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: 34.71,-92.78 Latitude: 34.71 Longitude: -92.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 62 SFC 986 181 22.9 21.3 91 1.6 21.8 196 8 297.2 300.2 295.4 344.7 16.41 2 950 509 20.7 20.1 96 0.6 20.2 204 23 298.2 301.0 295.3 343.9 15.73 3 900 976 18.6 17.2 92 1.3 17.7 207 31 300.6 303.2 294.7 341.4 13.88 4 850 1466 15.8 14.1 89 1.7 14.7 216 36 302.7 305.0 293.9 338.3 11.99 5 800 1979 12.9 9.8 82 3.0 11.0 222 37 304.9 306.6 292.7 333.5 9.57 6 750 2519 9.8 4.5 70 5.3 6.8 226 39 307.2 308.6 291.4 328.8 7.08 7 700 3088 6.0 0.8 69 5.2 3.2 230 43 309.1 310.2 290.9 327.1 5.81 8 650 3690 1.3 -0.4 89 1.6 0.4 234 49 310.4 311.5 291.2 328.2 5.74 9 600 4332 -2.0 -2.5 96 0.6 -2.3 235 54 313.8 314.8 291.9 330.5 5.29 10 550 5020 -5.3 -5.6 98 0.3 -5.4 232 54 317.8 318.7 292.4 332.6 4.59 11 500 5764 -9.1 -9.5 97 0.3 -9.3 228 55 321.9 322.7 292.9 334.2 3.73 12 450 6571 -14.5 -15.8 90 1.2 -14.9 232 56 325.0 325.5 292.6 333.4 2.49 13 400 7453 -20.3 -22.7 81 2.4 -21.0 231 58 328.6 328.9 292.8 334.0 1.54 14 350 8428 -27.6 -31.1 72 3.5 -28.2 235 59 331.6 331.8 292.9 334.6 0.82 15 300 9517 -36.1 -38.6 78 2.5 -36.4 231 54 334.5 334.5 293.4 336.2 0.45 16 250 10754 -45.7 -51.4 52 5.7 -46.0 240 60 338.1 338.1 294.0 338.6 0.13 17 200 12218 -53.0 -71.2 9 18.1 -53.4 254 64 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.9 0.01 18 150 14031 -61.8 -81.7 5 19.9 -62.0 256 61 363.6 363.6 299.4 363.6 0.00 19 100 16477 -69.8 -87.2 6 17.4 -69.9 251 40 392.8 392.8 304.2 392.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5701.91 m Freezing level: 630.48 mb = 3940.64 m = 12928.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.02 mb = 3789.17 m = 12431.51 ft Precipitable water: 1.83 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.78 % Est. max temperature: 28.97 C = 84.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.56 mb = 376.47 m = 1235.13 ft T: 21.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.64 C/km ThetaE index: 17.62 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 899.61 mb = 979.87 m = 3214.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.33 C = 79.39 F Cap Strength: 0.54 C Lifted Index: -3.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.59 C Showalter Index: -1.60 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.17 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.95 C Cross Totals Index: 23.22 C K Index: 33.90 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 346.19 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.91 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1244.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.38 mb = 773.15 m = 2536.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 856.38 mb = 1401.46 m = 4597.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 226.38 mb = 11404.85 m = 37417.03 ft B at Equ Level: 1239.89 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 136.38 mb = 14605.01 m = 47916.10 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.1 at 43.4 knts Storm direction: 257.1 at 32.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 272.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 272.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 90.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.79 Bulk Rich Number: 12.66 Bulk Shear: 98.36 m/s