MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F008.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F008.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: 8 hour RUC valid 2Z 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 72 SFC 999 85 21.6 20.9 96 0.7 21.1 212 11 294.8 297.7 294.3 339.9 15.75 2 950 516 19.4 18.5 95 0.8 18.8 233 27 296.9 299.4 293.9 338.1 14.28 3 900 981 17.4 15.2 87 2.2 15.9 233 31 299.4 301.6 293.0 334.8 12.12 4 850 1467 14.7 11.4 80 3.4 12.6 240 36 301.6 303.4 292.0 331.1 10.00 5 800 1978 11.1 6.8 74 4.4 8.6 245 42 303.0 304.5 290.6 326.2 7.76 6 750 2513 6.9 3.2 77 3.7 4.9 248 47 304.1 305.3 289.8 323.5 6.45 7 700 3076 2.8 0.9 87 1.9 1.8 249 51 305.6 306.7 289.8 323.4 5.85 8 650 3674 -0.1 -1.8 88 1.7 -0.9 247 52 308.9 309.9 290.2 324.9 5.18 9 600 4312 -2.8 -4.1 91 1.3 -3.4 241 53 312.9 313.8 291.1 327.8 4.71 10 550 4998 -6.0 -6.8 94 0.8 -6.4 235 54 317.0 317.8 291.8 330.5 4.18 11 500 5740 -9.9 -10.8 93 0.9 -10.3 230 56 321.0 321.6 292.3 332.0 3.36 12 450 6544 -14.7 -16.0 90 1.3 -15.2 224 57 324.7 325.2 292.5 333.0 2.44 13 400 7426 -20.9 -22.7 85 1.8 -21.4 220 56 327.9 328.2 292.6 333.3 1.54 14 350 8398 -27.9 -30.3 79 2.5 -28.3 218 53 331.2 331.3 292.9 334.4 0.88 15 300 9485 -36.8 -39.4 76 2.7 -37.0 216 54 333.6 333.7 293.1 335.2 0.42 16 250 10721 -44.4 -58.0 21 13.6 -45.0 228 63 340.1 340.1 294.4 340.3 0.06 17 200 12190 -52.2 -73.8 6 21.5 -52.6 241 68 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.1 0.01 18 150 14014 -60.8 -81.2 5 20.4 -61.0 255 62 365.4 365.4 299.7 365.4 0.00 19 100 16480 -68.3 -87.4 5 19.0 -68.4 250 37 395.7 395.7 304.6 395.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5667.62 m Freezing level: 651.11 mb = 3660.29 m = 12008.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 666.66 mb = 3469.47 m = 11382.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.17 % Est. max temperature: 28.35 C = 83.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 988.76 mb = 169.93 m = 557.51 ft T: 21.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.78 C/km ThetaE index: 16.53 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 902.73 mb = 954.59 m = 3131.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.98 C = 78.76 F Cap Strength: 0.66 C Lifted Index: -2.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.11 C Showalter Index: 0.81 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.91 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.63 C Cross Totals Index: 21.28 C K Index: 34.10 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 265.38 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.07 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 703.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.39 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.06 mb = 679.77 m = 2230.19 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 837.06 mb = 1596.43 m = 5237.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 277.06 mb = 10023.97 m = 32886.63 ft B at Equ Level: 701.06 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 177.06 mb = 12962.57 m = 42527.59 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.9 at 45.4 knts Storm direction: 269.9 at 34.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 225.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 225.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 75.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.83 Bulk Rich Number: 7.74 Bulk Shear: 90.86 m/s