MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F040.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F040.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: 40 hour RUC valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.50,-95.59 Latitude: 36.50 Longitude: -95.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 SFC 983 214 24.2 20.9 82 3.2 21.9 214 8 298.7 301.7 295.6 345.5 16.05 2 950 515 21.3 19.0 87 2.2 19.8 220 11 298.8 301.5 294.7 341.8 14.76 3 900 982 17.6 16.9 96 0.7 17.2 223 15 299.7 302.2 294.2 339.5 13.61 4 850 1470 15.0 14.0 94 1.0 14.3 230 19 301.8 304.0 293.6 337.0 11.90 5 800 1983 13.0 9.5 79 3.5 10.8 240 24 305.0 306.7 292.5 333.0 9.34 6 750 2523 10.4 1.1 52 9.4 5.4 247 23 307.9 309.0 290.2 324.9 5.51 7 700 3093 6.1 -5.8 42 11.9 0.6 253 26 309.3 309.9 288.9 320.4 3.55 8 650 3694 1.0 -6.9 55 7.9 -2.5 259 38 310.1 310.8 289.1 321.2 3.51 9 600 4332 -3.7 -10.8 58 7.1 -6.5 261 49 311.8 312.3 289.0 320.8 2.79 10 550 5013 -8.0 -19.2 40 11.2 -11.5 259 54 314.5 314.8 288.6 319.6 1.52 11 500 5747 -12.7 -21.6 47 8.9 -15.2 253 57 317.5 317.8 289.4 322.2 1.36 12 450 6541 -18.1 -22.8 67 4.7 -19.3 246 62 320.4 320.7 290.3 325.1 1.36 13 400 7410 -24.3 -28.2 71 3.8 -25.1 240 66 323.4 323.5 290.7 326.7 0.94 14 350 8368 -31.8 -34.8 75 3.0 -32.2 238 63 325.8 326.0 291.1 327.9 0.57 15 300 9436 -40.6 -43.8 71 3.2 -40.9 241 83 328.1 328.1 291.5 329.1 0.26 16 250 10654 -48.3 -59.0 28 10.8 -48.6 244 98 334.3 334.3 292.9 334.5 0.05 17 200 12110 -52.4 -74.7 5 22.3 -52.8 256 76 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.8 0.01 18 150 13946 -58.2 -82.6 3 24.4 -58.5 256 60 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 19 100 16433 -67.8 -87.1 5 19.3 -67.9 260 45 396.7 396.7 304.8 396.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5680.60 m Freezing level: 639.08 mb = 3833.45 m = 12576.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 690.25 mb = 3206.69 m = 10520.50 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.95 % Est. max temperature: 28.26 C = 82.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 938.10 mb = 624.17 m = 2047.78 ft T: 20.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.10 C/km ThetaE index: 25.04 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.52 mb = 948.52 m = 3111.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.04 C = 77.07 F Cap Strength: 0.29 C Lifted Index: -6.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.98 C Showalter Index: -4.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.39 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.69 C Cross Totals Index: 26.71 C K Index: 29.78 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 444.60 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.99 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1938.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 62.27 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 909.10 mb = 895.30 m = 2937.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 894.10 mb = 1038.32 m = 3406.51 ft Equ Level (EL): 224.10 mb = 11367.41 m = 37294.21 ft B at Equ Level: 1929.13 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 124.10 mb = 15108.28 m = 49567.23 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.8 at 34.9 knts Storm direction: 281.8 at 26.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 116.0 neg: -1.1 tot: 114.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.16 Bulk Rich Number: 20.83 Bulk Shear: 93.06 m/s