MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F012.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F012.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: 12 hour RUC valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.34,-92.65 Latitude: 34.34 Longitude: -92.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 73 SFC 997 100 22.3 21.2 94 1.1 21.6 221 7 295.8 298.7 294.8 342.2 16.15 2 950 518 19.8 19.7 99 0.1 19.8 232 22 297.3 300.1 294.7 341.8 15.38 3 900 984 18.2 17.9 98 0.3 18.0 235 25 300.3 303.0 295.0 342.8 14.51 4 850 1473 15.5 15.3 98 0.3 15.4 233 31 302.4 304.8 294.5 340.7 12.96 5 800 1987 12.3 11.9 97 0.4 12.1 233 33 304.3 306.3 293.6 337.2 11.01 6 750 2525 9.0 7.4 90 1.6 8.0 236 36 306.3 308.0 292.4 332.4 8.64 7 700 3094 5.5 3.5 87 2.0 4.4 238 40 308.6 309.9 291.8 330.3 7.07 8 650 3697 1.7 -0.3 87 2.0 0.7 235 46 310.9 312.0 291.4 328.9 5.78 9 600 4338 -2.6 -3.8 92 1.2 -3.2 232 51 313.1 314.0 291.2 328.3 4.82 10 550 5023 -6.2 -6.8 96 0.6 -6.5 230 54 316.7 317.5 291.7 330.2 4.18 11 500 5766 -9.2 -10.1 93 0.9 -9.6 232 54 321.8 322.5 292.7 333.6 3.55 12 450 6573 -14.2 -15.2 91 1.1 -14.6 235 53 325.4 326.0 292.9 334.3 2.60 13 400 7456 -20.5 -23.6 76 3.1 -21.3 238 56 328.3 328.6 292.6 333.3 1.42 14 350 8430 -27.7 -32.6 62 5.0 -28.5 241 55 331.5 331.6 292.8 334.0 0.70 15 300 9517 -36.4 -42.4 54 6.0 -37.0 236 51 334.1 334.1 293.1 335.2 0.31 16 250 10755 -44.8 -63.8 10 19.0 -45.4 246 58 339.4 339.4 294.2 339.6 0.03 17 200 12226 -51.4 -72.8 6 21.4 -51.8 257 56 351.4 351.4 297.0 351.5 0.01 18 150 14042 -63.1 -80.5 8 17.4 -63.3 254 58 361.3 361.3 299.0 361.4 0.00 19 100 16491 -70.0 -87.4 6 17.4 -70.1 260 35 392.5 392.5 304.2 392.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.17 m Freezing level: 630.27 mb = 3949.76 m = 12958.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.41 mb = 3803.41 m = 12478.22 ft Precipitable water: 1.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.22 % Est. max temperature: 29.12 C = 84.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 981.42 mb = 235.52 m = 772.71 ft T: 21.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.50 C/km ThetaE index: 14.52 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 937.11 mb = 635.67 m = 2085.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.30 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.64 C = 76.34 F Cap Strength: 0.36 C Lifted Index: -3.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.81 C Showalter Index: -2.69 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.18 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.72 C Cross Totals Index: 24.46 C K Index: 38.01 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 301.67 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.56 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1164.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 940.69 mb = 602.77 m = 1977.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 865.69 mb = 1316.83 m = 4320.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.69 mb = 11143.85 m = 36560.73 ft B at Equ Level: 1154.30 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 135.69 mb = 14647.29 m = 48054.85 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.1 at 40.1 knts Storm direction: 263.1 at 30.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.8 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 141.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 141.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.81 Bulk Rich Number: 15.06 Bulk Shear: 77.33 m/s