MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F012.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F012.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: 12 hour RUC valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.75,-92.35 Latitude: 34.75 Longitude: -92.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 996 112 23.6 21.2 86 2.4 21.9 214 8 297.2 300.1 295.3 343.9 16.13 2 950 520 20.0 19.4 96 0.6 19.6 211 19 297.5 300.2 294.6 341.1 15.07 3 900 986 17.6 17.3 98 0.3 17.4 209 23 299.6 302.2 294.4 340.4 13.95 4 850 1474 15.4 14.3 93 1.1 14.7 215 29 302.3 304.5 293.9 338.2 12.13 5 800 1987 12.3 10.9 91 1.4 11.4 220 30 304.3 306.2 293.1 335.0 10.30 6 750 2525 8.3 7.6 95 0.8 7.9 224 33 305.6 307.3 292.3 332.0 8.74 7 700 3093 6.0 1.3 71 4.8 3.5 223 34 309.2 310.3 291.0 327.6 5.99 8 650 3699 3.8 -2.7 63 6.5 0.5 219 35 313.2 314.1 291.3 328.5 4.82 9 600 4344 -0.9 -5.3 72 4.4 -3.0 219 38 315.0 315.9 291.3 328.8 4.30 10 550 5031 -6.4 -8.4 86 2.0 -7.2 221 42 316.5 317.2 291.3 328.5 3.70 11 500 5770 -10.6 -12.6 86 1.9 -11.4 226 45 320.1 320.6 291.6 329.7 2.91 12 450 6573 -15.3 -17.5 83 2.2 -16.0 229 47 324.0 324.5 292.1 331.4 2.15 13 400 7452 -21.6 -24.6 77 3.0 -22.4 235 56 326.9 327.1 292.1 331.5 1.30 14 350 8422 -28.6 -32.2 72 3.5 -29.2 230 54 330.2 330.3 292.5 332.9 0.74 15 300 9507 -37.0 -43.4 51 6.4 -37.6 240 72 333.2 333.3 292.9 334.3 0.27 16 250 10741 -45.7 -55.1 34 9.5 -46.1 244 78 338.2 338.2 294.0 338.5 0.09 17 200 12212 -51.1 -73.8 5 22.6 -51.5 259 73 351.8 351.8 297.0 351.8 0.01 18 150 14027 -62.9 -79.3 9 16.4 -63.0 268 60 361.8 361.8 299.1 361.8 0.00 19 100 16479 -69.3 -87.1 6 17.8 -69.4 252 36 393.8 393.8 304.3 393.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.31 m Freezing level: 610.01 mb = 4214.63 m = 13827.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.64 mb = 3790.45 m = 12435.70 ft Precipitable water: 1.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.80 % Est. max temperature: 28.94 C = 84.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.07 mb = 418.90 m = 1374.34 ft T: 20.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.23 C/km ThetaE index: 16.22 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 927.15 mb = 729.58 m = 2393.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.90 C = 76.82 F Cap Strength: 0.14 C Lifted Index: -4.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.14 C Showalter Index: -3.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.01 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.08 C Cross Totals Index: 24.93 C K Index: 35.59 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 364.22 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.77 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1182.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.58 mb = 679.21 m = 2228.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 907.58 mb = 913.31 m = 2996.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.58 mb = 11076.94 m = 36341.23 ft B at Equ Level: 1177.84 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 137.58 mb = 14549.88 m = 47735.26 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.4 at 33.4 knts Storm direction: 250.4 at 25.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 2.3 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 119.7 neg: -0.3 tot: 119.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.79 Bulk Rich Number: 23.87 Bulk Shear: 49.55 m/s