MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510162100F047.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510162100F047.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: 47 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.09,-92.49 Latitude: 36.09 Longitude: -92.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 80 SFC 979 269 22.6 20.2 86 2.4 21.0 219 7 297.6 300.4 294.9 342.4 15.45 2 950 525 20.5 19.2 92 1.3 19.6 224 18 298.0 300.7 294.6 341.2 14.89 3 900 991 17.6 17.3 98 0.3 17.4 224 24 299.6 302.2 294.4 340.2 13.89 4 850 1479 15.2 14.4 95 0.7 14.7 228 28 302.0 304.3 293.9 338.2 12.25 5 800 1992 12.7 10.0 84 2.7 11.0 235 33 304.7 306.5 292.7 333.8 9.70 6 750 2531 8.8 5.3 79 3.5 6.8 238 34 306.1 307.5 291.3 328.7 7.47 7 700 3097 3.2 2.0 92 1.2 2.5 238 33 306.0 307.2 290.3 325.3 6.32 8 650 3694 -0.3 -1.1 94 0.8 -0.7 240 34 308.6 309.6 290.4 325.4 5.44 9 600 4331 -3.6 -4.3 95 0.7 -3.9 244 39 312.0 312.9 290.7 326.6 4.65 10 550 5015 -6.9 -7.6 95 0.7 -7.2 248 46 315.9 316.7 291.3 328.6 3.94 11 500 5754 -10.9 -11.9 92 1.0 -11.3 248 52 319.7 320.3 291.7 329.8 3.07 12 450 6556 -15.7 -17.4 87 1.7 -16.2 246 54 323.5 323.9 292.0 330.9 2.18 13 400 7435 -21.3 -23.6 81 2.3 -21.9 245 55 327.3 327.6 292.3 332.3 1.42 14 350 8406 -28.2 -31.3 75 3.1 -28.8 242 56 330.7 330.8 292.7 333.6 0.80 15 300 9490 -37.3 -41.0 69 3.6 -37.7 239 58 332.7 332.8 292.8 334.1 0.35 16 250 10718 -48.4 -51.8 68 3.3 -48.6 240 62 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.6 0.13 17 200 12147 -57.8 -66.6 32 8.8 -58.0 249 83 341.2 341.2 294.6 341.3 0.02 18 150 13962 -59.0 -82.4 3 23.4 -59.2 263 68 368.4 368.4 300.3 368.4 0.00 19 100 16442 -68.0 -87.2 5 19.1 -68.1 259 40 396.3 396.3 304.7 396.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5674.23 m Freezing level: 654.26 mb = 3643.32 m = 11952.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.60 mb = 3563.77 m = 11692.01 ft Precipitable water: 1.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.57 % Est. max temperature: 28.15 C = 82.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.29 mb = 567.92 m = 1863.24 ft T: 20.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.32 C/km ThetaE index: 17.17 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.66 mb = 937.07 m = 3074.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.45 C = 76.02 F Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lifted Index: -4.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.72 C Showalter Index: -3.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.44 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.09 C Cross Totals Index: 25.35 C K Index: 39.29 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 399.82 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.79 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1473.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.99 mb = 858.20 m = 2815.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 888.99 mb = 1096.25 m = 3596.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 198.99 mb = 12178.80 m = 39956.20 ft B at Equ Level: 1457.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 128.99 mb = 14884.91 m = 48834.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.5 at 36.2 knts Storm direction: 270.5 at 27.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 156.5 neg: -2.2 tot: 154.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 51.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.39 Bulk Rich Number: 24.14 Bulk Shear: 61.03 m/s