MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F020.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F020.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: 20 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.21,-91.55 Latitude: 35.21 Longitude: -91.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1000 68 29.6 15.2 42 14.4 19.9 195 15 302.8 304.8 293.1 335.1 10.89 2 950 518 24.0 13.5 52 10.5 17.2 196 23 301.6 303.5 292.3 332.0 10.31 3 900 987 19.5 12.5 64 7.1 15.0 197 23 301.6 303.5 292.2 331.6 10.15 4 850 1476 15.5 10.1 70 5.4 12.1 198 24 302.3 304.0 291.6 329.6 9.17 5 800 1988 12.2 7.9 75 4.3 9.6 204 27 304.1 305.7 291.5 329.3 8.39 6 750 2526 8.6 7.7 94 1.0 8.0 210 27 305.9 307.6 292.4 332.5 8.80 7 700 3096 6.9 1.7 69 5.3 4.1 214 27 310.2 311.3 291.5 329.3 6.18 8 650 3702 4.1 -3.2 59 7.3 0.5 218 29 313.6 314.5 291.3 328.4 4.65 9 600 4349 -0.2 -7.1 60 6.9 -3.4 220 31 315.8 316.5 291.1 327.9 3.73 10 550 5038 -5.8 -11.0 67 5.2 -7.9 222 33 317.2 317.8 290.9 327.1 3.01 11 500 5777 -11.6 -14.7 77 3.2 -12.7 225 39 318.9 319.4 290.9 327.0 2.44 12 450 6575 -15.8 -21.3 62 5.5 -17.4 231 45 323.4 323.7 291.3 328.7 1.55 13 400 7455 -21.2 -27.8 55 6.6 -22.7 237 57 327.5 327.7 292.0 331.0 0.98 14 350 8424 -28.6 -39.0 36 10.4 -29.9 235 60 330.2 330.3 292.2 331.7 0.37 15 300 9509 -37.2 -43.8 50 6.6 -37.8 242 61 333.0 333.0 292.8 334.0 0.26 16 250 10739 -47.4 -52.9 53 5.5 -47.6 248 71 335.6 335.6 293.3 336.0 0.11 17 200 12201 -52.1 -78.3 3 26.2 -52.5 255 76 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.3 0.00 18 150 14020 -60.7 -81.6 5 20.9 -60.9 247 75 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.6 0.00 19 100 16475 -70.1 -87.3 6 17.2 -70.2 256 39 392.2 392.2 304.1 392.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5710.85 m Freezing level: 602.84 mb = 4312.31 m = 14147.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.68 mb = 3781.32 m = 12405.75 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.31 % Est. max temperature: 29.17 C = 84.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 810.29 mb = 1880.09 m = 6168.19 ft T: 12.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.90 C/km ThetaE index: 5.80 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 777.93 mb = 2221.19 m = 7287.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.75 C = 89.16 F Cap Strength: 2.01 C Lifted Index: -1.57 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.66 C Showalter Index: -0.11 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.71 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.03 C Cross Totals Index: 21.68 C K Index: 31.87 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 291.10 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.49 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 69.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 153.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 812.35 mb = 1858.63 m = 6097.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 557.35 mb = 4933.19 m = 16184.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 417.35 mb = 7137.77 m = 23417.59 ft B at Equ Level: 68.91 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 307.35 mb = 9338.94 m = 30639.19 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.7 at 28.6 knts Storm direction: 243.7 at 21.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 55.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 70.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 70.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.1 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 3.63 Bulk Shear: 19.16 m/s