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: 34.70,-91.27 Latitude: 34.70 Longitude: -91.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 29.8 12.8 35 16.9 18.8 196 13 302.7 304.5 291.8 330.4 9.31 1 1000 71 29.4 12.7 36 16.7 18.6 195 14 302.6 304.3 291.7 330.0 9.24 2 950 525 24.8 11.4 43 13.4 16.3 197 22 302.3 304.0 291.4 328.9 8.94 3 900 995 20.2 10.4 53 9.8 14.1 198 23 302.3 304.0 291.3 328.6 8.84 4 850 1484 15.8 8.1 60 7.7 11.2 199 24 302.7 304.2 290.7 326.5 7.98 5 800 1996 12.3 5.1 61 7.2 8.2 208 25 304.3 305.6 290.3 325.2 6.92 6 750 2534 8.8 5.6 80 3.3 6.9 218 27 306.1 307.6 291.5 329.2 7.60 7 700 3102 5.6 4.1 90 1.5 4.8 221 29 308.7 310.1 292.0 331.3 7.38 8 650 3707 2.9 0.4 84 2.5 1.5 219 31 312.2 313.4 292.0 331.1 6.06 9 600 4352 -0.8 -4.2 78 3.4 -2.5 216 32 315.2 316.1 291.7 330.0 4.66 10 550 5041 -5.7 -9.6 74 3.9 -7.4 214 33 317.3 317.9 291.2 328.2 3.35 11 500 5780 -11.2 -14.4 77 3.2 -12.3 219 37 319.4 319.9 291.0 327.7 2.50 12 450 6581 -14.8 -17.9 77 3.1 -15.8 230 46 324.6 325.0 292.2 331.7 2.08 13 400 7463 -20.8 -24.4 73 3.6 -21.7 242 57 328.0 328.3 292.4 332.7 1.33 14 350 8434 -28.3 -35.0 53 6.7 -29.3 233 56 330.6 330.8 292.4 332.7 0.56 15 300 9518 -37.3 -41.1 68 3.8 -37.7 242 66 332.7 332.8 292.8 334.1 0.35 16 250 10750 -46.1 -53.8 41 7.7 -46.4 252 69 337.6 337.6 293.8 338.0 0.10 17 200 12221 -51.2 -75.8 4 24.6 -51.6 259 69 351.7 351.7 297.0 351.7 0.01 18 150 14038 -62.4 -80.9 7 18.5 -62.6 250 69 362.6 362.6 299.2 362.6 0.00 19 100 16485 -69.6 -87.3 6 17.7 -69.7 257 37 393.2 393.2 304.3 393.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5708.33 m Freezing level: 611.07 mb = 4209.02 m = 13808.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.91 mb = 3946.97 m = 12949.23 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.09 % Est. max temperature: 29.72 C = 85.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 782.70 mb = 2178.11 m = 7145.95 ft T: 11.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.28 C/km ThetaE index: 5.27 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 730.08 mb = 2755.69 m = 9040.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.17 C = 93.50 F Cap Strength: 2.44 C Lifted Index: 0.45 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.63 C Showalter Index: 1.74 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.27 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.01 C Cross Totals Index: 19.27 C K Index: 33.59 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 248.03 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.25 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5948.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 780.73 mb = 2199.08 m = 7214.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.9 at 28.6 knts Storm direction: 242.9 at 21.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 83.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 83.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.9 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.05 Bulk Shear: 20.22 m/s