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: 36.61,-92.50 Latitude: 36.61 Longitude: -92.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 SFC 975 293 24.8 20.6 77 4.2 21.8 193 6 300.1 303.0 295.8 346.5 15.84 2 950 521 22.6 18.8 79 3.8 19.9 211 12 300.1 302.8 295.0 342.7 14.54 3 900 989 18.9 16.8 88 2.1 17.5 213 18 301.0 303.5 294.5 340.6 13.49 4 850 1479 16.1 13.3 83 2.8 14.3 220 23 303.0 305.1 293.5 336.7 11.37 5 800 1993 13.4 9.9 79 3.5 11.2 226 27 305.4 307.2 292.9 334.3 9.63 6 750 2533 9.9 5.1 72 4.8 7.2 234 34 307.4 308.8 291.7 329.8 7.38 7 700 3102 5.3 -0.0 69 5.3 2.5 246 41 308.3 309.3 290.3 325.2 5.47 8 650 3702 -0.1 -3.4 78 3.4 -1.7 253 47 308.9 309.8 289.7 323.1 4.57 9 600 4338 -4.4 -6.4 86 2.0 -5.3 252 49 311.0 311.8 289.8 323.5 3.95 10 550 5019 -8.1 -9.5 90 1.4 -8.7 247 52 314.5 315.1 290.4 325.4 3.38 11 500 5755 -12.0 -13.2 91 1.2 -12.5 246 56 318.4 318.9 291.0 327.5 2.77 12 450 6553 -16.8 -19.0 83 2.2 -17.4 249 58 322.2 322.5 291.3 328.6 1.89 13 400 7427 -22.7 -26.4 71 3.7 -23.5 251 62 325.5 325.7 291.5 329.4 1.10 14 350 8394 -29.0 -32.1 75 3.1 -29.6 251 58 329.6 329.7 292.3 332.3 0.74 15 300 9475 -38.3 -41.2 74 3.0 -38.5 252 62 331.4 331.5 292.4 332.7 0.34 16 250 10698 -49.0 -52.4 67 3.5 -49.1 251 86 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.8 0.12 17 200 12132 -55.1 -69.4 15 14.4 -55.3 255 99 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.7 0.02 18 150 13955 -59.1 -82.9 3 23.8 -59.4 253 75 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.00 19 100 16439 -68.1 -87.3 5 19.2 -68.2 257 42 396.1 396.1 304.7 396.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5680.55 m Freezing level: 650.49 mb = 3696.15 m = 12126.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 669.90 mb = 3457.93 m = 11344.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.35 % Est. max temperature: 28.87 C = 83.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 916.88 mb = 828.33 m = 2717.60 ft T: 20.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.51 C/km ThetaE index: 23.39 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 860.16 mb = 1377.08 m = 4517.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.29 C = 81.13 F Cap Strength: 0.89 C Lifted Index: -6.00 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.99 C Showalter Index: -3.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.44 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.13 C Cross Totals Index: 25.31 C K Index: 36.15 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 430.10 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.93 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1791.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 59.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.89 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 884.37 mb = 1139.35 m = 3737.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 799.37 mb = 1999.26 m = 6559.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 209.37 mb = 11837.49 m = 38836.43 ft B at Equ Level: 1777.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 119.37 mb = 15354.13 m = 50373.85 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.0 at 39.1 knts Storm direction: 273.0 at 29.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 264.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 264.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 88.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.97 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.92 Bulk Rich Number: 14.83 Bulk Shear: 120.77 m/s