MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F041.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F041.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: 41 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.61,-94.91 Latitude: 35.61 Longitude: -94.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 979 262 24.3 20.7 80 3.6 21.8 181 14 299.3 302.2 295.7 345.8 15.90 2 950 520 22.8 18.6 78 4.1 19.9 206 24 300.3 302.9 294.9 342.4 14.38 3 900 990 20.1 13.8 67 6.3 16.0 223 30 302.2 304.3 293.0 335.0 11.07 4 850 1481 17.8 7.4 51 10.4 11.6 243 34 304.8 306.2 291.1 327.7 7.63 5 800 1996 14.3 4.2 51 10.1 8.6 257 37 306.4 307.6 290.6 326.1 6.47 6 750 2536 9.9 2.4 60 7.4 5.8 262 38 307.3 308.4 290.5 325.9 6.09 7 700 3104 5.0 0.8 75 4.1 2.8 263 36 308.0 309.1 290.5 325.8 5.80 8 650 3704 0.7 -0.8 90 1.5 -0.1 260 35 309.7 310.8 290.8 326.9 5.55 9 600 4344 -2.8 -3.8 93 1.0 -3.3 254 37 312.9 313.9 291.2 328.1 4.82 10 550 5029 -7.0 -7.8 94 0.8 -7.4 248 41 315.7 316.5 291.2 328.1 3.85 11 500 5766 -11.7 -12.3 96 0.6 -11.9 244 42 318.8 319.3 291.3 328.6 2.98 12 450 6565 -17.1 -18.2 91 1.2 -17.4 244 43 321.8 322.2 291.3 328.6 2.02 13 400 7437 -23.4 -25.4 83 2.0 -23.9 243 49 324.6 324.8 291.4 328.8 1.21 14 350 8399 -31.0 -34.4 72 3.4 -31.5 237 59 327.0 327.1 291.5 329.1 0.59 15 300 9471 -40.0 -44.1 65 4.1 -40.4 238 80 329.0 329.0 291.7 329.9 0.25 16 250 10691 -48.3 -55.7 42 7.4 -48.6 243 96 334.2 334.2 292.9 334.5 0.08 17 200 12150 -51.2 -75.0 4 23.8 -51.6 254 83 351.7 351.7 297.0 351.7 0.01 18 150 13978 -60.8 -80.9 5 20.1 -61.0 254 62 365.3 365.3 299.7 365.3 0.00 19 100 16451 -67.8 -87.3 5 19.5 -67.9 261 46 396.7 396.7 304.8 396.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.12 m Freezing level: 640.15 mb = 3830.26 m = 12566.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.70 mb = 3683.10 m = 12083.52 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.54 % Est. max temperature: 30.43 C = 86.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 927.99 mb = 723.59 m = 2373.96 ft T: 21.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.26 C/km ThetaE index: 19.95 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 798.54 mb = 2010.92 m = 6597.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.39 C = 88.50 F Cap Strength: 2.90 C Lifted Index: -4.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.39 C Showalter Index: 0.63 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.62 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.49 C Cross Totals Index: 19.13 C K Index: 32.76 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 226.87 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.13 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1379.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 89.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.90 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 860.30 mb = 1377.14 m = 4518.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 755.30 mb = 2477.21 m = 8127.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.30 mb = 11087.66 m = 36376.40 ft B at Equ Level: 1375.03 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 145.30 mb = 14172.34 m = 46496.62 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 249.0 at 36.1 knts Storm direction: 279.0 at 27.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.2 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 287.8 neg: -4.5 tot: 283.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 94.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.43 Bulk Rich Number: 16.15 Bulk Shear: 85.42 m/s