MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F015.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F015.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: 15 hour RUC valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.59,-90.55 Latitude: 32.59 Longitude: -90.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1004 67 22.8 21.6 93 1.2 22.0 182 10 295.6 298.6 295.0 342.9 16.44 1 1000 100 22.8 21.6 93 1.2 22.0 185 14 296.0 299.0 295.1 343.5 16.50 2 950 546 19.9 19.8 99 0.2 19.8 193 29 297.4 300.2 294.8 342.1 15.44 3 900 1012 17.8 17.3 97 0.6 17.4 194 33 299.9 302.4 294.4 340.5 13.89 4 850 1501 15.7 15.4 98 0.3 15.5 209 32 302.6 305.0 294.6 341.3 13.10 5 800 2015 13.3 13.0 98 0.3 13.1 220 32 305.3 307.5 294.5 340.9 11.88 6 750 2557 10.6 10.3 98 0.4 10.4 224 33 308.1 310.1 294.3 340.1 10.54 7 700 3130 7.6 7.0 96 0.6 7.2 227 35 310.9 312.6 294.0 338.5 8.99 8 650 3737 3.1 1.8 91 1.3 2.4 231 37 312.5 313.8 292.6 333.5 6.72 9 600 4381 -1.3 -2.3 93 1.0 -1.8 237 38 314.6 315.6 292.2 331.7 5.39 10 550 5070 -5.2 -6.1 94 0.9 -5.6 241 42 317.9 318.8 292.3 332.2 4.42 11 500 5814 -8.6 -10.0 90 1.4 -9.2 242 48 322.6 323.3 292.9 334.4 3.58 12 450 6624 -13.5 -15.5 85 2.0 -14.2 240 50 326.2 326.7 293.0 334.9 2.55 13 400 7510 -19.2 -22.0 79 2.8 -20.0 238 52 330.0 330.3 293.3 335.7 1.64 14 350 8489 -26.0 -30.2 68 4.2 -26.8 238 53 333.7 333.9 293.6 336.9 0.89 15 300 9583 -34.9 -41.1 53 6.2 -35.5 240 55 336.3 336.3 293.7 337.6 0.35 16 250 10826 -44.7 -52.9 40 8.2 -45.2 248 62 339.5 339.6 294.3 340.0 0.11 17 200 12293 -52.4 -70.8 9 18.3 -52.8 258 70 349.7 349.7 296.6 349.8 0.01 18 150 14102 -63.9 -80.2 9 16.3 -64.1 254 58 359.9 359.9 298.7 359.9 0.00 19 100 16523 -71.9 -86.3 10 14.4 -72.0 256 33 388.8 388.8 303.6 388.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5714.42 m Freezing level: 614.67 mb = 4192.33 m = 13754.20 ft Wetbulb zero: 621.29 mb = 4100.65 m = 13453.42 ft Precipitable water: 2.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.04 % Est. max temperature: 29.56 C = 85.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 987.19 mb = 211.74 m = 694.69 ft T: 22.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.01 C/km ThetaE index: 9.69 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 942.19 mb = 617.05 m = 2024.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.95 C = 76.91 F Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lifted Index: -2.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.78 C Showalter Index: -2.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.31 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.28 C Cross Totals Index: 24.03 C K Index: 39.13 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 391.59 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.47 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 742.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 945.85 mb = 583.62 m = 1914.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 920.85 mb = 814.57 m = 2672.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 240.85 mb = 11071.44 m = 36323.19 ft B at Equ Level: 741.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 150.85 mb = 14066.92 m = 46150.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.2 at 35.7 knts Storm direction: 256.2 at 26.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 238.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 238.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 79.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.01 Bulk Rich Number: 11.07 Bulk Shear: 67.05 m/s