MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F017.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F017.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: 17 hour RUC valid 2Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.70,-93.27 Latitude: 32.70 Longitude: -93.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 88 SFC 1000 92 23.4 22.6 95 0.8 22.9 224 7 296.6 299.8 296.0 347.3 17.56 2 950 536 21.1 20.9 99 0.2 21.0 239 22 298.6 301.6 296.0 347.1 16.64 3 900 1004 19.4 18.2 92 1.3 18.6 242 24 301.5 304.2 295.5 345.0 14.75 4 850 1495 16.6 14.4 87 2.2 15.2 246 25 303.6 305.8 294.3 340.0 12.25 5 800 2011 13.8 10.0 78 3.7 11.4 250 27 305.8 307.6 293.1 335.1 9.71 6 750 2552 10.2 5.7 74 4.5 7.6 251 29 307.6 309.1 292.0 331.0 7.68 7 700 3122 5.8 2.2 78 3.6 3.8 249 33 308.9 310.1 291.3 328.7 6.42 8 650 3725 1.8 -1.7 78 3.5 0.1 246 39 311.0 312.0 290.9 327.3 5.22 9 600 4366 -2.1 -5.2 79 3.1 -3.6 244 43 313.7 314.6 291.0 327.5 4.33 10 550 5053 -5.5 -7.1 88 1.6 -6.2 245 45 317.6 318.3 291.9 330.7 4.07 11 500 5796 -9.3 -10.8 89 1.5 -9.9 249 45 321.7 322.4 292.4 332.8 3.35 12 450 6602 -14.5 -16.1 87 1.6 -15.0 250 46 325.0 325.5 292.6 333.2 2.42 13 400 7485 -20.2 -22.2 84 2.0 -20.7 248 44 328.8 329.1 292.9 334.4 1.61 14 350 8461 -26.8 -29.9 75 3.1 -27.4 243 40 332.6 332.8 293.3 336.0 0.91 15 300 9553 -35.8 -38.9 73 3.1 -36.2 248 43 334.9 335.0 293.4 336.6 0.44 16 250 10794 -43.5 -56.7 22 13.2 -44.1 255 59 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.8 0.07 17 200 12274 -50.6 -74.9 4 24.3 -51.0 257 67 352.6 352.6 297.2 352.7 0.01 18 150 14093 -63.3 -81.2 7 17.9 -63.4 256 55 361.1 361.1 298.9 361.1 0.00 19 100 16522 -71.3 -87.1 8 15.8 -71.4 259 35 389.9 389.9 303.8 389.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5708.42 m Freezing level: 626.56 mb = 4025.22 m = 13205.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.92 mb = 3737.86 m = 12263.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.84 % Est. max temperature: 30.40 C = 86.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 988.32 mb = 190.45 m = 624.83 ft T: 22.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.65 C/km ThetaE index: 20.01 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 923.83 mb = 777.91 m = 2552.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.93 C = 80.47 F Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lifted Index: -5.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.81 C Showalter Index: -2.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.64 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.92 C Cross Totals Index: 23.72 C K Index: 36.74 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 311.95 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.52 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1649.48 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 57.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.84 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 940.73 mb = 620.75 m = 2036.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 865.73 mb = 1337.96 m = 4389.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 225.73 mb = 11471.83 m = 37636.77 ft B at Equ Level: 1642.00 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 115.73 mb = 15646.92 m = 51334.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.3 at 33.7 knts Storm direction: 276.3 at 25.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.6 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 104.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 104.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.9 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.92 Bulk Rich Number: 34.05 Bulk Shear: 48.45 m/s