MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F031.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F031.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: 31 hour RUC valid 10Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 31.07,-91.54 Latitude: 31.07 Longitude: -91.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1007 49 22.4 21.4 94 1.0 21.7 265 6 295.0 297.8 294.6 341.1 16.11 1 1000 109 22.6 21.7 95 0.9 21.9 267 12 295.7 298.7 295.1 343.2 16.51 2 950 556 20.9 18.3 85 2.6 19.1 268 27 298.4 300.9 294.1 339.1 14.02 3 900 1023 18.3 16.4 89 1.9 17.1 277 29 300.4 302.8 294.1 339.1 13.18 4 850 1512 15.3 13.7 90 1.6 14.3 298 26 302.2 304.3 293.5 336.6 11.66 5 800 2024 12.4 4.6 59 7.9 8.0 315 24 304.4 305.6 290.1 324.4 6.64 6 750 2561 8.7 -2.7 45 11.4 3.1 316 24 306.0 306.8 288.4 318.9 4.17 7 700 3128 5.7 -4.0 50 9.6 1.0 289 26 308.7 309.5 289.2 321.4 4.06 8 650 3732 3.1 -6.0 51 9.1 -1.1 273 27 312.5 313.2 290.1 324.4 3.76 9 600 4376 -0.5 -23.0 16 22.5 -7.4 285 30 315.5 315.7 288.4 318.9 1.00 10 550 5066 -4.8 -37.5 6 32.8 -11.6 303 33 318.4 318.5 288.6 319.5 0.28 11 500 5807 -9.2 -47.8 3 38.7 -15.2 306 39 321.9 321.9 289.5 322.3 0.10 12 450 6612 -14.9 -54.3 2 39.4 -19.6 301 44 324.5 324.5 290.2 324.7 0.05 13 400 7490 -22.1 -56.7 3 34.5 -25.3 307 43 326.2 326.2 290.7 326.4 0.04 14 350 8456 -29.1 -52.6 8 23.5 -31.0 280 32 329.5 329.5 291.7 329.9 0.08 15 300 9539 -37.0 -60.4 7 23.4 -38.1 263 44 333.3 333.3 292.6 333.4 0.04 16 250 10779 -43.3 -65.2 7 21.9 -44.0 264 62 341.7 341.7 294.7 341.8 0.02 17 200 12261 -50.5 -74.6 4 24.1 -50.9 256 66 352.8 352.8 297.3 352.9 0.01 18 150 14078 -63.2 -80.5 8 17.3 -63.3 260 53 361.3 361.3 299.0 361.3 0.00 19 100 16507 -72.2 -86.5 10 14.3 -72.2 265 32 388.3 388.3 303.5 388.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.82 m Freezing level: 607.07 mb = 4285.39 m = 14059.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 675.92 mb = 3413.66 m = 11199.54 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.50 % Est. max temperature: 29.37 C = 84.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 992.42 mb = 175.78 m = 576.70 ft T: 22.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.53 C/km ThetaE index: 24.28 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 893.36 mb = 1086.71 m = 3565.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.09 C = 82.57 F Cap Strength: 1.26 C Lifted Index: -2.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.16 C Showalter Index: -0.98 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.31 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.46 C Cross Totals Index: 22.85 C K Index: 28.50 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 255.04 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.78 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 894.11 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 23.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 929.68 mb = 743.09 m = 2437.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 844.68 mb = 1564.98 m = 5134.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 264.68 mb = 10390.54 m = 34089.27 ft B at Equ Level: 893.03 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 164.68 mb = 13487.80 m = 44250.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 293.2 at 28.3 knts Storm direction: 323.2 at 21.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 1.7 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 150.7 neg: -10.4 tot: 140.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.84 Bulk Rich Number: 33.18 Bulk Shear: 26.95 m/s