MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F000.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F000.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: RUC analysis for 0300Z 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.12,-90.04 Latitude: 36.12 Longitude: -90.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1002 75 22.6 15.0 62 7.6 17.7 163 5 295.6 297.5 290.7 326.6 10.75 1 1000 93 23.5 15.6 61 7.9 18.3 167 6 296.6 298.7 291.5 329.1 11.22 2 950 543 23.7 13.3 52 10.3 17.0 202 20 301.2 303.1 292.0 331.2 10.16 3 900 1012 19.9 11.7 59 8.3 14.7 214 24 302.1 303.8 291.9 330.6 9.61 4 850 1502 15.6 10.2 70 5.4 12.2 219 27 302.5 304.2 291.6 329.8 9.20 5 800 2013 12.2 5.0 61 7.2 8.0 216 30 304.1 305.4 290.2 324.7 6.83 6 750 2552 11.1 -8.4 25 19.5 2.4 220 31 308.6 309.1 287.8 317.2 2.71 7 700 3125 9.7 -15.4 15 25.1 -0.1 234 27 313.3 313.6 288.3 318.7 1.65 8 650 3736 5.9 -11.3 28 17.2 -1.4 246 26 315.6 316.1 289.9 323.7 2.47 9 600 4385 0.2 -8.8 51 9.1 -3.7 254 25 316.4 317.0 290.9 327.0 3.27 10 550 5074 -5.8 -8.6 81 2.8 -7.0 264 22 317.2 317.9 291.4 329.0 3.64 11 500 5813 -11.1 -12.9 87 1.7 -11.8 275 19 319.5 320.0 291.4 328.9 2.84 12 450 6613 -16.0 -20.7 67 4.7 -17.3 278 19 323.2 323.5 291.4 328.8 1.64 13 400 7490 -22.0 -30.0 48 8.0 -23.6 275 25 326.4 326.6 291.5 329.3 0.79 14 350 8457 -29.3 -41.3 30 12.0 -30.7 274 32 329.3 329.3 291.8 330.4 0.29 15 300 9540 -36.5 -57.5 10 21.0 -37.7 272 34 333.9 333.9 292.8 334.1 0.05 16 250 10779 -45.3 -61.5 15 16.2 -45.8 266 41 338.8 338.8 294.0 338.9 0.04 17 200 12238 -53.3 -69.0 13 15.7 -53.6 267 47 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.4 0.02 18 150 14055 -61.0 -83.2 4 22.3 -61.2 269 43 365.0 365.0 299.7 365.0 0.00 19 100 16500 -70.7 -86.7 8 16.0 -70.8 274 27 391.1 391.1 303.9 391.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5719.72 m Freezing level: 598.04 mb = 4411.84 m = 14474.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 701.93 mb = 3102.55 m = 10178.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.22 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.21 % Est. max temperature: 29.48 C = 85.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 895.53 mb = 1055.04 m = 3461.37 ft T: 19.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.76 C/km ThetaE index: 13.93 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 685.16 mb = 3302.11 m = 10833.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 40.97 C = 105.75 F Cap Strength: 5.25 C Lifted Index: -0.13 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.48 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.25 C Showalter Index: 0.22 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.99 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.71 C Cross Totals Index: 21.29 C K Index: 11.76 Risk: None Sweat Index: 323.00 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.17 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 22.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 469.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 830.45 mb = 1697.98 m = 5570.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 505.45 mb = 5728.95 m = 18795.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 485.45 mb = 6037.24 m = 19806.98 ft B at Equ Level: 22.04 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 405.45 mb = 7389.43 m = 24243.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.6 at 24.1 knts Storm direction: 265.6 at 18.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.5 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 174.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 174.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 58.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.60 Bulk Shear: 36.98 m/s