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: 34.39,-92.98 Latitude: 34.39 Longitude: -92.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 73 SFC 990 158 22.9 21.0 89 1.9 21.5 193 5 296.9 299.7 295.0 343.0 15.97 2 950 520 20.2 19.7 97 0.5 19.8 200 16 297.6 300.4 294.8 342.2 15.37 3 900 986 17.6 17.5 99 0.1 17.5 207 24 299.7 302.2 294.6 341.0 14.13 4 850 1475 15.6 14.1 91 1.5 14.6 211 28 302.5 304.7 293.8 338.0 11.99 5 800 1988 12.6 10.8 89 1.8 11.4 216 31 304.6 306.5 293.1 335.0 10.19 6 750 2527 8.8 6.5 85 2.3 7.5 222 34 306.2 307.7 291.9 330.7 8.13 7 700 3096 7.2 -1.2 55 8.4 2.9 219 33 310.5 311.4 290.6 326.1 5.02 8 650 3703 4.3 -3.4 57 7.8 0.5 217 32 313.9 314.7 291.2 328.4 4.57 9 600 4349 -0.5 -5.9 67 5.4 -3.0 219 36 315.5 316.3 291.3 328.6 4.10 10 550 5038 -6.2 -9.1 80 2.9 -7.5 222 41 316.7 317.4 291.2 328.0 3.49 11 500 5776 -11.2 -13.7 81 2.6 -12.1 227 45 319.4 320.0 291.2 328.2 2.65 12 450 6578 -15.6 -19.0 75 3.4 -16.7 226 46 323.6 324.0 291.7 330.1 1.89 13 400 7457 -21.0 -28.8 50 7.8 -22.7 231 56 327.6 327.8 291.9 330.8 0.88 14 350 8429 -27.6 -47.0 14 19.3 -29.7 232 65 331.5 331.5 292.3 332.1 0.16 15 300 9516 -36.5 -48.4 28 11.9 -37.4 237 76 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.5 0.16 16 250 10753 -45.5 -61.1 16 15.6 -46.0 244 82 338.4 338.5 294.0 338.6 0.04 17 200 12220 -51.7 -73.3 6 21.6 -52.1 257 76 350.9 350.9 296.8 350.9 0.01 18 150 14037 -62.2 -80.8 7 18.6 -62.3 266 65 363.0 363.0 299.2 363.0 0.00 19 100 16482 -70.6 -87.0 7 16.4 -70.6 255 38 391.3 391.3 304.0 391.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.26 m Freezing level: 605.62 mb = 4276.74 m = 14031.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.05 mb = 3789.89 m = 12433.88 ft Precipitable water: 1.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.55 % Est. max temperature: 28.88 C = 83.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 963.37 mb = 398.49 m = 1307.36 ft T: 21.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.86 C/km ThetaE index: 16.86 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 925.39 mb = 746.60 m = 2449.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.65 C = 76.37 F Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lifted Index: -5.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.05 C Showalter Index: -3.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.00 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.74 C Cross Totals Index: 25.26 C K Index: 32.44 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 391.16 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.99 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1117.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.98 mb = 694.70 m = 2279.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 905.98 mb = 929.37 m = 3049.07 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.98 mb = 11132.32 m = 36522.93 ft B at Equ Level: 1112.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 145.98 mb = 14200.84 m = 46590.10 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.9 at 32.8 knts Storm direction: 248.9 at 24.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.4 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 151.1 neg: -11.5 tot: 139.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.96 Bulk Rich Number: 18.18 Bulk Shear: 61.47 m/s