MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F017.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F017.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: 17 hour RUC valid 8Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.02,-90.7 Latitude: 32.02 Longitude: -90.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1002 82 22.9 21.6 92 1.4 22.0 227 9 295.9 298.9 295.1 343.1 16.39 1 1000 96 23.0 21.9 94 1.1 22.3 233 11 296.2 299.2 295.4 344.6 16.81 2 950 543 20.4 20.3 99 0.1 20.3 241 31 297.9 300.8 295.3 344.1 15.93 3 900 1010 17.9 17.7 99 0.2 17.7 244 35 299.9 302.5 294.7 341.7 14.28 4 850 1498 14.9 14.6 98 0.3 14.7 250 37 301.8 304.1 293.9 338.4 12.41 5 800 2011 12.7 12.0 95 0.7 12.3 261 36 304.7 306.8 293.8 337.9 11.10 6 750 2551 9.6 8.7 94 0.9 9.0 266 35 307.0 308.7 293.2 335.5 9.45 7 700 3121 5.8 4.3 90 1.6 4.9 264 37 309.0 310.4 292.2 331.8 7.44 8 650 3725 2.7 -1.1 76 3.7 0.7 255 40 312.0 313.0 291.5 329.1 5.46 9 600 4369 -0.9 -6.0 68 5.1 -3.3 246 42 315.0 315.8 291.2 328.0 4.06 10 550 5058 -5.2 -9.4 72 4.3 -7.0 245 43 317.9 318.6 291.5 329.0 3.40 11 500 5800 -9.6 -11.5 86 1.9 -10.4 250 44 321.3 322.0 292.2 331.8 3.16 12 450 6606 -14.4 -15.9 88 1.5 -14.9 251 41 325.2 325.7 292.7 333.6 2.46 13 400 7489 -20.1 -24.2 70 4.1 -21.2 249 41 328.8 329.1 292.7 333.6 1.35 14 350 8465 -26.8 -34.8 47 8.0 -28.1 251 40 332.6 332.7 293.0 334.7 0.57 15 300 9557 -35.3 -39.7 63 4.5 -35.8 258 32 335.7 335.8 293.6 337.2 0.40 16 250 10802 -43.1 -51.8 38 8.8 -43.6 251 54 342.0 342.0 294.9 342.5 0.13 17 200 12281 -51.3 -73.2 6 21.9 -51.8 256 67 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.5 0.01 18 150 14092 -63.9 -79.5 10 15.7 -64.0 253 55 360.1 360.1 298.7 360.1 0.00 19 100 16518 -71.0 -86.8 8 15.8 -71.1 261 34 390.5 390.5 303.9 390.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.95 m Freezing level: 613.03 mb = 4200.87 m = 13782.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.06 mb = 3836.19 m = 12585.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.31 % Est. max temperature: 28.71 C = 83.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.37 mb = 251.12 m = 823.88 ft T: 22.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.76 C/km ThetaE index: 16.55 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 941.41 mb = 621.50 m = 2039.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.20 C = 77.37 F Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lifted Index: -4.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.96 C Showalter Index: -2.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.74 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.52 C Cross Totals Index: 24.22 C K Index: 37.56 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 293.66 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.40 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1153.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 945.90 mb = 580.39 m = 1904.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 930.90 mb = 718.35 m = 2356.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 240.90 mb = 11047.36 m = 36244.17 ft B at Equ Level: 1145.30 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 130.90 mb = 14906.83 m = 48906.34 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.6 at 37.7 knts Storm direction: 281.6 at 28.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.3 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 185.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 185.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.30 Bulk Rich Number: 29.44 Bulk Shear: 39.17 m/s