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: 34.91,-94.99 Latitude: 34.91 Longitude: -94.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 SFC 981 233 22.1 18.0 78 4.1 19.3 279 11 296.9 299.3 293.2 335.4 13.33 2 950 511 19.3 16.0 81 3.3 17.1 283 19 296.8 299.0 292.2 331.8 12.13 3 900 974 15.4 13.4 88 2.0 14.1 289 24 297.4 299.4 291.4 328.8 10.83 4 850 1457 12.8 9.1 78 3.7 10.6 290 23 299.5 301.1 290.2 324.8 8.58 5 800 1965 10.1 7.0 81 3.1 8.3 267 18 301.9 303.4 290.4 325.4 7.90 6 750 2500 7.4 5.8 90 1.6 6.5 229 25 304.6 306.0 291.1 327.9 7.75 7 700 3065 4.6 2.4 86 2.2 3.4 223 40 307.6 308.8 291.0 327.5 6.53 8 650 3667 1.9 -1.1 80 3.0 0.4 228 54 311.1 312.2 291.2 328.1 5.44 9 600 4309 -1.5 -5.4 75 3.9 -3.3 232 60 314.4 315.2 291.1 327.9 4.26 10 550 4996 -5.9 -8.4 83 2.5 -7.0 235 58 317.0 317.7 291.4 329.0 3.69 11 500 5737 -10.7 -12.3 88 1.7 -11.3 233 57 320.0 320.6 291.7 329.9 2.97 12 450 6538 -16.1 -18.1 84 2.0 -16.7 228 61 323.0 323.4 291.7 329.9 2.04 13 400 7415 -21.8 -23.9 83 2.2 -22.3 219 64 326.7 327.0 292.2 331.6 1.39 14 350 8383 -29.2 -31.8 78 2.6 -29.7 214 66 329.3 329.5 292.3 332.1 0.76 15 300 9465 -36.8 -51.9 20 15.1 -37.8 223 66 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.9 0.11 16 250 10712 -41.8 -68.4 4 26.5 -42.7 250 57 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.0 0.02 17 200 12190 -52.5 -73.9 6 21.4 -52.8 262 64 349.7 349.7 296.5 349.7 0.01 18 150 14017 -59.5 -82.4 4 22.9 -59.7 260 43 367.6 367.6 300.1 367.6 0.00 19 100 16471 -70.0 -87.5 6 17.5 -70.1 254 39 392.4 392.4 304.2 392.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5670.46 m Freezing level: 622.23 mb = 4023.47 m = 13200.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.97 mb = 3729.11 m = 12234.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.53 % Est. max temperature: 25.64 C = 78.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 923.66 mb = 751.91 m = 2466.86 ft T: 17.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.71 C/km ThetaE index: 10.59 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 874.02 mb = 1221.61 m = 4007.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.73 C = 74.71 F Cap Strength: 0.62 C Lifted Index: 0.16 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.93 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.06 C Showalter Index: 3.21 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.23 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.44 C Cross Totals Index: 19.78 C K Index: 30.41 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 213.50 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.99 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.61 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 891.48 mb = 1054.43 m = 3459.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 796.48 mb = 2001.22 m = 6565.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 686.48 mb = 3223.72 m = 10576.38 ft B at Equ Level: 6.25 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 636.48 mb = 3835.43 m = 12583.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.3 at 41.1 knts Storm direction: 268.3 at 30.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 6.9 tot: 9.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 173.7 neg: -34.6 tot: 139.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.05 Bulk Shear: 128.40 m/s