MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180600F018.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180600F018.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: 18 hour RUC valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 33.50,-93.59 Latitude: 33.50 Longitude: -93.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 85 SFC 999 97 23.5 22.3 93 1.2 22.6 222 6 296.8 299.9 295.8 346.5 17.22 2 950 532 20.5 20.3 99 0.1 20.4 236 18 297.9 300.9 295.4 344.4 16.01 3 900 999 18.6 18.3 98 0.3 18.4 234 20 300.6 303.3 295.3 344.2 14.84 4 850 1488 15.6 15.2 98 0.4 15.3 239 21 302.5 304.8 294.4 340.5 12.87 5 800 2002 12.2 10.5 89 1.7 11.1 242 25 304.1 306.0 292.8 334.0 10.00 6 750 2540 9.4 4.4 71 5.0 6.5 243 32 306.8 308.1 291.2 328.0 6.99 7 700 3108 4.9 1.6 79 3.3 3.2 243 39 308.0 309.1 290.8 326.9 6.16 8 650 3709 0.4 -0.7 92 1.2 -0.2 242 44 309.5 310.5 290.8 326.7 5.58 9 600 4347 -3.1 -3.9 95 0.7 -3.5 239 47 312.5 313.4 291.0 327.6 4.80 10 550 5032 -6.5 -7.0 96 0.5 -6.7 239 49 316.4 317.2 291.6 329.6 4.10 11 500 5773 -9.7 -10.4 94 0.7 -10.0 242 51 321.2 321.9 292.4 332.6 3.45 12 450 6579 -14.5 -15.8 89 1.3 -14.9 244 52 325.0 325.5 292.6 333.4 2.48 13 400 7461 -20.6 -22.8 83 2.2 -21.2 245 52 328.2 328.5 292.7 333.6 1.53 14 350 8435 -27.4 -30.7 73 3.4 -28.0 244 49 331.9 332.0 293.0 335.0 0.85 15 300 9524 -36.2 -39.7 70 3.5 -36.5 245 49 334.4 334.5 293.3 335.9 0.40 16 250 10762 -45.0 -61.0 15 16.0 -45.6 253 56 339.1 339.2 294.1 339.3 0.04 17 200 12234 -51.0 -74.0 5 23.0 -51.4 262 64 352.0 352.0 297.1 352.1 0.01 18 150 14058 -61.6 -81.4 5 19.8 -61.7 252 49 364.0 364.0 299.5 364.0 0.00 19 100 16503 -70.4 -87.4 7 17.0 -70.4 253 31 391.8 391.8 304.0 391.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.01 m Freezing level: 643.91 mb = 3786.52 m = 12422.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.34 mb = 3679.61 m = 12072.07 ft Precipitable water: 1.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.89 % Est. max temperature: 29.23 C = 84.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 981.51 mb = 247.28 m = 811.26 ft T: 22.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.50 C/km ThetaE index: 19.79 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 942.97 mb = 595.81 m = 1954.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.04 C = 77.08 F Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lifted Index: -4.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.22 C Showalter Index: -3.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.18 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.28 C Cross Totals Index: 24.89 C K Index: 37.16 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 330.64 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.72 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1663.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 57.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 942.21 mb = 602.81 m = 1977.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 937.21 mb = 648.81 m = 2128.62 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.21 mb = 11392.70 m = 37377.16 ft B at Equ Level: 1658.27 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 117.21 mb = 15545.95 m = 51003.14 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.5 at 35.7 knts Storm direction: 270.5 at 26.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.3 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 119.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 119.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.82 Bulk Rich Number: 24.22 Bulk Shear: 68.68 m/s