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: 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 67 SFC 998 80 21.9 20.8 93 1.1 21.2 205 15 295.2 298.0 294.4 340.1 15.67 2 950 512 19.8 19.1 96 0.7 19.4 219 36 297.3 300.0 294.4 340.2 14.84 3 900 977 17.5 16.4 93 1.2 16.8 222 42 299.6 302.0 293.8 338.0 13.15 4 850 1465 14.6 13.1 91 1.5 13.6 225 44 301.4 303.5 292.9 334.5 11.20 5 800 1976 11.6 7.1 74 4.5 9.0 225 48 303.5 305.0 290.9 327.3 7.95 6 750 2512 8.4 4.4 76 4.0 6.2 225 51 305.7 307.0 290.9 326.9 7.01 7 700 3079 4.3 2.8 90 1.5 3.5 224 50 307.3 308.5 291.0 327.7 6.69 8 650 3679 0.8 0.5 98 0.3 0.7 222 50 309.9 311.0 291.4 328.8 6.12 9 600 4320 -2.0 -2.4 97 0.4 -2.2 223 51 313.8 314.8 291.9 330.7 5.35 10 550 5008 -5.6 -6.0 97 0.4 -5.8 228 52 317.4 318.3 292.2 331.8 4.46 11 500 5750 -9.6 -10.1 96 0.5 -9.8 234 53 321.4 322.1 292.6 333.1 3.56 12 450 6556 -14.2 -15.1 93 0.9 -14.5 236 53 325.4 325.9 292.9 334.3 2.63 13 400 7441 -19.6 -21.0 89 1.4 -20.0 237 54 329.5 329.8 293.3 335.7 1.79 14 350 8418 -26.8 -28.8 83 2.0 -27.2 237 54 332.6 332.8 293.4 336.3 1.01 15 300 9509 -36.0 -38.8 75 2.8 -36.3 236 50 334.6 334.7 293.4 336.3 0.44 16 250 10744 -47.1 -49.7 75 2.6 -47.2 235 48 336.1 336.1 293.5 336.7 0.16 17 200 12190 -54.3 -72.3 9 18.1 -54.5 249 66 346.9 346.9 296.0 346.9 0.01 18 150 14008 -60.1 -83.3 3 23.2 -60.3 256 56 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.6 0.00 19 100 16473 -68.3 -87.3 5 19.0 -68.4 260 38 395.8 395.8 304.6 395.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.20 m Freezing level: 635.39 mb = 3866.13 m = 12683.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 638.43 mb = 3822.68 m = 12541.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.12 % Est. max temperature: 28.22 C = 82.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.51 mb = 219.87 m = 721.35 ft T: 21.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.19 C/km ThetaE index: 13.26 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 916.41 mb = 821.82 m = 2696.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.53 C = 77.96 F Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lifted Index: -2.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.27 C Showalter Index: -0.39 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.80 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.16 C Cross Totals Index: 22.64 C K Index: 35.70 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 342.55 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.39 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 798.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 935.48 mb = 644.34 m = 2113.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 870.48 mb = 1261.69 m = 4139.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.48 mb = 11271.05 m = 36978.07 ft B at Equ Level: 790.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 160.48 mb = 13581.46 m = 44558.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.3 at 47.4 knts Storm direction: 255.3 at 35.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.9 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 223.3 neg: -7.1 tot: 216.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 72.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.06 Bulk Rich Number: 13.12 Bulk Shear: 60.90 m/s