MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F005.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F005.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: 5 hour RUC valid 17Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.35,-93.73 Latitude: 35.35 Longitude: -93.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 SFC 990 150 26.0 20.9 74 5.0 22.4 200 11 299.9 302.9 295.8 346.6 15.93 2 950 513 21.7 18.6 82 3.1 19.6 201 19 299.2 301.8 294.6 341.0 14.33 3 900 980 17.9 17.1 95 0.8 17.4 203 21 299.9 302.4 294.4 340.2 13.75 4 850 1469 15.9 13.7 87 2.2 14.5 214 26 302.8 305.0 293.7 337.5 11.69 5 800 1982 12.8 9.5 80 3.3 10.7 223 24 304.8 306.5 292.4 332.8 9.35 6 750 2522 10.3 2.3 57 8.1 5.9 218 19 307.8 308.9 290.6 326.3 6.01 7 700 3093 8.2 -3.4 44 11.6 2.4 207 21 311.5 312.3 290.2 324.9 4.25 8 650 3700 3.2 -3.9 60 7.1 -0.3 204 26 312.6 313.4 290.7 326.5 4.40 9 600 4342 -2.6 -5.8 79 3.2 -4.1 210 32 313.1 313.9 290.6 326.2 4.13 10 550 5026 -7.4 -8.6 92 1.1 -7.9 215 39 315.3 316.0 290.9 327.0 3.64 11 500 5762 -11.4 -12.7 90 1.3 -11.9 215 42 319.2 319.7 291.3 328.6 2.87 12 450 6563 -16.0 -17.4 89 1.4 -16.4 212 40 323.1 323.6 291.9 330.5 2.17 13 400 7440 -22.2 -25.1 77 2.9 -22.9 221 53 326.1 326.4 291.9 330.5 1.24 14 350 8407 -29.3 -39.9 35 10.6 -30.7 229 64 329.2 329.3 291.9 330.5 0.34 15 300 9490 -36.8 -40.4 69 3.6 -37.2 236 73 333.5 333.6 293.0 335.0 0.38 16 250 10722 -47.2 -53.4 49 6.3 -47.4 244 87 336.0 336.0 293.4 336.4 0.11 17 200 12180 -51.7 -76.8 3 25.1 -52.1 252 87 350.9 350.9 296.8 350.9 0.01 18 150 14010 -60.1 -83.0 3 22.9 -60.3 248 72 366.6 366.6 299.9 366.6 0.00 19 100 16471 -69.1 -87.4 5 18.2 -69.2 251 40 394.1 394.1 304.4 394.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5698.04 m Freezing level: 622.54 mb = 4052.32 m = 13294.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.07 mb = 3636.22 m = 11929.71 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.58 % Est. max temperature: 29.20 C = 84.56 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 920.42 mb = 786.13 m = 2579.14 ft T: 19.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.32 C/km ThetaE index: 21.66 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 897.66 mb = 1002.21 m = 3288.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.09 C = 78.96 F Cap Strength: 0.26 C Lifted Index: -5.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.07 C Showalter Index: -3.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.43 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.31 C Cross Totals Index: 25.12 C K Index: 29.48 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 352.79 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.83 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1349.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.43 mb = 947.11 m = 3107.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 828.43 mb = 1686.25 m = 5532.27 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.43 mb = 11311.72 m = 37111.49 ft B at Equ Level: 1342.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 138.43 mb = 14497.10 m = 47562.09 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.8 at 27.7 knts Storm direction: 241.8 at 20.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 0.9 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 45.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 66.0 neg: -10.8 tot: 55.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 2.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.51 Bulk Rich Number: 64.76 Bulk Shear: 20.84 m/s