MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F033.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F033.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: 33 hour RUC valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.91,-92.60 Latitude: 36.91 Longitude: -92.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 70 SFC 967 363 21.4 19.8 90 1.7 20.3 187 5 297.4 300.2 294.7 341.4 15.19 2 950 516 19.8 18.7 94 1.1 19.0 197 8 297.2 299.8 294.1 339.0 14.42 3 900 981 17.0 16.7 98 0.3 16.8 210 15 299.0 301.5 293.9 338.2 13.42 4 850 1468 14.6 13.8 95 0.8 14.1 220 20 301.4 303.6 293.4 336.2 11.78 5 800 1980 12.2 10.0 86 2.2 10.9 225 21 304.2 306.0 292.6 333.2 9.69 6 750 2519 9.7 4.5 70 5.2 6.8 221 25 307.2 308.5 291.3 328.7 7.06 7 700 3089 6.9 -1.2 56 8.1 2.7 227 33 310.1 311.0 290.5 325.7 4.99 8 650 3692 0.9 -2.6 77 3.5 -0.8 233 40 310.0 310.9 290.3 325.2 4.87 9 600 4329 -4.2 -5.4 92 1.1 -4.8 230 44 311.2 312.0 290.2 324.7 4.27 10 550 5010 -8.5 -10.1 88 1.6 -9.1 231 47 314.0 314.6 290.1 324.4 3.23 11 500 5744 -12.3 -14.1 86 1.8 -13.0 237 50 318.0 318.5 290.7 326.5 2.56 12 450 6543 -16.4 -18.2 86 1.7 -17.0 238 51 322.6 323.0 291.6 329.5 2.03 13 400 7419 -22.2 -23.9 86 1.6 -22.7 235 49 326.1 326.3 292.0 330.9 1.39 14 350 8384 -30.0 -32.6 78 2.6 -30.4 236 50 328.4 328.5 292.0 330.9 0.71 15 300 9461 -39.2 -42.2 72 3.1 -39.4 241 60 330.2 330.2 292.1 331.4 0.31 16 250 10682 -49.1 -52.3 69 3.2 -49.2 243 79 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.6 0.12 17 200 12115 -55.7 -70.2 15 14.5 -55.9 245 90 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.7 0.01 18 150 13940 -58.7 -81.9 3 23.2 -58.9 243 69 369.0 369.0 300.4 369.0 0.00 19 100 16432 -67.5 -87.5 4 20.0 -67.7 256 46 397.2 397.2 304.8 397.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5674.22 m Freezing level: 640.97 mb = 3807.19 m = 12490.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.39 mb = 3550.80 m = 11649.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.49 % Est. max temperature: 27.19 C = 80.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 943.97 mb = 570.97 m = 1873.24 ft T: 19.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.24 C/km ThetaE index: 17.05 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.98 mb = 971.65 m = 3187.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.00 C = 73.39 F Cap Strength: 0.20 C Lifted Index: -4.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.16 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.32 C Showalter Index: -3.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.11 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.93 C Cross Totals Index: 26.17 C K Index: 32.66 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 401.70 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.02 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1254.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.64 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.70 mb = 917.23 m = 3009.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 881.70 mb = 1156.02 m = 3792.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 221.70 mb = 11453.62 m = 37577.03 ft B at Equ Level: 1243.69 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 141.70 mb = 14290.29 m = 46883.60 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.6 at 34.1 knts Storm direction: 259.6 at 25.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.5 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 152.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 152.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 50.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.74 Bulk Rich Number: 13.72 Bulk Shear: 91.42 m/s