MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F002.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F002.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: 2 hour RUC valid 14Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.24,-92.83 Latitude: 35.24 Longitude: -92.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 997 116 21.9 18.4 81 3.5 19.5 186 6 295.3 297.7 292.8 334.0 13.48 2 950 535 20.9 16.9 78 4.0 18.2 214 26 298.4 300.8 293.3 335.8 12.86 3 900 1003 19.7 13.9 69 5.8 15.9 221 30 301.8 303.9 293.0 334.8 11.16 4 850 1493 16.2 13.5 84 2.7 14.4 222 27 303.1 305.2 293.6 337.2 11.49 5 800 2007 12.8 10.1 84 2.7 11.2 229 25 304.8 306.6 292.8 334.1 9.78 6 750 2547 10.2 4.3 67 5.9 6.8 221 17 307.6 308.9 291.4 328.9 6.97 7 700 3119 8.1 -3.6 43 11.7 2.3 196 15 311.5 312.3 290.2 324.7 4.19 8 650 3726 3.9 -7.3 44 11.1 -1.2 207 14 313.3 314.0 290.0 324.2 3.40 9 600 4370 -1.3 -10.1 51 8.8 -5.0 214 18 314.6 315.2 290.0 324.2 2.96 10 550 5056 -6.4 -13.3 58 7.0 -9.0 223 25 316.5 317.0 290.2 324.7 2.49 11 500 5794 -11.6 -18.4 57 6.8 -13.7 227 31 318.9 319.3 290.3 325.0 1.79 12 450 6593 -15.4 -31.3 24 15.9 -18.8 235 34 323.9 324.0 290.6 326.1 0.62 13 400 7475 -20.1 -51.5 4 31.4 -23.7 239 42 328.9 328.9 291.5 329.2 0.08 14 350 8446 -28.8 -50.7 10 21.9 -30.7 242 47 330.0 330.0 291.8 330.4 0.10 15 300 9530 -36.7 -50.0 24 13.3 -37.6 251 60 333.7 333.7 292.9 334.2 0.13 16 250 10765 -47.0 -56.0 35 8.9 -47.4 251 66 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.5 0.08 17 200 12218 -52.6 -70.2 10 17.6 -52.9 253 85 349.5 349.5 296.5 349.6 0.01 18 150 14036 -61.4 -81.8 5 20.4 -61.6 257 65 364.2 364.2 299.5 364.2 0.00 19 100 16480 -70.1 -87.1 7 17.0 -70.2 250 39 392.3 392.3 304.1 392.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.10 m Freezing level: 612.69 mb = 4206.35 m = 13800.20 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.22 mb = 3511.46 m = 11520.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.56 % Est. max temperature: 29.80 C = 85.64 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.41 mb = 558.67 m = 1832.87 ft T: 20.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.36 C/km ThetaE index: 13.04 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 820.51 mb = 1792.28 m = 5880.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.67 C = 87.20 F Cap Strength: 3.36 C Lifted Index: -2.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.00 C Showalter Index: -3.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.83 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.79 C Cross Totals Index: 25.04 C K Index: 29.56 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 361.07 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.45 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 243.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 193.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 886.51 mb = 1132.44 m = 3715.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 621.51 mb = 4086.30 m = 13406.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 401.51 mb = 7446.30 m = 24429.83 ft B at Equ Level: 212.90 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 211.51 mb = 11853.26 m = 38888.18 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.2 at 22.2 knts Storm direction: 249.2 at 16.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 2.3 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 33.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 103.3 neg: -35.1 tot: 68.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.30 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.16 Bulk Rich Number: 61.61 Bulk Shear: 3.96 m/s