MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F007.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F007.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: 7 hour RUC valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.60,-92.65 Latitude: 34.60 Longitude: -92.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 SFC 992 132 23.3 21.5 90 1.8 22.1 200 8 297.2 300.1 295.5 344.9 16.51 2 950 511 20.9 19.8 93 1.1 20.1 205 22 298.4 301.2 295.1 343.4 15.47 3 900 978 18.7 17.0 90 1.7 17.5 206 29 300.8 303.3 294.6 340.9 13.65 4 850 1468 15.8 14.2 90 1.7 14.7 217 35 302.7 305.0 293.9 338.4 12.03 5 800 1981 12.9 10.0 82 2.9 11.1 222 38 304.9 306.7 292.8 333.9 9.68 6 750 2521 9.9 4.8 70 5.1 7.0 225 38 307.4 308.7 291.5 329.4 7.22 7 700 3091 6.2 0.8 68 5.4 3.3 228 41 309.3 310.4 290.9 327.2 5.78 8 650 3694 1.5 -0.3 88 1.8 0.5 232 47 310.6 311.7 291.3 328.5 5.75 9 600 4335 -1.9 -2.3 97 0.4 -2.1 233 51 313.9 314.9 291.9 330.9 5.39 10 550 5023 -5.3 -5.4 99 0.2 -5.4 231 52 317.8 318.7 292.4 332.7 4.64 11 500 5768 -9.2 -9.5 97 0.3 -9.4 228 54 321.8 322.5 292.8 334.0 3.71 12 450 6574 -14.6 -16.1 88 1.5 -15.1 234 56 324.9 325.4 292.6 333.1 2.42 13 400 7456 -20.3 -22.8 80 2.5 -21.0 232 58 328.6 328.9 292.8 334.0 1.53 14 350 8431 -27.7 -31.4 71 3.7 -28.4 236 61 331.4 331.5 292.9 334.3 0.79 15 300 9520 -36.1 -38.6 77 2.5 -36.4 230 56 334.6 334.6 293.4 336.3 0.45 16 250 10757 -45.4 -54.4 35 9.0 -45.8 241 63 338.6 338.6 294.1 339.0 0.09 17 200 12221 -53.2 -71.1 10 17.8 -53.5 254 64 348.5 348.5 296.3 348.5 0.01 18 150 14034 -61.8 -81.7 5 19.9 -61.9 255 61 363.6 363.6 299.4 363.6 0.00 19 100 16479 -70.0 -87.1 6 17.1 -70.1 251 39 392.5 392.5 304.2 392.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5704.46 m Freezing level: 628.30 mb = 3971.94 m = 13031.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.85 mb = 3819.63 m = 12531.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.59 % Est. max temperature: 29.25 C = 84.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.47 mb = 360.82 m = 1183.77 ft T: 21.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.75 C/km ThetaE index: 17.72 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 895.31 mb = 1022.98 m = 3356.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.06 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.13 C = 80.83 F Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lifted Index: -3.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.40 C Showalter Index: -1.74 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.44 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.07 C Cross Totals Index: 23.37 C K Index: 33.81 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 343.24 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.97 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1205.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.68 mb = 772.39 m = 2534.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 856.68 mb = 1400.72 m = 4595.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 226.68 mb = 11399.81 m = 37400.49 ft B at Equ Level: 1199.06 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 136.68 mb = 14595.02 m = 47883.36 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.2 at 41.7 knts Storm direction: 256.2 at 31.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 244.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 244.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 81.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.64 Bulk Rich Number: 12.76 Bulk Shear: 94.50 m/s