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: 34.34,-92.59 Latitude: 34.34 Longitude: -92.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 SFC 997 96 23.1 21.4 90 1.7 21.9 164 4 296.5 299.4 295.1 343.5 16.29 2 950 520 20.8 19.6 93 1.2 20.0 202 17 298.3 301.1 295.0 342.9 15.32 3 900 987 18.6 16.9 90 1.6 17.5 202 22 300.7 303.1 294.4 340.6 13.62 4 850 1476 15.6 13.9 90 1.7 14.5 208 27 302.5 304.7 293.7 337.5 11.82 5 800 1989 12.5 10.5 87 2.0 11.3 216 31 304.5 306.4 292.9 334.4 10.01 6 750 2528 9.2 7.0 86 2.2 7.9 222 34 306.6 308.1 292.2 331.9 8.39 7 700 3097 5.8 2.8 81 3.0 4.1 224 37 308.9 310.1 291.6 329.4 6.70 8 650 3701 2.3 -1.8 74 4.1 0.2 220 41 311.5 312.5 291.0 327.7 5.16 9 600 4343 -1.7 -4.4 82 2.7 -3.0 219 45 314.1 315.0 291.3 328.8 4.60 10 550 5031 -5.6 -6.6 93 1.0 -6.0 222 49 317.5 318.3 292.0 331.2 4.26 11 500 5773 -9.5 -10.2 95 0.7 -9.8 229 51 321.4 322.1 292.6 333.1 3.52 12 450 6579 -14.7 -15.8 91 1.1 -15.1 233 53 324.7 325.2 292.6 333.1 2.48 13 400 7459 -21.2 -23.5 82 2.2 -21.8 236 59 327.4 327.7 292.4 332.4 1.44 14 350 8431 -28.2 -30.3 82 2.1 -28.6 230 52 330.7 330.9 292.7 333.9 0.88 15 300 9515 -37.3 -45.1 44 7.8 -37.9 239 74 332.8 332.8 292.7 333.7 0.23 16 250 10754 -43.7 -62.8 10 19.1 -44.4 250 68 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.2 0.03 17 200 12228 -51.6 -73.9 5 22.3 -52.0 259 63 351.1 351.1 296.8 351.1 0.01 18 150 14044 -62.3 -80.8 7 18.5 -62.4 257 55 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.8 0.00 19 100 16490 -70.2 -87.1 7 16.9 -70.3 249 33 392.1 392.1 304.1 392.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5700.95 m Freezing level: 621.44 mb = 4067.56 m = 13344.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.91 mb = 3738.89 m = 12266.54 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.62 % Est. max temperature: 29.20 C = 84.56 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.22 mb = 309.05 m = 1013.93 ft T: 21.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.70 C/km ThetaE index: 15.78 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 898.63 mb = 999.95 m = 3280.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.06 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.32 C = 81.18 F Cap Strength: 0.80 C Lifted Index: -3.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.64 C Showalter Index: -1.67 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.49 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.09 C Cross Totals Index: 23.39 C K Index: 36.02 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 341.23 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.97 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1211.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.11 mb = 730.33 m = 2396.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 862.11 mb = 1354.92 m = 4445.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 242.11 mb = 10965.59 m = 35975.91 ft B at Equ Level: 1202.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 142.11 mb = 14369.92 m = 47144.83 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.7 at 36.4 knts Storm direction: 249.7 at 27.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 197.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 197.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 65.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.28 Bulk Rich Number: 13.59 Bulk Shear: 89.18 m/s