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: 36.12,-90.04 Latitude: 36.12 Longitude: -90.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 SFC 997 80 20.9 19.9 94 1.0 20.2 229 16 294.3 296.9 293.5 336.7 14.84 2 950 495 18.1 18.0 99 0.1 18.0 239 34 295.6 298.0 293.1 335.1 13.78 3 900 958 15.7 15.2 97 0.5 15.4 243 37 297.7 299.9 292.6 333.1 12.19 4 850 1442 13.5 10.8 83 2.8 11.8 245 36 300.3 302.1 291.3 328.6 9.59 5 800 1951 10.9 7.3 79 3.5 8.8 242 39 302.7 304.2 290.8 326.8 8.07 6 750 2486 7.2 4.1 81 3.1 5.5 238 43 304.4 305.6 290.3 325.0 6.85 7 700 3050 3.1 0.4 82 2.7 1.7 238 48 305.9 307.0 289.7 323.1 5.63 8 650 3647 -0.3 -2.9 82 2.7 -1.6 241 51 308.6 309.5 289.8 323.3 4.74 9 600 4284 -3.3 -5.1 87 1.8 -4.1 237 53 312.3 313.2 290.6 326.1 4.36 10 550 4970 -6.2 -6.5 98 0.3 -6.3 230 52 316.8 317.6 291.9 330.5 4.28 11 500 5712 -10.0 -10.6 95 0.6 -10.2 225 51 320.9 321.5 292.3 332.1 3.42 12 450 6516 -14.8 -16.1 90 1.3 -15.2 220 50 324.6 325.1 292.5 332.9 2.42 13 400 7397 -20.9 -23.1 82 2.2 -21.5 215 56 327.9 328.2 292.6 333.1 1.49 14 350 8368 -28.5 -31.7 74 3.2 -29.0 214 64 330.4 330.5 292.6 333.2 0.77 15 300 9452 -37.3 -40.0 76 2.7 -37.6 211 61 332.8 332.9 292.9 334.3 0.39 16 250 10683 -46.6 -54.7 39 8.1 -46.9 214 78 336.8 336.8 293.6 337.2 0.09 17 200 12155 -50.7 -73.2 5 22.5 -51.1 244 65 352.5 352.5 297.2 352.6 0.01 18 150 13986 -60.3 -81.8 4 21.5 -60.5 248 66 366.2 366.2 299.9 366.2 0.00 19 100 16471 -68.0 -87.5 5 19.5 -68.1 249 29 396.4 396.4 304.7 396.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5658.66 m Freezing level: 654.31 mb = 3595.74 m = 11796.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 673.81 mb = 3357.39 m = 11014.91 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.29 % Est. max temperature: 27.05 C = 80.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 983.20 mb = 199.06 m = 653.06 ft T: 20.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.91 C/km ThetaE index: 13.60 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 937.89 mb = 604.92 m = 1984.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.66 C = 72.78 F Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lifted Index: -1.04 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.97 C Showalter Index: 1.95 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.28 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.52 C Cross Totals Index: 20.76 C K Index: 31.60 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 253.21 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.61 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 397.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 940.63 mb = 579.94 m = 1902.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 925.63 mb = 717.43 m = 2353.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 295.63 mb = 9551.10 m = 31335.26 ft B at Equ Level: 397.03 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 205.63 mb = 11971.87 m = 39277.32 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.2 at 44.7 knts Storm direction: 266.2 at 33.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 1.3 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 131.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 131.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 44.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.26 Bulk Rich Number: 9.17 Bulk Shear: 43.32 m/s