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: 34.67,-92.41 Latitude: 34.67 Longitude: -92.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 995 115 22.1 21.3 95 0.8 21.5 205 8 295.6 298.6 294.8 342.2 16.19 2 950 520 20.1 19.5 96 0.7 19.6 208 20 297.6 300.4 294.7 341.5 15.14 3 900 986 18.2 17.0 93 1.2 17.4 207 24 300.3 302.8 294.4 340.4 13.69 4 850 1475 15.7 14.1 91 1.5 14.7 212 29 302.5 304.8 293.9 338.1 12.00 5 800 1989 12.7 11.0 89 1.7 11.6 218 31 304.7 306.6 293.2 335.7 10.36 6 750 2528 9.2 7.6 90 1.6 8.3 223 34 306.6 308.2 292.6 333.2 8.79 7 700 3096 5.1 3.9 91 1.3 4.4 223 36 308.2 309.5 291.8 330.3 7.24 8 650 3698 1.2 -0.6 88 1.8 0.3 218 39 310.4 311.4 291.1 327.9 5.66 9 600 4339 -2.3 -3.9 88 1.7 -3.1 216 44 313.5 314.4 291.3 328.5 4.77 10 550 5026 -5.8 -6.3 96 0.5 -6.0 220 48 317.2 318.1 292.0 331.2 4.34 11 500 5768 -9.4 -10.1 95 0.7 -9.7 229 51 321.5 322.2 292.6 333.2 3.55 12 450 6574 -14.6 -16.2 88 1.5 -15.2 233 53 324.8 325.3 292.5 333.0 2.40 13 400 7455 -21.1 -23.4 82 2.3 -21.7 233 58 327.6 327.9 292.4 332.7 1.45 14 350 8427 -27.9 -30.8 76 2.9 -28.5 228 52 331.1 331.3 292.9 334.2 0.84 15 300 9512 -37.0 -43.0 53 6.0 -37.5 236 67 333.2 333.3 292.9 334.3 0.28 16 250 10748 -45.3 -51.8 48 6.5 -45.6 243 63 338.7 338.8 294.1 339.3 0.13 17 200 12219 -51.4 -73.6 5 22.2 -51.8 260 66 351.4 351.4 297.0 351.4 0.01 18 150 14036 -62.2 -80.5 7 18.3 -62.4 259 56 362.9 362.9 299.2 362.9 0.00 19 100 16484 -69.6 -87.2 6 17.6 -69.6 249 35 393.3 393.3 304.3 393.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5695.04 m Freezing level: 632.42 mb = 3923.42 m = 12871.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.40 mb = 3754.90 m = 12319.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.63 % Est. max temperature: 29.18 C = 84.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 983.61 mb = 217.34 m = 713.04 ft T: 21.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.45 C/km ThetaE index: 14.23 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.20 mb = 908.05 m = 2979.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.26 C = 79.27 F Cap Strength: 0.55 C Lifted Index: -3.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.96 C Showalter Index: -1.83 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.64 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.09 C Cross Totals Index: 23.55 C K Index: 37.94 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 339.45 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.08 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1107.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.72 mb = 678.19 m = 2224.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 837.72 mb = 1598.46 m = 5244.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.72 mb = 11080.32 m = 36352.32 ft B at Equ Level: 1098.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 147.72 mb = 14128.87 m = 46353.99 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.6 at 36.6 knts Storm direction: 249.6 at 27.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.3 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 144.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 144.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.87 Bulk Rich Number: 16.91 Bulk Shear: 65.51 m/s