MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180600F017.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180600F017.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: 17 hour RUC valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.44,-93.43 Latitude: 33.44 Longitude: -93.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 SFC 996 107 24.5 21.9 86 2.5 22.6 202 8 297.9 301.0 296.0 346.9 16.86 2 950 521 21.2 20.4 96 0.7 20.6 214 19 298.7 301.6 295.6 345.5 16.11 3 900 989 19.1 17.5 90 1.6 18.0 210 21 301.2 303.8 295.0 342.6 14.08 4 850 1479 15.8 14.9 94 0.9 15.2 216 22 302.7 305.0 294.3 340.1 12.64 5 800 1993 12.7 11.1 90 1.7 11.7 225 24 304.7 306.7 293.3 335.9 10.41 6 750 2532 10.0 5.4 73 4.6 7.3 229 30 307.4 308.8 291.8 330.3 7.50 7 700 3103 6.7 1.8 71 4.9 4.0 232 34 309.9 311.0 291.5 329.1 6.22 8 650 3708 3.1 -1.9 70 5.0 0.5 233 40 312.5 313.4 291.3 328.6 5.12 9 600 4352 -1.5 -6.2 71 4.6 -3.7 233 47 314.3 315.1 290.9 327.2 4.02 10 550 5038 -7.0 -9.0 86 2.0 -7.8 233 52 315.7 316.4 290.9 327.1 3.52 11 500 5775 -10.8 -13.0 84 2.2 -11.6 234 56 319.9 320.4 291.5 329.2 2.81 12 450 6579 -14.8 -17.3 81 2.5 -15.6 236 55 324.7 325.1 292.3 332.1 2.19 13 400 7459 -21.3 -25.2 71 3.8 -22.2 241 59 327.3 327.5 292.2 331.6 1.24 14 350 8429 -28.6 -32.3 70 3.7 -29.2 238 56 330.2 330.4 292.5 332.9 0.73 15 300 9514 -36.5 -48.0 29 11.5 -37.4 247 58 334.0 334.0 293.0 334.6 0.17 16 250 10757 -43.1 -66.9 6 23.8 -43.9 257 73 341.9 341.9 294.8 342.0 0.02 17 200 12235 -51.4 -73.8 5 22.4 -51.8 257 61 351.4 351.4 297.0 351.4 0.01 18 150 14053 -62.1 -82.0 5 19.8 -62.3 252 59 363.0 363.0 299.3 363.1 0.00 19 100 16499 -70.9 -87.4 7 16.5 -70.9 256 29 390.8 390.8 303.9 390.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5702.39 m Freezing level: 616.59 mb = 4138.29 m = 13576.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.52 mb = 3788.75 m = 12430.14 ft Precipitable water: 1.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.40 % Est. max temperature: 29.38 C = 84.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.21 mb = 427.34 m = 1402.02 ft T: 21.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.54 C/km ThetaE index: 19.80 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 902.34 mb = 966.54 m = 3171.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.57 C = 81.62 F Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lifted Index: -6.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.50 C Showalter Index: -4.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.33 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.62 C Cross Totals Index: 25.71 C K Index: 36.64 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 408.85 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.26 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1589.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 926.57 mb = 737.11 m = 2418.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 871.57 mb = 1264.21 m = 4147.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.57 mb = 11264.51 m = 36956.61 ft B at Equ Level: 1579.57 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 121.57 mb = 15320.75 m = 50264.31 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.5 at 36.0 knts Storm direction: 259.5 at 27.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 0.4 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 133.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 133.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 44.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.94 Bulk Rich Number: 22.80 Bulk Shear: 69.71 m/s