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: 35.86,-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 70 SFC 997 93 22.0 20.7 93 1.2 21.1 233 12 295.3 298.2 294.4 340.2 15.62 2 950 516 20.1 18.3 89 1.8 18.8 233 33 297.6 300.1 293.9 338.2 14.04 3 900 981 17.2 15.0 87 2.2 15.7 230 38 299.2 301.4 292.9 334.2 11.99 4 850 1467 13.8 11.2 84 2.6 12.2 230 43 300.6 302.5 291.6 329.8 9.91 5 800 1977 11.1 7.6 79 3.4 9.0 231 48 302.9 304.5 291.0 327.5 8.24 6 750 2513 7.7 5.1 84 2.6 6.2 231 50 304.9 306.3 290.9 327.2 7.38 7 700 3078 3.1 2.8 97 0.4 2.9 231 51 306.0 307.2 290.6 326.3 6.69 8 650 3676 0.2 0.1 99 0.1 0.1 232 52 309.2 310.3 291.0 327.4 5.93 9 600 4315 -2.4 -2.6 98 0.2 -2.6 234 53 313.3 314.3 291.7 329.8 5.25 10 550 5002 -5.8 -6.1 98 0.3 -5.9 235 55 317.2 318.1 292.1 331.5 4.42 11 500 5745 -9.6 -10.2 96 0.6 -9.8 235 55 321.3 322.0 292.5 333.0 3.53 12 450 6550 -14.4 -15.5 91 1.1 -14.7 234 55 325.2 325.7 292.7 333.8 2.55 13 400 7433 -20.2 -21.9 86 1.7 -20.7 233 55 328.7 329.0 292.9 334.5 1.65 14 350 8408 -27.3 -29.6 81 2.3 -27.8 231 54 331.9 332.1 293.2 335.3 0.94 15 300 9497 -36.3 -38.9 77 2.6 -36.5 228 50 334.2 334.3 293.3 335.9 0.44 16 250 10731 -47.1 -49.8 74 2.7 -47.2 225 52 336.1 336.1 293.5 336.7 0.16 17 200 12188 -52.8 -73.8 6 21.1 -53.1 245 66 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.3 0.01 18 150 14012 -60.5 -82.0 4 21.6 -60.6 256 61 365.9 365.9 299.8 365.9 0.00 19 100 16474 -68.6 -87.3 5 18.7 -68.7 257 36 395.1 395.1 304.5 395.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5674.22 m Freezing level: 646.81 mb = 3716.42 m = 12192.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.98 mb = 3700.51 m = 12140.64 ft Precipitable water: 1.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.99 % Est. max temperature: 27.38 C = 81.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.68 mb = 248.70 m = 815.93 ft T: 21.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.78 C/km ThetaE index: 13.88 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.59 mb = 975.72 m = 3201.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.80 C = 78.44 F Cap Strength: 0.91 C Lifted Index: -1.84 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.76 C Showalter Index: 1.74 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.30 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.44 C Cross Totals Index: 20.86 C K Index: 34.32 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 310.24 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.53 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 599.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.91 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.71 mb = 766.85 m = 2515.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 877.71 mb = 1194.52 m = 3918.98 ft Equ Level (EL): 247.71 mb = 10791.50 m = 35404.75 ft B at Equ Level: 598.33 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 177.71 mb = 12937.01 m = 42443.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.6 at 47.8 knts Storm direction: 262.6 at 35.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 4.7 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 192.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 192.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.67 Bulk Rich Number: 8.13 Bulk Shear: 73.77 m/s