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: 34.96,-92.80 Latitude: 34.96 Longitude: -92.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 69 SFC 990 159 23.9 20.5 81 3.4 21.5 214 10 298.0 300.8 295.1 343.1 15.56 2 950 516 20.7 19.1 91 1.5 19.6 216 24 298.2 300.9 294.6 341.3 14.84 3 900 982 17.5 16.9 96 0.6 17.1 218 29 299.6 302.0 294.1 339.2 13.56 4 850 1470 14.6 13.8 95 0.9 14.1 221 31 301.5 303.6 293.3 336.1 11.74 5 800 1981 11.7 10.5 92 1.2 10.9 223 33 303.6 305.5 292.6 333.5 10.01 6 750 2519 8.5 7.7 94 0.9 8.0 220 33 305.8 307.5 292.4 332.4 8.81 7 700 3087 5.5 3.9 90 1.5 4.6 213 31 308.5 309.9 291.9 330.8 7.26 8 650 3689 1.5 0.3 92 1.2 0.8 209 34 310.7 311.8 291.5 329.3 6.02 9 600 4330 -2.3 -2.8 96 0.6 -2.6 213 43 313.5 314.5 291.7 329.8 5.18 10 550 5017 -5.9 -6.8 93 0.9 -6.4 218 50 317.1 317.9 291.9 330.5 4.17 11 500 5760 -9.3 -10.6 90 1.4 -9.8 222 49 321.7 322.4 292.5 333.0 3.40 12 450 6567 -14.2 -15.7 88 1.5 -14.7 228 48 325.4 325.9 292.8 333.9 2.51 13 400 7450 -20.4 -22.6 83 2.1 -21.0 243 51 328.4 328.7 292.7 333.9 1.56 14 350 8423 -27.6 -30.2 78 2.6 -28.1 237 51 331.5 331.7 293.0 334.7 0.88 15 300 9510 -37.1 -40.0 74 2.9 -37.4 238 49 333.1 333.2 293.0 334.6 0.39 16 250 10741 -47.9 -49.7 81 1.9 -48.0 244 52 334.9 334.9 293.2 335.6 0.16 17 200 12196 -51.7 -77.7 3 26.0 -52.1 264 77 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.9 0.00 18 150 14021 -60.0 -82.0 4 22.0 -60.2 256 51 366.7 366.7 299.9 366.7 0.00 19 100 16481 -69.7 -87.5 6 17.8 -69.8 257 35 393.0 393.0 304.2 393.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5690.73 m Freezing level: 630.05 mb = 3944.93 m = 12942.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.64 mb = 3842.88 m = 12607.71 ft Precipitable water: 1.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.60 % Est. max temperature: 27.88 C = 82.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 942.17 mb = 587.68 m = 1928.08 ft T: 20.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.51 C/km ThetaE index: 13.78 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.79 mb = 898.65 m = 2948.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.29 C = 77.52 F Cap Strength: 0.40 C Lifted Index: -2.85 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.47 C Showalter Index: -0.86 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.98 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.92 C Cross Totals Index: 23.06 C K Index: 36.17 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 303.81 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.74 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1105.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 917.78 mb = 813.74 m = 2669.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 892.78 mb = 1051.07 m = 3448.34 ft Equ Level (EL): 222.78 mb = 11492.35 m = 37704.09 ft B at Equ Level: 1082.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 142.78 mb = 14320.46 m = 46982.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.4 at 36.6 knts Storm direction: 247.4 at 27.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 1.0 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 67.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 90.3 neg: -20.7 tot: 69.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.62 Bulk Rich Number: 26.89 Bulk Shear: 41.13 m/s