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: 35.86,-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 68 SFC 997 95 21.7 20.7 94 1.0 21.1 205 15 295.2 298.0 294.3 339.9 15.61 2 950 512 19.7 19.0 96 0.7 19.2 218 37 297.1 299.8 294.3 339.7 14.71 3 900 978 17.5 16.3 93 1.2 16.7 219 43 299.6 302.0 293.7 337.8 13.07 4 850 1465 14.6 13.5 93 1.1 13.9 223 45 301.4 303.6 293.2 335.4 11.51 5 800 1976 11.5 8.3 81 3.2 9.6 224 47 303.4 304.9 291.5 329.1 8.61 6 750 2513 8.2 5.2 82 2.9 6.5 224 50 305.5 306.9 291.1 327.9 7.44 7 700 3079 4.4 3.2 92 1.1 3.7 222 50 307.3 308.6 291.3 328.4 6.91 8 650 3680 0.9 0.6 98 0.3 0.7 220 50 310.0 311.1 291.4 329.0 6.15 9 600 4321 -2.1 -2.5 97 0.4 -2.3 220 51 313.7 314.7 291.9 330.5 5.31 10 550 5008 -5.7 -6.2 96 0.5 -5.9 224 53 317.3 318.2 292.1 331.5 4.38 11 500 5751 -9.5 -10.2 95 0.7 -9.8 231 54 321.5 322.1 292.6 333.1 3.53 12 450 6557 -14.1 -15.1 92 1.0 -14.5 235 53 325.5 326.0 292.9 334.4 2.63 13 400 7442 -19.7 -21.1 88 1.5 -20.1 236 54 329.4 329.7 293.2 335.6 1.77 14 350 8419 -26.7 -28.8 83 2.1 -27.2 238 55 332.7 332.9 293.4 336.4 1.01 15 300 9510 -35.9 -38.4 77 2.6 -36.2 238 52 334.8 334.9 293.4 336.5 0.46 16 250 10746 -47.1 -49.8 74 2.7 -47.3 236 49 336.0 336.0 293.5 336.6 0.16 17 200 12190 -54.4 -70.4 12 15.9 -54.7 249 67 346.5 346.5 295.9 346.6 0.01 18 150 14009 -60.0 -83.4 3 23.3 -60.2 255 54 366.7 366.7 299.9 366.7 0.00 19 100 16474 -68.2 -87.3 5 19.1 -68.2 260 38 396.0 396.0 304.6 396.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.03 m Freezing level: 635.06 mb = 3871.09 m = 12700.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.90 mb = 3830.00 m = 12565.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.49 % Est. max temperature: 28.15 C = 82.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.18 mb = 223.46 m = 733.12 ft T: 21.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.19 C/km ThetaE index: 11.97 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 912.89 mb = 855.31 m = 2806.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.51 C = 77.92 F Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lifted Index: -2.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.06 C Showalter Index: -0.73 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.10 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.11 C Cross Totals Index: 22.99 C K Index: 36.45 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 348.53 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.57 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 728.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 933.83 mb = 660.02 m = 2165.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 868.83 mb = 1278.23 m = 4193.62 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.83 mb = 11318.34 m = 37133.22 ft B at Equ Level: 715.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 158.83 mb = 13647.36 m = 44774.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.0 at 47.5 knts Storm direction: 253.0 at 35.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 0.4 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 214.7 neg: -6.3 tot: 208.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 69.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.94 Bulk Rich Number: 13.03 Bulk Shear: 55.92 m/s