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: 35.25,-92.49 Latitude: 35.25 Longitude: -92.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 SFC 992 137 26.4 20.1 68 6.3 21.9 197 10 300.3 303.0 295.4 344.4 15.07 2 950 516 22.8 17.8 74 4.9 19.4 203 19 300.3 302.8 294.4 340.2 13.64 3 900 984 18.6 16.0 85 2.6 16.8 204 22 300.7 303.0 293.9 338.1 12.77 4 850 1473 15.1 13.3 89 1.8 13.9 205 24 302.0 304.0 293.2 335.5 11.34 5 800 1985 12.4 10.2 86 2.2 11.0 208 28 304.4 306.2 292.7 333.7 9.80 6 750 2524 9.5 4.9 73 4.6 6.9 206 24 306.9 308.3 291.5 329.0 7.27 7 700 3094 7.6 -2.2 50 9.7 2.6 208 24 310.9 311.7 290.4 325.5 4.66 8 650 3702 4.5 -5.0 50 9.5 -0.1 211 26 314.0 314.8 290.9 326.9 4.06 9 600 4348 -0.6 -7.0 62 6.4 -3.5 215 31 315.4 316.1 291.0 327.5 3.77 10 550 5036 -6.3 -10.3 74 3.9 -7.9 219 38 316.6 317.2 290.8 326.9 3.19 11 500 5773 -11.3 -15.0 74 3.7 -12.6 224 42 319.2 319.7 290.9 327.1 2.38 12 450 6573 -16.0 -19.8 72 3.8 -17.1 226 42 323.1 323.5 291.5 329.2 1.76 13 400 7451 -21.8 -25.7 71 3.8 -22.7 230 51 326.6 326.9 291.9 330.8 1.18 14 350 8419 -29.2 -36.7 48 7.5 -30.3 235 62 329.3 329.4 292.0 331.1 0.47 15 300 9501 -37.4 -43.0 56 5.6 -37.9 241 65 332.7 332.7 292.7 333.8 0.28 16 250 10729 -47.8 -53.4 53 5.6 -48.0 252 81 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.4 0.11 17 200 12193 -51.8 -75.3 4 23.4 -52.2 255 79 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.7 0.01 18 150 14016 -60.1 -81.9 4 21.8 -60.3 246 71 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.6 0.00 19 100 16474 -70.1 -87.5 6 17.5 -70.1 256 38 392.4 392.4 304.1 392.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5707.38 m Freezing level: 606.18 mb = 4267.91 m = 14002.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.81 mb = 3678.89 m = 12069.71 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.29 % Est. max temperature: 28.50 C = 83.29 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 904.53 mb = 940.85 m = 3086.73 ft T: 18.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.05 C/km ThetaE index: 18.93 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 868.36 mb = 1290.08 m = 4232.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.63 C = 81.74 F Cap Strength: 0.69 C Lifted Index: -4.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.26 C Showalter Index: -2.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.04 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.44 C Cross Totals Index: 24.60 C K Index: 29.97 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 354.61 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.68 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1086.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.07 mb = 1156.25 m = 3793.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 857.07 mb = 1401.87 m = 4599.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.07 mb = 11360.01 m = 37269.92 ft B at Equ Level: 1069.68 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 147.07 mb = 14135.92 m = 46377.12 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.0 at 28.5 knts Storm direction: 243.0 at 21.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 0.5 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 55.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 69.3 neg: -13.8 tot: 55.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.8 stream: 2.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.46 Bulk Rich Number: 46.54 Bulk Shear: 23.34 m/s