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: 35.86,-90.70 Latitude: 35.86 Longitude: -90.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 61 SFC 996 96 25.2 19.3 70 5.9 21.1 223 14 298.7 301.3 294.4 340.3 14.28 2 950 511 22.9 17.1 70 5.8 18.9 209 30 300.4 302.8 294.0 338.6 13.02 3 900 980 19.7 15.2 75 4.5 16.7 203 33 301.8 304.0 293.7 337.6 12.13 4 850 1470 15.7 13.0 84 2.6 14.0 199 35 302.5 304.6 293.2 335.6 11.16 5 800 1982 11.7 9.8 88 1.9 10.5 200 36 303.6 305.4 292.3 332.1 9.54 6 750 2520 8.7 6.2 84 2.5 7.2 209 38 306.0 307.5 291.7 330.0 7.94 7 700 3089 6.2 1.9 74 4.4 3.8 219 40 309.4 310.6 291.3 328.7 6.27 8 650 3691 1.3 0.0 91 1.3 0.7 219 41 310.5 311.6 291.4 328.8 5.92 9 600 4332 -2.0 -2.9 94 0.9 -2.4 218 41 313.8 314.8 291.7 330.1 5.16 10 550 5020 -5.8 -6.3 96 0.5 -6.0 218 43 317.2 318.0 292.0 331.2 4.34 11 500 5761 -9.8 -10.3 96 0.5 -10.1 221 44 321.0 321.7 292.4 332.5 3.49 12 450 6567 -14.3 -15.3 92 1.0 -14.6 226 46 325.3 325.8 292.8 334.1 2.59 13 400 7451 -20.0 -21.8 86 1.8 -20.5 234 52 329.0 329.3 293.0 334.8 1.67 14 350 8426 -27.4 -30.0 78 2.6 -27.9 247 57 331.8 332.0 293.1 335.2 0.91 15 300 9516 -36.0 -38.9 75 2.9 -36.4 248 62 334.6 334.7 293.4 336.2 0.44 16 250 10751 -47.3 -50.2 72 2.9 -47.4 254 69 335.7 335.8 293.4 336.4 0.15 17 200 12193 -54.2 -65.1 25 10.9 -54.4 257 79 346.9 347.0 296.0 347.1 0.03 18 150 14014 -61.4 -81.3 5 20.0 -61.6 247 56 364.3 364.3 299.5 364.4 0.00 19 100 16474 -68.3 -87.2 5 18.9 -68.4 252 38 395.7 395.7 304.6 395.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5700.60 m Freezing level: 630.29 mb = 3943.94 m = 12939.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.30 mb = 3824.09 m = 12546.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.52 % Est. max temperature: 29.14 C = 84.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 913.66 mb = 849.70 m = 2787.70 ft T: 20.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.02 C/km ThetaE index: 11.55 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 845.41 mb = 1515.93 m = 4973.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.16 C = 84.48 F Cap Strength: 1.71 C Lifted Index: -2.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.06 C Showalter Index: -1.20 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.38 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.51 C Cross Totals Index: 22.87 C K Index: 34.18 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 342.00 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.71 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 633.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 36.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 872.94 mb = 1242.00 m = 4074.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 817.94 mb = 1795.04 m = 5889.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.94 mb = 11070.59 m = 36320.39 ft B at Equ Level: 631.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 167.94 mb = 13298.79 m = 43630.69 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.7 at 38.2 knts Storm direction: 243.7 at 28.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 3.9 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 143.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 143.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.34 Bulk Rich Number: 22.07 Bulk Shear: 28.70 m/s