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: 34.70,-91.67 Latitude: 34.70 Longitude: -91.67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 22.5 20.6 89 1.9 21.2 250 8 295.6 298.3 294.3 340.0 15.45 1 1000 75 23.2 20.5 85 2.7 21.3 237 6 296.4 299.1 294.5 340.6 15.35 2 950 522 21.5 17.2 76 4.4 18.5 212 24 299.0 301.4 293.6 337.1 13.07 3 900 991 19.9 14.5 71 5.4 16.3 203 26 302.0 304.1 293.4 336.2 11.58 4 850 1481 16.0 13.0 83 2.9 14.1 202 29 302.9 304.9 293.3 336.0 11.17 5 800 1994 11.9 11.3 96 0.6 11.5 208 31 303.8 305.8 293.1 335.2 10.54 6 750 2531 8.4 7.4 94 0.9 7.8 221 35 305.7 307.3 292.2 331.8 8.67 7 700 3100 5.7 2.4 79 3.3 3.9 224 39 308.8 310.0 291.4 328.8 6.51 8 650 3703 1.7 -0.4 86 2.1 0.6 223 42 310.9 312.0 291.3 328.8 5.73 9 600 4344 -2.3 -3.0 95 0.6 -2.7 226 44 313.4 314.4 291.6 329.6 5.12 10 550 5030 -6.1 -6.5 96 0.5 -6.3 229 47 316.9 317.7 291.9 330.6 4.26 11 500 5771 -10.1 -10.9 94 0.8 -10.5 229 48 320.7 321.3 292.2 331.6 3.32 12 450 6574 -15.5 -17.3 86 1.8 -16.1 233 55 323.8 324.2 292.0 331.2 2.19 13 400 7453 -21.7 -24.4 79 2.6 -22.4 238 58 326.7 327.0 292.1 331.4 1.33 14 350 8421 -29.2 -31.6 80 2.4 -29.6 231 51 329.4 329.6 292.3 332.2 0.78 15 300 9501 -38.2 -40.4 80 2.2 -38.4 244 60 331.5 331.6 292.5 332.9 0.38 16 250 10735 -44.3 -62.7 11 18.4 -45.0 252 66 340.2 340.2 294.4 340.3 0.03 17 200 12208 -51.7 -76.0 4 24.3 -52.1 247 55 350.9 350.9 296.8 350.9 0.01 18 150 14030 -61.2 -81.0 6 19.8 -61.3 251 58 364.7 364.7 299.6 364.7 0.00 19 100 16485 -69.6 -87.6 6 17.9 -69.7 256 35 393.2 393.2 304.2 393.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5696.48 m Freezing level: 628.81 mb = 3974.50 m = 13039.55 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.77 mb = 3817.32 m = 12523.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.83 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.70 % Est. max temperature: 29.79 C = 85.62 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.27 mb = 302.15 m = 991.29 ft T: 22.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.92 C/km ThetaE index: 11.86 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 845.31 mb = 1527.82 m = 5012.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.90 C = 85.81 F Cap Strength: 2.92 C Lifted Index: -2.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.31 C Showalter Index: -1.65 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.25 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.09 C Cross Totals Index: 23.16 C K Index: 35.83 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 348.76 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.96 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 755.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 68.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 893.81 mb = 1050.09 m = 3445.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 808.81 mb = 1901.00 m = 6236.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 268.81 mb = 10243.85 m = 33608.04 ft B at Equ Level: 753.17 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 178.81 mb = 12917.13 m = 42378.52 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.4 at 36.8 knts Storm direction: 251.4 at 27.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 3.6 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 176.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 176.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 58.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.57 Bulk Rich Number: 12.67 Bulk Shear: 59.59 m/s