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: 34.13,-91.78 Latitude: 34.13 Longitude: -91.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1002 59 28.7 18.1 53 10.6 21.3 222 13 301.6 304.1 294.4 340.4 13.15 1 1000 75 27.8 17.6 54 10.2 20.8 214 11 300.9 303.3 293.9 338.4 12.73 2 950 527 23.4 16.0 63 7.4 18.4 212 18 300.9 303.1 293.4 336.5 12.10 3 900 997 19.8 14.1 70 5.6 16.1 206 19 301.9 303.9 293.2 335.3 11.33 4 850 1486 15.6 12.5 82 3.1 13.6 203 21 302.5 304.5 292.9 334.5 10.81 5 800 1998 11.8 10.4 91 1.4 10.9 207 23 303.7 305.6 292.6 333.4 9.96 6 750 2536 8.9 6.3 84 2.6 7.4 215 27 306.3 307.8 291.9 330.5 8.01 7 700 3105 6.2 2.9 80 3.2 4.4 220 29 309.3 310.6 291.7 330.1 6.78 8 650 3710 3.0 0.3 82 2.7 1.5 219 31 312.3 313.5 292.0 331.1 6.01 9 600 4355 -0.9 -4.3 78 3.4 -2.6 218 35 315.0 315.9 291.6 329.8 4.63 10 550 5044 -5.5 -8.8 78 3.2 -7.0 219 39 317.5 318.2 291.5 329.1 3.58 11 500 5785 -10.0 -11.8 87 1.8 -10.7 225 41 320.8 321.5 292.0 331.1 3.10 12 450 6589 -14.6 -15.9 90 1.3 -15.1 233 43 324.9 325.4 292.6 333.2 2.45 13 400 7470 -21.2 -24.9 72 3.7 -22.1 244 56 327.5 327.7 292.2 332.0 1.27 14 350 8442 -28.0 -35.8 47 7.8 -29.2 237 61 331.0 331.1 292.5 332.9 0.51 15 300 9528 -36.8 -43.7 49 6.9 -37.5 242 66 333.4 333.5 292.9 334.5 0.26 16 250 10763 -45.0 -59.2 19 14.3 -45.5 254 77 339.2 339.2 294.2 339.4 0.05 17 200 12235 -51.6 -74.2 5 22.7 -52.0 260 67 351.1 351.1 296.8 351.1 0.01 18 150 14054 -62.2 -81.5 6 19.3 -62.3 253 68 362.9 362.9 299.2 362.9 0.00 19 100 16491 -71.3 -87.0 8 15.7 -71.3 254 35 390.0 390.0 303.8 390.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5709.48 m Freezing level: 611.90 mb = 4201.35 m = 13783.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.19 mb = 3946.62 m = 12948.07 ft Precipitable water: 1.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.57 % Est. max temperature: 29.48 C = 85.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 859.27 mb = 1393.21 m = 4570.83 ft T: 16.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.03 C/km ThetaE index: 10.25 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 825.98 mb = 1728.32 m = 5670.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.09 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.08 C = 86.15 F Cap Strength: 1.29 C Lifted Index: -1.85 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.49 C Showalter Index: -0.88 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.15 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.60 C Cross Totals Index: 22.55 C K Index: 34.95 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 305.35 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.74 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 337.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 29.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 849.04 mb = 1495.65 m = 4906.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 804.04 mb = 1955.65 m = 6416.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 284.04 mb = 9897.99 m = 32473.32 ft B at Equ Level: 336.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 204.04 mb = 12102.74 m = 39706.68 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.9 at 29.0 knts Storm direction: 246.9 at 21.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 1.7 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 71.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 71.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.9 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 12.08 Bulk Shear: 27.95 m/s