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: 36.68,-92.01 Latitude: 36.68 Longitude: -92.01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 972 316 24.1 20.1 78 4.0 21.3 203 7 299.7 302.5 295.4 344.8 15.43 2 950 518 21.8 18.6 82 3.2 19.5 201 11 299.3 301.9 294.6 341.0 14.31 3 900 985 17.9 16.7 93 1.2 17.1 203 16 299.9 302.4 294.1 339.1 13.39 4 850 1473 14.8 13.6 93 1.2 14.0 208 21 301.6 303.7 293.3 335.8 11.60 5 800 1984 12.0 9.3 84 2.7 10.3 212 23 303.9 305.6 292.1 331.4 9.20 6 750 2522 9.4 3.3 66 6.1 6.0 213 24 306.8 308.0 290.7 326.6 6.48 7 700 3092 6.8 -1.7 55 8.5 2.5 227 30 310.0 310.9 290.3 325.1 4.84 8 650 3695 1.4 -1.6 81 2.9 -0.1 234 36 310.5 311.5 290.8 326.9 5.25 9 600 4334 -3.7 -4.8 92 1.1 -4.2 231 39 311.8 312.7 290.5 325.9 4.47 10 550 5015 -8.4 -10.2 87 1.8 -9.1 229 42 314.1 314.7 290.1 324.4 3.21 11 500 5750 -11.9 -13.2 89 1.4 -12.3 232 44 318.6 319.1 291.0 327.7 2.76 12 450 6550 -16.3 -17.6 90 1.3 -16.7 234 44 322.7 323.1 291.7 329.9 2.13 13 400 7425 -22.6 -24.8 82 2.2 -23.1 235 46 325.6 325.9 291.7 330.1 1.28 14 350 8390 -29.9 -32.8 76 2.9 -30.4 238 49 328.4 328.5 292.0 330.9 0.69 15 300 9468 -38.7 -41.7 73 3.0 -38.9 243 61 330.9 330.9 292.3 332.1 0.33 16 250 10692 -48.9 -52.9 63 4.0 -49.1 245 77 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.8 0.11 17 200 12130 -54.8 -73.1 9 18.3 -55.1 247 87 346.0 346.0 295.7 346.0 0.01 18 150 13955 -58.7 -82.0 3 23.4 -58.9 246 71 369.0 369.0 300.4 369.0 0.00 19 100 16444 -67.9 -87.5 4 19.6 -68.1 258 43 396.5 396.5 304.7 396.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5679.55 m Freezing level: 636.57 mb = 3866.52 m = 12685.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.89 mb = 3671.34 m = 12044.94 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.73 % Est. max temperature: 27.29 C = 81.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 917.12 mb = 822.03 m = 2696.91 ft T: 19.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.02 C/km ThetaE index: 19.64 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 883.01 mb = 1147.44 m = 3764.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.95 C = 76.91 F Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lifted Index: -5.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.93 C Showalter Index: -3.32 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.09 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.62 C Cross Totals Index: 25.47 C K Index: 31.78 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 388.07 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.72 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1486.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.84 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.15 mb = 1059.56 m = 3476.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 867.15 mb = 1302.10 m = 4271.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 217.15 mb = 11599.70 m = 38056.31 ft B at Equ Level: 1472.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 137.15 mb = 14504.94 m = 47587.80 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.6 at 31.2 knts Storm direction: 255.6 at 23.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 1.2 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 131.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 131.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 43.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.97 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.78 Bulk Rich Number: 24.30 Bulk Shear: 61.18 m/s