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: 34.78,-92.32 Latitude: 34.78 Longitude: -92.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 56 SFC 994 108 24.6 20.9 80 3.7 22.0 192 10 298.3 301.2 295.4 344.4 15.85 2 950 504 21.3 19.0 87 2.3 19.7 196 23 298.8 301.5 294.7 341.7 14.73 3 900 972 18.4 17.6 95 0.8 17.9 194 25 300.5 303.1 294.8 342.2 14.22 4 850 1461 15.7 15.3 97 0.4 15.4 196 29 302.6 304.9 294.5 340.9 12.95 5 800 1974 12.5 12.1 97 0.4 12.3 204 32 304.5 306.6 293.8 337.9 11.18 6 750 2514 8.9 8.5 97 0.5 8.7 212 35 306.3 308.0 292.9 334.4 9.32 7 700 3084 7.1 2.6 73 4.4 4.6 216 36 310.3 311.6 291.9 330.8 6.62 8 650 3692 4.6 -3.3 56 8.0 0.7 218 37 314.2 315.1 291.4 328.8 4.61 9 600 4338 -1.0 -6.0 69 4.9 -3.3 221 40 314.9 315.7 291.1 328.0 4.08 10 550 5024 -6.7 -8.5 87 1.8 -7.5 225 46 316.1 316.8 291.2 328.0 3.67 11 500 5762 -10.2 -12.4 84 2.2 -11.1 226 51 320.6 321.2 291.8 330.4 2.96 12 450 6569 -14.2 -15.3 92 1.0 -14.6 224 49 325.3 325.9 292.8 334.1 2.59 13 400 7451 -20.5 -22.2 86 1.7 -21.0 238 57 328.4 328.7 292.8 334.0 1.62 14 350 8426 -27.1 -29.7 78 2.6 -27.6 241 58 332.3 332.5 293.2 335.7 0.93 15 300 9517 -35.9 -38.3 78 2.4 -36.2 249 63 334.8 334.9 293.4 336.6 0.47 16 250 10754 -46.5 -48.9 77 2.4 -46.6 252 70 337.0 337.0 293.7 337.7 0.18 17 200 12208 -52.4 -70.2 10 17.8 -52.8 260 73 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.8 0.01 18 150 14027 -61.5 -82.5 5 21.0 -61.7 255 65 364.1 364.1 299.5 364.1 0.00 19 100 16474 -70.1 -86.7 7 16.6 -70.2 254 39 392.2 392.2 304.1 392.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.81 m Freezing level: 609.22 mb = 4218.39 m = 13839.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.66 mb = 3795.80 m = 12453.25 ft Precipitable water: 1.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.00 % Est. max temperature: 29.12 C = 84.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.66 mb = 580.33 m = 1903.95 ft T: 20.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.46 C/km ThetaE index: 14.22 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 895.90 mb = 1010.64 m = 3315.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.98 C = 80.56 F Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lifted Index: -4.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.32 C Showalter Index: -3.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.36 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.88 C Cross Totals Index: 25.48 C K Index: 36.70 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 425.96 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.17 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1111.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.65 mb = 831.96 m = 2729.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 859.65 mb = 1364.27 m = 4475.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.65 mb = 11307.16 m = 37096.52 ft B at Equ Level: 1109.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 139.65 mb = 14458.85 m = 47436.59 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.1 at 36.2 knts Storm direction: 245.1 at 27.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 0.5 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 172.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 172.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.98 Bulk Rich Number: 20.43 Bulk Shear: 54.40 m/s