MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F022.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F022.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: 22 hour RUC valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.17,-91.45 Latitude: 35.17 Longitude: -91.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1001 62 22.2 21.1 93 1.1 21.5 192 9 295.3 298.2 294.6 341.0 15.92 1 1000 67 22.3 21.2 94 1.0 21.6 196 9 295.4 298.3 294.7 341.6 16.10 2 950 511 19.7 19.2 97 0.4 19.4 211 26 297.1 299.8 294.4 340.3 14.94 3 900 977 18.1 16.1 88 2.0 16.7 215 31 300.1 302.5 293.8 337.9 12.88 4 850 1465 14.8 11.7 81 3.1 12.8 219 35 301.7 303.5 292.2 331.8 10.19 5 800 1976 11.9 7.7 75 4.2 9.4 225 39 303.9 305.4 291.3 328.7 8.28 6 750 2514 8.8 4.2 73 4.6 6.2 230 45 306.1 307.4 290.9 327.1 6.92 7 700 3081 4.7 1.8 82 2.8 3.1 234 51 307.7 308.8 290.8 326.8 6.25 8 650 3681 0.8 -0.2 93 1.0 0.3 238 55 309.9 311.0 291.2 328.0 5.83 9 600 4322 -2.3 -3.0 95 0.7 -2.6 238 57 313.5 314.5 291.6 329.7 5.12 10 550 5009 -6.0 -6.7 95 0.6 -6.3 236 57 316.9 317.7 291.9 330.5 4.22 11 500 5750 -9.9 -10.8 93 0.9 -10.3 233 56 321.0 321.6 292.3 332.0 3.36 12 450 6555 -14.6 -15.9 90 1.3 -15.0 231 56 324.9 325.4 292.6 333.3 2.46 13 400 7437 -20.8 -22.8 84 2.0 -21.3 232 56 328.0 328.3 292.6 333.3 1.53 14 350 8409 -28.1 -30.9 77 2.8 -28.6 230 52 330.8 331.0 292.7 333.8 0.83 15 300 9493 -37.4 -40.3 74 2.9 -37.7 227 49 332.6 332.7 292.8 334.1 0.38 16 250 10723 -47.2 -50.4 70 3.1 -47.4 224 56 335.9 335.9 293.4 336.5 0.15 17 200 12189 -51.3 -73.4 5 22.1 -51.7 242 59 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.6 0.01 18 150 14008 -62.8 -79.4 9 16.6 -63.0 251 63 361.8 361.8 299.1 361.8 0.00 19 100 16473 -68.9 -87.4 5 18.5 -69.0 255 33 394.5 394.5 304.5 394.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.42 m Freezing level: 636.41 mb = 3855.32 m = 12648.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.66 mb = 3747.11 m = 12293.53 ft Precipitable water: 1.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.82 % Est. max temperature: 28.54 C = 83.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 984.50 mb = 202.15 m = 663.21 ft T: 21.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.46 C/km ThetaE index: 14.85 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 904.69 mb = 932.68 m = 3059.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.76 C = 80.16 F Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lifted Index: -3.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.03 C Showalter Index: 0.50 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.28 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.71 C Cross Totals Index: 21.56 C K Index: 33.53 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 320.86 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.03 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1056.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 936.89 mb = 631.23 m = 2070.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 861.89 mb = 1346.64 m = 4418.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.89 mb = 11217.33 m = 36801.83 ft B at Equ Level: 1042.77 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 151.89 mb = 13929.10 m = 45698.59 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.0 at 46.0 knts Storm direction: 261.0 at 34.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 317.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 317.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 105.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.97 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.59 Bulk Rich Number: 9.02 Bulk Shear: 117.13 m/s