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: 34.44,-91.33 Latitude: 34.44 Longitude: -91.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1003 61 21.8 21.3 97 0.5 21.5 267 9 294.7 297.6 294.5 340.8 16.12 1 1000 86 21.6 20.9 96 0.7 21.1 265 10 294.7 297.5 294.3 339.8 15.75 2 950 530 19.1 18.7 97 0.5 18.8 264 22 296.6 299.2 293.9 338.1 14.40 3 900 995 17.4 16.9 97 0.5 17.1 262 26 299.4 301.9 294.1 339.1 13.58 4 850 1482 15.1 14.3 95 0.8 14.6 258 31 301.9 304.2 293.8 337.8 12.14 5 800 1995 12.2 11.2 94 1.0 11.6 253 33 304.2 306.1 293.2 335.6 10.53 6 750 2533 8.8 7.7 93 1.1 8.2 247 35 306.1 307.8 292.4 332.8 8.84 7 700 3101 4.5 4.0 97 0.5 4.2 241 38 307.5 308.8 291.6 329.7 7.30 8 650 3700 0.4 0.2 99 0.2 0.3 237 41 309.4 310.6 291.1 328.0 5.99 9 600 4340 -2.9 -3.1 98 0.2 -3.0 237 45 312.8 313.7 291.3 328.7 5.07 10 550 5026 -5.9 -6.2 98 0.3 -6.0 237 49 317.1 317.9 292.0 331.2 4.38 11 500 5768 -9.1 -9.5 97 0.4 -9.2 235 50 322.0 322.7 292.9 334.3 3.73 12 450 6577 -13.6 -14.4 94 0.8 -13.9 232 50 326.2 326.7 293.2 335.6 2.79 13 400 7462 -19.8 -21.6 86 1.8 -20.3 228 51 329.3 329.6 293.1 335.2 1.70 14 350 8438 -27.1 -29.9 76 2.9 -27.6 225 51 332.3 332.5 293.2 335.6 0.91 15 300 9528 -36.1 -39.4 72 3.3 -36.5 225 52 334.4 334.5 293.3 336.0 0.42 16 250 10763 -46.8 -49.8 71 3.0 -46.9 225 55 336.6 336.6 293.6 337.2 0.16 17 200 12225 -51.4 -74.1 5 22.7 -51.8 247 68 351.4 351.4 297.0 351.4 0.01 18 150 14046 -61.9 -80.9 6 19.1 -62.0 252 63 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.5 0.00 19 100 16495 -69.3 -87.3 6 18.0 -69.4 255 36 393.8 393.8 304.3 393.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.85 m Freezing level: 643.66 mb = 3781.41 m = 12406.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.32 mb = 3758.14 m = 12329.70 ft Precipitable water: 1.99 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.55 % Est. max temperature: 28.89 C = 84.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 996.32 mb = 117.50 m = 385.50 ft T: 21.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.08 C/km ThetaE index: 11.11 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 935.55 mb = 661.54 m = 2170.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.49 C = 76.09 F Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lifted Index: -1.83 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.85 C Showalter Index: -1.36 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.52 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.15 C Cross Totals Index: 23.37 C K Index: 37.96 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 283.09 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.84 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 656.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 945.00 mb = 575.06 m = 1886.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 830.00 mb = 1683.64 m = 5523.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 240.00 mb = 11030.63 m = 36189.31 ft B at Equ Level: 646.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 170.00 mb = 13253.58 m = 43482.35 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.3 at 37.4 knts Storm direction: 273.3 at 28.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 5.1 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 32.1 neg: -2.6 tot: 29.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.13 Bulk Rich Number: 9.55 Bulk Shear: 68.71 m/s