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: 35.81,-90.85 Latitude: 35.81 Longitude: -90.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 69 SFC 999 83 22.4 21.0 92 1.4 21.4 215 11 295.6 298.5 294.6 341.3 15.87 2 950 515 20.0 18.5 91 1.6 19.0 217 31 297.5 300.1 294.0 338.7 14.23 3 900 981 17.9 15.4 86 2.4 16.3 206 35 299.9 302.2 293.3 336.1 12.35 4 850 1469 15.1 12.8 86 2.3 13.6 201 38 301.9 304.0 292.9 334.4 10.99 5 800 1981 12.4 10.1 85 2.4 11.0 211 39 304.4 306.2 292.7 333.5 9.72 6 750 2520 9.1 6.3 83 2.8 7.5 221 41 306.4 307.9 291.9 330.7 8.00 7 700 3088 4.9 3.6 91 1.4 4.2 222 44 307.9 309.3 291.6 329.6 7.09 8 650 3689 0.9 0.5 97 0.4 0.7 223 47 310.0 311.2 291.5 329.0 6.14 9 600 4330 -2.2 -2.8 96 0.6 -2.5 223 50 313.6 314.5 291.7 329.9 5.18 10 550 5017 -5.7 -6.5 95 0.7 -6.1 224 53 317.3 318.1 292.0 331.1 4.29 11 500 5760 -9.0 -10.0 93 0.9 -9.4 228 54 322.0 322.7 292.7 333.9 3.59 12 450 6568 -13.4 -14.5 91 1.2 -13.8 230 53 326.4 327.0 293.3 335.8 2.76 13 400 7455 -19.1 -20.8 86 1.7 -19.6 233 54 330.1 330.5 293.4 336.5 1.82 14 350 8434 -26.3 -28.8 80 2.5 -26.8 239 57 333.3 333.5 293.6 337.0 1.01 15 300 9527 -35.4 -38.3 74 3.0 -35.7 243 58 335.5 335.6 293.6 337.3 0.46 16 250 10766 -46.7 -49.9 70 3.2 -46.9 244 54 336.7 336.7 293.6 337.3 0.16 17 200 12204 -56.0 -62.4 44 6.4 -56.2 251 68 344.1 344.1 295.3 344.2 0.04 18 150 14022 -60.2 -82.9 4 22.7 -60.4 253 52 366.3 366.3 299.9 366.4 0.00 19 100 16489 -68.2 -86.9 5 18.7 -68.3 255 38 395.9 395.9 304.6 395.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5690.27 m Freezing level: 635.11 mb = 3880.00 m = 12729.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 638.78 mb = 3828.53 m = 12560.64 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.68 % Est. max temperature: 28.74 C = 83.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.18 mb = 252.26 m = 827.63 ft T: 21.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.22 C/km ThetaE index: 12.24 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 889.45 mb = 1081.68 m = 3548.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.08 C = 80.75 F Cap Strength: 0.99 C Lifted Index: -1.66 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.30 C Showalter Index: 0.16 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.93 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.11 C Cross Totals Index: 21.82 C K Index: 35.55 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 365.91 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.21 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 468.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 22.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.99 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.22 mb = 752.18 m = 2467.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 799.22 mb = 1989.29 m = 6526.46 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.22 mb = 11049.75 m = 36252.03 ft B at Equ Level: 466.00 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 169.22 mb = 13260.10 m = 43503.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.8 at 43.4 knts Storm direction: 249.8 at 32.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 1.7 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 194.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 194.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.44 Bulk Rich Number: 7.84 Bulk Shear: 59.71 m/s