MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510162100F012.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510162100F012.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: 12 hour RUC valid 9Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 38.79,-98.95 Latitude: 38.79 Longitude: -98.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 1 950 488 SFC 941 573 19.2 9.0 51 10.2 13.1 200 12 297.5 298.9 288.7 320.0 7.67 3 900 953 18.9 7.9 49 11.0 12.3 209 39 301.0 302.3 289.7 323.0 7.43 4 850 1444 18.7 7.7 49 11.0 12.0 221 46 305.7 307.2 291.5 329.2 7.77 5 800 1962 15.8 6.6 54 9.2 10.3 242 42 308.0 309.5 292.1 331.4 7.67 6 750 2507 12.4 5.5 63 6.9 8.3 244 34 310.0 311.4 292.6 333.3 7.56 7 700 3081 7.9 5.1 83 2.7 6.2 230 25 311.2 312.7 293.2 335.6 7.91 8 650 3688 3.0 0.8 85 2.2 1.8 213 22 312.4 313.6 292.2 331.9 6.25 9 600 4332 -0.7 -9.9 50 9.2 -4.6 201 27 315.3 315.9 290.3 325.0 3.00 10 550 5021 -5.0 -18.0 36 12.9 -9.4 207 34 318.1 318.4 289.9 323.8 1.69 11 500 5762 -9.9 -30.3 17 20.4 -14.7 213 38 321.0 321.1 289.7 323.2 0.62 12 450 6566 -15.6 -42.0 8 26.4 -19.7 215 41 323.6 323.7 290.1 324.4 0.21 13 400 7441 -22.1 -46.3 9 24.2 -25.1 216 44 326.2 326.2 290.8 326.8 0.15 14 350 8408 -29.0 -50.0 11 21.0 -30.9 220 45 329.7 329.7 291.7 330.1 0.11 15 300 9491 -37.2 -52.9 18 15.7 -38.2 219 49 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.3 0.09 16 250 10726 -45.7 -59.7 19 14.0 -46.2 219 53 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.4 0.05 17 200 12187 -52.6 -71.0 9 18.4 -52.9 233 46 349.5 349.5 296.5 349.6 0.01 18 150 14007 -61.9 -80.0 7 18.1 -62.0 226 44 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.5 0.00 19 100 16453 -69.6 -87.0 6 17.3 -69.7 239 32 393.2 393.2 304.2 393.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5723.57 m Freezing level: 609.47 mb = 4209.77 m = 13811.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.76 mb = 3866.19 m = 12684.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.05 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.00 % Est. max temperature: 29.90 C = 85.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 807.63 mb = 1880.49 m = 6169.50 ft T: 16.29 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.63 C/km Conv cond level (CCL): 656.15 mb = 3610.92 m = 11846.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.66 C = 92.58 F Cap Strength: 7.17 C Lifted Index: 4.02 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.56 C Showalter Index: 1.73 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.61 C Cross Totals Index: 17.59 C K Index: 33.56 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 222.55 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.08 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 34.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7038.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 756.42 mb = 2434.57 m = 7987.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.9 at 33.3 knts Storm direction: 248.9 at 25.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 3.8 tot: 9.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 34.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 288.6 neg: -31.7 tot: 256.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 85.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.8 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 5.03 Bulk Shear: 6.82 m/s