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: 31.73,-90.91 Latitude: 31.73 Longitude: -90.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1000 103 22.2 21.5 96 0.7 21.8 254 8 295.4 298.3 294.9 342.4 16.38 1 1000 104 22.3 21.8 97 0.5 21.9 261 9 295.5 298.5 295.1 343.3 16.65 2 950 550 20.0 19.9 99 0.1 19.9 265 27 297.5 300.3 295.0 342.7 15.59 3 900 1016 17.9 17.8 99 0.1 17.8 272 31 299.9 302.6 294.8 342.0 14.36 4 850 1504 14.9 14.2 96 0.7 14.5 288 29 301.8 304.0 293.7 337.4 12.08 5 800 2015 11.9 4.6 61 7.3 7.8 296 25 303.9 305.1 290.0 324.0 6.67 6 750 2552 8.7 -3.3 43 12.0 2.9 293 27 306.0 306.7 288.2 318.3 3.99 7 700 3119 5.5 -7.9 37 13.4 -0.4 281 32 308.6 309.1 288.1 318.1 3.00 8 650 3721 2.6 -10.8 36 13.4 -3.0 277 33 311.9 312.4 288.8 320.2 2.57 9 600 4364 -1.1 -20.9 20 19.9 -7.4 287 34 314.9 315.1 288.4 319.0 1.20 10 550 5052 -5.5 -32.8 10 27.3 -11.8 301 37 317.6 317.7 288.5 319.2 0.44 11 500 5792 -9.9 -40.4 6 30.5 -15.4 299 41 320.9 321.0 289.3 321.8 0.23 12 450 6595 -15.1 -50.2 3 35.1 -19.6 289 45 324.3 324.3 290.2 324.6 0.09 13 400 7472 -22.3 -53.8 4 31.5 -25.4 294 42 326.1 326.1 290.6 326.3 0.06 14 350 8437 -29.6 -58.1 5 28.6 -31.6 259 35 328.8 328.9 291.5 329.0 0.04 15 300 9520 -36.6 -56.3 11 19.7 -37.8 248 49 333.7 333.7 292.8 334.0 0.06 16 250 10762 -43.8 -64.8 8 21.0 -44.5 258 61 340.9 340.9 294.6 341.0 0.03 17 200 12241 -50.4 -74.1 4 23.7 -50.8 251 67 353.0 353.0 297.3 353.0 0.01 18 150 14063 -62.2 -81.9 6 19.7 -62.3 259 57 363.0 363.0 299.2 363.0 0.00 19 100 16499 -71.5 -86.6 9 15.1 -71.6 263 32 389.5 389.6 303.7 389.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5687.89 m Freezing level: 614.47 mb = 4178.25 m = 13708.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 706.00 mb = 3048.82 m = 10002.56 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.89 % Est. max temperature: 28.63 C = 83.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 990.21 mb = 189.36 m = 621.24 ft T: 21.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.77 C/km ThetaE index: 25.24 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 944.14 mb = 603.12 m = 1978.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.64 C = 76.34 F Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lifted Index: -4.23 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.02 C Showalter Index: -2.03 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.99 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.85 C Cross Totals Index: 24.14 C K Index: 25.64 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 269.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.07 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1358.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 946.59 mb = 580.79 m = 1905.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 931.59 mb = 718.55 m = 2357.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 241.59 mb = 10988.61 m = 36051.43 ft B at Equ Level: 1348.93 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 131.59 mb = 14849.73 m = 48718.99 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 287.5 at 31.4 knts Storm direction: 317.5 at 23.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 1.6 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 148.8 neg: -5.4 tot: 143.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.22 Bulk Rich Number: 40.55 Bulk Shear: 33.49 m/s