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: 33.99,-93.49 Latitude: 33.99 Longitude: -93.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 994 123 26.2 21.5 75 4.7 22.9 186 8 299.9 302.9 296.3 348.2 16.50 2 950 518 22.4 19.3 83 3.1 20.2 199 18 299.9 302.6 295.2 343.7 14.97 3 900 987 18.9 17.4 91 1.5 17.9 202 22 300.9 303.5 294.8 342.1 14.02 4 850 1476 15.7 14.3 92 1.4 14.8 208 27 302.6 304.8 294.0 338.6 12.15 5 800 1989 12.6 10.7 88 1.9 11.4 211 30 304.6 306.5 293.0 334.9 10.13 6 750 2529 9.3 6.6 83 2.7 7.7 219 32 306.6 308.2 292.1 331.4 8.18 7 700 3098 6.9 -1.1 57 8.0 2.7 220 32 310.1 311.0 290.5 325.8 5.03 8 650 3705 4.5 -5.5 48 10.0 -0.3 219 35 314.0 314.8 290.7 326.5 3.90 9 600 4351 -0.7 -5.8 68 5.1 -3.1 219 39 315.3 316.1 291.3 328.5 4.14 10 550 5039 -6.1 -7.7 89 1.6 -6.8 222 42 316.8 317.6 291.6 329.4 3.90 11 500 5778 -10.5 -12.4 86 1.9 -11.2 227 45 320.2 320.8 291.7 330.0 2.96 12 450 6582 -15.4 -17.5 84 2.1 -16.1 228 47 323.9 324.3 292.0 331.2 2.16 13 400 7462 -20.7 -29.7 44 9.0 -22.5 234 60 328.1 328.3 292.0 331.1 0.82 14 350 8435 -27.6 -40.2 29 12.6 -29.3 235 62 331.5 331.6 292.4 332.8 0.33 15 300 9523 -36.1 -50.3 22 14.2 -37.2 239 76 334.4 334.5 293.0 335.0 0.13 16 250 10762 -44.8 -62.4 12 17.7 -45.4 247 81 339.5 339.5 294.2 339.7 0.03 17 200 12233 -51.7 -73.6 6 21.9 -52.1 257 72 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.9 0.01 18 150 14048 -62.6 -80.7 7 18.1 -62.7 264 61 362.3 362.3 299.1 362.3 0.00 19 100 16490 -70.8 -87.0 7 16.2 -70.9 260 35 390.9 390.9 303.9 390.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5709.69 m Freezing level: 606.91 mb = 4261.48 m = 13981.07 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.57 mb = 3647.49 m = 11966.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.19 % Est. max temperature: 29.13 C = 84.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 928.49 mb = 716.57 m = 2350.91 ft T: 20.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.48 C/km ThetaE index: 22.45 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 890.62 mb = 1076.27 m = 3531.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.56 C = 81.62 F Cap Strength: 0.61 C Lifted Index: -5.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.07 C Showalter Index: -3.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.99 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.18 C Cross Totals Index: 24.81 C K Index: 32.50 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 377.87 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.76 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1381.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.61 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.06 mb = 947.58 m = 3108.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 869.06 mb = 1286.11 m = 4219.47 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.06 mb = 11338.70 m = 37200.01 ft B at Equ Level: 1375.98 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 129.06 mb = 14953.29 m = 49058.76 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.8 at 33.1 knts Storm direction: 247.8 at 24.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 139.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 139.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.07 Bulk Rich Number: 24.28 Bulk Shear: 56.89 m/s