MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F025.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F025.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: 25 hour RUC valid 4Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.5,-89.94 Latitude: 32.50 Longitude: -89.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 102 SFC 1000 103 22.2 21.4 95 0.8 21.6 202 11 295.3 298.2 294.8 342.0 16.25 2 950 548 19.7 19.6 99 0.1 19.6 209 28 297.2 299.9 294.6 341.3 15.25 3 900 1014 17.6 17.4 99 0.2 17.5 210 31 299.6 302.2 294.5 340.7 14.06 4 850 1502 15.2 15.0 99 0.2 15.1 217 32 302.1 304.4 294.2 339.6 12.72 5 800 2015 12.4 12.2 99 0.2 12.3 224 33 304.4 306.5 293.8 338.0 11.24 6 750 2554 9.5 9.4 99 0.1 9.5 230 32 306.9 308.8 293.6 336.9 9.94 7 700 3125 6.6 6.5 99 0.1 6.5 232 33 309.8 311.4 293.4 336.5 8.72 8 650 3731 3.0 2.7 98 0.3 2.8 233 36 312.3 313.7 292.9 334.6 7.16 9 600 4375 -1.3 -2.7 90 1.4 -2.0 234 40 314.7 315.7 292.0 331.3 5.25 10 550 5064 -5.2 -6.9 88 1.7 -6.0 234 44 317.9 318.7 292.1 331.3 4.15 11 500 5808 -8.8 -10.7 86 1.9 -9.6 234 45 322.3 323.0 292.7 333.6 3.39 12 450 6617 -13.6 -16.9 76 3.3 -14.7 237 45 326.1 326.5 292.7 333.8 2.27 13 400 7502 -19.3 -26.9 51 7.6 -21.1 238 49 329.9 330.1 292.7 333.7 1.06 14 350 8480 -26.4 -35.5 42 9.1 -27.9 239 53 333.1 333.2 293.1 335.1 0.53 15 300 9572 -35.6 -43.7 43 8.2 -36.4 243 52 335.2 335.3 293.4 336.3 0.26 16 250 10813 -44.7 -54.9 31 10.1 -45.2 246 56 339.6 339.6 294.3 339.9 0.09 17 200 12284 -51.9 -72.9 6 21.0 -52.3 249 64 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.6 0.01 18 150 14094 -63.6 -80.2 9 16.7 -63.7 251 54 360.6 360.6 298.8 360.6 0.00 19 100 16525 -71.3 -86.6 9 15.3 -71.4 248 32 389.9 389.9 303.8 389.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5705.56 m Freezing level: 614.85 mb = 4184.06 m = 13727.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.78 mb = 4101.39 m = 13455.82 ft Precipitable water: 2.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.36 % Est. max temperature: 28.92 C = 84.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 989.18 mb = 196.91 m = 646.02 ft T: 21.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.73 C/km ThetaE index: 10.68 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 942.97 mb = 611.82 m = 2007.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.19 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.36 C = 75.84 F Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lifted Index: -2.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.51 C Showalter Index: -1.82 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.74 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.97 C Cross Totals Index: 23.78 C K Index: 38.90 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 351.74 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.31 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 739.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 945.49 mb = 588.84 m = 1931.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 930.49 mb = 726.59 m = 2383.81 ft Equ Level (EL): 240.49 mb = 11068.79 m = 36314.49 ft B at Equ Level: 730.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 160.49 mb = 13668.55 m = 44843.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.0 at 35.4 knts Storm direction: 258.0 at 26.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 159.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 159.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.68 Bulk Rich Number: 17.64 Bulk Shear: 41.92 m/s