MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F013.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F013.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: 13 hour RUC valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.97,-92.91 Latitude: 33.97 Longitude: -92.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 71 SFC 1000 75 24.5 21.5 83 3.0 22.3 173 4 297.7 300.7 295.6 345.1 16.35 2 950 519 21.4 19.6 89 1.8 20.2 204 16 298.9 301.7 295.2 343.6 15.31 3 900 988 18.9 17.3 90 1.6 17.8 200 20 301.0 303.6 294.8 342.0 13.93 4 850 1477 15.5 14.8 96 0.7 15.0 203 25 302.4 304.7 294.1 339.4 12.52 5 800 1990 12.2 11.2 93 1.0 11.6 211 30 304.2 306.1 293.2 335.5 10.49 6 750 2529 9.2 7.1 87 2.1 7.9 219 33 306.6 308.2 292.3 332.2 8.47 7 700 3099 6.6 1.8 71 4.8 4.0 224 37 309.8 311.0 291.5 329.2 6.26 8 650 3703 2.8 -2.6 68 5.4 0.1 224 41 312.1 313.1 291.0 327.4 4.87 9 600 4346 -1.7 -4.9 79 3.2 -3.2 225 45 314.2 315.0 291.2 328.3 4.44 10 550 5034 -5.7 -6.6 93 1.0 -6.1 227 49 317.3 318.1 292.0 331.0 4.23 11 500 5776 -9.4 -10.1 95 0.7 -9.7 230 52 321.6 322.3 292.6 333.3 3.56 12 450 6583 -14.5 -15.8 90 1.3 -15.0 232 56 325.0 325.5 292.6 333.4 2.48 13 400 7464 -20.8 -24.2 74 3.4 -21.7 234 62 327.9 328.2 292.4 332.7 1.35 14 350 8437 -28.0 -31.3 73 3.3 -28.6 230 57 331.0 331.2 292.8 334.0 0.80 15 300 9523 -36.9 -41.4 63 4.5 -37.3 236 70 333.4 333.5 293.0 334.7 0.34 16 250 10763 -43.5 -66.2 6 22.8 -44.2 251 73 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.5 0.02 17 200 12239 -51.4 -74.1 5 22.7 -51.8 259 64 351.4 351.4 297.0 351.4 0.01 18 150 14055 -62.8 -80.7 7 18.0 -62.9 258 55 362.0 362.0 299.1 362.0 0.00 19 100 16496 -70.5 -87.1 7 16.6 -70.6 251 32 391.5 391.5 304.0 391.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5705.85 m Freezing level: 618.86 mb = 4103.66 m = 13463.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.37 mb = 3723.47 m = 12215.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.15 % Est. max temperature: 29.18 C = 84.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 956.79 mb = 457.04 m = 1499.47 ft T: 21.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.99 C/km ThetaE index: 17.69 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 894.73 mb = 1037.83 m = 3404.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.97 C = 82.34 F Cap Strength: 0.93 C Lifted Index: -4.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.10 C Showalter Index: -2.32 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.00 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.86 C Cross Totals Index: 24.14 C K Index: 34.81 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 361.38 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.31 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1302.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.92 mb = 788.54 m = 2587.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 865.92 mb = 1318.08 m = 4324.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.92 mb = 11146.45 m = 36569.27 ft B at Equ Level: 1290.59 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 135.92 mb = 14648.35 m = 48058.32 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.5 at 35.6 knts Storm direction: 251.5 at 26.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.8 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 202.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 202.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 67.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.28 Bulk Rich Number: 14.43 Bulk Shear: 90.25 m/s