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: 35.81,-92.86 Latitude: 35.81 Longitude: -92.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 62 SFC 954 467 20.6 19.5 93 1.1 19.8 215 10 297.7 300.4 294.6 341.3 15.07 2 950 507 20.0 19.1 95 0.9 19.4 218 16 297.5 300.2 294.4 340.4 14.83 3 900 972 17.4 17.0 97 0.4 17.1 223 28 299.4 301.9 294.1 339.2 13.64 4 850 1460 14.7 14.0 96 0.7 14.3 226 31 301.6 303.7 293.5 336.7 11.92 5 800 1971 11.4 10.2 92 1.2 10.7 227 32 303.3 305.1 292.4 332.5 9.81 6 750 2508 8.1 5.1 81 3.0 6.4 218 34 305.4 306.8 291.0 327.6 7.36 7 700 3075 4.3 2.0 85 2.3 3.1 210 40 307.3 308.5 290.7 326.7 6.35 8 650 3674 0.8 0.3 96 0.5 0.5 209 43 309.9 311.0 291.3 328.5 6.01 9 600 4314 -2.0 -2.5 96 0.5 -2.3 215 47 313.8 314.8 291.9 330.5 5.30 10 550 5002 -5.5 -6.0 97 0.5 -5.7 221 50 317.5 318.4 292.2 331.9 4.45 11 500 5745 -9.3 -9.9 95 0.7 -9.6 224 50 321.7 322.4 292.7 333.6 3.59 12 450 6553 -14.0 -15.0 93 0.9 -14.4 222 48 325.6 326.1 293.0 334.6 2.66 13 400 7436 -20.1 -21.7 87 1.6 -20.5 223 48 328.9 329.2 293.0 334.8 1.69 14 350 8411 -27.6 -30.0 80 2.4 -28.0 230 49 331.6 331.8 293.0 334.9 0.90 15 300 9498 -36.9 -39.8 74 2.9 -37.2 233 50 333.3 333.4 293.0 334.9 0.40 16 250 10727 -48.3 -50.8 75 2.5 -48.4 234 50 334.2 334.3 293.0 334.8 0.14 17 200 12170 -53.6 -73.6 7 20.0 -53.9 257 76 347.9 347.9 296.2 347.9 0.01 18 150 13991 -59.4 -81.9 4 22.6 -59.6 269 59 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.00 19 100 16471 -69.6 -87.3 6 17.7 -69.7 260 37 393.2 393.2 304.3 393.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.97 m Freezing level: 635.91 mb = 3854.36 m = 12645.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.13 mb = 3783.87 m = 12414.12 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.00 % Est. max temperature: 25.97 C = 78.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 939.34 mb = 604.20 m = 1982.24 ft T: 19.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.10 C/km ThetaE index: 14.66 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 887.89 mb = 1088.00 m = 3569.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.79 C = 73.02 F Cap Strength: 0.25 C Lifted Index: -2.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.07 C Showalter Index: -1.11 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.32 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.01 C Cross Totals Index: 23.31 C K Index: 35.73 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 280.28 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.76 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 834.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.88 mb = 1011.60 m = 3318.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 870.88 mb = 1252.97 m = 4110.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.88 mb = 11241.63 m = 36881.54 ft B at Equ Level: 829.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 160.88 mb = 13547.36 m = 44446.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.0 at 40.2 knts Storm direction: 249.0 at 30.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 2.5 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 96.6 neg: -0.1 tot: 96.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 32.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.42 Bulk Rich Number: 18.07 Bulk Shear: 46.17 m/s