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,-93.04 Latitude: 35.81 Longitude: -93.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 952 489 20.3 19.4 94 0.9 19.6 214 10 297.6 300.3 294.6 341.2 15.03 2 950 506 19.9 19.2 96 0.7 19.4 218 15 297.4 300.1 294.4 340.5 14.89 3 900 971 17.3 16.9 98 0.3 17.1 224 29 299.3 301.8 294.1 339.1 13.62 4 850 1459 14.6 14.0 96 0.6 14.2 227 32 301.4 303.6 293.4 336.4 11.88 5 800 1969 11.3 9.9 91 1.4 10.4 226 32 303.2 304.9 292.2 331.7 9.59 6 750 2506 8.2 4.6 78 3.6 6.2 216 35 305.5 306.8 290.9 327.0 7.12 7 700 3073 4.2 2.3 87 1.9 3.2 211 41 307.2 308.4 290.8 326.9 6.47 8 650 3672 0.9 0.3 96 0.5 0.6 212 44 309.9 311.1 291.3 328.6 6.04 9 600 4313 -1.9 -2.4 96 0.5 -2.1 218 48 313.9 314.9 291.9 330.8 5.34 10 550 5001 -5.5 -6.0 96 0.5 -5.7 225 50 317.6 318.4 292.2 331.9 4.44 11 500 5744 -9.4 -10.1 94 0.7 -9.7 227 50 321.6 322.3 292.6 333.3 3.54 12 450 6551 -14.1 -15.1 92 1.0 -14.5 225 49 325.5 326.1 292.9 334.5 2.63 13 400 7434 -20.0 -21.7 86 1.7 -20.5 225 49 328.9 329.3 293.0 334.8 1.68 14 350 8409 -27.6 -30.0 80 2.4 -28.0 228 50 331.6 331.7 293.0 334.8 0.90 15 300 9496 -37.0 -39.8 74 2.9 -37.2 229 49 333.3 333.4 293.0 334.8 0.40 16 250 10725 -48.3 -50.6 77 2.3 -48.4 228 50 334.2 334.3 293.0 334.8 0.15 17 200 12171 -53.2 -75.6 5 22.4 -53.5 257 74 348.5 348.5 296.3 348.5 0.01 18 150 13990 -59.9 -81.7 4 21.9 -60.0 270 59 367.0 367.0 300.0 367.0 0.00 19 100 16470 -69.4 -87.2 6 17.9 -69.4 259 35 393.7 393.7 304.3 393.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.06 m Freezing level: 634.53 mb = 3870.26 m = 12697.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.00 mb = 3808.66 m = 12495.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.81 % Est. max temperature: 25.69 C = 78.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 939.26 mb = 603.80 m = 1980.95 ft T: 19.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.10 C/km ThetaE index: 14.23 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 888.28 mb = 1083.02 m = 3553.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.44 C = 72.39 F Cap Strength: 0.21 C Lifted Index: -2.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.06 C Showalter Index: -1.09 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.34 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.98 C Cross Totals Index: 23.36 C K Index: 36.04 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 306.66 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.76 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 801.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 894.66 mb = 1021.99 m = 3352.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 869.66 mb = 1263.61 m = 4145.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.66 mb = 11274.81 m = 36990.41 ft B at Equ Level: 790.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 159.66 mb = 13595.39 m = 44603.74 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.8 at 41.1 knts Storm direction: 250.8 at 30.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 2.2 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 120.4 neg: -0.0 tot: 120.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 40.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.44 Bulk Rich Number: 16.30 Bulk Shear: 49.17 m/s