neg: -27.3 tot: 12.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.11 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.1 stream: 0.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 78.18 Bulk Shear: 3.28 m/s