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: 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 71 SFC 996 109 22.3 21.5 95 0.8 21.8 216 9 295.8 298.8 295.1 343.2 16.46 2 950 516 19.8 19.6 99 0.2 19.7 229 23 297.3 300.1 294.7 341.7 15.33 3 900 982 17.8 17.4 98 0.3 17.5 230 25 299.8 302.4 294.6 340.9 14.06 4 850 1470 15.1 14.7 98 0.4 14.8 232 29 301.9 304.2 294.0 338.8 12.48 5 800 1983 12.1 10.7 91 1.4 11.3 232 33 304.0 305.9 292.9 334.4 10.18 6 750 2521 8.6 6.3 85 2.3 7.2 234 36 305.9 307.4 291.7 330.0 7.98 7 700 3088 4.6 2.8 88 1.8 3.7 236 44 307.6 308.9 291.2 328.1 6.71 8 650 3688 0.6 -0.0 96 0.6 0.3 239 51 309.7 310.8 291.1 327.9 5.90 9 600 4328 -2.7 -3.4 95 0.7 -3.0 239 57 313.0 314.0 291.3 328.7 4.97 10 550 5014 -5.7 -6.3 95 0.6 -6.0 237 58 317.4 318.2 292.1 331.4 4.35 11 500 5758 -9.1 -9.9 93 0.9 -9.4 235 54 322.0 322.7 292.7 333.9 3.60 12 450 6564 -14.6 -16.2 87 1.7 -15.2 234 51 324.9 325.4 292.5 333.0 2.39 13 400 7446 -20.6 -23.1 81 2.5 -21.2 232 49 328.2 328.5 292.6 333.5 1.49 14 350 8420 -27.3 -30.0 77 2.8 -27.8 231 47 332.0 332.2 293.2 335.3 0.90 15 300 9509 -36.3 -39.1 75 2.9 -36.6 227 47 334.2 334.3 293.3 335.9 0.43 16 250 10748 -44.3 -55.8 27 11.4 -44.9 232 52 340.1 340.2 294.4 340.5 0.08 17 200 12214 -52.8 -72.5 7 19.7 -53.1 245 58 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.2 0.01 18 150 14030 -62.1 -80.9 6 18.8 -62.3 257 62 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.1 0.00 19 100 16486 -69.2 -87.4 5 18.2 -69.2 254 36 394.1 394.1 304.4 394.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5687.33 m Freezing level: 640.44 mb = 3810.82 m = 12502.55 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.32 mb = 3746.25 m = 12290.71 ft Precipitable water: 1.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.73 % Est. max temperature: 28.59 C = 83.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 984.79 mb = 204.04 m = 669.42 ft T: 21.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.13 C/km ThetaE index: 15.26 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 937.89 mb = 626.72 m = 2056.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.19 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.36 C = 75.85 F Cap Strength: 0.03 C Lifted Index: -3.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.58 C Showalter Index: -1.76 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.92 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.14 C Cross Totals Index: 23.78 C K Index: 37.03 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 320.64 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.12 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1120.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 940.32 mb = 604.40 m = 1982.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 895.32 mb = 1026.52 m = 3367.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 245.32 mb = 10871.98 m = 35668.80 ft B at Equ Level: 1119.00 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 145.32 mb = 14221.45 m = 46657.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.6 at 42.3 knts Storm direction: 265.6 at 31.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 173.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 173.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.86 Bulk Rich Number: 13.18 Bulk Shear: 84.98 m/s