MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F043.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F043.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: 43 hour RUC valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.62,-93.20 Latitude: 36.62 Longitude: -93.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 73 SFC 973 310 22.1 19.6 86 2.5 20.4 233 7 297.6 300.3 294.5 340.9 14.94 2 950 519 20.6 18.4 87 2.3 19.1 237 18 298.1 300.7 294.1 339.1 14.12 3 900 984 17.3 16.5 95 0.8 16.8 236 26 299.4 301.8 293.9 338.1 13.26 4 850 1471 14.2 13.7 97 0.4 13.9 238 31 301.0 303.1 293.2 335.4 11.69 5 800 1982 12.0 7.6 74 4.4 9.4 248 37 304.0 305.5 291.3 328.5 8.20 6 750 2521 9.4 2.5 62 6.9 5.6 254 39 306.8 307.9 290.4 325.5 6.12 7 700 3088 4.8 -0.7 67 5.6 2.0 258 36 307.8 308.8 289.9 323.8 5.18 8 650 3687 -0.5 -4.2 76 3.8 -2.2 266 38 308.4 309.3 289.3 321.8 4.30 9 600 4322 -4.8 -7.0 84 2.3 -5.7 265 47 310.6 311.3 289.5 322.5 3.76 10 550 5003 -7.5 -9.1 89 1.5 -8.2 256 52 315.1 315.8 290.7 326.4 3.49 11 500 5741 -10.9 -11.9 92 1.0 -11.3 247 52 319.8 320.4 291.7 329.9 3.07 12 450 6542 -16.4 -18.0 88 1.5 -16.9 243 55 322.6 323.0 291.6 329.6 2.07 13 400 7416 -22.8 -25.4 80 2.6 -23.4 238 63 325.3 325.6 291.6 329.6 1.22 14 350 8380 -30.4 -33.4 75 3.0 -30.9 239 63 327.8 327.9 291.7 330.1 0.65 15 300 9454 -39.6 -43.1 70 3.4 -39.9 234 73 329.5 329.5 291.9 330.6 0.28 16 250 10671 -50.0 -52.9 71 2.9 -50.1 238 91 331.7 331.7 292.3 332.2 0.11 17 200 12116 -52.8 -77.0 4 24.2 -53.1 251 70 349.2 349.2 296.4 349.2 0.01 18 150 13945 -59.5 -82.0 4 22.5 -59.7 259 62 367.5 367.5 300.1 367.5 0.00 19 100 16428 -66.6 -87.2 4 20.6 -66.7 264 46 399.1 399.1 305.1 399.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5667.95 m Freezing level: 654.33 mb = 3634.79 m = 11925.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.52 mb = 3363.68 m = 11035.57 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.62 % Est. max temperature: 27.07 C = 80.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 938.77 mb = 621.14 m = 2037.85 ft T: 19.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.91 C/km ThetaE index: 19.03 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.99 mb = 1060.55 m = 3479.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.15 C = 75.47 F Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lifted Index: -3.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.41 C Showalter Index: -2.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.63 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.04 C Cross Totals Index: 24.59 C K Index: 33.20 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 336.89 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.22 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1397.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.34 mb = 962.05 m = 3156.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 877.34 mb = 1201.60 m = 3942.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.34 mb = 11286.37 m = 37028.33 ft B at Equ Level: 1389.11 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 137.34 mb = 14484.98 m = 47522.33 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 252.7 at 39.9 knts Storm direction: 282.7 at 30.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 211.1 neg: -0.0 tot: 211.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 70.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.73 Bulk Rich Number: 18.20 Bulk Shear: 76.77 m/s