MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F009.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F009.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: 9 hour RUC valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.91,-92.63 Latitude: 34.91 Longitude: -92.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 990 152 22.2 20.9 92 1.3 21.3 209 10 296.2 299.1 294.8 342.1 15.93 2 950 510 19.9 19.5 97 0.4 19.6 214 23 297.4 300.1 294.6 341.3 15.17 3 900 976 18.0 17.1 95 0.8 17.4 214 28 300.0 302.6 294.4 340.4 13.80 4 850 1465 15.4 14.3 93 1.1 14.6 214 32 302.2 304.5 293.9 338.0 12.11 5 800 1977 12.3 11.1 93 1.2 11.6 218 36 304.3 306.2 293.2 335.5 10.47 6 750 2516 8.8 8.1 95 0.8 8.3 222 38 306.2 307.9 292.6 333.5 9.05 7 700 3084 5.2 4.6 96 0.6 4.9 222 38 308.3 309.7 292.2 331.6 7.63 8 650 3686 1.2 0.6 96 0.6 0.9 216 39 310.4 311.5 291.6 329.5 6.18 9 600 4327 -2.5 -3.0 96 0.5 -2.8 213 43 313.2 314.2 291.5 329.3 5.11 10 550 5014 -5.6 -6.1 97 0.4 -5.8 218 48 317.4 318.3 292.2 331.7 4.43 11 500 5758 -9.1 -10.3 91 1.3 -9.6 227 50 322.0 322.7 292.7 333.5 3.49 12 450 6565 -14.1 -16.2 83 2.2 -14.8 234 52 325.6 326.0 292.7 333.7 2.39 13 400 7449 -19.8 -22.6 78 2.8 -20.6 237 53 329.2 329.5 293.0 334.7 1.56 14 350 8425 -27.1 -30.7 71 3.6 -27.8 237 54 332.2 332.4 293.2 335.3 0.84 15 300 9514 -36.1 -39.9 68 3.8 -36.5 240 55 334.4 334.5 293.3 335.9 0.39 16 250 10750 -46.9 -49.0 79 2.1 -47.0 244 61 336.3 336.3 293.6 337.0 0.18 17 200 12206 -51.7 -73.7 6 21.9 -52.1 257 67 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.9 0.01 18 150 14025 -62.6 -80.3 8 17.7 -62.7 259 58 362.3 362.3 299.1 362.3 0.00 19 100 16475 -69.1 -87.2 6 18.0 -69.2 251 39 394.2 394.2 304.4 394.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.95 m Freezing level: 633.44 mb = 3898.32 m = 12789.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.53 mb = 3841.22 m = 12602.28 ft Precipitable water: 1.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.93 % Est. max temperature: 28.61 C = 83.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.42 mb = 316.28 m = 1037.67 ft T: 21.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.35 C/km ThetaE index: 12.83 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 912.50 mb = 857.40 m = 2812.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.36 C = 77.64 F Cap Strength: 0.39 C Lifted Index: -2.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.80 C Showalter Index: -1.47 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.74 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.42 C Cross Totals Index: 23.32 C K Index: 38.05 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 338.66 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.02 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1005.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 929.18 mb = 701.22 m = 2300.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 854.18 mb = 1422.89 m = 4668.22 ft Equ Level (EL): 234.18 mb = 11176.28 m = 36667.13 ft B at Equ Level: 1004.48 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 144.18 mb = 14264.47 m = 46798.86 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.9 at 38.3 knts Storm direction: 248.9 at 28.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.9 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 138.2 neg: -2.4 tot: 135.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 45.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.80 Bulk Rich Number: 18.46 Bulk Shear: 54.48 m/s