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: 34.85,-91.78 Latitude: 34.85 Longitude: -91.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 68 SFC 1000 73 21.9 20.6 92 1.3 21.0 236 6 295.1 297.9 294.2 339.5 15.46 2 950 514 20.2 18.8 91 1.4 19.2 221 23 297.7 300.3 294.3 339.7 14.49 3 900 981 18.6 15.5 83 3.0 16.5 205 25 300.6 302.9 293.6 337.1 12.42 4 850 1470 15.2 13.1 87 2.1 13.9 200 30 302.1 304.2 293.2 335.4 11.25 5 800 1982 12.0 11.1 94 0.9 11.4 211 34 303.9 305.8 293.0 335.0 10.42 6 750 2520 9.0 7.8 92 1.3 8.3 222 39 306.4 308.0 292.6 333.2 8.87 7 700 3089 5.9 3.9 87 2.0 4.8 228 42 309.0 310.4 292.0 331.3 7.25 8 650 3693 2.0 0.3 89 1.7 1.1 230 46 311.2 312.4 291.7 330.0 6.03 9 600 4335 -1.8 -3.4 89 1.6 -2.6 231 52 314.0 314.9 291.6 329.7 4.96 10 550 5022 -5.7 -6.9 92 1.2 -6.2 230 56 317.3 318.1 291.9 330.7 4.15 11 500 5764 -9.7 -10.8 91 1.1 -10.2 228 58 321.2 321.9 292.3 332.3 3.35 12 450 6570 -14.9 -16.6 86 1.7 -15.4 229 60 324.6 325.0 292.4 332.4 2.32 13 400 7451 -20.6 -22.6 84 2.0 -21.1 232 62 328.2 328.5 292.7 333.7 1.55 14 350 8425 -27.6 -30.2 78 2.6 -28.0 233 59 331.6 331.8 293.0 334.8 0.89 15 300 9512 -36.6 -39.3 76 2.7 -36.9 237 57 333.8 333.9 293.2 335.4 0.42 16 250 10747 -45.9 -50.7 58 4.8 -46.2 242 57 337.8 337.8 293.9 338.4 0.15 17 200 12212 -52.3 -72.0 8 19.7 -52.6 257 60 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.0 0.01 18 150 14033 -61.8 -81.2 6 19.4 -61.9 257 58 363.7 363.7 299.4 363.7 0.00 19 100 16485 -69.9 -87.3 6 17.5 -69.9 256 38 392.7 392.7 304.2 392.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5695.88 m Freezing level: 623.97 mb = 4027.04 m = 13211.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.45 mb = 3874.42 m = 12711.19 ft Precipitable water: 1.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.63 % Est. max temperature: 28.92 C = 84.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 980.46 mb = 239.95 m = 787.22 ft T: 21.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.84 C/km ThetaE index: 9.99 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 879.69 mb = 1176.19 m = 3858.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.03 C = 82.45 F Cap Strength: 1.49 C Lifted Index: -2.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.43 C Showalter Index: -0.94 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.78 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.93 C Cross Totals Index: 22.85 C K Index: 36.06 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 358.54 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.70 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 693.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.26 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 31.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.00 mb = 753.80 m = 2473.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 829.00 mb = 1680.91 m = 5514.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 249.00 mb = 10773.63 m = 35346.14 ft B at Equ Level: 691.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 169.00 mb = 13277.69 m = 43561.45 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.5 at 41.4 knts Storm direction: 254.5 at 31.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 4.4 tot: 7.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 227.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 227.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 75.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.69 Bulk Rich Number: 7.83 Bulk Shear: 88.64 m/s