MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F007.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F007.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: 7 hour RUC valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.93,-93.22 Latitude: 34.93 Longitude: -93.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 69 SFC 985 205 23.2 20.7 86 2.5 21.4 201 10 297.6 300.5 295.1 343.3 15.77 2 950 516 20.0 19.3 95 0.7 19.5 206 20 297.5 300.2 294.6 340.9 14.99 3 900 982 17.6 17.0 96 0.6 17.2 209 25 299.6 302.1 294.2 339.5 13.65 4 850 1470 15.0 14.2 95 0.8 14.6 214 29 301.9 304.1 293.7 337.6 12.10 5 800 1982 12.1 11.2 94 0.9 11.6 218 33 304.0 306.0 293.2 335.4 10.51 6 750 2520 8.9 7.5 91 1.4 8.1 219 33 306.3 307.9 292.4 332.6 8.73 7 700 3089 6.3 1.8 73 4.5 3.8 215 32 309.5 310.7 291.3 328.7 6.23 8 650 3693 2.3 -1.7 75 4.1 0.3 210 34 311.6 312.6 291.1 327.8 5.19 9 600 4335 -2.0 -4.1 86 2.0 -3.0 212 41 313.7 314.7 291.3 328.7 4.72 10 550 5021 -6.4 -7.5 92 1.1 -6.9 218 49 316.5 317.2 291.5 329.2 3.96 11 500 5761 -10.2 -11.8 88 1.7 -10.8 225 51 320.7 321.3 292.0 330.9 3.10 12 450 6567 -14.4 -16.4 85 2.0 -15.1 228 51 325.1 325.6 292.6 333.2 2.36 13 400 7448 -21.3 -24.3 77 3.0 -22.0 235 57 327.3 327.6 292.3 332.1 1.34 14 350 8419 -28.2 -30.4 81 2.2 -28.6 225 48 330.7 330.9 292.7 333.9 0.87 15 300 9504 -37.2 -40.3 73 3.1 -37.5 244 60 332.9 333.0 292.9 334.4 0.38 16 250 10736 -47.1 -50.5 68 3.4 -47.3 251 67 336.1 336.1 293.5 336.7 0.15 17 200 12195 -51.5 -72.9 6 21.4 -51.9 263 80 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.3 0.01 18 150 14020 -60.7 -83.4 3 22.7 -60.9 258 63 365.5 365.5 299.7 365.5 0.00 19 100 16475 -69.8 -87.1 6 17.3 -69.9 249 40 392.8 392.8 304.2 392.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5692.47 m Freezing level: 623.43 mb = 4034.17 m = 13235.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.13 mb = 3740.85 m = 12272.99 ft Precipitable water: 1.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.73 % Est. max temperature: 28.06 C = 82.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.71 mb = 518.53 m = 1701.21 ft T: 20.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.17 C/km ThetaE index: 15.51 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 911.72 mb = 870.14 m = 2854.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.63 C = 76.34 F Cap Strength: 0.26 C Lifted Index: -3.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.57 C Showalter Index: -2.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.20 C Cross Totals Index: 24.40 C K Index: 34.91 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 340.02 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.44 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1095.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.70 mb = 785.67 m = 2577.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 885.70 mb = 1118.26 m = 3668.78 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.70 mb = 11120.98 m = 36485.71 ft B at Equ Level: 1094.31 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 145.70 mb = 14196.36 m = 46575.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.4 at 36.2 knts Storm direction: 246.4 at 27.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.4 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 110.0 neg: -9.6 tot: 100.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.8 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.74 Bulk Rich Number: 21.26 Bulk Shear: 51.50 m/s