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: 35.78,-94.84 Latitude: 35.78 Longitude: -94.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 974 299 24.6 20.3 77 4.3 21.5 187 13 300.0 302.8 295.6 345.6 15.57 2 950 516 22.8 18.6 78 4.1 19.9 203 22 300.3 302.9 294.9 342.4 14.38 3 900 985 20.4 13.0 63 7.4 15.6 221 30 302.5 304.5 292.7 333.8 10.53 4 850 1477 18.3 6.7 47 11.6 11.4 239 35 305.3 306.6 290.9 327.2 7.24 5 800 1992 14.7 3.9 48 10.8 8.6 250 38 306.8 308.0 290.6 326.2 6.34 6 750 2534 10.2 2.3 58 7.9 5.8 256 39 307.6 308.8 290.6 326.1 6.02 7 700 3102 5.3 0.4 70 5.0 2.7 261 38 308.4 309.4 290.5 325.7 5.61 8 650 3703 0.7 -2.2 81 3.0 -0.7 265 39 309.8 310.7 290.4 325.4 5.01 9 600 4342 -3.2 -5.5 84 2.3 -4.3 264 43 312.4 313.2 290.5 325.8 4.24 10 550 5025 -7.5 -9.6 85 2.1 -8.4 258 46 315.1 315.8 290.5 325.9 3.35 11 500 5762 -12.0 -12.8 94 0.8 -12.3 248 46 318.4 319.0 291.1 327.9 2.86 12 450 6560 -17.1 -18.5 89 1.4 -17.6 244 47 321.7 322.1 291.2 328.4 1.97 13 400 7432 -23.5 -27.0 73 3.5 -24.3 242 55 324.4 324.6 291.2 328.1 1.05 14 350 8393 -31.0 -36.6 58 5.6 -31.7 237 64 326.9 327.0 291.3 328.7 0.48 15 300 9465 -39.8 -44.9 58 5.1 -40.2 239 81 329.3 329.3 291.7 330.2 0.23 16 250 10686 -48.2 -57.3 34 9.2 -48.5 244 94 334.4 334.4 293.0 334.7 0.07 17 200 12144 -51.6 -74.7 5 23.1 -52.0 255 82 351.0 351.0 296.8 351.0 0.01 18 150 13970 -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: 5691.20 m Freezing level: 640.57 mb = 3823.27 m = 12543.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.73 mb = 3570.04 m = 11712.60 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.41 % Est. max temperature: 30.64 C = 87.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 914.86 mb = 843.08 m = 2765.97 ft T: 21.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.50 C/km ThetaE index: 20.16 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 782.91 mb = 2173.58 m = 7131.07 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.65 C = 88.97 F Cap Strength: 3.62 C Lifted Index: -4.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.69 C Showalter Index: 0.66 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.90 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.26 C Cross Totals Index: 18.64 C K Index: 31.97 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 241.37 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.11 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1200.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 117.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 846.35 mb = 1513.49 m = 4965.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 731.35 mb = 2741.25 m = 8993.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.35 mb = 11192.33 m = 36719.78 ft B at Equ Level: 1177.21 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 151.35 mb = 13913.50 m = 45647.43 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.8 at 38.9 knts Storm direction: 281.8 at 29.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.3 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: 2.26 Bulk Rich Number: 10.89 Bulk Shear: 110.26 m/s