MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F032.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F032.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: 32 hour RUC valid 17Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.18,-94.15 Latitude: 36.18 Longitude: -94.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 964 393 21.3 19.5 90 1.8 20.1 204 9 297.6 300.3 294.6 341.0 14.98 2 950 520 20.0 18.7 92 1.3 19.2 203 14 297.5 300.1 294.1 339.4 14.47 3 900 984 16.8 16.7 99 0.1 16.7 210 21 298.8 301.2 293.8 337.8 13.38 4 850 1472 16.0 12.7 81 3.3 13.8 223 24 302.9 304.9 293.1 335.3 10.91 5 800 1986 13.2 10.8 85 2.4 11.7 225 23 305.2 307.1 293.3 335.8 10.21 6 750 2527 10.5 7.0 79 3.5 8.4 218 26 308.0 309.6 292.7 333.6 8.41 7 700 3100 7.6 0.5 61 7.1 3.8 227 30 310.9 311.9 291.3 328.5 5.66 8 650 3704 1.7 -4.5 63 6.2 -1.3 233 33 310.9 311.7 290.0 324.1 4.21 9 600 4342 -4.1 -6.4 84 2.3 -5.1 230 37 311.4 312.1 289.9 323.9 3.96 10 550 5023 -8.1 -12.0 73 3.9 -9.6 232 43 314.5 315.0 289.8 323.5 2.77 11 500 5758 -12.1 -17.3 65 5.2 -13.8 237 47 318.3 318.7 290.2 324.9 1.97 12 450 6556 -17.2 -20.4 76 3.2 -18.1 238 52 321.6 321.9 290.9 327.3 1.68 13 400 7428 -22.9 -25.8 77 2.9 -23.5 236 55 325.3 325.5 291.5 329.4 1.17 14 350 8394 -29.8 -32.1 80 2.3 -30.2 231 52 328.6 328.7 292.0 331.3 0.74 15 300 9471 -38.9 -42.4 69 3.6 -39.2 237 61 330.6 330.7 292.2 331.8 0.30 16 250 10695 -48.6 -50.8 78 2.1 -48.7 237 83 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.3 0.14 17 200 12134 -54.6 -72.6 9 18.0 -54.8 246 89 346.4 346.4 295.8 346.4 0.01 18 150 13958 -59.6 -81.7 4 22.1 -59.8 249 70 367.4 367.4 300.1 367.4 0.00 19 100 16443 -66.9 -87.6 4 20.7 -67.0 254 42 398.5 398.5 305.0 398.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.68 m Freezing level: 635.40 mb = 3889.95 m = 12762.16 ft Wetbulb zero: 662.59 mb = 3547.25 m = 11637.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.28 % Est. max temperature: 28.20 C = 82.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 939.30 mb = 616.92 m = 2023.98 ft T: 19.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.39 C/km ThetaE index: 12.28 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.39 mb = 980.66 m = 3217.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.53 C = 72.55 F Cap Strength: 1.33 C Lifted Index: -4.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.46 C Showalter Index: -3.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.85 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.08 C Cross Totals Index: 24.77 C K Index: 33.66 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 378.41 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.10 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1153.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 54.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 899.80 mb = 986.33 m = 3235.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 684.80 mb = 3278.62 m = 10756.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 224.80 mb = 11380.20 m = 37336.16 ft B at Equ Level: 1136.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 144.80 mb = 14174.69 m = 46504.33 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.2 at 33.0 knts Storm direction: 259.2 at 24.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.5 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 129.5 neg: -3.7 tot: 125.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 41.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.66 Bulk Rich Number: 22.60 Bulk Shear: 51.05 m/s