MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F042.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F042.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: 42 hour RUC valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.48,-94.73 Latitude: 36.48 Longitude: -94.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 SFC 974 298 23.6 20.4 82 3.2 21.3 248 8 299.0 301.9 295.4 344.6 15.64 2 950 512 21.6 18.9 85 2.6 19.8 241 13 299.1 301.8 294.8 341.8 14.66 3 900 980 18.5 16.2 86 2.3 16.9 239 22 300.5 302.9 294.0 338.5 12.94 4 850 1468 15.3 12.7 85 2.6 13.6 239 29 302.2 304.2 292.9 334.4 10.91 5 800 1980 12.2 8.3 77 3.9 9.9 242 35 304.2 305.8 291.7 330.1 8.64 6 750 2519 9.0 3.5 68 5.5 5.9 250 37 306.4 307.6 290.7 326.3 6.57 7 700 3087 5.3 -1.3 63 6.5 2.0 259 34 308.3 309.2 289.9 323.7 4.98 8 650 3687 0.7 -6.6 58 7.3 -2.6 264 38 309.8 310.5 289.1 321.1 3.59 9 600 4324 -3.6 -11.2 56 7.6 -6.6 263 46 311.9 312.5 288.9 320.6 2.70 10 550 5006 -7.6 -19.1 39 11.5 -11.2 260 51 315.0 315.3 288.8 320.2 1.53 11 500 5741 -12.3 -17.2 66 5.0 -13.9 252 56 318.1 318.5 290.2 324.7 1.98 12 450 6538 -17.2 -20.0 79 2.8 -18.0 240 60 321.6 322.0 291.0 327.6 1.74 13 400 7410 -23.4 -28.4 64 5.0 -24.4 234 66 324.6 324.8 291.1 327.8 0.92 14 350 8371 -31.2 -35.5 66 4.3 -31.8 235 68 326.7 326.8 291.3 328.6 0.53 15 300 9442 -40.5 -43.3 74 2.8 -40.7 236 77 328.3 328.3 291.5 329.3 0.28 16 250 10655 -50.3 -55.4 54 5.1 -50.5 244 99 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.6 0.08 17 200 12108 -51.2 -77.3 3 26.2 -51.6 260 59 351.8 351.8 297.0 351.8 0.01 18 150 13946 -58.7 -82.3 3 23.6 -59.0 259 55 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.00 19 100 16427 -67.2 -87.2 4 20.0 -67.3 263 48 398.0 398.0 304.9 398.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5675.64 m Freezing level: 641.55 mb = 3794.51 m = 12449.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 678.35 mb = 3341.00 m = 10961.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.77 % Est. max temperature: 27.77 C = 81.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 928.86 mb = 706.93 m = 2319.29 ft T: 20.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.60 C/km ThetaE index: 24.47 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 869.14 mb = 1277.96 m = 4192.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.09 C = 78.96 F Cap Strength: 0.89 C Lifted Index: -5.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.44 C Showalter Index: -3.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.49 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.54 C Cross Totals Index: 24.95 C K Index: 33.71 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 390.52 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.00 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1759.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 59.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.70 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.89 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 889.22 mb = 1082.77 m = 3552.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 844.22 mb = 1525.88 m = 5006.12 ft Equ Level (EL): 224.22 mb = 11363.44 m = 37281.17 ft B at Equ Level: 1746.13 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 134.22 mb = 14626.04 m = 47985.10 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.6 at 39.1 knts Storm direction: 283.6 at 29.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 3.3 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 190.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 190.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 63.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.87 Bulk Rich Number: 19.65 Bulk Shear: 89.52 m/s