MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F009.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F009.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: 9 hour RUC valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.26,-90.97 Latitude: 32.26 Longitude: -90.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1006 41 24.3 21.9 87 2.4 22.6 198 8 296.9 299.9 295.6 345.2 16.68 1 1000 94 24.8 22.0 84 2.8 22.8 197 15 298.0 301.0 296.0 346.9 16.86 2 950 544 21.7 20.4 93 1.2 20.8 197 27 299.2 302.1 295.8 346.2 16.11 3 900 1012 18.9 17.8 94 1.0 18.2 196 28 301.0 303.6 295.1 343.4 14.44 4 850 1502 15.9 14.9 94 1.0 15.3 198 25 302.8 305.1 294.4 340.3 12.67 5 800 2016 13.4 10.7 84 2.6 11.7 207 24 305.4 307.3 293.3 335.9 10.18 6 750 2557 10.4 7.9 85 2.5 8.9 217 26 307.9 309.5 293.1 335.1 8.97 7 700 3130 7.3 6.2 93 1.1 6.7 221 30 310.6 312.2 293.6 336.9 8.55 8 650 3738 4.6 2.6 87 2.0 3.5 223 32 314.2 315.5 293.4 336.5 7.12 9 600 4387 1.0 -5.8 60 6.8 -2.3 229 33 317.3 318.1 291.9 330.6 4.12 10 550 5081 -3.9 -13.2 48 9.3 -7.5 236 33 319.5 320.0 291.1 327.8 2.51 11 500 5825 -8.4 -13.7 66 5.3 -10.4 237 35 322.8 323.3 292.2 331.7 2.66 12 450 6635 -13.1 -18.2 66 5.0 -14.8 241 41 326.7 327.1 292.7 333.7 2.03 13 400 7521 -19.6 -24.4 65 4.9 -20.8 243 45 329.5 329.8 292.9 334.2 1.32 14 350 8499 -26.2 -31.1 63 4.9 -27.1 243 47 333.5 333.7 293.4 336.5 0.82 15 300 9594 -35.0 -39.5 63 4.5 -35.5 255 55 336.1 336.1 293.7 337.6 0.41 16 250 10838 -44.6 -52.2 42 7.6 -45.0 254 56 339.8 339.8 294.4 340.3 0.12 17 200 12308 -51.7 -72.1 7 20.4 -52.1 265 70 350.9 350.9 296.8 350.9 0.01 18 150 14116 -64.7 -79.1 12 14.3 -64.8 255 49 358.6 358.6 298.4 358.6 0.01 19 100 16522 -72.6 -86.4 11 13.8 -72.6 249 30 387.5 387.5 303.4 387.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5731.43 m Freezing level: 589.73 mb = 4529.80 m = 14861.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 619.73 mb = 4124.98 m = 13533.23 ft Precipitable water: 2.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.83 % Est. max temperature: 29.95 C = 85.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.24 mb = 340.78 m = 1118.03 ft T: 23.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.84 C/km ThetaE index: 11.81 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 914.84 mb = 870.72 m = 2856.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.81 C = 82.05 F Cap Strength: 0.65 C Lifted Index: -3.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.13 C Showalter Index: -1.75 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.66 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.31 C Cross Totals Index: 23.35 C K Index: 38.16 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 367.12 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.76 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1221.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.60 mb = 704.12 m = 2310.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 887.60 mb = 1131.37 m = 3711.81 ft Equ Level (EL): 217.60 mb = 11752.23 m = 38556.72 ft B at Equ Level: 1207.59 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 117.60 mb = 15560.18 m = 51049.85 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.5 at 29.0 knts Storm direction: 249.5 at 21.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 3.4 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 124.2 neg: -10.5 tot: 113.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 37.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.73 Bulk Rich Number: 53.52 Bulk Shear: 22.82 m/s