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: 34.92,-91.85 Latitude: 34.92 Longitude: -91.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 998 81 23.0 21.5 92 1.4 21.9 196 6 296.3 299.2 295.1 343.5 16.41 2 950 513 20.5 19.3 93 1.2 19.7 216 21 298.0 300.7 294.7 341.6 15.02 3 900 980 18.4 16.2 87 2.3 16.9 209 24 300.5 302.9 293.9 338.4 12.94 4 850 1468 15.5 11.9 79 3.6 13.1 215 29 302.3 304.2 292.5 332.9 10.33 5 800 1981 12.9 7.7 71 5.1 9.8 221 33 304.9 306.4 291.6 329.8 8.29 6 750 2520 9.7 4.3 69 5.4 6.6 222 37 307.1 308.4 291.3 328.4 6.97 7 700 3090 5.7 2.1 77 3.7 3.7 224 43 308.8 310.0 291.3 328.4 6.36 8 650 3692 1.7 -0.2 88 1.8 0.7 228 49 310.8 311.9 291.4 329.0 5.83 9 600 4333 -2.1 -3.2 92 1.1 -2.6 230 54 313.7 314.7 291.6 329.7 5.05 10 550 5020 -5.8 -6.6 94 0.8 -6.2 231 57 317.2 318.0 291.9 330.8 4.24 11 500 5763 -9.5 -10.2 95 0.7 -9.8 229 57 321.5 322.2 292.6 333.1 3.52 12 450 6569 -14.4 -15.9 88 1.5 -14.9 229 57 325.1 325.6 292.7 333.5 2.46 13 400 7451 -20.8 -23.0 82 2.3 -21.4 231 57 328.0 328.3 292.6 333.3 1.50 14 350 8423 -28.1 -30.5 80 2.4 -28.5 230 54 330.9 331.0 292.8 334.0 0.86 15 300 9508 -37.2 -40.2 74 3.0 -37.5 229 53 332.9 333.0 292.9 334.4 0.38 16 250 10740 -47.0 -51.2 62 4.3 -47.1 234 52 336.2 336.3 293.5 336.8 0.14 17 200 12198 -52.4 -72.7 7 20.3 -52.8 257 63 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.8 0.01 18 150 14019 -61.4 -81.4 5 20.0 -61.6 251 56 364.3 364.3 299.5 364.3 0.00 19 100 16475 -69.7 -87.5 6 17.8 -69.8 253 33 393.0 393.0 304.2 393.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5695.99 m Freezing level: 627.74 mb = 3977.48 m = 13049.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.18 mb = 3826.45 m = 12553.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.90 % Est. max temperature: 29.14 C = 84.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 977.96 mb = 260.53 m = 854.76 ft T: 21.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.69 C/km ThetaE index: 15.18 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 895.31 mb = 1024.35 m = 3360.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.36 C = 81.25 F Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lifted Index: -3.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.33 C Showalter Index: 0.37 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.30 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.95 C Cross Totals Index: 21.35 C K Index: 33.16 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 312.07 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.05 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1116.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.74 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.06 mb = 723.85 m = 2374.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 852.06 mb = 1447.60 m = 4749.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 232.06 mb = 11226.33 m = 36831.35 ft B at Equ Level: 1114.21 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 142.06 mb = 14348.32 m = 47073.96 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.4 at 41.5 knts Storm direction: 255.4 at 31.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.7 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 209.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 209.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 69.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.14 Bulk Rich Number: 10.97 Bulk Shear: 101.77 m/s