MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510162100F043.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510162100F043.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: 43 hour RUC valid 16Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.15,-94.12 Latitude: 36.15 Longitude: -94.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 87 SFC 964 404 20.1 19.3 95 0.8 19.6 223 9 296.4 299.0 294.0 338.9 14.77 2 950 534 19.1 18.7 98 0.4 18.8 223 15 296.6 299.2 293.9 338.3 14.45 3 900 999 17.1 17.0 99 0.1 17.0 229 26 299.1 301.6 294.0 338.9 13.63 4 850 1486 15.3 14.3 94 1.0 14.7 237 31 302.2 304.4 293.9 338.1 12.15 5 800 2000 13.1 12.2 94 0.9 12.6 237 32 305.1 307.2 294.0 338.8 11.26 6 750 2540 9.6 7.7 88 1.9 8.5 236 34 307.0 308.6 292.7 333.7 8.83 7 700 3111 6.7 -0.8 59 7.5 2.8 244 39 309.9 310.9 290.6 325.9 5.16 8 650 3713 1.3 -4.3 66 5.6 -1.4 248 42 310.4 311.2 289.9 323.8 4.27 9 600 4352 -3.7 -6.9 78 3.2 -5.1 246 43 311.8 312.5 289.9 323.8 3.79 10 550 5034 -7.9 -9.9 85 2.0 -8.7 243 45 314.7 315.4 290.3 325.3 3.28 11 500 5769 -12.0 -13.6 88 1.6 -12.6 244 47 318.4 319.0 290.9 327.3 2.68 12 450 6568 -16.7 -19.6 79 2.9 -17.6 244 50 322.2 322.6 291.2 328.4 1.80 13 400 7442 -22.7 -26.5 71 3.8 -23.6 243 57 325.5 325.7 291.5 329.3 1.09 14 350 8407 -29.9 -33.0 74 3.1 -30.4 242 55 328.4 328.6 292.0 330.9 0.68 15 300 9485 -38.6 -41.1 77 2.6 -38.8 244 65 331.0 331.1 292.3 332.3 0.35 16 250 10709 -48.6 -50.6 80 2.0 -48.7 246 87 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.4 0.15 17 200 12146 -54.4 -70.9 11 16.6 -54.6 250 92 346.7 346.7 295.9 346.7 0.01 18 150 13969 -60.8 -82.2 4 21.4 -61.0 257 73 365.4 365.4 299.7 365.4 0.00 19 100 16436 -68.3 -87.5 5 19.2 -68.4 257 42 395.8 395.8 304.6 395.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5681.69 m Freezing level: 637.42 mb = 3873.98 m = 12709.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 666.43 mb = 3510.37 m = 11516.84 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.34 % Est. max temperature: 27.98 C = 82.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.88 mb = 507.86 m = 1666.18 ft T: 19.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.02 C/km ThetaE index: 15.03 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 902.73 mb = 972.56 m = 3190.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.71 C = 72.88 F Cap Strength: 0.62 C Lifted Index: -4.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.54 C Showalter Index: -4.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.59 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.31 C Cross Totals Index: 26.28 C K Index: 34.14 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 411.65 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.24 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1201.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 19.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.67 mb = 916.24 m = 3005.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 763.67 mb = 2389.08 m = 7838.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.67 mb = 11425.74 m = 37485.56 ft B at Equ Level: 1184.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 143.67 mb = 14231.23 m = 46689.83 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.7 at 38.0 knts Storm direction: 271.7 at 28.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.4 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 179.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 179.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.98 Bulk Rich Number: 19.08 Bulk Shear: 63.00 m/s