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: 35.74,-94.78 Latitude: 35.74 Longitude: -94.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 71 SFC 972 318 23.8 20.3 81 3.5 21.3 180 14 299.4 302.2 295.5 344.9 15.59 2 950 517 22.4 18.9 80 3.5 19.9 202 22 299.9 302.6 295.0 342.7 14.61 3 900 986 20.3 13.4 65 6.8 15.8 221 29 302.4 304.4 292.9 334.4 10.82 4 850 1477 18.3 6.7 47 11.6 11.4 241 35 305.3 306.6 290.9 327.3 7.27 5 800 1993 14.8 3.7 47 11.1 8.5 253 38 306.9 308.1 290.6 326.0 6.24 6 750 2534 10.2 2.0 57 8.2 5.8 259 39 307.7 308.8 290.5 325.8 5.91 7 700 3103 5.3 0.3 70 5.0 2.7 261 37 308.3 309.4 290.5 325.6 5.59 8 650 3703 0.8 -1.8 82 2.7 -0.5 262 38 309.9 310.9 290.5 325.9 5.15 9 600 4343 -3.1 -5.0 86 1.9 -4.0 261 42 312.6 313.4 290.7 326.5 4.39 10 550 5026 -7.4 -8.9 89 1.4 -8.1 256 44 315.3 315.9 290.7 326.7 3.55 11 500 5763 -11.9 -12.5 96 0.6 -12.1 249 44 318.5 319.1 291.2 328.2 2.94 12 450 6561 -17.1 -18.3 91 1.2 -17.5 246 46 321.7 322.1 291.3 328.5 2.01 13 400 7434 -23.5 -26.8 74 3.3 -24.2 244 54 324.5 324.7 291.2 328.3 1.07 14 350 8395 -30.9 -36.6 57 5.7 -31.6 237 64 327.1 327.2 291.4 328.9 0.48 15 300 9468 -39.6 -45.3 55 5.7 -40.1 239 81 329.5 329.6 291.8 330.4 0.22 16 250 10690 -48.2 -56.8 36 8.6 -48.5 243 94 334.4 334.4 293.0 334.7 0.07 17 200 12147 -51.8 -74.4 5 22.6 -52.1 254 82 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.8 0.01 18 150 13972 -60.6 -80.9 5 20.3 -60.8 253 64 365.7 365.7 299.8 365.7 0.00 19 100 16447 -67.7 -87.3 5 19.6 -67.8 262 46 396.9 396.9 304.8 396.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5691.78 m Freezing level: 639.42 mb = 3838.73 m = 12594.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.02 mb = 3604.09 m = 11824.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.81 % Est. max temperature: 30.57 C = 87.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 923.51 mb = 762.21 m = 2500.67 ft T: 21.29 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.46 C/km ThetaE index: 19.28 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 783.50 mb = 2167.94 m = 7112.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.54 C = 88.78 F Cap Strength: 3.68 C Lifted Index: -4.23 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.70 C Showalter Index: 0.69 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.77 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.16 C Cross Totals Index: 18.61 C K Index: 31.89 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 237.05 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.16 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1187.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 121.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 850.05 mb = 1476.97 m = 4845.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 735.05 mb = 2700.31 m = 8859.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.05 mb = 11092.21 m = 36391.32 ft B at Equ Level: 1174.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.05 mb = 13761.83 m = 45149.83 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.4 at 38.0 knts Storm direction: 281.4 at 28.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 308.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 308.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 102.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.23 Bulk Rich Number: 11.17 Bulk Shear: 106.33 m/s