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: 35.14,-93.70 Latitude: 35.14 Longitude: -93.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 980 239 23.2 20.8 86 2.4 21.5 204 8 298.1 301.0 295.4 344.5 15.98 2 950 512 20.2 19.1 94 1.0 19.5 211 19 297.6 300.3 294.4 340.6 14.82 3 900 977 17.6 16.9 96 0.6 17.1 214 23 299.6 302.1 294.1 339.4 13.62 4 850 1466 15.4 14.1 92 1.2 14.6 224 27 302.2 304.5 293.7 337.7 12.01 5 800 1978 12.2 10.7 91 1.5 11.2 228 29 304.1 306.0 292.9 334.4 10.13 6 750 2516 8.5 6.7 88 1.8 7.4 222 31 305.8 307.3 291.9 330.6 8.22 7 700 3083 4.5 2.3 85 2.2 3.3 213 33 307.5 308.7 290.9 327.2 6.45 8 650 3683 0.4 -0.2 95 0.6 0.1 207 39 309.4 310.5 291.0 327.4 5.80 9 600 4323 -2.3 -3.0 95 0.7 -2.6 209 46 313.4 314.4 291.6 329.6 5.13 10 550 5010 -5.4 -6.3 93 0.9 -5.8 217 50 317.7 318.5 292.2 331.7 4.35 11 500 5754 -9.2 -10.4 91 1.2 -9.6 226 52 321.9 322.6 292.6 333.3 3.47 12 450 6561 -14.5 -16.3 86 1.8 -15.2 234 55 325.0 325.4 292.5 333.0 2.37 13 400 7443 -20.5 -22.9 82 2.3 -21.1 237 55 328.3 328.6 292.7 333.7 1.52 14 350 8417 -27.4 -30.2 77 2.8 -27.9 232 51 331.8 332.0 293.0 335.0 0.89 15 300 9505 -36.6 -39.8 72 3.2 -37.0 238 53 333.8 333.9 293.2 335.3 0.40 16 250 10738 -47.3 -50.2 71 3.0 -47.4 240 56 335.8 335.8 293.4 336.4 0.15 17 200 12187 -52.9 -70.8 10 17.9 -53.2 261 82 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.1 0.01 18 150 14008 -60.1 -82.9 4 22.8 -60.3 267 62 366.6 366.6 299.9 366.6 0.00 19 100 16474 -68.9 -87.3 5 18.4 -69.0 249 38 394.6 394.6 304.5 394.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5687.37 m Freezing level: 642.40 mb = 3780.16 m = 12401.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.55 mb = 3700.84 m = 12141.71 ft Precipitable water: 1.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.02 % Est. max temperature: 28.10 C = 82.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.68 mb = 542.06 m = 1778.39 ft T: 19.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.11 C/km ThetaE index: 17.28 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 907.03 mb = 910.41 m = 2986.89 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.47 C = 76.05 F Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lifted Index: -2.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.37 C Showalter Index: -1.44 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.80 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.52 C Cross Totals Index: 23.28 C K Index: 36.40 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 306.48 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.00 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1026.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.41 mb = 831.19 m = 2726.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 850.41 mb = 1461.35 m = 4794.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.41 mb = 11267.31 m = 36965.81 ft B at Equ Level: 1020.84 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 150.41 mb = 13990.40 m = 45899.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.9 at 37.1 knts Storm direction: 247.9 at 27.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 1.7 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 91.3 neg: -1.9 tot: 89.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 29.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.57 Bulk Rich Number: 17.68 Bulk Shear: 58.09 m/s