MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F003.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F003.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: 3 hour RUC valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.95,-92.88 Latitude: 35.95 Longitude: -92.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 83 SFC 972 332 23.2 18.7 76 4.5 20.1 203 9 298.7 301.3 294.3 339.8 14.09 2 950 532 21.1 17.4 80 3.6 18.6 207 18 298.6 301.0 293.6 337.3 13.31 3 900 998 18.6 15.5 82 3.1 16.5 221 30 300.7 303.0 293.6 337.2 12.42 4 850 1488 16.5 12.0 75 4.5 13.7 223 31 303.5 305.4 292.9 334.6 10.46 5 800 2002 14.0 5.8 58 8.2 9.2 224 26 306.1 307.5 291.2 328.1 7.27 6 750 2545 11.9 0.7 46 11.2 5.9 217 22 309.5 310.5 290.6 326.1 5.37 7 700 3119 8.5 -1.9 48 10.3 3.1 212 20 311.8 312.8 290.8 326.8 4.77 8 650 3725 3.3 -2.5 66 5.8 0.4 219 20 312.7 313.6 291.2 328.2 4.91 9 600 4368 -2.1 -6.0 75 3.9 -3.9 223 23 313.6 314.4 290.7 326.6 4.07 10 550 5053 -7.2 -13.5 61 6.3 -9.5 224 29 315.6 316.0 289.9 323.6 2.46 11 500 5788 -12.6 -20.4 52 7.9 -14.9 225 35 317.7 318.0 289.6 322.8 1.51 12 450 6583 -17.3 -28.6 37 11.3 -19.8 227 39 321.5 321.7 290.0 324.3 0.80 13 400 7459 -21.1 -51.6 5 30.5 -24.4 232 49 327.6 327.6 291.1 327.9 0.08 14 350 8429 -28.8 -45.8 18 17.0 -30.6 235 57 330.0 330.0 291.9 330.7 0.18 15 300 9512 -37.2 -48.8 29 11.6 -38.1 242 70 332.9 332.9 292.7 333.5 0.15 16 250 10744 -47.3 -53.6 48 6.3 -47.6 245 78 335.8 335.8 293.4 336.2 0.10 17 200 12195 -51.9 -70.9 8 19.0 -52.2 248 92 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.7 0.01 18 150 14022 -60.5 -83.1 4 22.6 -60.7 253 69 365.9 365.9 299.8 365.9 0.00 19 100 16478 -69.5 -87.6 6 18.0 -69.6 254 38 393.4 393.4 304.3 393.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5704.93 m Freezing level: 619.70 mb = 4114.58 m = 13499.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.66 mb = 3778.99 m = 12398.12 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.77 % Est. max temperature: 29.31 C = 84.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 910.43 mb = 898.92 m = 2949.17 ft T: 19.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.87 C/km ThetaE index: 13.63 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 802.73 mb = 1973.51 m = 6474.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.33 C = 86.59 F Cap Strength: 2.32 C Lifted Index: -4.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.64 C Showalter Index: -3.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.72 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.11 C Cross Totals Index: 24.61 C K Index: 30.85 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 363.58 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.32 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 690.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 155.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 874.45 mb = 1245.22 m = 4085.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 659.45 mb = 3607.05 m = 11834.00 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.45 mb = 11024.42 m = 36168.91 ft B at Equ Level: 674.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 169.45 mb = 13247.63 m = 43462.84 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.3 at 26.0 knts Storm direction: 251.3 at 19.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 1.5 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 43.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 90.0 neg: -35.9 tot: 54.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.34 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.38 Bulk Rich Number: 70.39 Bulk Shear: 9.81 m/s