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: 33.69,-92.74 Latitude: 33.69 Longitude: -92.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1003 55 23.7 21.1 85 2.6 21.9 248 3 296.7 299.5 295.0 342.6 15.93 1 1000 80 24.1 20.8 82 3.3 21.8 235 6 297.3 300.1 295.0 342.7 15.69 2 950 528 20.9 19.2 90 1.7 19.7 228 21 298.4 301.1 294.7 341.7 14.90 3 900 996 18.9 17.0 89 1.9 17.7 220 23 301.0 303.5 294.6 341.3 13.71 4 850 1486 15.7 14.3 92 1.4 14.8 212 25 302.6 304.8 294.0 338.5 12.15 5 800 1999 12.1 11.6 97 0.5 11.7 217 26 304.0 306.0 293.3 336.1 10.76 6 750 2537 9.0 7.5 91 1.4 8.1 228 29 306.3 307.9 292.4 332.6 8.72 7 700 3107 6.0 3.0 81 2.9 4.3 232 35 309.1 310.4 291.7 330.0 6.82 8 650 3710 2.3 -0.6 81 3.0 0.8 231 41 311.6 312.7 291.5 329.2 5.62 9 600 4353 -2.2 -5.2 80 3.0 -3.6 231 47 313.6 314.4 290.9 327.3 4.34 10 550 5038 -6.7 -8.1 89 1.5 -7.3 232 50 316.2 316.9 291.2 328.3 3.77 11 500 5778 -9.8 -11.0 91 1.2 -10.3 234 51 321.1 321.7 292.3 332.0 3.30 12 450 6584 -14.7 -16.5 87 1.7 -15.3 237 51 324.7 325.2 292.4 332.7 2.34 13 400 7464 -21.2 -24.4 75 3.2 -22.0 243 56 327.4 327.7 292.3 332.1 1.32 14 350 8435 -28.6 -32.1 71 3.6 -29.2 240 53 330.3 330.4 292.5 333.0 0.74 15 300 9519 -36.9 -44.9 43 8.0 -37.6 247 55 333.3 333.4 292.9 334.2 0.23 16 250 10759 -43.7 -67.5 5 23.8 -44.4 257 67 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.2 0.02 17 200 12235 -51.4 -73.8 5 22.4 -51.8 253 58 351.4 351.4 297.0 351.4 0.01 18 150 14053 -62.0 -81.3 6 19.3 -62.2 250 59 363.2 363.2 299.3 363.2 0.00 19 100 16496 -71.0 -87.4 7 16.4 -71.1 255 33 390.5 390.5 303.9 390.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.36 m Freezing level: 624.32 mb = 4040.35 m = 13255.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.11 mb = 3820.96 m = 12535.80 ft Precipitable water: 1.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.22 % Est. max temperature: 29.57 C = 85.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 965.55 mb = 386.53 m = 1268.13 ft T: 21.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.90 C/km ThetaE index: 15.34 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 886.13 mb = 1129.20 m = 3704.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.54 C = 83.37 F Cap Strength: 1.11 C Lifted Index: -3.77 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.32 C Showalter Index: -2.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.56 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.46 C Cross Totals Index: 24.09 C K Index: 36.84 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 355.24 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.40 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1180.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.60 mb = 781.57 m = 2564.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 847.60 mb = 1509.70 m = 4953.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 247.60 mb = 10822.66 m = 35506.98 ft B at Equ Level: 1174.60 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 137.60 mb = 14572.75 m = 47810.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.2 at 35.5 knts Storm direction: 259.2 at 26.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 3.8 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 131.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 131.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 43.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.66 Bulk Rich Number: 18.17 Bulk Shear: 64.99 m/s