MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180600F015.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180600F015.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: 15 hour RUC valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.71,-91.44 Latitude: 34.71 Longitude: -91.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1001 58 29.9 12.6 35 17.3 18.7 188 11 303.0 304.7 291.8 330.4 9.21 1 1000 68 29.7 12.7 35 17.0 18.7 188 12 302.8 304.5 291.8 330.3 9.24 2 950 522 24.9 11.4 43 13.6 16.3 190 19 302.5 304.1 291.5 329.1 8.93 3 900 992 20.4 10.5 53 9.9 14.2 191 20 302.5 304.2 291.4 328.9 8.87 4 850 1482 16.2 9.9 66 6.3 12.3 195 21 303.1 304.8 291.7 330.1 9.05 5 800 1995 12.3 10.0 86 2.3 10.9 212 23 304.2 306.0 292.6 333.1 9.67 6 750 2533 8.7 5.6 81 3.1 6.9 214 28 306.1 307.5 291.5 329.2 7.65 7 700 3102 6.3 -0.4 62 6.8 2.8 215 32 309.5 310.5 290.6 326.0 5.31 8 650 3708 3.8 -1.3 69 5.1 1.2 221 34 313.3 314.3 291.7 330.1 5.36 9 600 4354 -0.2 -5.8 66 5.6 -2.8 225 36 315.9 316.7 291.5 329.2 4.14 10 550 5044 -5.6 -11.5 63 5.9 -7.9 225 38 317.4 318.0 290.8 326.9 2.89 11 500 5782 -11.8 -15.3 75 3.5 -13.0 226 41 318.7 319.1 290.7 326.4 2.33 12 450 6580 -16.6 -22.8 59 6.1 -18.3 229 47 322.3 322.6 290.9 327.0 1.36 13 400 7457 -21.1 -35.7 26 14.6 -23.6 233 58 327.6 327.7 291.5 329.3 0.46 14 350 8428 -28.2 -50.6 10 22.5 -30.2 234 65 330.8 330.8 292.0 331.2 0.11 15 300 9512 -37.4 -48.1 32 10.7 -38.2 240 72 332.7 332.7 292.6 333.3 0.16 16 250 10745 -45.9 -60.2 18 14.3 -46.4 248 81 337.8 337.8 293.8 338.0 0.05 17 200 12213 -51.6 -75.2 4 23.6 -52.0 261 69 351.1 351.1 296.8 351.1 0.01 18 150 14034 -61.4 -81.6 5 20.2 -61.6 252 64 364.2 364.2 299.5 364.3 0.00 19 100 16482 -69.5 -87.1 6 17.5 -69.6 255 37 393.4 393.4 304.3 393.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5714.07 m Freezing level: 602.27 mb = 4324.97 m = 14189.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.31 mb = 3892.46 m = 12770.37 ft Precipitable water: 1.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.44 % Est. max temperature: 30.06 C = 86.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 778.16 mb = 2226.02 m = 7303.13 ft T: 10.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.76 C/km ThetaE index: 7.16 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 721.88 mb = 2848.30 m = 9344.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.92 C = 94.85 F Cap Strength: 2.97 C Lifted Index: -0.26 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.28 C Showalter Index: -0.58 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.67 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.99 C Cross Totals Index: 21.69 C K Index: 31.13 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 304.95 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.71 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 278.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.91 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 778.50 mb = 2222.36 m = 7291.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 503.50 mb = 5728.45 m = 18793.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 473.50 mb = 6194.44 m = 20322.73 ft B at Equ Level: 2.45 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 453.50 mb = 6520.92 m = 21393.83 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.5 at 29.9 knts Storm direction: 246.5 at 22.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 99.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 99.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.3 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.07 Bulk Shear: 40.81 m/s