MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F038.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F038.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: 38 hour RUC valid 17Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.78,-94.03 Latitude: 34.78 Longitude: -94.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 976 306 24.8 20.0 75 4.8 21.4 205 11 300.0 302.8 295.4 344.6 15.23 2 950 542 21.7 18.6 83 3.1 19.6 207 19 299.2 301.8 294.6 341.1 14.37 3 900 1009 19.1 15.7 81 3.4 16.8 215 25 301.2 303.5 293.9 338.1 12.55 4 850 1500 17.5 11.7 69 5.8 13.8 227 25 304.5 306.4 293.1 335.1 10.24 5 800 2016 15.3 7.7 61 7.6 10.6 231 18 307.4 309.0 292.4 332.5 8.25 6 750 2561 12.3 4.3 58 8.0 7.7 237 19 309.9 311.3 292.1 331.4 6.96 7 700 3135 8.2 -0.1 56 8.3 3.8 249 24 311.6 312.6 291.3 328.6 5.44 8 650 3741 3.0 -4.2 59 7.2 -0.4 259 27 312.4 313.2 290.6 326.0 4.32 9 600 4383 -2.5 -8.4 64 5.9 -5.0 255 30 313.2 313.9 290.0 324.1 3.39 10 550 5067 -7.7 -13.4 63 5.7 -9.8 252 33 315.0 315.5 289.7 323.1 2.47 11 500 5802 -12.1 -19.4 55 7.3 -14.3 250 38 318.3 318.6 289.9 323.8 1.64 12 450 6600 -16.5 -20.2 73 3.7 -17.6 245 40 322.5 322.8 291.2 328.3 1.71 13 400 7476 -22.0 -33.0 36 11.0 -24.0 246 50 326.4 326.5 291.3 328.6 0.59 14 350 8444 -28.6 -50.7 10 22.1 -30.6 249 62 330.1 330.2 291.9 330.6 0.10 15 300 9528 -37.2 -49.7 26 12.5 -38.1 252 70 333.0 333.0 292.7 333.5 0.14 16 250 10759 -47.8 -49.2 85 1.5 -47.9 255 79 335.1 335.1 293.3 335.7 0.17 17 200 12205 -53.2 -72.6 8 19.5 -53.5 256 85 348.6 348.6 296.3 348.6 0.01 18 150 14029 -61.1 -81.6 5 20.5 -61.3 256 69 364.8 364.8 299.6 364.9 0.00 19 100 16467 -71.3 -87.3 8 16.0 -71.3 252 40 390.0 390.0 303.8 390.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5709.09 m Freezing level: 622.58 mb = 4093.39 m = 13429.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.25 mb = 3675.61 m = 12058.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.04 % Est. max temperature: 30.60 C = 87.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 909.72 mb = 916.16 m = 3005.75 ft T: 19.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.63 C/km ThetaE index: 21.51 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 790.43 mb = 2118.01 m = 6948.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.61 C = 90.69 F Cap Strength: 2.40 C Lifted Index: -5.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.60 C Showalter Index: -3.23 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.48 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.63 C Cross Totals Index: 23.85 C K Index: 33.06 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 392.64 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.23 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1100.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 138.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 878.14 mb = 1220.24 m = 4003.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 683.14 mb = 3334.61 m = 10940.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.14 mb = 11211.47 m = 36782.61 ft B at Equ Level: 1099.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 143.14 mb = 14309.91 m = 46947.96 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.6 at 27.1 knts Storm direction: 273.6 at 20.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 123.2 neg: -22.7 tot: 100.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.68 Bulk Rich Number: 32.06 Bulk Shear: 34.33 m/s