MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F008.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F008.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: 8 hour RUC valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.01,-92.47 Latitude: 35.01 Longitude: -92.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 68 SFC 996 104 22.9 21.4 91 1.5 21.8 206 7 296.4 299.3 295.1 343.3 16.27 2 950 514 20.4 19.8 96 0.6 20.0 212 26 297.9 300.7 295.0 342.9 15.50 3 900 981 18.3 17.5 95 0.8 17.7 213 32 300.4 302.9 294.7 341.7 14.09 4 850 1470 15.6 14.4 92 1.3 14.8 220 37 302.5 304.8 294.0 338.7 12.22 5 800 1983 12.6 9.8 83 2.9 10.9 222 40 304.6 306.4 292.6 333.1 9.52 6 750 2522 9.3 5.1 75 4.2 6.9 225 41 306.7 308.1 291.5 329.1 7.38 7 700 3091 5.5 2.1 79 3.4 3.7 231 44 308.6 309.8 291.2 328.1 6.36 8 650 3693 1.5 -0.3 88 1.8 0.5 238 49 310.7 311.8 291.3 328.6 5.77 9 600 4335 -2.0 -3.1 92 1.1 -2.5 239 54 313.8 314.8 291.7 329.9 5.09 10 550 5022 -5.5 -6.0 97 0.4 -5.7 234 56 317.5 318.4 292.2 331.9 4.46 11 500 5766 -9.3 -9.9 95 0.7 -9.5 229 57 321.8 322.5 292.7 333.6 3.60 12 450 6572 -14.7 -17.1 82 2.4 -15.5 231 58 324.7 325.2 292.3 332.3 2.22 13 400 7453 -20.6 -23.8 75 3.3 -21.4 232 59 328.3 328.6 292.6 333.2 1.40 14 350 8427 -27.3 -31.4 68 4.1 -28.0 230 54 332.0 332.1 293.0 334.9 0.79 15 300 9516 -36.3 -39.7 71 3.4 -36.7 234 51 334.2 334.3 293.3 335.7 0.40 16 250 10753 -45.5 -53.1 42 7.6 -45.9 235 56 338.4 338.4 294.0 338.9 0.11 17 200 12215 -52.8 -72.0 8 19.1 -53.2 254 64 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.1 0.01 18 150 14029 -62.3 -81.5 6 19.2 -62.4 255 64 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.8 0.00 19 100 16487 -68.6 -87.5 5 18.9 -68.7 257 41 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.77 m Freezing level: 628.29 mb = 3971.70 m = 13030.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.02 mb = 3804.65 m = 12482.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.04 % Est. max temperature: 29.19 C = 84.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.39 mb = 293.96 m = 964.42 ft T: 21.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.51 C/km ThetaE index: 15.18 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 916.41 mb = 825.17 m = 2707.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.03 C = 78.86 F Cap Strength: 0.40 C Lifted Index: -3.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.00 C Showalter Index: -1.92 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.53 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.89 C Cross Totals Index: 23.64 C K Index: 35.86 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 348.89 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.12 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1219.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 933.31 mb = 667.33 m = 2189.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 868.31 mb = 1287.82 m = 4225.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.31 mb = 11347.77 m = 37229.76 ft B at Equ Level: 1212.59 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 138.31 mb = 14521.24 m = 47641.29 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.3 at 44.3 knts Storm direction: 259.3 at 33.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 271.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 271.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 90.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.75 Bulk Rich Number: 12.19 Bulk Shear: 100.10 m/s