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: 36.61,-92.97 Latitude: 36.61 Longitude: -92.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 SFC 975 292 22.9 20.5 87 2.3 21.2 233 4 298.2 301.0 295.3 344.0 15.77 2 950 517 21.1 19.0 87 2.2 19.6 227 16 298.6 301.3 294.7 341.4 14.68 3 900 984 18.3 17.1 93 1.2 17.5 224 25 300.3 302.8 294.4 340.6 13.72 4 850 1473 15.8 12.8 83 3.0 13.8 229 30 302.7 304.7 293.2 335.3 11.01 5 800 1987 14.2 5.1 54 9.1 8.9 244 37 306.3 307.6 290.9 327.3 6.91 6 750 2528 10.0 1.2 54 8.9 5.3 253 40 307.5 308.5 290.2 324.6 5.56 7 700 3096 4.6 -0.4 70 4.9 2.0 259 41 307.5 308.5 289.9 323.9 5.33 8 650 3694 -0.2 -2.1 87 1.9 -1.2 260 44 308.7 309.7 290.1 324.4 5.06 9 600 4331 -3.8 -4.8 93 1.0 -4.3 255 47 311.7 312.6 290.5 325.9 4.48 10 550 5014 -7.5 -7.8 97 0.4 -7.7 248 51 315.2 316.0 291.0 327.6 3.86 11 500 5751 -11.8 -12.4 96 0.6 -12.1 247 55 318.6 319.2 291.2 328.3 2.95 12 450 6549 -17.1 -19.0 85 1.9 -17.7 248 56 321.8 322.2 291.2 328.2 1.89 13 400 7422 -23.0 -28.6 60 5.7 -24.1 246 61 325.1 325.3 291.2 328.3 0.90 14 350 8387 -30.0 -35.8 57 5.8 -30.8 240 64 328.3 328.4 291.7 330.2 0.52 15 300 9464 -38.9 -44.4 56 5.5 -39.4 241 79 330.5 330.6 292.1 331.5 0.25 16 250 10686 -48.9 -51.3 76 2.4 -49.0 241 93 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.9 0.14 17 200 12128 -54.3 -72.8 9 18.5 -54.6 251 88 346.8 346.8 295.9 346.8 0.01 18 150 13947 -59.2 -82.2 4 23.0 -59.4 256 71 368.1 368.1 300.2 368.1 0.00 19 100 16433 -67.0 -87.2 4 20.2 -67.1 259 45 398.3 398.3 305.0 398.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5678.84 m Freezing level: 652.10 mb = 3669.26 m = 12038.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 668.21 mb = 3471.24 m = 11388.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.74 % Est. max temperature: 29.10 C = 84.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 942.44 mb = 586.01 m = 1922.59 ft T: 20.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.18 C/km ThetaE index: 20.06 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 876.76 mb = 1207.70 m = 3962.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.08 C = 78.95 F Cap Strength: 1.05 C Lifted Index: -5.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.40 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.43 C Showalter Index: -3.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.29 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.62 C Cross Totals Index: 24.66 C K Index: 35.52 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 397.45 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.48 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1690.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 58.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 26.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.17 mb = 982.34 m = 3222.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 765.17 mb = 2359.89 m = 7742.34 ft Equ Level (EL): 215.17 mb = 11655.68 m = 38239.96 ft B at Equ Level: 1673.93 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 125.17 mb = 15056.28 m = 49396.63 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 248.7 at 41.0 knts Storm direction: 278.7 at 30.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 2.9 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 283.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 283.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 94.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 7.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.64 Bulk Rich Number: 16.19 Bulk Shear: 104.39 m/s