MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F039.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F039.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: 39 hour RUC valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.48,-93.49 Latitude: 36.48 Longitude: -93.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 73 SFC 967 366 23.5 19.8 80 3.6 20.9 229 10 299.5 302.3 295.3 344.0 15.24 2 950 520 21.8 18.6 82 3.2 19.6 226 17 299.3 301.9 294.6 341.1 14.32 3 900 987 17.9 17.1 95 0.8 17.4 222 23 300.0 302.5 294.4 340.2 13.76 4 850 1475 15.5 14.1 91 1.4 14.6 222 28 302.4 304.6 293.8 337.9 12.00 5 800 1989 13.3 11.4 88 1.9 12.1 221 31 305.3 307.3 293.7 337.3 10.68 6 750 2531 10.8 5.2 68 5.6 7.6 228 36 308.4 309.7 292.0 331.1 7.43 7 700 3102 6.3 -1.8 56 8.1 2.2 245 41 309.5 310.4 290.1 324.4 4.80 8 650 3703 0.7 -4.2 70 4.9 -1.6 256 46 309.8 310.6 289.8 323.3 4.32 9 600 4340 -4.2 -8.0 75 3.8 -5.8 261 49 311.3 312.0 289.5 322.4 3.49 10 550 5022 -8.1 -10.6 82 2.5 -9.1 258 52 314.5 315.1 290.1 324.5 3.10 11 500 5757 -11.9 -12.6 95 0.7 -12.2 252 55 318.5 319.0 291.2 328.0 2.90 12 450 6556 -16.7 -19.1 82 2.4 -17.4 250 57 322.3 322.6 291.3 328.7 1.88 13 400 7430 -22.6 -27.6 63 5.1 -23.7 249 63 325.6 325.8 291.5 329.1 0.99 14 350 8396 -29.3 -32.1 77 2.7 -29.8 249 58 329.2 329.3 292.2 331.9 0.74 15 300 9475 -38.5 -40.5 82 1.9 -38.7 247 67 331.0 331.1 292.4 332.5 0.37 16 250 10699 -48.9 -50.8 80 1.9 -49.0 246 88 333.4 333.4 292.8 334.0 0.14 17 200 12133 -55.3 -68.5 18 13.3 -55.5 252 97 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.3 0.02 18 150 13953 -60.2 -82.5 4 22.3 -60.4 255 79 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.4 0.00 19 100 16434 -67.4 -87.4 4 20.0 -67.5 260 41 397.5 397.5 304.9 397.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.58 m Freezing level: 642.80 mb = 3795.20 m = 12451.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.96 mb = 3446.03 m = 11305.75 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.83 % Est. max temperature: 28.26 C = 82.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 917.05 mb = 824.88 m = 2706.27 ft T: 19.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.88 C/km ThetaE index: 21.61 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 876.56 mb = 1212.49 m = 3977.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.07 C = 77.12 F Cap Strength: 0.40 C Lifted Index: -5.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.55 C Showalter Index: -4.29 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.50 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.45 C Cross Totals Index: 26.06 C K Index: 33.48 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 456.29 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.06 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1528.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 890.82 mb = 1074.69 m = 3525.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 735.82 mb = 2688.94 m = 8821.88 ft Equ Level (EL): 215.82 mb = 11644.02 m = 38201.71 ft B at Equ Level: 1519.09 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 125.82 mb = 15028.86 m = 49306.68 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.6 at 41.1 knts Storm direction: 276.6 at 30.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 3.6 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 283.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 283.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 94.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.65 Bulk Rich Number: 17.18 Bulk Shear: 88.93 m/s