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: 34.49,-90.13 Latitude: 34.49 Longitude: -90.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 77 SFC 1000 78 21.8 21.2 96 0.6 21.4 222 14 295.0 297.8 294.6 341.0 16.06 2 950 522 19.5 19.4 99 0.1 19.4 227 34 297.0 299.7 294.4 340.5 15.06 3 900 987 17.6 17.4 99 0.2 17.5 228 38 299.7 302.2 294.5 340.7 14.04 4 850 1475 14.8 14.6 99 0.2 14.6 232 43 301.6 303.9 293.9 338.0 12.36 5 800 1986 11.2 10.6 96 0.6 10.8 236 46 303.0 304.9 292.6 333.0 10.09 6 750 2522 7.4 6.3 93 1.1 6.8 239 47 304.6 306.1 291.3 328.8 8.02 7 700 3088 3.5 3.1 97 0.4 3.2 242 46 306.4 307.6 290.9 327.1 6.83 8 650 3686 0.4 0.2 99 0.1 0.3 243 46 309.4 310.5 291.1 327.9 6.00 9 600 4327 -2.1 -2.4 98 0.2 -2.3 242 46 313.6 314.7 291.9 330.5 5.36 10 550 5015 -5.1 -5.6 96 0.5 -5.3 240 47 318.0 318.9 292.4 332.8 4.59 11 500 5759 -8.9 -9.6 95 0.7 -9.2 239 47 322.1 322.9 292.9 334.3 3.69 12 450 6567 -13.9 -14.9 92 1.0 -14.3 238 47 325.7 326.2 293.0 334.7 2.67 13 400 7451 -19.9 -21.7 86 1.7 -20.4 235 48 329.1 329.4 293.0 335.0 1.69 14 350 8427 -27.3 -29.8 79 2.6 -27.8 228 49 332.0 332.2 293.2 335.4 0.92 15 300 9516 -36.1 -38.8 76 2.7 -36.4 221 52 334.4 334.5 293.3 336.1 0.44 16 250 10751 -47.3 -49.5 77 2.3 -47.4 215 60 335.8 335.8 293.4 336.4 0.17 17 200 12210 -51.8 -72.5 7 20.7 -52.2 243 65 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.8 0.01 18 150 14036 -60.8 -82.6 4 21.8 -61.0 247 63 365.4 365.4 299.7 365.4 0.00 19 100 16499 -70.1 -87.3 6 17.2 -70.2 252 31 392.3 392.3 304.1 392.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5681.96 m Freezing level: 642.43 mb = 3783.27 m = 12412.16 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.93 mb = 3761.31 m = 12340.10 ft Precipitable water: 1.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.08 % Est. max temperature: 28.46 C = 83.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 991.66 mb = 149.84 m = 491.60 ft T: 21.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.66 C/km ThetaE index: 13.56 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 943.75 mb = 578.79 m = 1898.89 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.14 C = 75.45 F Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lifted Index: -2.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.38 C Showalter Index: -1.35 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.21 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.71 C Cross Totals Index: 23.50 C K Index: 37.84 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 347.56 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.89 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1035.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 945.84 mb = 559.75 m = 1836.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 890.84 mb = 1074.76 m = 3526.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.84 mb = 11272.74 m = 36983.59 ft B at Equ Level: 1026.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 150.84 mb = 14001.05 m = 45934.65 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.9 at 43.6 knts Storm direction: 267.9 at 32.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 235.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 235.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 78.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.37 Bulk Rich Number: 20.36 Bulk Shear: 50.86 m/s