MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F019.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F019.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: 19 hour RUC valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.14,-92.38 Latitude: 35.14 Longitude: -92.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 995 116 27.3 19.7 63 7.6 21.9 201 11 300.9 303.6 295.3 344.1 14.70 2 950 518 23.1 17.4 70 5.7 19.2 203 20 300.6 303.0 294.2 339.5 13.26 3 900 987 18.8 15.5 81 3.3 16.6 204 22 300.9 303.2 293.6 337.3 12.40 4 850 1475 15.3 13.0 86 2.2 13.8 205 23 302.1 304.2 293.1 335.1 11.15 5 800 1987 12.4 10.1 86 2.3 11.0 208 27 304.3 306.2 292.7 333.5 9.76 6 750 2526 9.5 5.2 75 4.2 7.1 208 23 306.8 308.2 291.6 329.5 7.44 7 700 3097 7.3 -1.0 56 8.3 3.0 211 23 310.6 311.5 290.7 326.4 5.09 8 650 3704 4.3 -4.7 52 9.0 -0.0 213 26 313.9 314.7 290.9 327.1 4.15 9 600 4350 -0.5 -7.2 60 6.8 -3.6 216 30 315.6 316.3 291.0 327.5 3.70 10 550 5038 -6.2 -10.4 72 4.3 -7.9 219 37 316.8 317.4 290.9 327.0 3.14 11 500 5776 -11.5 -14.9 76 3.3 -12.7 223 42 319.0 319.4 290.9 327.0 2.41 12 450 6575 -16.0 -20.2 70 4.2 -17.3 227 43 323.1 323.4 291.4 328.9 1.70 13 400 7453 -21.6 -26.4 65 4.8 -22.7 229 51 326.9 327.1 291.9 330.8 1.10 14 350 8422 -28.7 -40.2 32 11.5 -30.2 234 62 330.0 330.1 292.0 331.3 0.33 15 300 9506 -37.1 -44.2 48 7.1 -37.8 243 66 333.0 333.1 292.8 334.0 0.25 16 250 10736 -47.3 -54.6 43 7.3 -47.6 251 80 335.8 335.8 293.3 336.1 0.09 17 200 12199 -52.0 -75.4 4 23.4 -52.4 254 79 350.4 350.4 296.7 350.4 0.01 18 150 14022 -60.3 -82.2 4 21.9 -60.5 246 72 366.1 366.1 299.9 366.1 0.00 19 100 16476 -70.2 -87.5 6 17.3 -70.2 256 38 392.1 392.1 304.1 392.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5708.49 m Freezing level: 604.93 mb = 4286.22 m = 14062.24 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.64 mb = 3695.64 m = 12124.64 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.99 % Est. max temperature: 28.75 C = 83.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 891.06 mb = 1071.90 m = 3516.70 ft T: 18.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.03 C/km ThetaE index: 17.64 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 858.01 mb = 1394.97 m = 4576.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.30 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.31 C = 82.96 F Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lifted Index: -4.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.35 C Showalter Index: -2.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.35 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.80 C Cross Totals Index: 24.55 C K Index: 31.53 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 355.50 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.64 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 935.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.26 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 872.88 mb = 1248.07 m = 4094.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 837.88 mb = 1596.46 m = 5237.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.88 mb = 11343.07 m = 37214.35 ft B at Equ Level: 914.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 157.88 mb = 13697.07 m = 44937.34 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.6 at 28.0 knts Storm direction: 243.6 at 21.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 56.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 63.1 neg: -10.0 tot: 53.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 17.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.6 stream: 2.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.36 Bulk Rich Number: 44.63 Bulk Shear: 20.96 m/s