MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F024.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F024.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: 24 hour RUC valid 3Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.81,-94.61 Latitude: 36.81 Longitude: -94.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 SFC 974 303 20.1 14.8 71 5.3 16.7 173 8 295.5 297.5 290.9 327.0 10.92 2 950 520 23.3 13.4 54 10.0 16.8 188 30 300.8 302.7 291.9 330.8 10.19 3 900 990 20.4 11.1 55 9.3 14.6 208 32 302.6 304.3 291.7 330.1 9.27 4 850 1480 16.6 9.8 64 6.9 12.4 225 28 303.6 305.2 291.8 330.3 8.97 5 800 1994 13.9 7.1 63 6.8 9.8 243 25 306.0 307.4 291.7 329.9 7.92 6 750 2537 11.2 4.4 63 6.8 7.3 251 24 308.8 310.1 291.8 330.3 7.02 7 700 3109 7.2 0.4 62 6.8 3.6 255 26 310.5 311.5 291.2 328.0 5.65 8 650 3714 3.6 -13.9 26 17.5 -3.2 256 29 313.0 313.4 288.6 319.6 2.01 9 600 4359 0.1 -32.8 6 32.9 -8.0 251 28 316.2 316.3 288.0 317.7 0.40 10 550 5049 -4.9 -35.4 7 30.5 -11.6 244 30 318.3 318.3 288.6 319.5 0.34 11 500 5790 -10.3 -39.5 7 29.2 -15.6 248 35 320.5 320.5 289.2 321.4 0.25 12 450 6591 -15.9 -42.1 9 26.2 -19.9 254 38 323.3 323.3 290.0 324.1 0.21 13 400 7467 -21.8 -47.0 8 25.3 -24.8 256 37 326.7 326.7 290.9 327.3 0.14 14 350 8435 -29.1 -52.2 9 23.2 -31.0 255 40 329.6 329.6 291.7 329.9 0.09 15 300 9516 -38.1 -55.6 14 17.5 -39.0 259 46 331.7 331.7 292.3 332.0 0.07 16 250 10742 -48.2 -57.5 33 9.3 -48.5 255 56 334.4 334.5 293.0 334.7 0.06 17 200 12193 -53.3 -69.8 12 16.6 -53.5 256 64 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.5 0.02 18 150 14007 -61.2 -82.1 5 20.9 -61.4 253 58 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.6 0.00 19 100 16460 -70.8 -87.3 7 16.5 -70.9 243 34 390.9 390.9 303.9 390.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5717.78 m Freezing level: 599.02 mb = 4372.46 m = 14345.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 673.56 mb = 3423.33 m = 11231.25 ft Precipitable water: 1.04 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 38.98 % Est. max temperature: 29.35 C = 84.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 899.86 mb = 991.32 m = 3252.33 ft T: 20.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.54 C/km ThetaE index: 12.61 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 715.33 mb = 2929.22 m = 9610.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.44 C = 94.00 F Cap Strength: 4.07 C Lifted Index: 0.86 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.86 C Showalter Index: 0.74 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.05 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.96 C Cross Totals Index: 20.09 C K Index: 29.95 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 281.21 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.65 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 21.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4874.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 808.64 mb = 1903.33 m = 6244.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.3 at 28.7 knts Storm direction: 271.3 at 21.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 269.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 269.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 89.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.31 Bulk Shear: 70.28 m/s