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: 35.76,-94.88 Latitude: 35.76 Longitude: -94.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 70 SFC 975 289 24.8 20.4 77 4.4 21.6 187 13 300.1 302.9 295.7 345.9 15.64 2 950 516 22.9 18.6 77 4.3 19.9 204 23 300.4 303.0 294.9 342.4 14.34 3 900 986 20.4 13.1 63 7.3 15.7 221 30 302.5 304.5 292.7 333.9 10.58 4 850 1477 18.2 6.8 47 11.4 11.4 239 35 305.2 306.6 290.9 327.3 7.32 5 800 1993 14.6 4.0 49 10.6 8.6 250 38 306.7 307.9 290.6 326.2 6.39 6 750 2534 10.1 2.3 58 7.8 5.8 257 39 307.6 308.7 290.6 326.1 6.04 7 700 3102 5.2 0.4 71 4.8 2.7 262 38 308.3 309.3 290.5 325.6 5.63 8 650 3703 0.7 -2.0 82 2.7 -0.7 265 39 309.8 310.7 290.4 325.5 5.07 9 600 4342 -3.2 -5.2 86 2.1 -4.1 264 43 312.4 313.3 290.6 326.1 4.32 10 550 5025 -7.5 -9.5 85 2.0 -8.3 257 45 315.2 315.8 290.6 326.1 3.38 11 500 5762 -11.9 -12.8 93 0.9 -12.3 248 46 318.5 319.0 291.1 327.9 2.86 12 450 6560 -17.1 -18.5 89 1.3 -17.6 243 47 321.7 322.1 291.3 328.4 1.98 13 400 7432 -23.5 -26.6 76 3.1 -24.2 242 54 324.4 324.6 291.2 328.2 1.08 14 350 8393 -31.1 -36.0 62 5.0 -31.7 237 64 326.9 327.0 291.3 328.7 0.50 15 300 9465 -39.9 -44.6 61 4.7 -40.3 239 81 329.1 329.1 291.7 330.0 0.24 16 250 10686 -48.2 -57.3 34 9.1 -48.5 244 95 334.4 334.5 293.0 334.7 0.07 17 200 12144 -51.5 -74.9 4 23.4 -51.9 255 82 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.2 0.01 18 150 13971 -60.4 -81.0 5 20.6 -60.6 252 63 366.0 366.0 299.8 366.0 0.00 19 100 16446 -67.7 -87.3 4 19.6 -67.8 262 47 397.0 397.0 304.8 397.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5691.38 m Freezing level: 640.96 mb = 3818.29 m = 12527.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.05 mb = 3578.42 m = 11740.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.02 % Est. max temperature: 30.61 C = 87.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 914.59 mb = 846.17 m = 2776.11 ft T: 21.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.46 C/km ThetaE index: 20.32 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 785.84 mb = 2142.63 m = 7029.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.61 C = 88.90 F Cap Strength: 3.48 C Lifted Index: -4.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.81 C Showalter Index: 0.64 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.88 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.12 C Cross Totals Index: 18.76 C K Index: 32.11 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 241.52 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.09 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1249.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 110.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 847.96 mb = 1497.83 m = 4914.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 732.96 mb = 2723.33 m = 8934.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 232.96 mb = 11146.78 m = 36570.36 ft B at Equ Level: 1231.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 152.96 mb = 13847.08 m = 45429.51 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.4 at 38.7 knts Storm direction: 281.4 at 29.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 317.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 317.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 105.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.35 Bulk Rich Number: 11.61 Bulk Shear: 107.68 m/s