MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F016.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F016.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: 16 hour RUC valid 4Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.31,-90.01 Latitude: 34.31 Longitude: -90.01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1001 74 21.9 21.4 97 0.5 21.6 210 13 294.9 297.9 294.7 341.5 16.24 1 1000 82 21.8 21.5 98 0.3 21.6 213 13 295.0 297.9 294.7 341.7 16.31 2 950 527 19.7 19.6 99 0.1 19.6 216 32 297.1 299.9 294.6 341.2 15.24 3 900 993 17.9 17.8 99 0.1 17.8 215 36 299.9 302.5 294.8 341.9 14.35 4 850 1482 15.5 15.4 99 0.1 15.4 218 39 302.4 304.8 294.6 340.9 13.03 5 800 1995 12.3 12.0 98 0.3 12.1 224 40 304.2 306.3 293.6 337.2 11.07 6 750 2534 8.9 8.2 95 0.7 8.5 229 42 306.2 308.0 292.7 333.8 9.13 7 700 3102 4.9 4.4 96 0.5 4.6 233 43 307.9 309.4 292.0 330.9 7.52 8 650 3703 0.9 0.8 99 0.1 0.8 234 45 310.0 311.2 291.5 329.4 6.27 9 600 4344 -2.1 -2.3 99 0.2 -2.2 235 46 313.7 314.7 291.9 330.7 5.41 10 550 5032 -5.0 -5.5 97 0.4 -5.3 236 46 318.1 319.0 292.6 333.0 4.63 11 500 5777 -8.3 -9.1 94 0.8 -8.7 236 47 322.9 323.6 293.2 335.6 3.84 12 450 6588 -12.9 -13.9 92 1.1 -13.3 236 46 327.0 327.6 293.6 336.9 2.89 13 400 7476 -19.0 -20.8 85 1.9 -19.5 238 48 330.3 330.7 293.5 336.7 1.82 14 350 8454 -26.6 -29.3 78 2.7 -27.2 236 49 332.9 333.1 293.4 336.4 0.96 15 300 9547 -35.5 -38.3 76 2.8 -35.8 234 48 335.4 335.5 293.6 337.1 0.47 16 250 10784 -46.7 -49.5 72 2.9 -46.8 234 49 336.7 336.7 293.7 337.4 0.17 17 200 12235 -52.3 -71.8 8 19.5 -52.6 247 72 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.1 0.01 18 150 14055 -62.1 -81.6 6 19.5 -62.2 252 68 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.2 0.00 19 100 16506 -70.0 -87.2 6 17.2 -70.1 251 32 392.5 392.5 304.2 392.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5695.06 m Freezing level: 634.84 mb = 3897.48 m = 12786.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.21 mb = 3874.80 m = 12712.45 ft Precipitable water: 2.08 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.69 % Est. max temperature: 29.25 C = 84.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 994.33 mb = 131.64 m = 431.89 ft T: 21.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.95 C/km ThetaE index: 12.55 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 947.66 mb = 548.59 m = 1799.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.20 C = 75.57 F Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lifted Index: -2.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.23 C Showalter Index: -1.90 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.49 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.81 C Cross Totals Index: 23.69 C K Index: 38.66 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 372.39 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.20 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 906.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 947.92 mb = 546.21 m = 1791.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 942.92 mb = 591.78 m = 1941.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 932.92 mb = 683.65 m = 2242.92 ft B at Equ Level: 18.80 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 152.92 mb = 13932.86 m = 45710.93 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.6 at 41.3 knts Storm direction: 259.6 at 30.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.6 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 213.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 213.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 71.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.01 Bulk Rich Number: 17.99 Bulk Shear: 50.41 m/s