MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F021.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F021.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: 21 hour RUC valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.66,-93.31 Latitude: 33.66 Longitude: -93.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 76 SFC 998 96 24.4 21.0 82 3.4 22.0 213 6 297.7 300.6 295.2 343.8 15.90 2 950 524 21.4 19.3 88 2.1 19.9 221 19 298.9 301.6 294.9 342.4 14.95 3 900 992 18.3 16.7 90 1.7 17.2 221 23 300.4 302.8 294.2 339.6 13.37 4 850 1480 15.3 13.6 90 1.7 14.2 224 28 302.2 304.3 293.4 336.5 11.59 5 800 1993 12.5 10.6 88 1.9 11.3 226 32 304.5 306.3 293.0 334.6 10.10 6 750 2532 8.9 8.0 94 0.9 8.3 224 34 306.2 307.9 292.6 333.4 9.01 7 700 3101 5.4 4.9 97 0.5 5.1 219 34 308.5 309.9 292.3 332.3 7.81 8 650 3705 2.5 0.9 89 1.6 1.7 216 36 311.8 313.0 292.1 331.4 6.31 9 600 4348 -1.6 -3.0 90 1.5 -2.3 218 42 314.3 315.3 291.8 330.4 5.10 10 550 5036 -5.7 -6.2 96 0.5 -5.9 224 49 317.3 318.2 292.1 331.5 4.39 11 500 5778 -9.1 -10.4 91 1.2 -9.6 226 51 321.9 322.6 292.6 333.4 3.48 12 450 6586 -14.1 -16.4 83 2.3 -14.9 233 54 325.5 325.9 292.7 333.5 2.36 13 400 7468 -20.7 -23.7 77 3.0 -21.4 244 59 328.1 328.4 292.6 333.1 1.41 14 350 8442 -27.2 -30.0 77 2.8 -27.8 232 53 332.1 332.2 293.2 335.4 0.90 15 300 9532 -36.4 -39.8 71 3.4 -36.8 239 61 334.1 334.2 293.2 335.6 0.40 16 250 10770 -44.7 -56.2 27 11.5 -45.2 252 69 339.6 339.6 294.3 339.9 0.08 17 200 12241 -51.6 -74.3 5 22.7 -52.0 265 66 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.1 0.01 18 150 14062 -62.1 -80.6 7 18.4 -62.3 257 55 363.0 363.0 299.3 363.0 0.00 19 100 16497 -71.4 -87.4 7 16.1 -71.4 255 32 389.9 389.9 303.8 389.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5702.96 m Freezing level: 619.24 mb = 4100.46 m = 13452.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.16 mb = 3966.60 m = 13013.61 ft Precipitable water: 1.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.21 % Est. max temperature: 28.93 C = 84.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 950.04 mb = 523.96 m = 1718.99 ft T: 21.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.43 C/km ThetaE index: 13.37 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 896.09 mb = 1029.15 m = 3376.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.19 C = 80.94 F Cap Strength: 0.85 C Lifted Index: -3.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.48 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.88 C Showalter Index: -0.84 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.18 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.45 C Cross Totals Index: 22.73 C K Index: 37.58 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 299.09 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.71 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1043.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.69 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.10 mb = 838.62 m = 2751.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 871.10 mb = 1270.90 m = 4169.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 241.10 mb = 11009.19 m = 36118.96 ft B at Equ Level: 1039.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 141.10 mb = 14429.55 m = 47340.46 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.0 at 35.6 knts Storm direction: 252.0 at 26.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 0.7 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 100.1 neg: -7.4 tot: 92.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 30.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.62 Bulk Rich Number: 15.59 Bulk Shear: 66.95 m/s