MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F023.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F023.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: 23 hour RUC valid 2Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.92,-90.55 Latitude: 35.92 Longitude: -90.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 SFC 996 89 20.9 19.9 94 1.0 20.2 186 12 294.4 297.0 293.5 336.8 14.86 2 950 501 19.0 18.5 97 0.5 18.7 206 30 296.5 299.1 293.7 337.6 14.26 3 900 966 17.5 16.3 93 1.2 16.7 208 35 299.5 301.9 293.7 337.7 13.06 4 850 1453 14.5 12.3 86 2.2 13.1 216 41 301.4 303.3 292.4 332.8 10.64 5 800 1963 11.4 7.1 75 4.3 8.9 223 45 303.2 304.7 290.9 327.0 7.93 6 750 2499 8.2 4.1 75 4.1 5.9 228 48 305.5 306.7 290.6 326.2 6.85 7 700 3065 4.3 2.2 87 2.0 3.2 232 50 307.2 308.4 290.8 326.9 6.43 8 650 3665 0.8 0.2 95 0.6 0.5 236 53 309.9 311.1 291.3 328.5 5.98 9 600 4306 -2.0 -2.6 96 0.6 -2.3 236 55 313.8 314.8 291.8 330.4 5.28 10 550 4994 -5.9 -6.3 97 0.4 -6.1 234 56 317.1 317.9 292.0 331.0 4.33 11 500 5735 -10.0 -10.6 95 0.6 -10.3 231 57 320.8 321.5 292.3 332.0 3.40 12 450 6540 -14.8 -15.7 93 0.9 -15.2 229 58 324.6 325.1 292.6 333.1 2.50 13 400 7421 -20.9 -22.2 89 1.3 -21.2 229 59 327.8 328.1 292.6 333.4 1.61 14 350 8392 -28.2 -30.6 80 2.3 -28.6 226 55 330.7 330.9 292.7 333.8 0.86 15 300 9477 -37.5 -41.1 69 3.7 -37.8 223 52 332.5 332.6 292.7 333.9 0.35 16 250 10705 -47.6 -50.4 73 2.8 -47.7 220 62 335.3 335.3 293.3 335.9 0.15 17 200 12170 -51.3 -72.8 6 21.5 -51.7 244 64 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.6 0.01 18 150 13992 -62.0 -79.9 7 17.8 -62.1 247 67 363.2 363.2 299.3 363.3 0.00 19 100 16472 -68.3 -87.6 5 19.3 -68.4 256 30 395.8 395.8 304.6 395.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5677.30 m Freezing level: 635.15 mb = 3855.62 m = 12649.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.32 mb = 3772.92 m = 12378.20 ft Precipitable water: 1.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.02 % Est. max temperature: 28.05 C = 82.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.50 mb = 210.53 m = 690.71 ft T: 20.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.36 C/km ThetaE index: 11.47 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 898.83 mb = 976.67 m = 3204.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.10 C = 78.98 F Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lifted Index: -2.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.61 C Showalter Index: -0.09 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.91 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.58 C Cross Totals Index: 22.34 C K Index: 34.84 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 345.28 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.25 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 683.76 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.47 mb = 642.39 m = 2107.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 839.47 mb = 1557.61 m = 5110.20 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.47 mb = 10987.26 m = 36047.00 ft B at Equ Level: 671.04 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 169.47 mb = 13218.58 m = 43367.52 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.2 at 47.4 knts Storm direction: 258.2 at 35.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 367.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 367.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 122.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.97 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.32 Bulk Rich Number: 6.17 Bulk Shear: 110.79 m/s