MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F006.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F006.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: 6 hour RUC valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.85,-92.44 Latitude: 34.85 Longitude: -92.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 SFC 994 120 22.9 20.9 88 2.0 21.5 210 10 296.6 299.4 294.8 342.2 15.81 2 950 513 20.2 19.4 95 0.8 19.6 211 26 297.7 300.4 294.7 341.4 15.08 3 900 979 18.0 17.1 95 0.8 17.4 210 31 300.0 302.5 294.4 340.4 13.80 4 850 1467 15.2 14.5 95 0.8 14.7 212 35 302.1 304.3 293.9 338.3 12.27 5 800 1980 12.4 11.5 94 0.9 11.9 216 39 304.4 306.4 293.4 336.4 10.72 6 750 2519 9.1 8.5 96 0.6 8.8 220 40 306.5 308.2 293.0 334.7 9.36 7 700 3089 5.6 5.0 96 0.6 5.2 221 39 308.6 310.1 292.4 332.6 7.84 8 650 3691 1.7 0.3 90 1.5 1.0 217 39 310.9 312.1 291.6 329.6 6.01 9 600 4333 -2.1 -3.5 90 1.4 -2.8 216 43 313.7 314.6 291.5 329.2 4.91 10 550 5020 -5.6 -6.3 95 0.7 -5.9 222 49 317.5 318.3 292.2 331.5 4.36 11 500 5764 -8.9 -9.5 95 0.6 -9.2 231 53 322.2 322.9 292.9 334.4 3.71 12 450 6572 -13.9 -14.8 93 0.9 -14.2 238 53 325.7 326.3 293.0 334.9 2.70 13 400 7456 -20.1 -22.0 85 1.9 -20.6 243 52 328.9 329.3 293.0 334.7 1.65 14 350 8432 -26.8 -29.3 79 2.5 -27.3 237 51 332.6 332.8 293.3 336.1 0.96 15 300 9523 -36.1 -39.2 73 3.1 -36.4 243 55 334.5 334.6 293.3 336.1 0.43 16 250 10758 -46.8 -48.6 82 1.8 -46.9 247 59 336.5 336.6 293.6 337.3 0.19 17 200 12211 -52.9 -72.2 8 19.3 -53.2 259 71 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.0 0.01 18 150 14029 -61.8 -81.7 5 19.9 -61.9 254 57 363.7 363.7 299.4 363.7 0.00 19 100 16477 -69.3 -87.0 6 17.7 -69.4 249 41 393.7 393.7 304.3 393.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5699.06 m Freezing level: 627.45 mb = 3980.73 m = 13059.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.34 mb = 3849.06 m = 12627.99 ft Precipitable water: 1.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.77 % Est. max temperature: 28.67 C = 83.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 965.00 mb = 375.95 m = 1233.43 ft T: 21.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.41 C/km ThetaE index: 13.02 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 910.55 mb = 878.56 m = 2882.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.84 C = 78.51 F Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lifted Index: -2.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.49 C Showalter Index: -1.45 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.52 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.14 C Cross Totals Index: 23.38 C K Index: 38.03 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 362.79 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.90 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 970.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 928.25 mb = 712.46 m = 2337.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 873.25 mb = 1236.89 m = 4057.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.25 mb = 11495.46 m = 37714.30 ft B at Equ Level: 952.32 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 143.25 mb = 14307.47 m = 46939.93 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.5 at 39.9 knts Storm direction: 249.5 at 29.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.8 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 166.4 neg: -4.2 tot: 162.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 54.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.94 Bulk Rich Number: 17.81 Bulk Shear: 54.47 m/s