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: 34.41,-92.26 Latitude: 34.41 Longitude: -92.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 997 98 24.3 21.1 82 3.2 22.1 215 8 297.7 300.6 295.3 344.0 15.99 2 950 524 20.8 18.7 88 2.0 19.4 217 21 298.3 300.9 294.4 340.3 14.45 3 900 991 18.5 16.0 85 2.5 16.8 213 24 300.5 302.9 293.9 338.1 12.80 4 850 1479 15.0 13.6 91 1.4 14.1 208 26 301.8 304.0 293.3 336.1 11.60 5 800 1991 11.9 10.7 92 1.2 11.2 212 29 303.9 305.8 292.9 334.2 10.15 6 750 2529 8.7 7.5 92 1.3 8.0 217 31 306.1 307.7 292.3 332.3 8.69 7 700 3098 5.6 3.7 88 1.9 4.5 217 30 308.7 310.0 291.9 330.5 7.14 8 650 3702 2.2 0.3 87 1.9 1.2 214 32 311.5 312.7 291.8 330.3 6.03 9 600 4345 -1.6 -3.5 87 1.9 -2.6 217 39 314.3 315.2 291.7 329.9 4.92 10 550 5033 -5.6 -8.2 81 2.7 -6.7 222 45 317.5 318.2 291.6 329.6 3.74 11 500 5775 -9.1 -12.0 80 2.9 -10.3 224 45 321.9 322.5 292.3 332.1 3.05 12 450 6582 -14.6 -17.2 80 2.7 -15.4 228 47 324.9 325.4 292.4 332.4 2.20 13 400 7462 -21.3 -24.1 78 2.8 -22.0 241 57 327.3 327.6 292.3 332.1 1.37 14 350 8433 -28.3 -31.2 77 2.8 -28.9 238 54 330.5 330.7 292.7 333.5 0.81 15 300 9518 -37.2 -39.8 76 2.6 -37.5 246 59 333.0 333.0 292.9 334.5 0.40 16 250 10749 -46.6 -51.1 60 4.6 -46.8 254 70 336.9 336.9 293.7 337.4 0.14 17 200 12219 -50.9 -75.9 4 25.0 -51.3 264 69 352.2 352.2 297.1 352.2 0.01 18 150 14043 -61.9 -81.2 6 19.3 -62.1 253 60 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.4 0.00 19 100 16487 -70.5 -87.4 7 16.9 -70.5 254 34 391.6 391.6 304.0 391.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5699.13 m Freezing level: 620.76 mb = 4077.74 m = 13378.24 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.11 mb = 3900.57 m = 12797.00 ft Precipitable water: 1.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.87 % Est. max temperature: 28.57 C = 83.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 951.89 mb = 506.47 m = 1661.63 ft T: 20.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.49 C/km ThetaE index: 14.44 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 885.94 mb = 1125.75 m = 3693.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.53 C = 81.56 F Cap Strength: 1.10 C Lifted Index: -2.58 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.30 C Showalter Index: -0.67 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.82 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.10 C Cross Totals Index: 22.73 C K Index: 35.82 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 319.66 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.89 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1013.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.80 mb = 859.70 m = 2820.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 858.80 mb = 1391.52 m = 4565.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.80 mb = 11051.07 m = 36256.36 ft B at Equ Level: 1011.49 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 148.80 mb = 14091.84 m = 46232.50 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.4 at 32.9 knts Storm direction: 247.4 at 24.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 0.9 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 87.0 neg: -4.1 tot: 83.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.49 Bulk Rich Number: 26.03 Bulk Shear: 38.93 m/s