MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F005.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F005.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: 5 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.04,-92.17 Latitude: 35.04 Longitude: -92.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 SFC 994 115 23.6 20.0 80 3.6 21.1 221 7 297.2 299.9 294.4 340.6 14.98 2 950 513 21.2 17.9 81 3.3 18.9 204 21 298.7 301.2 294.0 338.6 13.71 3 900 980 17.9 16.0 88 2.0 16.6 198 23 300.0 302.3 293.7 337.4 12.78 4 850 1468 15.4 13.0 85 2.5 13.8 200 30 302.3 304.4 293.1 335.3 11.13 5 800 1981 12.6 11.9 95 0.7 12.1 209 34 304.6 306.6 293.7 337.5 11.00 6 750 2521 9.0 8.8 99 0.2 8.9 214 36 306.4 308.1 293.1 335.1 9.54 7 700 3090 6.2 4.1 86 2.2 5.0 218 38 309.4 310.8 292.2 331.9 7.33 8 650 3697 3.9 -1.5 68 5.4 1.1 221 39 313.4 314.4 291.7 330.0 5.27 9 600 4341 -1.5 -4.8 79 3.2 -3.1 222 40 314.3 315.2 291.3 328.5 4.47 10 550 5027 -6.4 -7.3 93 0.9 -6.8 222 42 316.5 317.3 291.6 329.5 4.02 11 500 5768 -9.8 -10.7 93 0.9 -10.2 223 44 321.1 321.7 292.3 332.2 3.38 12 450 6574 -14.5 -15.7 91 1.2 -14.9 226 47 325.0 325.5 292.7 333.6 2.51 13 400 7455 -21.1 -23.9 78 2.8 -21.8 235 55 327.6 327.9 292.4 332.5 1.39 14 350 8428 -27.7 -30.2 80 2.5 -28.2 236 52 331.4 331.5 292.9 334.6 0.89 15 300 9516 -36.3 -40.8 63 4.5 -36.8 245 61 334.2 334.3 293.2 335.6 0.36 16 250 10751 -46.9 -49.5 74 2.6 -47.0 250 68 336.4 336.4 293.6 337.0 0.17 17 200 12206 -52.5 -72.4 7 19.9 -52.8 261 75 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.7 0.01 18 150 14023 -61.8 -82.3 5 20.6 -61.9 252 63 363.7 363.7 299.4 363.7 0.00 19 100 16471 -69.6 -87.0 6 17.4 -69.6 248 41 393.3 393.3 304.3 393.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5704.00 m Freezing level: 614.20 mb = 4158.03 m = 13641.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.09 mb = 3858.14 m = 12657.77 ft Precipitable water: 1.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.20 % Est. max temperature: 28.93 C = 84.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 943.78 mb = 569.87 m = 1869.63 ft T: 20.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.99 C/km ThetaE index: 8.91 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 871.48 mb = 1254.90 m = 4117.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.65 C = 81.76 F Cap Strength: 1.05 C Lifted Index: -2.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.01 C Showalter Index: -0.99 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.06 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.26 C Cross Totals Index: 22.80 C K Index: 36.09 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 334.57 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.68 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 612.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 27.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.78 mb = 943.84 m = 3096.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 788.78 mb = 2099.33 m = 6887.47 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.78 mb = 11050.09 m = 36253.13 ft B at Equ Level: 603.68 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 168.78 mb = 13278.08 m = 43562.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.4 at 35.3 knts Storm direction: 246.4 at 26.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 3.3 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 181.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 181.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.58 Bulk Rich Number: 11.32 Bulk Shear: 54.14 m/s