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: 35.06,-90.78 Latitude: 35.06 Longitude: -90.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 60 SFC 998 78 28.3 16.3 48 12.0 20.2 195 14 301.6 303.8 293.4 336.3 11.75 2 950 513 24.5 15.0 56 9.5 18.2 199 28 302.0 304.1 293.2 335.7 11.39 3 900 983 20.2 14.0 67 6.2 16.1 199 30 302.3 304.4 293.2 335.5 11.21 4 850 1473 16.3 11.3 72 5.0 13.1 198 31 303.2 305.0 292.4 332.8 9.95 5 800 1986 12.4 10.0 85 2.4 10.9 205 31 304.4 306.2 292.6 333.4 9.70 6 750 2525 9.0 8.7 98 0.3 8.8 217 32 306.3 308.1 293.0 334.8 9.45 7 700 3095 6.2 3.1 81 3.0 4.5 227 35 309.3 310.6 291.8 330.5 6.87 8 650 3700 3.8 -3.3 60 7.1 0.3 223 37 313.2 314.1 291.1 327.9 4.62 9 600 4346 -0.5 -6.4 64 5.9 -3.3 218 40 315.5 316.3 291.2 328.2 3.94 10 550 5035 -5.7 -9.1 77 3.3 -7.1 219 43 317.3 318.0 291.3 328.7 3.51 11 500 5775 -10.2 -12.5 84 2.2 -11.1 225 46 320.6 321.1 291.8 330.3 2.93 12 450 6580 -14.4 -19.0 68 4.6 -15.8 232 49 325.2 325.6 292.2 331.7 1.90 13 400 7463 -20.3 -26.1 60 5.8 -21.7 243 55 328.6 328.9 292.4 332.7 1.14 14 350 8437 -27.5 -32.4 63 5.0 -28.3 243 58 331.7 331.9 292.9 334.4 0.72 15 300 9526 -36.3 -40.0 69 3.6 -36.7 253 57 334.2 334.3 293.2 335.7 0.39 16 250 10760 -46.9 -50.6 65 3.8 -47.1 258 62 336.4 336.4 293.6 337.0 0.15 17 200 12217 -51.7 -76.5 4 24.8 -52.1 256 68 351.0 351.0 296.8 351.0 0.01 18 150 14032 -63.2 -81.1 7 17.9 -63.3 248 62 361.3 361.3 299.0 361.3 0.00 19 100 16477 -68.8 -87.1 6 18.2 -68.9 254 39 394.7 394.7 304.5 394.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5715.00 m Freezing level: 605.97 mb = 4269.05 m = 14005.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.39 mb = 3745.36 m = 12287.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.43 % Est. max temperature: 29.91 C = 85.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 837.81 mb = 1595.48 m = 5234.44 ft T: 15.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.13 C/km ThetaE index: 6.97 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 800.88 mb = 1977.14 m = 6486.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.02 C = 87.83 F Cap Strength: 1.59 C Lifted Index: -1.65 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.17 C Showalter Index: -0.30 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.07 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.51 C Cross Totals Index: 21.55 C K Index: 34.79 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 323.75 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.54 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 132.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 41.70 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 827.90 mb = 1696.27 m = 5565.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 752.90 mb = 2492.84 m = 8178.52 ft Equ Level (EL): 682.90 mb = 3296.76 m = 10816.00 ft B at Equ Level: 5.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 642.90 mb = 3789.03 m = 12431.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.7 at 35.6 knts Storm direction: 245.7 at 26.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.3 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 142.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 142.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 3.97 Bulk Shear: 33.44 m/s