MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F020.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F020.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: 20 hour RUC valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.18,-89.50 Latitude: 33.18 Longitude: -89.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 89 SFC 994 145 27.8 14.1 43 13.8 18.8 184 7 301.5 303.4 292.2 331.7 10.20 2 950 542 25.4 13.9 49 11.5 17.8 189 21 302.9 304.9 292.9 334.3 10.56 3 900 1014 20.9 13.0 61 7.8 15.8 190 23 303.0 305.0 292.9 334.3 10.54 4 850 1505 16.3 11.6 74 4.7 13.3 191 25 303.2 305.1 292.6 333.4 10.16 5 800 2017 12.3 8.1 76 4.2 9.7 200 27 304.2 305.8 291.6 329.7 8.49 6 750 2555 9.0 1.9 61 7.1 5.2 212 30 306.3 307.4 290.0 324.3 5.86 7 700 3124 6.6 -6.5 39 13.1 0.5 221 29 309.7 310.4 288.8 320.3 3.35 8 650 3730 4.6 -9.7 35 14.3 -1.6 225 28 314.2 314.7 289.8 323.3 2.82 9 600 4377 0.8 -12.5 36 13.4 -4.6 228 33 317.1 317.5 290.3 325.1 2.43 10 550 5070 -4.2 -14.8 44 10.6 -8.2 232 39 319.0 319.5 290.7 326.4 2.20 11 500 5813 -9.3 -23.3 31 13.9 -13.3 236 39 321.6 321.9 290.5 325.7 1.17 12 450 6618 -14.0 -33.0 18 19.0 -18.0 238 42 325.6 325.7 291.0 327.6 0.53 13 400 7503 -18.9 -48.9 5 30.0 -22.7 242 47 330.4 330.4 291.9 330.8 0.11 14 350 8481 -26.6 -51.8 7 25.2 -29.0 243 49 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.2 0.09 15 300 9573 -35.9 -52.7 16 16.8 -37.0 249 57 334.8 334.8 293.1 335.2 0.10 16 250 10812 -44.8 -59.4 18 14.6 -45.3 251 65 339.5 339.5 294.3 339.7 0.05 17 200 12279 -52.2 -72.8 7 20.6 -52.6 262 67 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.1 0.01 18 150 14090 -64.2 -80.1 10 16.0 -64.3 253 54 359.6 359.6 298.6 359.6 0.00 19 100 16498 -72.2 -86.6 10 14.4 -72.3 252 33 388.2 388.2 303.5 388.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5723.86 m Freezing level: 591.82 mb = 4490.52 m = 14732.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 687.03 mb = 3276.46 m = 10749.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.26 % Est. max temperature: 29.62 C = 85.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 812.67 mb = 1884.39 m = 6182.31 ft T: 13.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.91 C/km ThetaE index: 13.98 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 775.59 mb = 2275.58 m = 7465.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.54 C = 88.78 F Cap Strength: 2.06 C Lifted Index: 0.13 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.91 C Showalter Index: 0.31 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.57 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.62 C Cross Totals Index: 20.96 C K Index: 24.14 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 340.14 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.49 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 5.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4269.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 804.50 mb = 1969.92 m = 6462.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.5 at 29.7 knts Storm direction: 248.5 at 22.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 158.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 158.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 52.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.13 Bulk Shear: 43.61 m/s