MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F000.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F000.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: RUC analysis for 1800Z 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.78,-92.18 Latitude: 34.78 Longitude: -92.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 82 SFC 999 89 27.6 20.0 63 7.6 22.2 192 12 300.8 303.5 295.4 344.5 14.90 2 950 533 22.4 17.8 76 4.5 19.2 194 18 299.9 302.4 294.3 339.9 13.66 3 900 1000 18.5 16.0 86 2.5 16.8 192 20 300.6 302.9 293.9 338.2 12.83 4 850 1489 16.3 12.2 77 4.1 13.6 196 26 303.2 305.1 292.9 334.5 10.53 5 800 2003 12.5 10.9 90 1.5 11.5 203 24 304.4 306.4 293.2 335.3 10.32 6 750 2541 8.7 7.3 91 1.4 7.9 204 26 306.1 307.7 292.3 332.0 8.59 7 700 3111 7.2 1.9 69 5.3 4.3 208 28 310.4 311.6 291.7 329.9 6.29 8 650 3719 4.5 -4.0 54 8.5 0.4 213 30 314.1 314.9 291.2 328.0 4.39 9 600 4366 -0.2 -7.8 56 7.6 -3.6 215 33 315.9 316.6 290.9 327.3 3.53 10 550 5055 -6.0 -10.9 68 5.0 -7.9 216 37 317.0 317.6 290.8 326.9 3.02 11 500 5793 -11.2 -16.1 67 4.9 -12.9 219 42 319.4 319.8 290.7 326.6 2.18 12 450 6594 -15.1 -20.8 62 5.7 -16.8 221 45 324.3 324.6 291.7 329.9 1.63 13 400 7476 -20.2 -36.2 23 16.0 -23.0 229 55 328.7 328.8 291.8 330.3 0.43 14 350 8449 -27.5 -48.6 12 21.1 -29.6 234 58 331.7 331.7 292.3 332.2 0.13 15 300 9538 -35.8 -52.8 16 17.0 -37.0 238 67 334.9 334.9 293.1 335.3 0.10 16 250 10777 -46.2 -51.3 56 5.1 -46.4 243 71 337.4 337.4 293.8 338.0 0.14 17 200 12235 -51.5 -66.3 15 14.8 -51.9 250 81 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.3 0.03 18 150 14058 -62.5 -81.7 6 19.2 -62.6 251 71 362.5 362.5 299.2 362.5 0.00 19 100 16492 -70.3 -86.9 7 16.5 -70.4 252 42 391.8 391.8 304.0 391.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5710.52 m Freezing level: 602.10 mb = 4338.80 m = 14234.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.34 mb = 3777.22 m = 12392.30 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.83 % Est. max temperature: 29.97 C = 85.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 895.29 mb = 1045.33 m = 3429.52 ft T: 18.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.86 C/km ThetaE index: 10.05 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 848.93 mb = 1500.11 m = 4921.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.98 C = 85.96 F Cap Strength: 0.99 C Lifted Index: -4.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.69 C Showalter Index: -2.03 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.83 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.47 C Cross Totals Index: 23.37 C K Index: 34.35 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 348.00 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.56 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 805.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 19.77 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.99 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.36 mb = 1140.74 m = 3742.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 810.36 mb = 1894.21 m = 6214.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 240.36 mb = 11033.72 m = 36199.43 ft B at Equ Level: 804.76 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 160.36 mb = 13634.88 m = 44733.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.5 at 28.8 knts Storm direction: 239.5 at 21.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 0.5 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 67.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 79.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 79.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.8 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.32 Bulk Rich Number: 27.33 Bulk Shear: 29.48 m/s