MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F001.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F001.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: 1 hour RUC valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.51,-92.81 Latitude: 34.51 Longitude: -92.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 70 SFC 990 158 24.2 21.5 85 2.7 22.3 189 8 298.2 301.2 295.8 346.1 16.51 2 950 518 21.0 20.1 95 0.9 20.4 188 19 298.5 301.4 295.4 344.4 15.78 3 900 985 18.2 18.1 99 0.2 18.1 189 24 300.3 303.0 295.1 343.2 14.64 4 850 1475 15.8 15.2 96 0.7 15.4 196 29 302.7 305.1 294.5 340.8 12.86 5 800 1989 12.7 12.2 97 0.5 12.4 204 32 304.7 306.8 293.9 338.2 11.23 6 750 2528 9.5 7.7 88 1.8 8.4 210 33 306.9 308.6 292.7 333.6 8.82 7 700 3100 8.0 1.6 64 6.4 4.5 212 33 311.3 312.5 291.9 330.5 6.16 8 650 3708 5.0 -3.2 56 8.2 0.8 216 34 314.6 315.5 291.5 329.4 4.65 9 600 4356 -0.5 -6.7 63 6.2 -3.3 219 39 315.6 316.3 291.2 328.0 3.86 10 550 5044 -6.2 -10.3 73 4.1 -7.8 223 45 316.8 317.4 290.9 327.1 3.19 11 500 5782 -10.0 -15.1 66 5.1 -11.9 225 51 320.8 321.3 291.3 328.7 2.36 12 450 6589 -14.4 -16.5 84 2.1 -15.1 223 51 325.1 325.6 292.6 333.1 2.34 13 400 7471 -20.6 -29.1 47 8.5 -22.5 236 66 328.2 328.3 292.0 331.2 0.86 14 350 8443 -27.9 -34.0 56 6.0 -28.9 242 67 331.1 331.2 292.6 333.4 0.62 15 300 9531 -36.0 -38.5 77 2.5 -36.3 246 68 334.6 334.7 293.4 336.4 0.46 16 250 10769 -46.3 -49.1 73 2.8 -46.5 247 73 337.2 337.2 293.8 337.9 0.18 17 200 12228 -51.8 -65.8 17 14.1 -52.1 259 76 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.9 0.03 18 150 14049 -61.6 -82.2 5 20.5 -61.8 252 68 363.9 363.9 299.4 363.9 0.00 19 100 16488 -71.1 -86.7 8 15.6 -71.2 254 41 390.3 390.3 303.8 390.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5712.89 m Freezing level: 604.26 mb = 4300.52 m = 14109.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.90 mb = 3835.07 m = 12582.10 ft Precipitable water: 1.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.96 % Est. max temperature: 29.09 C = 84.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.52 mb = 495.04 m = 1624.11 ft T: 21.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.73 C/km ThetaE index: 19.00 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 918.95 mb = 805.39 m = 2642.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.60 C = 78.07 F Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lifted Index: -4.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.99 C Showalter Index: -3.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.09 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.88 C Cross Totals Index: 25.21 C K Index: 34.67 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 418.07 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.45 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1401.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 926.03 mb = 739.03 m = 2424.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 911.03 mb = 880.16 m = 2887.62 ft Equ Level (EL): 221.03 mb = 11574.46 m = 37973.49 ft B at Equ Level: 1392.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 131.03 mb = 14862.58 m = 48761.14 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.4 at 34.8 knts Storm direction: 243.4 at 26.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 2.2 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 173.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 173.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.39 Bulk Rich Number: 21.80 Bulk Shear: 64.32 m/s