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: 34.88,-92.26 Latitude: 34.88 Longitude: -92.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 SFC 994 110 24.5 20.6 79 3.9 21.7 192 10 298.2 301.0 295.1 343.2 15.52 2 950 504 21.4 18.8 86 2.5 19.6 197 23 298.9 301.5 294.6 341.3 14.57 3 900 971 18.4 17.3 93 1.1 17.7 194 25 300.5 303.1 294.7 341.5 13.97 4 850 1460 15.6 15.2 98 0.4 15.4 195 29 302.5 304.8 294.5 340.6 12.91 5 800 1974 12.5 12.1 98 0.3 12.3 203 32 304.5 306.5 293.8 337.9 11.19 6 750 2513 8.8 8.5 98 0.3 8.6 211 34 306.2 307.9 292.9 334.3 9.35 7 700 3083 7.1 2.7 74 4.3 4.6 216 36 310.3 311.6 292.0 330.9 6.67 8 650 3691 4.7 -3.3 56 8.0 0.7 218 37 314.3 315.1 291.4 328.9 4.61 9 600 4337 -1.1 -6.0 69 5.0 -3.4 221 41 314.9 315.7 291.1 327.9 4.06 10 550 5023 -6.7 -8.5 87 1.7 -7.5 224 47 316.1 316.8 291.1 327.9 3.67 11 500 5761 -10.2 -12.3 84 2.2 -11.0 225 51 320.7 321.2 291.9 330.5 2.97 12 450 6568 -14.3 -15.3 92 1.0 -14.6 223 49 325.2 325.8 292.8 334.0 2.59 13 400 7450 -20.6 -22.3 86 1.7 -21.1 237 58 328.2 328.5 292.7 333.8 1.60 14 350 8424 -27.2 -29.9 77 2.7 -27.7 239 57 332.1 332.3 293.2 335.4 0.91 15 300 9515 -35.8 -38.8 74 2.9 -36.2 250 64 334.9 335.0 293.4 336.6 0.45 16 250 10752 -46.5 -49.1 75 2.6 -46.7 253 71 336.9 336.9 293.7 337.6 0.18 17 200 12206 -52.5 -70.2 10 17.7 -52.8 259 74 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.7 0.01 18 150 14024 -61.5 -82.3 5 20.8 -61.7 254 65 364.1 364.1 299.5 364.1 0.00 19 100 16472 -70.0 -86.8 7 16.8 -70.1 254 39 392.5 392.5 304.2 392.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.69 m Freezing level: 609.25 mb = 4217.05 m = 13835.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.78 mb = 3793.33 m = 12445.14 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.93 % Est. max temperature: 29.01 C = 84.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 938.66 mb = 607.35 m = 1992.59 ft T: 20.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.43 C/km ThetaE index: 13.56 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 889.06 mb = 1075.69 m = 3529.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.22 C = 81.00 F Cap Strength: 0.86 C Lifted Index: -4.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.16 C Showalter Index: -3.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.12 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.74 C Cross Totals Index: 25.38 C K Index: 36.63 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 420.38 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.10 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1021.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.95 mb = 866.44 m = 2842.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 855.95 mb = 1400.54 m = 4594.88 ft Equ Level (EL): 225.95 mb = 11410.59 m = 37435.87 ft B at Equ Level: 1008.47 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 145.95 mb = 14189.53 m = 46553.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.9 at 36.2 knts Storm direction: 244.9 at 27.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 0.5 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 172.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 172.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.90 Bulk Rich Number: 18.94 Bulk Shear: 53.91 m/s