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: 34.91,-92.77 Latitude: 34.91 Longitude: -92.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 61 SFC 985 190 23.0 21.3 90 1.7 21.8 197 9 297.4 300.3 295.4 344.7 16.35 2 950 507 20.5 19.9 97 0.6 20.1 205 24 298.0 300.8 295.1 343.3 15.61 3 900 974 18.5 17.1 91 1.4 17.5 208 32 300.6 303.1 294.5 340.9 13.74 4 850 1464 15.8 13.7 87 2.1 14.4 216 36 302.7 304.8 293.6 337.3 11.68 5 800 1977 12.8 9.1 78 3.7 10.5 222 37 304.8 306.5 292.3 332.1 9.11 6 750 2516 9.6 4.1 68 5.5 6.5 225 39 307.0 308.3 291.2 328.0 6.87 7 700 3085 5.6 1.7 76 3.8 3.5 230 45 308.7 309.8 291.1 327.8 6.21 8 650 3687 1.1 -0.0 93 1.1 0.5 235 50 310.2 311.3 291.3 328.4 5.89 9 600 4328 -1.9 -2.5 96 0.6 -2.2 236 54 313.9 314.9 291.9 330.6 5.30 10 550 5016 -5.2 -5.6 97 0.4 -5.4 232 55 317.9 318.8 292.4 332.6 4.57 11 500 5761 -9.0 -9.4 96 0.5 -9.2 228 55 322.1 322.8 292.9 334.5 3.74 12 450 6568 -14.4 -15.7 90 1.3 -14.9 232 56 325.1 325.6 292.7 333.6 2.50 13 400 7450 -20.3 -22.6 82 2.3 -20.9 232 57 328.6 328.9 292.8 334.1 1.56 14 350 8425 -27.3 -30.2 77 2.8 -27.9 233 56 331.9 332.1 293.1 335.2 0.89 15 300 9514 -36.2 -38.8 77 2.6 -36.4 232 54 334.4 334.5 293.3 336.1 0.45 16 250 10750 -46.4 -49.2 74 2.7 -46.6 238 58 337.0 337.1 293.7 337.7 0.17 17 200 12213 -52.8 -71.4 9 18.6 -53.2 253 64 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.2 0.01 18 150 14026 -61.9 -81.7 5 19.8 -62.0 257 62 363.4 363.5 299.4 363.5 0.00 19 100 16476 -69.3 -87.2 6 17.9 -69.4 251 41 393.7 393.7 304.3 393.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5699.45 m Freezing level: 632.20 mb = 3914.87 m = 12843.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.04 mb = 3797.87 m = 12460.04 ft Precipitable water: 1.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.07 % Est. max temperature: 28.85 C = 83.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.23 mb = 405.19 m = 1329.35 ft T: 21.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.44 C/km ThetaE index: 16.94 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 897.07 mb = 1002.27 m = 3288.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.27 C = 79.28 F Cap Strength: 0.54 C Lifted Index: -3.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.88 C Showalter Index: -1.02 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.41 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.74 C Cross Totals Index: 22.67 C K Index: 34.61 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 342.73 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.67 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1196.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.76 mb = 786.79 m = 2581.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 854.76 mb = 1415.78 m = 4644.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 224.76 mb = 11448.11 m = 37558.96 ft B at Equ Level: 1188.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 134.76 mb = 14673.37 m = 48140.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.5 at 44.1 knts Storm direction: 257.5 at 33.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 279.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 279.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 93.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.68 Bulk Rich Number: 12.32 Bulk Shear: 97.12 m/s