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: 34.80,-92.29 Latitude: 34.80 Longitude: -92.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 995 105 23.3 21.0 87 2.3 21.7 200 7 296.8 299.7 295.0 343.0 15.96 2 950 511 21.4 19.0 86 2.4 19.7 207 23 298.9 301.5 294.7 341.7 14.70 3 900 979 18.9 16.1 84 2.8 17.0 207 30 300.9 303.3 294.0 338.7 12.86 4 850 1469 16.0 13.0 83 3.0 14.1 217 36 302.9 304.9 293.3 336.0 11.16 5 800 1982 13.1 9.3 77 3.9 10.7 223 39 305.1 306.8 292.4 332.8 9.20 6 750 2522 9.9 5.6 75 4.2 7.4 226 39 307.3 308.7 291.9 330.6 7.65 7 700 3092 5.9 1.8 75 4.0 3.7 226 41 309.0 310.1 291.2 328.2 6.24 8 650 3694 1.4 -0.4 88 1.8 0.4 225 45 310.5 311.6 291.2 328.3 5.71 9 600 4335 -2.1 -2.6 96 0.5 -2.3 225 48 313.7 314.7 291.8 330.4 5.28 10 550 5023 -5.3 -5.5 99 0.1 -5.4 228 50 317.8 318.7 292.4 332.7 4.63 11 500 5767 -9.2 -9.4 99 0.2 -9.3 231 53 321.8 322.6 292.9 334.2 3.76 12 450 6574 -14.7 -15.7 92 1.0 -15.0 238 56 324.8 325.3 292.6 333.3 2.51 13 400 7455 -20.3 -22.9 80 2.6 -21.0 236 58 328.6 328.9 292.7 333.9 1.52 14 350 8431 -27.5 -31.4 70 3.8 -28.2 237 59 331.6 331.8 292.9 334.5 0.79 15 300 9520 -36.1 -38.4 79 2.3 -36.4 233 56 334.5 334.6 293.4 336.2 0.46 16 250 10756 -46.2 -51.3 56 5.1 -46.5 242 63 337.3 337.3 293.8 337.9 0.14 17 200 12217 -53.1 -71.0 10 17.9 -53.4 255 66 348.7 348.7 296.4 348.8 0.01 18 150 14032 -61.5 -81.9 5 20.4 -61.7 256 59 364.1 364.1 299.5 364.1 0.00 19 100 16476 -69.6 -87.1 6 17.5 -69.7 252 41 393.3 393.3 304.3 393.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.44 m Freezing level: 630.10 mb = 3949.18 m = 12956.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.19 mb = 3790.78 m = 12436.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.67 % Est. max temperature: 29.54 C = 85.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 963.26 mb = 390.47 m = 1281.04 ft T: 21.93 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.62 C/km ThetaE index: 14.77 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 873.83 mb = 1231.96 m = 4041.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.40 C = 83.11 F Cap Strength: 1.37 C Lifted Index: -2.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.16 C Showalter Index: -0.71 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.38 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.17 C Cross Totals Index: 22.21 C K Index: 34.15 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 336.37 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.45 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 956.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 29.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.32 mb = 871.14 m = 2858.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 806.32 mb = 1915.67 m = 6284.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 226.32 mb = 11407.19 m = 37424.70 ft B at Equ Level: 940.82 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 146.32 mb = 14181.31 m = 46526.03 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.2 at 40.9 knts Storm direction: 254.2 at 30.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 0.3 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 233.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 233.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 77.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.31 Bulk Rich Number: 10.92 Bulk Shear: 87.64 m/s