MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F002.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F002.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: 2 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.14,-92.12 Latitude: 32.14 Longitude: -92.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1003 39 31.3 19.5 50 11.8 22.9 180 12 304.1 306.8 296.0 346.9 14.37 1 1000 67 29.9 18.7 51 11.2 22.1 180 13 303.1 305.6 295.2 343.7 13.73 2 950 522 24.9 17.8 64 7.2 19.9 183 19 302.5 305.0 295.0 342.7 13.59 3 900 994 20.6 16.2 76 4.4 17.7 187 20 302.8 305.2 294.6 341.3 13.01 4 850 1486 16.8 13.6 81 3.3 14.7 194 22 303.8 305.9 293.9 338.2 11.57 5 800 2001 13.7 8.6 71 5.2 10.6 199 24 305.8 307.4 292.3 332.2 8.77 6 750 2542 10.5 4.7 67 5.8 7.1 202 26 308.0 309.3 291.6 329.8 7.14 7 700 3114 7.6 2.7 71 4.9 4.8 211 22 310.9 312.1 292.1 331.4 6.64 8 650 3722 5.2 -10.4 31 15.6 -1.5 208 23 314.9 315.4 289.8 323.6 2.66 9 600 4371 1.2 -15.6 27 16.9 -5.1 215 27 317.5 317.9 289.9 323.8 1.88 10 550 5064 -3.3 -19.9 26 16.6 -8.8 225 30 320.2 320.5 290.3 325.1 1.44 11 500 5810 -8.0 -24.6 25 16.6 -12.8 236 34 323.3 323.5 290.8 326.9 1.04 12 450 6620 -12.0 -44.2 5 32.2 -17.3 247 39 328.1 328.2 291.4 328.8 0.17 13 400 7510 -18.6 -44.8 8 26.1 -22.4 251 45 330.8 330.8 292.1 331.5 0.18 14 350 8488 -26.5 -47.4 12 20.9 -28.7 252 49 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.7 0.15 15 300 9582 -35.1 -51.6 17 16.5 -36.3 254 55 335.9 335.9 293.4 336.3 0.11 16 250 10823 -45.0 -57.8 22 12.8 -45.5 258 55 339.2 339.2 294.2 339.4 0.06 17 200 12298 -50.8 -73.4 5 22.6 -51.2 268 62 352.3 352.3 297.1 352.3 0.01 18 150 14110 -64.2 -80.7 9 16.5 -64.3 252 47 359.5 359.5 298.6 359.5 0.00 19 100 16518 -73.7 -86.4 13 12.7 -73.7 254 30 385.4 385.4 303.1 385.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5742.90 m Freezing level: 586.51 mb = 4557.69 m = 14952.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.70 mb = 3575.49 m = 11730.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.92 % Est. max temperature: 30.86 C = 87.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 846.22 mb = 1523.48 m = 4998.24 ft T: 16.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.78 C/km ThetaE index: 17.14 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 828.52 mb = 1703.10 m = 5587.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.76 C = 89.18 F Cap Strength: 0.99 C Lifted Index: -2.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.96 C Showalter Index: -0.49 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.47 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.87 C Cross Totals Index: 21.59 C K Index: 33.55 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 349.25 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.20 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 602.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 851.57 mb = 1469.77 m = 4822.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 786.57 mb = 2142.45 m = 7028.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.57 mb = 11187.72 m = 36704.66 ft B at Equ Level: 597.44 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 166.57 mb = 13449.75 m = 44125.93 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.2 at 24.8 knts Storm direction: 240.2 at 18.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 57.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 74.7 neg: -0.4 tot: 74.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.8 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.25 Bulk Rich Number: 26.38 Bulk Shear: 22.85 m/s