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: 37.13,-93.85 Latitude: 37.13 Longitude: -93.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 71 SFC 966 375 19.6 18.9 96 0.7 19.2 228 8 295.7 298.3 293.6 337.1 14.40 2 950 516 18.5 18.3 99 0.2 18.4 223 12 295.9 298.5 293.4 336.4 14.06 3 900 980 16.6 16.4 99 0.2 16.5 227 19 298.6 301.0 293.5 336.8 13.15 4 850 1466 14.6 14.1 96 0.6 14.3 230 22 301.5 303.7 293.5 336.7 11.95 5 800 1979 13.8 9.8 77 4.0 11.3 231 22 305.9 307.6 293.0 334.6 9.55 6 750 2521 10.1 5.9 75 4.2 7.6 234 29 307.5 309.0 292.0 331.2 7.77 7 700 3090 5.2 1.2 75 4.0 3.1 234 36 308.3 309.4 290.7 326.7 5.99 8 650 3689 -0.2 -2.6 84 2.4 -1.4 233 42 308.7 309.6 289.9 323.8 4.87 9 600 4325 -4.6 -5.7 92 1.1 -5.1 233 46 310.7 311.5 289.9 323.8 4.16 10 550 5005 -8.3 -9.5 91 1.3 -8.8 237 49 314.3 314.9 290.3 325.1 3.37 11 500 5740 -12.1 -13.2 91 1.1 -12.5 240 50 318.3 318.9 291.0 327.4 2.76 12 450 6539 -16.9 -18.3 89 1.4 -17.3 238 50 322.0 322.4 291.4 328.8 2.01 13 400 7412 -23.0 -25.2 82 2.2 -23.5 236 54 325.1 325.3 291.6 329.4 1.23 14 350 8375 -30.4 -33.3 76 2.9 -30.8 234 56 327.8 327.9 291.7 330.2 0.66 15 300 9451 -39.3 -42.3 73 3.0 -39.6 232 58 330.0 330.0 292.0 331.1 0.31 16 250 10669 -49.8 -53.1 69 3.2 -50.0 234 75 332.0 332.0 292.4 332.4 0.11 17 200 12100 -55.5 -70.0 15 14.4 -55.8 241 91 344.8 344.8 295.5 344.9 0.02 18 150 13926 -58.3 -82.2 3 23.9 -58.5 246 66 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 19 100 16428 -66.3 -87.4 4 21.1 -66.5 254 45 399.5 399.5 305.2 399.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.12 m Freezing level: 652.10 mb = 3664.05 m = 12021.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.57 mb = 3497.75 m = 11475.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.25 % Est. max temperature: 28.27 C = 82.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 956.06 mb = 460.96 m = 1512.32 ft T: 18.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.52 C/km ThetaE index: 13.03 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 906.64 mb = 916.50 m = 3006.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.09 C = 71.76 F Cap Strength: 1.89 C Lifted Index: -3.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.42 C Showalter Index: -3.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.81 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.68 C Cross Totals Index: 26.13 C K Index: 36.77 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 385.46 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.95 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1111.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 49.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.53 mb = 870.37 m = 2855.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 726.53 mb = 2782.82 m = 9129.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 226.53 mb = 11301.17 m = 37076.89 ft B at Equ Level: 1100.46 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 146.53 mb = 14070.29 m = 46161.81 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.8 at 36.2 knts Storm direction: 264.8 at 27.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 2.6 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 130.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 130.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 43.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.61 Bulk Rich Number: 15.68 Bulk Shear: 70.88 m/s