MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510190300F003.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510190300F003.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: 3 hour RUC valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.25,-90.2 Latitude: 32.25 Longitude: -90.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 93 SFC 999 103 22.9 21.5 92 1.4 21.9 208 11 296.1 299.1 295.1 343.2 16.34 2 950 539 20.2 19.9 98 0.3 20.0 215 31 297.7 300.5 295.0 342.9 15.60 3 900 1006 18.3 18.2 99 0.1 18.2 213 37 300.3 303.0 295.1 343.5 14.74 4 850 1496 15.9 15.8 99 0.1 15.8 220 40 302.8 305.3 294.9 342.5 13.39 5 800 2010 13.1 12.9 99 0.2 13.0 232 41 305.1 307.3 294.4 340.4 11.79 6 750 2551 10.1 9.8 98 0.3 10.0 244 41 307.6 309.5 294.0 338.6 10.23 7 700 3123 6.6 6.4 99 0.1 6.5 251 40 309.8 311.4 293.4 336.3 8.68 8 650 3728 2.6 1.8 94 0.8 2.2 250 40 312.0 313.2 292.5 332.9 6.74 9 600 4372 -1.1 -4.1 80 2.9 -2.6 242 41 314.8 315.7 291.6 329.8 4.72 10 550 5061 -4.5 -7.0 83 2.5 -5.7 238 44 318.7 319.5 292.3 332.1 4.11 11 500 5808 -8.0 -8.8 94 0.8 -8.4 242 46 323.3 324.1 293.4 336.3 3.95 12 450 6619 -13.0 -15.2 84 2.2 -13.8 247 48 326.9 327.4 293.3 335.8 2.61 13 400 7507 -18.6 -23.4 66 4.8 -19.9 249 48 330.9 331.2 293.3 336.0 1.46 14 350 8489 -25.4 -28.2 77 2.9 -26.0 252 44 334.6 334.8 293.9 338.5 1.07 15 300 9586 -34.5 -38.1 70 3.6 -35.0 260 43 336.8 336.9 294.0 338.6 0.48 16 250 10834 -43.8 -46.6 73 2.9 -44.0 256 48 341.0 341.1 294.8 341.9 0.23 17 200 12306 -52.6 -60.9 36 8.3 -52.8 250 62 349.5 349.5 296.5 349.7 0.05 18 150 14108 -64.8 -76.8 18 12.0 -64.9 252 56 358.4 358.4 298.4 358.5 0.01 19 100 16535 -71.3 -85.2 11 13.9 -71.4 251 27 389.9 389.9 303.8 389.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5715.17 m Freezing level: 615.08 mb = 4177.38 m = 13705.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.95 mb = 4018.20 m = 13182.90 ft Precipitable water: 2.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.38 % Est. max temperature: 29.61 C = 85.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 978.65 mb = 280.71 m = 920.94 ft T: 21.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.42 C/km ThetaE index: 13.75 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 935.16 mb = 675.31 m = 2215.57 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.20 C = 77.37 F Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lifted Index: -2.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.06 C Showalter Index: -2.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.67 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.90 C Cross Totals Index: 23.78 C K Index: 39.56 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 386.96 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.34 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 788.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 941.32 mb = 618.57 m = 2029.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 866.32 mb = 1332.74 m = 4372.46 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.32 mb = 11204.71 m = 36760.42 ft B at Equ Level: 781.14 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 146.32 mb = 14257.01 m = 46774.40 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.0 at 39.6 knts Storm direction: 267.0 at 29.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.9 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 301.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 301.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 100.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.28 Bulk Rich Number: 13.48 Bulk Shear: 58.49 m/s