MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F021.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F021.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: 21 hour RUC valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 33.57,-90.44 Latitude: 33.57 Longitude: -90.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1006 32 22.2 21.8 97 0.5 21.9 241 14 294.9 297.8 294.8 342.2 16.52 1 1000 84 21.9 21.5 98 0.4 21.6 242 17 295.1 298.0 294.8 342.0 16.36 2 950 529 19.8 19.6 99 0.1 19.7 248 31 297.3 300.0 294.7 341.6 15.32 3 900 995 17.8 17.5 98 0.3 17.6 251 34 299.8 302.4 294.6 341.1 14.10 4 850 1483 15.0 14.4 96 0.6 14.6 254 36 301.8 304.1 293.8 337.9 12.24 5 800 1995 11.6 11.0 96 0.6 11.2 253 37 303.5 305.4 292.9 334.3 10.35 6 750 2532 8.0 7.4 96 0.6 7.6 250 39 305.3 306.9 292.1 331.3 8.65 7 700 3099 4.3 3.9 98 0.3 4.1 248 41 307.2 308.6 291.5 329.4 7.28 8 650 3699 0.7 0.6 99 0.1 0.7 247 43 309.8 311.0 291.4 328.9 6.17 9 600 4339 -2.2 -2.4 99 0.2 -2.3 247 46 313.6 314.6 291.9 330.5 5.37 10 550 5027 -5.2 -5.6 97 0.4 -5.4 246 47 318.0 318.9 292.4 332.8 4.60 11 500 5772 -8.5 -9.0 96 0.5 -8.7 242 46 322.7 323.4 293.2 335.4 3.87 12 450 6581 -13.2 -14.0 94 0.7 -13.5 237 44 326.6 327.2 293.4 336.4 2.88 13 400 7468 -19.4 -21.1 86 1.7 -19.9 230 44 329.8 330.1 293.3 336.0 1.77 14 350 8445 -26.6 -29.3 78 2.7 -27.1 229 42 332.9 333.1 293.4 336.4 0.97 15 300 9539 -35.3 -38.0 76 2.7 -35.6 229 42 335.7 335.8 293.7 337.5 0.48 16 250 10778 -46.3 -49.2 72 2.9 -46.4 220 43 337.2 337.3 293.8 337.9 0.17 17 200 12240 -51.6 -75.6 4 24.1 -52.0 248 71 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.1 0.01 18 150 14057 -62.8 -81.8 6 19.0 -62.9 250 67 361.9 361.9 299.1 361.9 0.00 19 100 16511 -70.2 -87.1 7 16.9 -70.3 254 31 392.1 392.1 304.1 392.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.48 m Freezing level: 637.38 mb = 3860.60 m = 12665.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 638.66 mb = 3839.68 m = 12597.22 ft Precipitable water: 2.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.48 % Est. max temperature: 28.94 C = 84.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 999.41 mb = 88.71 m = 291.04 ft T: 21.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.79 C/km ThetaE index: 13.36 C Layer 1000.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 948.05 mb = 547.01 m = 1794.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.71 C = 76.48 F Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lifted Index: -2.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.88 C Showalter Index: -0.86 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.48 C Cross Totals Index: 22.92 C K Index: 37.55 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 291.34 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.65 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 988.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 951.85 mb = 512.38 m = 1681.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 896.85 mb = 1025.26 m = 3363.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 226.85 mb = 11414.79 m = 37449.65 ft B at Equ Level: 969.81 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 146.85 mb = 14185.90 m = 46541.10 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 247.9 at 39.9 knts Storm direction: 277.9 at 29.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.9 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 103.9 neg: -0.5 tot: 103.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.63 Bulk Rich Number: 26.29 Bulk Shear: 37.59 m/s