MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F023.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F023.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: 23 hour RUC valid 8Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 33.10,-90.75 Latitude: 33.10 Longitude: -90.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1007 31 22.4 21.3 93 1.1 21.6 267 11 294.9 297.8 294.5 340.8 16.02 1 1000 96 22.4 21.3 94 1.1 21.7 269 16 295.6 298.5 294.8 342.1 16.19 2 950 542 19.3 19.0 98 0.4 19.1 278 29 296.8 299.5 294.1 339.2 14.67 3 900 1006 17.2 12.8 75 4.4 14.4 291 31 299.2 301.1 291.6 329.6 10.38 4 850 1492 14.1 7.4 64 6.8 10.2 294 30 300.9 302.3 289.8 323.5 7.60 5 800 2001 11.3 2.3 54 9.1 6.5 285 31 303.2 304.2 288.8 320.2 5.63 6 750 2537 7.8 -1.8 51 9.6 3.1 283 33 305.1 305.9 288.3 318.8 4.47 7 700 3101 3.8 -5.9 49 9.7 -0.6 273 36 306.7 307.3 287.9 317.6 3.51 8 650 3700 1.3 -11.4 38 12.7 -3.8 258 45 310.5 310.9 288.2 318.4 2.46 9 600 4341 -1.7 -20.3 23 18.6 -7.7 255 49 314.1 314.4 288.2 318.4 1.27 10 550 5027 -5.9 -30.5 12 24.5 -11.9 258 50 317.0 317.1 288.4 319.0 0.55 11 500 5765 -10.6 -41.1 6 30.5 -15.9 260 47 320.1 320.1 289.0 320.9 0.21 12 450 6567 -15.1 -49.1 4 34.0 -19.6 253 45 324.2 324.2 290.2 324.6 0.10 13 400 7449 -19.7 -40.9 13 21.2 -22.9 244 50 329.3 329.4 291.8 330.4 0.27 14 350 8425 -26.9 -32.7 58 5.9 -27.9 230 52 332.5 332.7 293.1 335.1 0.70 15 300 9515 -36.0 -38.3 80 2.2 -36.2 225 50 334.6 334.7 293.4 336.4 0.47 16 250 10754 -46.1 -48.0 81 1.9 -46.2 236 59 337.6 337.6 293.9 338.4 0.20 17 200 12223 -50.4 -74.1 4 23.7 -50.9 251 64 352.9 352.9 297.3 352.9 0.01 18 150 14050 -62.0 -82.6 5 20.6 -62.1 252 63 363.3 363.3 299.3 363.3 0.00 19 100 16495 -70.1 -87.6 6 17.5 -70.2 265 37 392.3 392.3 304.1 392.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.44 m Freezing level: 628.16 mb = 3980.02 m = 13057.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 707.79 mb = 3010.37 m = 9876.42 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.68 % Est. max temperature: 28.17 C = 82.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 991.50 mb = 170.02 m = 557.80 ft T: 21.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.40 C/km ThetaE index: 24.50 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 921.48 mb = 803.77 m = 2637.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.66 C = 78.19 F Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lifted Index: -3.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.33 C Showalter Index: 3.90 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.70 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.73 C Cross Totals Index: 17.97 C K Index: 22.41 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 194.51 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.40 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 629.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 939.70 mb = 635.58 m = 2085.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 874.70 mb = 1248.73 m = 4096.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 254.70 mb = 10627.04 m = 34865.20 ft B at Equ Level: 628.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 174.70 mb = 13081.88 m = 42919.03 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 268.5 at 38.3 knts Storm direction: 298.5 at 28.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 2.1 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 68.7 neg: -4.5 tot: 64.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.26 Bulk Rich Number: 15.79 Bulk Shear: 39.86 m/s