MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F007.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F007.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: 7 hour RUC valid 1Z 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 73 SFC 996 110 21.3 20.7 97 0.5 20.9 270 9 294.8 297.6 294.2 339.6 15.64 2 950 517 19.0 18.4 97 0.6 18.6 253 19 296.4 299.0 293.6 337.3 14.17 3 900 981 17.5 16.3 93 1.1 16.7 254 22 299.5 301.9 293.7 337.7 13.08 4 850 1469 14.9 13.8 93 1.1 14.2 252 27 301.8 303.9 293.4 336.4 11.75 5 800 1981 12.0 11.2 95 0.8 11.5 247 30 303.9 305.9 293.1 335.3 10.51 6 750 2519 8.7 8.2 96 0.5 8.4 243 35 306.0 307.7 292.7 333.6 9.13 7 700 3087 5.0 4.7 98 0.3 4.8 242 39 308.0 309.5 292.1 331.5 7.68 8 650 3689 1.2 1.0 99 0.2 1.1 242 43 310.3 311.5 291.7 330.0 6.35 9 600 4329 -2.6 -2.8 99 0.1 -2.7 241 47 313.1 314.1 291.6 329.5 5.21 10 550 5015 -6.5 -6.6 99 0.2 -6.5 240 50 316.4 317.2 291.7 330.0 4.23 11 500 5755 -10.3 -10.9 96 0.5 -10.5 236 51 320.4 321.1 292.1 331.5 3.34 12 450 6559 -14.9 -16.9 85 2.0 -15.6 231 52 324.5 324.9 292.3 332.2 2.26 13 400 7440 -20.7 -23.0 82 2.3 -21.3 228 51 328.1 328.4 292.6 333.3 1.50 14 350 8412 -27.9 -31.7 70 3.8 -28.6 228 50 331.2 331.3 292.8 334.0 0.77 15 300 9500 -36.2 -41.2 60 5.0 -36.7 223 49 334.3 334.4 293.2 335.6 0.35 16 250 10741 -44.4 -59.7 17 15.3 -45.0 235 52 340.0 340.0 294.4 340.2 0.05 17 200 12211 -52.0 -73.3 6 21.3 -52.4 242 61 350.4 350.4 296.7 350.5 0.01 18 150 14027 -62.1 -80.6 7 18.4 -62.3 248 60 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.1 0.00 19 100 16481 -69.2 -87.5 5 18.3 -69.3 252 38 394.0 394.0 304.4 394.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.58 m Freezing level: 634.32 mb = 3889.60 m = 12761.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.67 mb = 3867.06 m = 12687.05 ft Precipitable water: 1.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.74 % Est. max temperature: 28.41 C = 83.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 988.17 mb = 175.75 m = 576.60 ft T: 20.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.76 C/km ThetaE index: 8.21 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 907.81 mb = 907.16 m = 2976.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.50 C = 77.90 F Cap Strength: 0.68 C Lifted Index: -2.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.03 C Showalter Index: -2.03 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.37 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.23 C Cross Totals Index: 24.14 C K Index: 38.72 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 277.02 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.10 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 624.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 935.11 mb = 652.44 m = 2140.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 820.11 mb = 1771.49 m = 5811.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 280.11 mb = 9966.61 m = 32698.44 ft B at Equ Level: 622.91 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 180.11 mb = 12872.01 m = 42230.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.4 at 37.4 knts Storm direction: 272.4 at 28.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.7 neg: 4.8 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 80.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 80.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.23 Bulk Rich Number: 8.68 Bulk Shear: 71.89 m/s