MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F011.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F011.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: 11 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.95,-93.31 Latitude: 33.95 Longitude: -93.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 69 SFC 997 97 26.5 21.7 75 4.8 23.1 180 9 299.9 303.0 296.3 348.7 16.65 2 950 519 22.3 19.4 84 2.9 20.3 193 18 299.8 302.6 295.3 344.0 15.09 3 900 988 18.9 17.0 89 1.9 17.6 199 24 300.9 303.4 294.6 341.1 13.67 4 850 1477 15.9 13.5 86 2.4 14.3 205 29 302.8 304.9 293.6 336.9 11.51 5 800 1991 12.9 10.1 83 2.7 11.2 210 32 304.9 306.7 292.8 334.1 9.77 6 750 2530 9.3 7.0 86 2.2 7.9 219 33 306.6 308.2 292.3 332.2 8.43 7 700 3100 7.0 -0.5 59 7.4 3.1 220 32 310.2 311.2 290.7 326.6 5.28 8 650 3707 4.4 -4.6 52 9.0 0.1 219 34 314.0 314.8 291.0 327.3 4.19 9 600 4353 -0.4 -6.4 64 5.9 -3.2 220 38 315.6 316.4 291.2 328.3 3.96 10 550 5042 -6.0 -8.7 81 2.7 -7.1 223 41 317.0 317.7 291.3 328.7 3.62 11 500 5781 -10.9 -13.2 83 2.3 -11.8 229 45 319.8 320.3 291.4 328.9 2.76 12 450 6583 -15.5 -18.4 78 2.9 -16.4 228 47 323.8 324.2 291.9 330.6 1.99 13 400 7464 -20.2 -33.7 29 13.5 -22.8 233 60 328.7 328.8 291.9 330.8 0.55 14 350 8438 -27.2 -46.7 14 19.5 -29.3 236 65 332.0 332.1 292.4 332.7 0.16 15 300 9527 -36.1 -49.8 23 13.7 -37.1 239 75 334.4 334.5 293.0 335.0 0.13 16 250 10766 -45.1 -61.1 15 16.0 -45.6 247 81 339.1 339.1 294.1 339.2 0.04 17 200 12234 -51.9 -73.4 6 21.5 -52.2 257 74 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.6 0.01 18 150 14050 -62.5 -80.9 7 18.4 -62.7 264 63 362.4 362.4 299.2 362.4 0.00 19 100 16491 -70.9 -86.9 8 16.0 -71.0 259 35 390.7 390.7 303.9 390.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5711.52 m Freezing level: 604.38 mb = 4296.63 m = 14096.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.80 mb = 3721.89 m = 12210.78 ft Precipitable water: 1.75 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.31 % Est. max temperature: 29.50 C = 85.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.89 mb = 704.45 m = 2311.16 ft T: 20.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.66 C/km ThetaE index: 22.04 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 890.82 mb = 1075.31 m = 3527.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.86 C = 82.14 F Cap Strength: 0.62 C Lifted Index: -5.80 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.02 C Showalter Index: -2.82 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.15 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.78 C Cross Totals Index: 24.37 C K Index: 32.82 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 382.03 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.63 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1366.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.27 mb = 936.94 m = 3073.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 870.27 mb = 1275.18 m = 4183.60 ft Equ Level (EL): 220.27 mb = 11598.98 m = 38053.92 ft B at Equ Level: 1349.48 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 130.27 mb = 14898.84 m = 48880.12 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.4 at 33.0 knts Storm direction: 247.4 at 24.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 154.8 neg: -0.4 tot: 154.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 51.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.19 Bulk Rich Number: 22.86 Bulk Shear: 59.79 m/s