MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F009.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F009.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: 9 hour RUC valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.34,-92.96 Latitude: 35.34 Longitude: -92.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 SFC 987 182 25.6 20.7 74 4.9 22.1 198 11 299.9 302.8 295.7 346.1 15.79 2 950 514 21.9 18.5 81 3.4 19.6 203 18 299.4 302.0 294.6 341.1 14.27 3 900 981 18.1 16.9 93 1.2 17.4 206 21 300.2 302.7 294.3 340.1 13.62 4 850 1470 15.6 14.2 91 1.4 14.7 216 24 302.5 304.7 293.9 338.1 12.06 5 800 1983 12.1 10.8 92 1.3 11.3 223 26 304.0 305.9 292.9 334.5 10.21 6 750 2521 9.6 3.9 67 5.8 6.3 218 22 307.0 308.3 291.0 327.6 6.74 7 700 3092 7.7 -2.0 50 9.7 2.8 208 23 311.0 311.9 290.5 325.8 4.73 8 650 3699 4.0 -3.8 57 7.8 0.1 210 29 313.5 314.3 291.0 327.6 4.44 9 600 4343 -1.5 -6.5 69 5.0 -3.8 216 34 314.4 315.2 290.9 327.0 3.92 10 550 5029 -6.9 -8.5 88 1.7 -7.6 221 40 315.9 316.7 291.0 327.7 3.66 11 500 5767 -11.2 -12.4 91 1.2 -11.7 220 42 319.4 319.9 291.5 329.1 2.95 12 450 6568 -16.2 -17.7 89 1.4 -16.7 218 41 322.8 323.2 291.7 330.0 2.12 13 400 7445 -21.3 -32.0 37 10.7 -23.4 226 55 327.3 327.4 291.6 329.6 0.65 14 350 8415 -28.3 -50.1 11 21.7 -30.3 231 65 330.5 330.6 292.0 331.0 0.11 15 300 9500 -37.0 -50.9 22 13.9 -37.9 235 74 333.2 333.2 292.7 333.7 0.12 16 250 10732 -47.1 -54.3 44 7.1 -47.4 239 85 336.0 336.0 293.4 336.4 0.10 17 200 12185 -53.0 -72.3 8 19.4 -53.3 246 90 348.9 348.9 296.4 349.0 0.01 18 150 14006 -60.5 -82.7 4 22.2 -60.7 247 74 365.9 365.9 299.8 365.9 0.00 19 100 16467 -69.1 -87.1 6 18.0 -69.2 256 39 394.2 394.2 304.4 394.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5701.56 m Freezing level: 613.50 mb = 4169.30 m = 13678.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.24 mb = 3720.74 m = 12206.99 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.47 % Est. max temperature: 28.57 C = 83.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 919.31 mb = 797.72 m = 2617.17 ft T: 19.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.07 C/km ThetaE index: 20.26 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 885.55 mb = 1119.65 m = 3673.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.55 C = 79.80 F Cap Strength: 0.40 C Lifted Index: -5.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.46 C Showalter Index: -3.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.20 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.79 C Cross Totals Index: 25.41 C K Index: 31.30 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 357.97 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.87 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1235.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.62 mb = 994.37 m = 3262.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 853.62 mb = 1433.56 m = 4703.22 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.62 mb = 11458.32 m = 37592.45 ft B at Equ Level: 1223.44 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 133.62 mb = 14707.75 m = 48253.20 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.8 at 29.1 knts Storm direction: 245.8 at 21.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 1.0 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 50.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 71.4 neg: -14.9 tot: 56.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 2.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.53 Bulk Rich Number: 47.68 Bulk Shear: 25.92 m/s