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: 34.15,-93.10 Latitude: 34.15 Longitude: -93.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 996 96 23.8 22.3 91 1.5 22.8 186 7 297.3 300.4 296.0 347.3 17.28 2 950 507 20.9 20.4 97 0.5 20.6 200 22 298.4 301.3 295.6 345.1 16.09 3 900 975 18.5 18.2 98 0.4 18.3 201 27 300.6 303.3 295.3 343.9 14.75 4 850 1464 15.8 15.3 97 0.4 15.5 204 32 302.7 305.1 294.6 341.1 13.00 5 800 1978 12.9 11.7 92 1.2 12.1 209 36 304.9 306.9 293.6 337.3 10.83 6 750 2518 9.4 8.7 95 0.7 8.9 216 37 306.8 308.5 293.1 335.3 9.43 7 700 3087 5.6 5.2 97 0.4 5.4 219 37 308.6 310.1 292.5 332.9 7.94 8 650 3691 3.0 -1.3 74 4.3 0.8 219 38 312.4 313.4 291.5 329.2 5.37 9 600 4336 -0.8 -5.9 68 5.1 -3.1 219 41 315.2 316.0 291.3 328.4 4.11 10 550 5024 -6.0 -7.8 87 1.8 -6.8 222 46 316.9 317.7 291.5 329.4 3.86 11 500 5765 -9.4 -11.0 88 1.6 -10.1 228 52 321.5 322.2 292.4 332.4 3.30 12 450 6574 -13.7 -15.4 87 1.7 -14.3 232 53 326.1 326.6 293.0 334.8 2.57 13 400 7459 -19.9 -22.4 80 2.5 -20.6 245 57 329.1 329.5 293.0 334.7 1.58 14 350 8435 -26.8 -30.0 74 3.2 -27.4 244 54 332.7 332.8 293.3 336.0 0.91 15 300 9527 -35.6 -38.8 73 3.2 -36.0 249 59 335.2 335.3 293.6 336.9 0.45 16 250 10766 -45.8 -49.5 66 3.7 -46.0 254 66 337.9 338.0 294.0 338.6 0.17 17 200 12226 -52.0 -69.9 10 18.0 -52.3 260 68 350.5 350.5 296.7 350.5 0.02 18 150 14043 -62.4 -81.6 6 19.2 -62.6 256 62 362.6 362.6 299.2 362.6 0.00 19 100 16483 -70.3 -86.8 7 16.5 -70.4 259 38 391.8 391.8 304.0 391.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.08 m Freezing level: 610.07 mb = 4206.38 m = 13800.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.05 mb = 3815.62 m = 12518.28 ft Precipitable water: 2.01 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.30 % Est. max temperature: 29.33 C = 84.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.75 mb = 282.51 m = 926.85 ft T: 22.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.60 C/km ThetaE index: 18.95 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 929.69 mb = 693.94 m = 2276.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.76 C = 78.38 F Cap Strength: 0.17 C Lifted Index: -4.77 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.71 C Showalter Index: -3.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.97 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.20 C Cross Totals Index: 24.77 C K Index: 40.15 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 395.18 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.83 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1511.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 936.24 mb = 633.17 m = 2077.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 911.24 mb = 867.27 m = 2845.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 221.24 mb = 11565.66 m = 37944.63 ft B at Equ Level: 1509.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 121.24 mb = 15323.58 m = 50273.61 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.0 at 37.4 knts Storm direction: 247.0 at 28.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 199.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 199.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 66.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.68 Bulk Rich Number: 21.49 Bulk Shear: 70.33 m/s