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: 35.09,-92.26 Latitude: 35.09 Longitude: -92.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 994 116 22.7 21.1 91 1.6 21.6 194 5 296.3 299.2 295.0 342.6 16.05 2 950 513 20.8 19.4 92 1.4 19.8 208 24 298.3 301.0 294.8 342.1 15.06 3 900 981 18.6 16.8 90 1.8 17.4 209 31 300.6 303.1 294.4 340.3 13.50 4 850 1470 15.9 13.7 87 2.2 14.4 220 37 302.8 304.9 293.7 337.4 11.67 5 800 1983 13.0 8.6 75 4.4 10.3 222 38 305.0 306.6 292.1 331.3 8.77 6 750 2523 9.7 3.8 67 5.9 6.4 224 40 307.2 308.4 291.0 327.7 6.73 7 700 3092 5.5 1.5 75 4.0 3.3 230 44 308.5 309.7 290.9 327.3 6.09 8 650 3693 1.2 -0.0 92 1.2 0.5 237 50 310.3 311.4 291.3 328.6 5.89 9 600 4335 -1.9 -2.7 94 0.8 -2.3 238 55 313.9 314.9 291.8 330.4 5.22 10 550 5023 -5.4 -5.8 98 0.3 -5.6 234 56 317.6 318.5 292.3 332.2 4.52 11 500 5766 -9.2 -9.5 98 0.3 -9.4 228 57 321.8 322.5 292.8 334.0 3.71 12 450 6573 -14.5 -15.7 91 1.2 -14.9 230 58 325.0 325.5 292.7 333.5 2.51 13 400 7454 -20.6 -22.7 83 2.1 -21.2 231 59 328.2 328.5 292.7 333.6 1.54 14 350 8428 -27.5 -31.0 72 3.5 -28.2 231 56 331.7 331.8 293.0 334.7 0.82 15 300 9517 -36.3 -38.9 77 2.6 -36.6 233 52 334.2 334.3 293.3 335.8 0.44 16 250 10752 -45.9 -51.7 52 5.7 -46.2 236 56 337.8 337.8 293.9 338.3 0.13 17 200 12214 -52.8 -72.1 8 19.3 -53.1 253 64 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.3 0.01 18 150 14028 -62.0 -81.6 6 19.6 -62.2 255 63 363.2 363.2 299.3 363.2 0.00 19 100 16486 -68.3 -87.4 5 19.1 -68.4 257 41 395.7 395.7 304.6 395.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5699.07 m Freezing level: 630.67 mb = 3941.24 m = 12930.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.47 mb = 3811.60 m = 12505.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.85 % Est. max temperature: 29.39 C = 84.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.67 mb = 317.35 m = 1041.16 ft T: 21.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.50 C/km ThetaE index: 15.34 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 890.43 mb = 1072.17 m = 3517.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.41 C = 81.33 F Cap Strength: 0.93 C Lifted Index: -3.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.70 C Showalter Index: -1.35 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.06 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.12 C Cross Totals Index: 22.94 C K Index: 34.83 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 339.11 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.78 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1062.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.53 mb = 767.02 m = 2516.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 827.53 mb = 1696.83 m = 5566.94 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.53 mb = 11369.57 m = 37301.27 ft B at Equ Level: 1049.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 137.53 mb = 14554.41 m = 47750.12 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.5 at 44.1 knts Storm direction: 258.5 at 33.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 304.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 304.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 101.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.71 Bulk Rich Number: 9.37 Bulk Shear: 113.39 m/s