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: 35.73,-91.3 Latitude: 35.73 Longitude: -91.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 SFC 999 77 21.4 20.3 93 1.1 20.7 195 7 294.7 297.4 293.9 338.2 15.20 2 950 510 20.3 17.8 86 2.4 18.6 214 23 297.8 300.2 293.7 337.4 13.66 3 900 976 18.2 14.8 81 3.4 16.0 220 31 300.3 302.5 293.1 335.1 11.88 4 850 1464 15.0 10.4 74 4.6 12.1 231 35 301.8 303.5 291.6 329.5 9.34 5 800 1975 12.1 7.4 73 4.7 9.3 232 40 304.1 305.6 291.3 328.4 8.12 6 750 2513 9.0 4.7 75 4.3 6.5 228 44 306.3 307.7 291.2 328.1 7.16 7 700 3081 4.8 2.4 84 2.4 3.4 224 48 307.8 309.0 291.0 327.6 6.49 8 650 3681 0.8 0.1 95 0.6 0.4 225 51 309.8 310.9 291.2 328.2 5.95 9 600 4321 -2.4 -2.6 98 0.3 -2.5 228 56 313.4 314.4 291.7 330.0 5.26 10 550 5008 -5.9 -6.0 99 0.2 -6.0 228 59 317.1 318.0 292.1 331.4 4.44 11 500 5750 -9.8 -10.2 97 0.4 -10.0 229 59 321.1 321.8 292.4 332.7 3.52 12 450 6555 -14.7 -15.8 92 1.0 -15.1 231 59 324.7 325.2 292.6 333.1 2.49 13 400 7437 -20.6 -22.2 87 1.6 -21.1 233 55 328.2 328.5 292.7 333.8 1.61 14 350 8411 -27.7 -29.8 82 2.1 -28.0 233 51 331.5 331.7 293.0 334.8 0.92 15 300 9498 -36.5 -39.1 77 2.6 -36.8 230 48 333.9 333.9 293.2 335.5 0.43 16 250 10731 -47.5 -49.1 84 1.6 -47.6 227 52 335.4 335.5 293.3 336.1 0.18 17 200 12186 -53.0 -71.4 9 18.4 -53.4 253 62 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.9 0.01 18 150 14010 -60.7 -81.5 5 20.8 -60.9 256 60 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.5 0.00 19 100 16476 -68.6 -87.4 5 18.8 -68.7 255 36 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.05 m Freezing level: 637.86 mb = 3836.28 m = 12586.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.66 mb = 3771.62 m = 12373.94 ft Precipitable water: 1.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.29 % Est. max temperature: 28.62 C = 83.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.50 mb = 218.28 m = 716.14 ft T: 21.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.46 C/km ThetaE index: 10.58 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 870.80 mb = 1257.30 m = 4124.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.92 C = 82.25 F Cap Strength: 1.72 C Lifted Index: -1.74 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.93 C Showalter Index: 1.66 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.95 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.77 C Cross Totals Index: 20.18 C K Index: 32.72 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 254.20 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.57 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 488.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.26 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 43.39 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.59 mb = 827.88 m = 2716.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 790.59 mb = 2073.63 m = 6803.17 ft Equ Level (EL): 240.59 mb = 10981.15 m = 36026.95 ft B at Equ Level: 477.69 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 180.59 mb = 12833.18 m = 42103.11 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.8 at 45.3 knts Storm direction: 256.8 at 34.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 1.5 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 210.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 210.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 70.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.61 Bulk Rich Number: 4.10 Bulk Shear: 119.09 m/s