MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F005.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F005.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: 5 hour RUC valid 23Z 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 996 111 22.8 21.8 94 1.0 22.1 218 5 296.3 299.3 295.4 344.4 16.69 2 950 519 20.7 19.8 95 0.9 20.1 216 22 298.2 301.0 295.1 343.2 15.49 3 900 986 18.6 16.7 89 1.9 17.3 219 28 300.7 303.1 294.3 340.1 13.43 4 850 1475 15.5 12.0 79 3.6 13.3 223 34 302.4 304.3 292.6 333.2 10.39 5 800 1987 12.6 7.4 71 5.2 9.5 225 38 304.6 306.1 291.5 329.0 8.13 6 750 2526 9.2 5.7 78 3.5 7.1 231 42 306.6 308.0 291.6 329.8 7.66 7 700 3094 5.0 3.7 91 1.3 4.2 236 45 308.0 309.3 291.6 329.8 7.12 8 650 3695 0.8 0.2 96 0.6 0.5 237 50 309.9 311.0 291.3 328.5 6.00 9 600 4335 -2.4 -3.0 95 0.7 -2.7 236 57 313.4 314.4 291.6 329.5 5.11 10 550 5022 -5.6 -6.1 97 0.5 -5.8 236 60 317.4 318.3 292.2 331.6 4.41 11 500 5766 -8.9 -9.2 97 0.3 -9.0 235 58 322.2 323.0 293.0 334.8 3.81 12 450 6575 -13.7 -14.8 91 1.1 -14.1 235 56 326.0 326.5 293.1 335.1 2.69 13 400 7459 -19.8 -21.9 84 2.0 -20.4 236 53 329.2 329.6 293.1 335.1 1.66 14 350 8436 -26.9 -29.4 79 2.6 -27.4 232 51 332.5 332.7 293.3 336.0 0.95 15 300 9527 -35.7 -38.6 75 2.9 -36.0 231 50 335.1 335.2 293.5 336.8 0.45 16 250 10766 -46.0 -48.1 80 2.0 -46.2 231 52 337.6 337.7 293.9 338.4 0.20 17 200 12222 -53.7 -73.9 7 20.2 -53.9 252 62 347.8 347.8 296.1 347.8 0.01 18 150 14037 -61.0 -82.1 5 21.0 -61.2 260 61 364.9 364.9 299.7 364.9 0.00 19 100 16494 -69.7 -87.2 6 17.5 -69.8 254 38 393.0 393.0 304.2 393.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.91 m Freezing level: 637.21 mb = 3858.47 m = 12658.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.28 mb = 3790.24 m = 12435.01 ft Precipitable water: 1.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.42 % Est. max temperature: 29.06 C = 84.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 981.12 mb = 238.23 m = 781.60 ft T: 22.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.19 C/km ThetaE index: 15.42 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.39 mb = 982.01 m = 3221.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.10 C = 80.79 F Cap Strength: 0.68 C Lifted Index: -3.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.47 C Showalter Index: 0.85 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.26 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.41 C Cross Totals Index: 20.84 C K Index: 35.03 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 320.96 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.21 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1157.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 928.80 mb = 713.58 m = 2341.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 863.80 mb = 1336.85 m = 4385.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.80 mb = 11488.53 m = 37691.55 ft B at Equ Level: 1151.19 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 133.80 mb = 14729.37 m = 48324.11 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.4 at 44.6 knts Storm direction: 262.4 at 33.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 3.1 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 271.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 271.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 90.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.57 Bulk Rich Number: 9.67 Bulk Shear: 119.74 m/s