MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F006.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F006.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: 6 hour RUC valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.59,-93.55 Latitude: 32.59 Longitude: -93.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1001 66 25.1 23.4 90 1.7 23.9 197 5 298.2 301.6 297.0 351.7 18.39 1 1000 73 25.2 23.5 90 1.8 24.0 200 5 298.4 301.8 297.1 352.3 18.50 2 950 523 22.1 21.6 97 0.5 21.8 216 17 299.6 302.8 296.7 350.4 17.37 3 900 993 19.9 19.2 96 0.7 19.4 215 20 302.0 304.9 296.3 348.3 15.72 4 850 1485 17.0 16.3 96 0.7 16.5 223 24 304.0 306.5 295.6 345.3 13.89 5 800 2001 13.8 12.5 91 1.4 13.0 228 28 305.9 308.0 294.4 340.2 11.44 6 750 2543 11.3 5.8 69 5.5 8.1 234 32 308.9 310.4 292.4 332.6 7.74 7 700 3117 9.0 -0.0 53 9.0 4.2 247 34 312.4 313.5 291.6 329.5 5.46 8 650 3726 4.3 -3.9 55 8.2 0.3 251 37 313.9 314.7 291.1 327.9 4.41 9 600 4372 -1.1 -8.2 59 7.0 -4.2 247 38 314.8 315.5 290.5 325.9 3.44 10 550 5058 -6.1 -9.8 75 3.7 -7.7 244 40 316.8 317.5 291.0 327.6 3.31 11 500 5799 -9.8 -11.5 88 1.6 -10.5 244 45 321.0 321.7 292.2 331.6 3.18 12 450 6605 -14.5 -18.7 70 4.2 -15.9 244 52 325.0 325.4 292.2 331.6 1.94 13 400 7488 -20.0 -24.6 67 4.6 -21.2 245 56 329.0 329.2 292.7 333.6 1.30 14 350 8464 -26.6 -30.4 70 3.8 -27.3 244 50 332.8 333.0 293.3 336.0 0.87 15 300 9556 -35.4 -41.1 56 5.7 -36.1 248 57 335.4 335.5 293.5 336.8 0.35 16 250 10805 -42.0 -63.9 7 21.9 -42.9 258 73 343.6 343.6 295.2 343.7 0.03 17 200 12284 -51.6 -73.6 6 22.0 -52.0 258 74 351.1 351.1 296.8 351.1 0.01 18 150 14095 -63.8 -81.7 7 18.0 -63.9 263 58 360.2 360.2 298.7 360.2 0.00 19 100 16514 -71.7 -86.0 10 14.3 -71.8 263 33 389.2 389.2 303.7 389.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5725.99 m Freezing level: 610.40 mb = 4237.49 m = 13902.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.86 mb = 3765.45 m = 12353.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.04 % Est. max temperature: 30.85 C = 87.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 976.06 mb = 285.68 m = 937.27 ft T: 23.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.02 C/km ThetaE index: 26.40 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 928.91 mb = 718.41 m = 2356.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.51 C = 81.52 F Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lifted Index: -7.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.70 C Showalter Index: -5.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.03 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.84 C Cross Totals Index: 26.18 C K Index: 34.19 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 437.36 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.80 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2039.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 63.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 938.74 mb = 626.88 m = 2056.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 903.74 mb = 957.21 m = 3140.40 ft Equ Level (EL): 203.74 mb = 12161.65 m = 39899.93 ft B at Equ Level: 2032.73 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.6 at 31.9 knts Storm direction: 269.6 at 24.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 182.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 182.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.68 Bulk Rich Number: 30.80 Bulk Shear: 66.21 m/s