MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F003.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F003.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: 3 hour RUC valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.99,-90.76 Latitude: 35.99 Longitude: -90.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 43 SFC 994 97 28.4 18.2 54 10.2 21.3 186 17 302.1 304.6 294.7 341.6 13.39 2 950 494 24.1 16.5 63 7.6 18.9 188 27 301.6 303.9 294.0 338.5 12.52 3 900 964 20.0 14.9 72 5.2 16.5 187 29 302.1 304.3 293.6 337.2 11.88 4 850 1455 16.0 12.0 77 4.0 13.4 188 30 302.9 304.9 292.7 333.9 10.42 5 800 1967 12.3 9.8 85 2.4 10.7 195 32 304.2 306.0 292.5 332.9 9.58 6 750 2505 8.7 6.8 88 1.9 7.6 205 34 306.0 307.6 292.0 331.0 8.29 7 700 3075 7.3 1.8 68 5.5 4.2 215 37 310.6 311.7 291.7 329.8 6.22 8 650 3683 4.5 -3.7 55 8.2 0.5 221 38 314.1 315.0 291.2 328.3 4.48 9 600 4329 -0.8 -6.6 65 5.8 -3.4 223 40 315.2 315.9 291.0 327.7 3.90 10 550 5017 -6.3 -8.2 86 1.9 -7.1 222 43 316.6 317.3 291.3 328.7 3.73 11 500 5756 -10.8 -11.8 92 1.1 -11.2 224 45 319.9 320.5 291.7 330.1 3.09 12 450 6558 -15.0 -16.7 87 1.6 -15.6 229 51 324.3 324.8 292.3 332.2 2.31 13 400 7440 -20.6 -24.3 72 3.7 -21.6 243 63 328.2 328.4 292.5 332.9 1.34 14 350 8413 -27.4 -32.6 61 5.2 -28.3 247 61 331.8 331.9 292.9 334.4 0.71 15 300 9503 -35.7 -43.5 45 7.8 -36.5 259 63 335.0 335.1 293.3 336.1 0.27 16 250 10740 -46.9 -53.8 46 6.8 -47.2 256 57 336.3 336.3 293.5 336.7 0.10 17 200 12186 -53.9 -62.5 34 8.7 -54.1 256 77 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.7 0.04 18 150 14000 -61.8 -76.8 12 15.0 -62.0 245 65 363.6 363.6 299.4 363.6 0.01 19 100 16460 -68.2 -87.9 4 19.8 -68.3 255 39 396.0 396.0 304.6 396.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5712.88 m Freezing level: 607.55 mb = 4231.49 m = 13882.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.78 mb = 3760.67 m = 12338.01 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.99 % Est. max temperature: 29.41 C = 84.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 857.29 mb = 1381.27 m = 4531.67 ft T: 16.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.74 C/km ThetaE index: 13.93 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 826.95 mb = 1687.12 m = 5535.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.84 C = 85.71 F Cap Strength: 1.08 C Lifted Index: -3.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.01 C Showalter Index: -1.36 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.56 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.79 C Cross Totals Index: 22.77 C K Index: 33.25 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 358.68 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.79 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 565.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.27 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 846.67 mb = 1487.70 m = 4880.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 801.67 mb = 1949.80 m = 6396.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 691.67 mb = 3173.43 m = 10411.40 ft B at Equ Level: 29.51 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 171.67 mb = 13148.93 m = 43139.01 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.5 at 36.0 knts Storm direction: 241.5 at 27.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 0.3 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 162.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 162.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 54.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.39 Bulk Rich Number: 13.72 Bulk Shear: 41.22 m/s