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: 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 71 SFC 999 82 22.1 20.9 93 1.2 21.3 234 10 295.3 298.2 294.5 340.7 15.80 2 950 516 20.1 18.5 90 1.6 19.0 233 31 297.6 300.1 294.0 338.7 14.21 3 900 981 17.1 15.0 88 2.0 15.7 231 36 299.1 301.3 292.9 334.2 12.03 4 850 1467 13.8 10.8 82 3.0 12.0 232 41 300.6 302.4 291.5 329.0 9.62 5 800 1977 11.2 7.4 78 3.7 9.0 232 46 303.1 304.6 290.9 327.3 8.12 6 750 2513 7.6 4.8 82 2.8 6.0 233 49 304.8 306.2 290.7 326.6 7.22 7 700 3077 3.0 2.6 97 0.4 2.8 234 50 305.8 307.1 290.5 325.9 6.62 8 650 3675 0.2 0.1 99 0.1 0.1 236 51 309.2 310.3 291.0 327.5 5.93 9 600 4315 -2.4 -2.6 99 0.2 -2.6 237 53 313.3 314.3 291.7 329.9 5.26 10 550 5002 -5.7 -6.0 98 0.3 -5.8 237 55 317.3 318.2 292.2 331.6 4.44 11 500 5744 -9.6 -10.1 96 0.5 -9.8 235 55 321.4 322.1 292.6 333.1 3.55 12 450 6550 -14.4 -15.5 91 1.1 -14.8 234 54 325.1 325.6 292.7 333.7 2.54 13 400 7433 -20.3 -22.0 86 1.7 -20.8 232 54 328.6 328.9 292.9 334.4 1.64 14 350 8407 -27.4 -29.7 81 2.3 -27.9 229 54 331.8 332.0 293.1 335.2 0.93 15 300 9496 -36.3 -39.0 77 2.6 -36.7 226 50 334.1 334.2 293.3 335.8 0.44 16 250 10730 -47.0 -49.7 73 2.8 -47.1 224 52 336.2 336.3 293.6 336.9 0.16 17 200 12189 -52.6 -73.3 7 20.6 -52.9 245 66 349.4 349.4 296.5 349.5 0.01 18 150 14013 -60.7 -81.7 5 21.0 -60.9 257 63 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.5 0.00 19 100 16475 -68.7 -87.2 5 18.5 -68.8 255 36 395.0 395.0 304.5 395.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5673.70 m Freezing level: 646.72 mb = 3717.28 m = 12195.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.46 mb = 3706.60 m = 12160.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.70 % Est. max temperature: 27.45 C = 81.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.33 mb = 225.45 m = 739.65 ft T: 21.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.72 C/km ThetaE index: 14.77 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 907.23 mb = 912.53 m = 2993.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.60 C = 78.09 F Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lifted Index: -1.98 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.03 C Showalter Index: 2.12 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.82 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.42 C Cross Totals Index: 20.39 C K Index: 33.84 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 298.73 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.71 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 680.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 926.40 mb = 732.52 m = 2403.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 881.40 mb = 1158.80 m = 3801.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 241.40 mb = 10959.02 m = 35954.35 ft B at Equ Level: 672.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 171.40 mb = 13167.04 m = 43198.43 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.4 at 46.8 knts Storm direction: 264.4 at 35.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 4.5 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 206.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 206.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 68.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.77 Bulk Rich Number: 8.56 Bulk Shear: 79.47 m/s