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,-93.61 Latitude: 33.66 Longitude: -93.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 SFC 996 110 24.3 21.5 85 2.8 22.3 222 5 297.8 300.8 295.7 345.6 16.47 2 950 522 21.1 19.7 92 1.4 20.2 220 18 298.6 301.4 295.1 343.5 15.42 3 900 990 18.2 17.4 95 0.8 17.7 221 22 300.2 302.8 294.6 341.3 14.02 4 850 1478 15.4 14.3 93 1.1 14.7 227 27 302.3 304.5 293.9 338.2 12.15 5 800 1991 12.7 9.9 83 2.7 11.0 229 31 304.7 306.4 292.7 333.5 9.64 6 750 2530 9.2 6.2 82 2.9 7.4 226 34 306.5 308.0 291.9 330.6 7.96 7 700 3099 5.4 3.3 86 2.2 4.2 221 36 308.5 309.8 291.6 329.7 6.93 8 650 3703 2.4 -0.5 81 2.9 0.9 218 38 311.7 312.8 291.6 329.5 5.69 9 600 4346 -1.6 -3.6 86 2.0 -2.6 219 45 314.2 315.1 291.6 329.7 4.88 10 550 5033 -5.9 -6.2 98 0.3 -6.0 224 52 317.1 318.0 292.0 331.2 4.38 11 500 5775 -9.3 -10.1 94 0.8 -9.6 227 53 321.7 322.4 292.6 333.4 3.55 12 450 6583 -14.0 -15.3 90 1.3 -14.5 232 53 325.7 326.2 292.9 334.5 2.60 13 400 7466 -20.8 -23.5 79 2.7 -21.5 242 58 328.0 328.3 292.5 333.0 1.44 14 350 8439 -27.1 -29.7 79 2.5 -27.6 232 53 332.2 332.3 293.2 335.6 0.93 15 300 9529 -36.3 -39.6 71 3.3 -36.6 238 59 334.3 334.3 293.3 335.8 0.41 16 250 10769 -44.3 -56.7 24 12.3 -44.9 253 64 340.2 340.2 294.4 340.5 0.07 17 200 12241 -51.5 -75.0 4 23.5 -51.9 264 64 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.2 0.01 18 150 14062 -61.9 -80.7 6 18.8 -62.1 259 52 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.4 0.00 19 100 16497 -71.4 -87.5 7 16.0 -71.5 255 33 389.7 389.7 303.8 389.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5701.51 m Freezing level: 620.12 mb = 4086.95 m = 13408.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.22 mb = 3862.18 m = 12671.05 ft Precipitable water: 1.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.63 % Est. max temperature: 28.94 C = 84.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 956.84 mb = 459.52 m = 1507.61 ft T: 21.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.51 C/km ThetaE index: 16.11 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 912.30 mb = 872.21 m = 2861.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.34 C = 79.41 F Cap Strength: 0.49 C Lifted Index: -3.89 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.25 C Showalter Index: -1.78 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.31 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.69 C Cross Totals Index: 23.62 C K Index: 36.82 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 278.67 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.06 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1244.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.72 mb = 755.34 m = 2478.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 889.72 mb = 1087.76 m = 3568.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.72 mb = 11326.98 m = 37161.54 ft B at Equ Level: 1229.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 129.72 mb = 14933.85 m = 48994.97 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.3 at 36.7 knts Storm direction: 253.3 at 27.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 3.2 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 102.6 neg: -1.7 tot: 100.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.76 Bulk Rich Number: 16.63 Bulk Shear: 74.86 m/s