MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F034.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F034.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: 34 hour RUC valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36,-93.35 Latitude: 36.00 Longitude: -93.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 950 520 SFC 949 533 21.0 19.1 89 1.9 19.7 212 9 298.7 301.4 294.7 341.8 14.83 3 900 986 17.2 17.0 98 0.3 17.1 212 24 299.3 301.8 294.1 339.1 13.65 4 850 1473 14.6 14.4 99 0.2 14.4 216 28 301.4 303.7 293.7 337.4 12.20 5 800 1984 12.1 10.4 90 1.6 11.0 220 30 304.0 305.9 292.7 333.8 9.97 6 750 2524 10.2 3.6 63 6.6 6.5 219 27 307.7 308.9 291.2 328.0 6.63 7 700 3095 6.4 0.2 64 6.2 3.1 221 26 309.6 310.7 290.8 326.8 5.55 8 650 3696 0.5 -0.8 91 1.3 -0.2 223 30 309.5 310.5 290.7 326.7 5.54 9 600 4333 -4.2 -4.7 96 0.5 -4.4 222 34 311.3 312.1 290.4 325.4 4.50 10 550 5015 -7.5 -8.5 93 1.0 -7.9 227 41 315.2 315.9 290.9 327.0 3.66 11 500 5753 -10.8 -11.9 91 1.1 -11.2 234 47 319.9 320.5 291.7 330.1 3.07 12 450 6556 -15.8 -17.4 87 1.6 -16.3 235 47 323.4 323.8 291.9 330.7 2.16 13 400 7433 -21.9 -24.2 81 2.3 -22.5 235 47 326.5 326.8 292.0 331.2 1.34 14 350 8402 -29.0 -31.5 79 2.4 -29.5 233 44 329.6 329.7 292.4 332.4 0.78 15 300 9482 -38.2 -41.1 74 2.9 -38.5 239 49 331.5 331.6 292.5 332.8 0.35 16 250 10706 -49.4 -52.3 72 2.9 -49.5 247 56 332.6 332.6 292.6 333.1 0.12 17 200 12142 -54.6 -74.6 7 20.0 -54.9 255 87 346.3 346.3 295.8 346.4 0.01 18 150 13971 -58.3 -82.5 3 24.3 -58.5 258 67 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 19 100 16450 -68.3 -87.4 5 19.1 -68.4 257 45 395.8 395.8 304.6 395.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5681.15 m Freezing level: 644.87 mb = 3761.62 m = 12341.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.21 mb = 3656.32 m = 11995.64 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.16 % Est. max temperature: 26.41 C = 79.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 922.40 mb = 773.65 m = 2538.18 ft T: 19.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.47 C/km ThetaE index: 16.39 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 889.06 mb = 1089.81 m = 3575.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.09 C = 71.76 F Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lifted Index: -3.69 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.03 C Showalter Index: -2.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.47 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.34 C Cross Totals Index: 25.13 C K Index: 33.48 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 369.93 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.57 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1232.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 889.62 mb = 1084.49 m = 3558.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 884.62 mb = 1132.54 m = 3715.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 224.62 mb = 11394.85 m = 37384.23 ft B at Equ Level: 1228.90 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 144.62 mb = 14194.12 m = 46568.07 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.9 at 33.3 knts Storm direction: 254.9 at 24.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.5 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 108.3 neg: -13.2 tot: 95.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 31.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.9 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.75 Bulk Rich Number: 34.17 Bulk Shear: 36.06 m/s