MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510182100F009.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510182100F009.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: 9 hour RUC valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 31.96,-90.15 Latitude: 31.96 Longitude: -90.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 94 SFC 999 99 22.7 21.5 93 1.2 21.9 199 8 295.9 298.8 295.0 342.9 16.36 2 950 540 20.4 20.0 98 0.4 20.1 211 28 297.9 300.7 295.1 343.4 15.70 3 900 1007 18.2 18.0 99 0.2 18.1 213 34 300.2 302.9 295.0 342.9 14.57 4 850 1497 16.1 15.7 98 0.4 15.8 229 35 303.0 305.4 294.9 342.5 13.32 5 800 2012 13.4 12.6 95 0.9 12.9 246 35 305.5 307.6 294.3 340.0 11.52 6 750 2553 10.4 8.6 89 1.8 9.2 254 35 307.8 309.6 293.4 336.2 9.36 7 700 3124 7.1 3.5 78 3.6 5.1 255 34 310.3 311.7 292.3 332.1 7.04 8 650 3731 4.2 -2.6 61 6.8 0.7 254 34 313.7 314.6 291.5 329.0 4.85 9 600 4378 0.1 -6.0 63 6.1 -2.7 250 37 316.2 317.0 291.5 329.3 4.07 10 550 5069 -4.5 -7.1 82 2.6 -5.7 245 39 318.8 319.6 292.3 332.0 4.09 11 500 5815 -8.8 -10.1 90 1.4 -9.4 243 42 322.4 323.1 292.8 334.1 3.54 12 450 6623 -13.5 -20.6 55 7.2 -15.7 243 48 326.3 326.6 292.3 332.0 1.64 13 400 7508 -19.8 -29.1 43 9.3 -21.9 242 55 329.2 329.4 292.3 332.3 0.86 14 350 8484 -26.5 -32.2 59 5.7 -27.5 242 51 333.0 333.1 293.2 335.7 0.73 15 300 9577 -35.2 -38.8 70 3.6 -35.7 248 47 335.7 335.8 293.7 337.4 0.44 16 250 10824 -43.1 -51.6 39 8.5 -43.6 254 56 341.9 342.0 294.9 342.5 0.13 17 200 12301 -52.3 -71.8 8 19.6 -52.6 253 66 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.1 0.01 18 150 14105 -64.5 -79.7 11 15.3 -64.6 253 54 359.1 359.1 298.5 359.1 0.00 19 100 16524 -71.9 -86.4 10 14.4 -72.0 254 29 388.7 388.7 303.6 388.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5720.67 m Freezing level: 598.78 mb = 4395.22 m = 14419.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.54 mb = 3862.38 m = 12671.68 ft Precipitable water: 1.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.57 % Est. max temperature: 29.81 C = 85.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.56 mb = 247.07 m = 810.58 ft T: 21.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.89 C/km ThetaE index: 14.38 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 931.64 mb = 708.87 m = 2325.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.53 C = 77.95 F Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lifted Index: -3.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.53 C Showalter Index: -2.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.29 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.83 C Cross Totals Index: 24.46 C K Index: 36.93 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 362.00 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.75 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 855.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 941.69 mb = 616.24 m = 2021.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 846.69 mb = 1529.86 m = 5019.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 246.69 mb = 10911.99 m = 35800.06 ft B at Equ Level: 851.68 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 146.69 mb = 14237.99 m = 46711.99 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.4 at 34.8 knts Storm direction: 272.4 at 26.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 280.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 280.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 93.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.44 Bulk Rich Number: 13.95 Bulk Shear: 61.30 m/s