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: 35.86,-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 69 SFC 997 92 22.3 20.8 92 1.4 21.3 223 11 295.6 298.5 294.5 340.8 15.71 2 950 516 20.4 18.2 88 2.1 18.9 219 30 297.8 300.4 293.9 338.5 14.01 3 900 982 18.2 15.1 82 3.1 16.1 206 35 300.2 302.4 293.2 335.5 12.04 4 850 1470 15.1 12.3 83 2.9 13.3 200 38 302.0 304.0 292.6 333.4 10.61 5 800 1982 12.4 9.4 82 3.0 10.6 210 39 304.4 306.1 292.3 332.3 9.32 6 750 2521 9.2 6.1 81 3.1 7.4 221 41 306.6 308.0 291.9 330.5 7.90 7 700 3089 4.9 3.6 91 1.3 4.2 222 44 307.9 309.2 291.6 329.6 7.11 8 650 3690 0.8 0.5 98 0.3 0.6 222 47 309.9 311.0 291.4 328.8 6.11 9 600 4331 -2.3 -3.0 95 0.7 -2.6 222 50 313.4 314.4 291.6 329.6 5.12 10 550 5017 -5.8 -6.6 94 0.8 -6.2 223 52 317.2 318.0 291.9 330.8 4.23 11 500 5760 -9.2 -10.2 93 0.9 -9.6 226 53 321.8 322.5 292.6 333.4 3.53 12 450 6568 -13.6 -14.8 90 1.2 -14.0 228 52 326.1 326.7 293.2 335.3 2.69 13 400 7453 -19.4 -21.1 86 1.8 -19.9 231 53 329.8 330.2 293.3 336.0 1.77 14 350 8431 -26.5 -29.0 79 2.5 -27.0 238 56 333.1 333.3 293.5 336.7 1.00 15 300 9525 -35.3 -38.3 74 3.0 -35.7 244 59 335.6 335.7 293.7 337.4 0.47 16 250 10763 -46.6 -49.8 70 3.2 -46.8 248 58 336.8 336.8 293.7 337.4 0.16 17 200 12202 -56.1 -62.4 45 6.3 -56.2 252 70 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.2 0.04 18 150 14021 -60.2 -82.8 4 22.7 -60.4 250 51 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.4 0.00 19 100 16487 -68.2 -87.0 5 18.8 -68.3 255 38 396.0 396.0 304.6 396.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5690.43 m Freezing level: 636.94 mb = 3857.19 m = 12654.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.32 mb = 3809.85 m = 12499.37 ft Precipitable water: 1.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.38 % Est. max temperature: 28.75 C = 83.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 976.85 mb = 273.04 m = 895.79 ft T: 21.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.29 C/km ThetaE index: 12.00 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 876.95 mb = 1203.43 m = 3948.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.67 C = 81.81 F Cap Strength: 1.39 C Lifted Index: -1.70 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.22 C Showalter Index: 0.40 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.88 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.38 C Cross Totals Index: 21.50 C K Index: 35.36 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 355.51 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.09 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 431.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 32.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.42 mb = 825.97 m = 2709.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 791.42 mb = 2072.09 m = 6798.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 241.42 mb = 10988.43 m = 36050.84 ft B at Equ Level: 428.03 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 171.42 mb = 13176.72 m = 43230.19 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.1 at 43.0 knts Storm direction: 249.1 at 32.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 4.7 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 180.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 180.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.36 Bulk Rich Number: 7.63 Bulk Shear: 56.58 m/s