MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F004.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F004.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: 4 hour RUC valid 22Z 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 72 SFC 996 107 22.6 21.7 95 0.9 22.0 213 10 296.1 299.1 295.3 343.9 16.61 2 950 518 20.5 19.9 96 0.6 20.1 217 27 297.9 300.8 295.0 343.1 15.55 3 900 986 18.7 17.2 91 1.5 17.7 218 33 300.7 303.3 294.6 341.3 13.80 4 850 1475 15.9 13.4 85 2.5 14.3 221 36 302.8 304.9 293.5 336.7 11.45 5 800 1988 12.8 9.6 81 3.2 10.9 223 38 304.8 306.6 292.6 333.2 9.45 6 750 2527 9.1 6.0 81 3.2 7.3 224 40 306.5 308.0 291.7 330.2 7.82 7 700 3095 4.5 2.6 88 1.8 3.5 225 42 307.4 308.7 291.0 327.7 6.63 8 650 3695 0.6 -0.2 95 0.7 0.2 224 44 309.6 310.7 291.0 327.6 5.82 9 600 4336 -2.0 -2.6 96 0.6 -2.3 224 48 313.8 314.8 291.8 330.4 5.26 10 550 5024 -5.3 -5.6 98 0.3 -5.4 227 52 317.8 318.7 292.4 332.6 4.60 11 500 5768 -8.7 -9.2 97 0.4 -8.9 230 56 322.4 323.1 293.0 335.0 3.82 12 450 6577 -13.3 -14.2 93 0.9 -13.6 234 58 326.5 327.1 293.3 336.1 2.84 13 400 7464 -19.2 -20.7 88 1.5 -19.6 239 57 330.1 330.4 293.4 336.5 1.84 14 350 8443 -26.5 -28.9 80 2.4 -27.0 243 54 333.1 333.3 293.5 336.7 1.01 15 300 9535 -35.6 -38.6 74 3.0 -36.0 242 49 335.2 335.3 293.6 337.0 0.45 16 250 10774 -46.3 -49.5 70 3.2 -46.5 240 51 337.2 337.2 293.8 337.9 0.17 17 200 12222 -54.3 -67.3 19 13.0 -54.6 256 65 346.7 346.7 295.9 346.8 0.02 18 150 14037 -60.7 -82.3 4 21.6 -60.9 259 58 365.5 365.5 299.7 365.5 0.00 19 100 16491 -69.1 -87.1 6 18.0 -69.2 252 37 394.2 394.2 304.4 394.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5696.10 m Freezing level: 639.19 mb = 3833.51 m = 12576.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.12 mb = 3742.91 m = 12279.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.10 % Est. max temperature: 29.45 C = 85.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 983.31 mb = 218.58 m = 717.11 ft T: 22.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.94 C/km ThetaE index: 16.30 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.91 mb = 948.24 m = 3110.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.02 C = 80.63 F Cap Strength: 0.65 C Lifted Index: -3.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.06 C Showalter Index: -0.56 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.78 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.62 C Cross Totals Index: 22.15 C K Index: 36.23 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 334.18 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.47 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1143.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.81 mb = 676.19 m = 2218.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 847.81 mb = 1496.82 m = 4910.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 217.81 mb = 11668.61 m = 38282.39 ft B at Equ Level: 1135.31 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 137.81 mb = 14550.11 m = 47736.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.4 at 42.2 knts Storm direction: 254.4 at 31.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 171.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 171.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.12 Bulk Rich Number: 17.08 Bulk Shear: 66.96 m/s