MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F008.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F008.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: 8 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.33,-92.33 Latitude: 35.33 Longitude: -92.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 SFC 987 177 22.6 20.5 88 2.1 21.1 206 9 296.8 299.6 294.7 341.7 15.53 2 950 510 20.0 19.1 94 0.9 19.4 208 20 297.5 300.2 294.4 340.4 14.80 3 900 976 17.2 16.9 98 0.3 17.0 207 24 299.2 301.7 294.0 338.9 13.59 4 850 1463 14.7 14.4 98 0.3 14.5 212 30 301.6 303.8 293.7 337.6 12.21 5 800 1975 11.9 11.5 97 0.4 11.6 214 34 303.9 305.8 293.3 335.7 10.70 6 750 2513 8.6 8.5 99 0.1 8.5 215 34 305.9 307.6 292.8 333.9 9.31 7 700 3081 5.5 3.8 88 1.8 4.5 214 34 308.6 310.0 291.9 330.6 7.18 8 650 3685 2.7 -1.6 73 4.3 0.5 213 37 312.0 313.0 291.2 328.4 5.23 9 600 4328 -2.0 -4.1 85 2.2 -3.0 215 44 313.8 314.7 291.3 328.7 4.70 10 550 5014 -6.2 -7.3 92 1.1 -6.7 220 50 316.7 317.5 291.6 329.6 4.01 11 500 5755 -9.7 -11.0 91 1.3 -10.2 226 50 321.2 321.8 292.3 332.1 3.31 12 450 6562 -14.4 -16.2 86 1.8 -15.0 230 50 325.1 325.6 292.6 333.3 2.40 13 400 7443 -21.0 -24.1 76 3.1 -21.8 237 55 327.7 328.0 292.4 332.5 1.36 14 350 8415 -28.0 -31.1 75 3.1 -28.6 229 51 330.9 331.1 292.7 333.9 0.81 15 300 9500 -37.3 -40.1 75 2.9 -37.5 244 54 332.9 332.9 292.9 334.3 0.39 16 250 10730 -47.7 -51.0 69 3.3 -47.9 254 64 335.2 335.2 293.3 335.8 0.14 17 200 12183 -51.6 -73.4 6 21.9 -52.0 262 82 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.1 0.01 18 150 14009 -60.6 -82.9 4 22.3 -60.8 253 58 365.7 365.7 299.8 365.7 0.00 19 100 16471 -68.8 -87.3 5 18.4 -68.9 251 39 394.7 394.7 304.5 394.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5692.37 m Freezing level: 621.33 mb = 4053.70 m = 13299.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.05 mb = 3771.42 m = 12373.28 ft Precipitable water: 1.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.76 % Est. max temperature: 27.88 C = 82.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 957.34 mb = 443.17 m = 1453.95 ft T: 20.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.71 C/km ThetaE index: 13.33 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 916.21 mb = 821.98 m = 2696.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.42 C = 75.95 F Cap Strength: 0.29 C Lifted Index: -2.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.16 C Showalter Index: -1.91 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.59 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.47 C Cross Totals Index: 24.13 C K Index: 37.08 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 337.77 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.20 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 992.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.84 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.18 mb = 747.44 m = 2452.19 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 899.18 mb = 983.45 m = 3226.49 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.18 mb = 11296.38 m = 37061.15 ft B at Equ Level: 976.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 149.18 mb = 14042.77 m = 46071.52 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.9 at 37.1 knts Storm direction: 246.9 at 27.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.1 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 123.2 neg: -0.3 tot: 122.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 41.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.74 Bulk Rich Number: 16.87 Bulk Shear: 58.83 m/s