MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F014.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F014.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: 14 hour RUC valid 2Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.39,-91.57 Latitude: 34.39 Longitude: -91.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1002 62 22.0 21.4 96 0.6 21.6 230 9 294.9 297.8 294.6 341.3 16.18 1 1000 83 21.9 21.1 95 0.8 21.3 234 10 295.1 297.9 294.5 340.8 15.96 2 950 528 19.3 19.2 99 0.1 19.2 237 23 296.8 299.5 294.3 339.7 14.87 3 900 993 17.6 17.3 98 0.3 17.4 236 25 299.7 302.2 294.4 340.4 13.94 4 850 1481 15.5 15.2 98 0.3 15.3 233 29 302.4 304.8 294.4 340.5 12.89 5 800 1995 12.6 12.3 98 0.3 12.4 235 33 304.6 306.7 293.9 338.3 11.32 6 750 2534 9.1 8.8 98 0.3 8.9 237 37 306.5 308.2 293.1 335.2 9.51 7 700 3103 5.4 4.9 97 0.4 5.1 238 40 308.4 309.9 292.3 332.3 7.81 8 650 3705 1.3 1.0 98 0.3 1.1 237 43 310.4 311.6 291.7 330.0 6.32 9 600 4345 -2.5 -2.8 98 0.3 -2.7 234 46 313.2 314.2 291.6 329.5 5.19 10 550 5031 -6.0 -6.4 97 0.4 -6.1 232 50 317.0 317.8 292.0 330.9 4.32 11 500 5774 -9.0 -9.8 94 0.8 -9.3 233 51 322.1 322.8 292.8 334.1 3.65 12 450 6583 -13.4 -14.6 91 1.2 -13.9 237 50 326.4 326.9 293.2 335.7 2.74 13 400 7468 -19.7 -22.0 81 2.4 -20.3 237 50 329.4 329.8 293.1 335.2 1.64 14 350 8445 -27.0 -29.9 76 2.9 -27.6 232 49 332.4 332.5 293.2 335.7 0.91 15 300 9535 -36.2 -39.4 72 3.2 -36.5 233 49 334.4 334.5 293.3 336.0 0.42 16 250 10770 -46.9 -50.3 68 3.4 -47.1 235 52 336.3 336.4 293.6 336.9 0.15 17 200 12232 -51.1 -73.8 5 22.7 -51.5 247 62 351.9 351.9 297.1 352.0 0.01 18 150 14052 -62.3 -80.7 7 18.4 -62.4 247 63 362.7 362.7 299.2 362.8 0.00 19 100 16502 -70.2 -87.3 6 17.1 -70.2 257 35 392.1 392.1 304.1 392.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5691.50 m Freezing level: 633.26 mb = 3919.26 m = 12858.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.67 mb = 3883.15 m = 12739.85 ft Precipitable water: 2.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.46 % Est. max temperature: 29.31 C = 84.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 993.61 mb = 138.21 m = 453.44 ft T: 21.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.39 C/km ThetaE index: 10.97 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 947.66 mb = 548.86 m = 1800.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.97 C = 75.14 F Cap Strength: 0.25 C Lifted Index: -2.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.37 C Showalter Index: -2.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.72 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.51 C Cross Totals Index: 24.21 C K Index: 39.28 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 317.70 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.41 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 814.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 946.90 mb = 555.74 m = 1823.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 821.90 mb = 1766.08 m = 5794.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.90 mb = 11262.38 m = 36949.60 ft B at Equ Level: 797.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 161.90 mb = 13568.91 m = 44516.89 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.0 at 38.4 knts Storm direction: 265.0 at 28.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 1.1 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 119.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 119.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.47 Bulk Rich Number: 13.23 Bulk Shear: 61.52 m/s