MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F035.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F035.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: 35 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.28,-94.12 Latitude: 35.28 Longitude: -94.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 77 SFC 990 166 22.2 20.5 90 1.7 21.0 227 11 296.2 299.0 294.5 340.8 15.49 2 950 523 19.6 18.3 92 1.4 18.7 242 22 297.1 299.7 293.7 337.7 14.05 3 900 988 16.8 14.9 89 1.8 15.5 254 28 298.8 301.0 292.7 333.6 11.95 4 850 1473 14.1 11.1 82 3.0 12.2 254 28 300.9 302.7 291.6 329.8 9.78 5 800 1984 11.9 8.6 80 3.3 9.9 232 29 303.9 305.5 291.7 330.2 8.82 6 750 2522 8.1 5.0 81 3.1 6.3 218 30 305.4 306.7 291.0 327.5 7.33 7 700 3087 4.0 2.3 88 1.7 3.1 212 31 306.9 308.1 290.7 326.6 6.45 8 650 3687 0.7 -0.3 94 0.9 0.2 217 37 309.7 310.8 291.0 327.6 5.79 9 600 4327 -2.5 -3.1 96 0.6 -2.8 226 48 313.2 314.2 291.5 329.2 5.07 10 550 5013 -6.4 -7.1 95 0.6 -6.7 231 52 316.5 317.3 291.6 329.7 4.10 11 500 5753 -10.5 -11.5 92 1.0 -10.9 230 51 320.2 320.8 291.9 330.7 3.17 12 450 6556 -14.9 -16.1 90 1.2 -15.3 229 51 324.5 324.9 292.4 332.6 2.41 13 400 7437 -21.2 -25.4 69 4.2 -22.2 232 56 327.5 327.7 292.2 331.8 1.22 14 350 8407 -28.5 -35.5 51 7.0 -29.6 227 52 330.3 330.4 292.3 332.3 0.53 15 300 9489 -37.8 -45.3 45 7.5 -38.5 227 52 332.0 332.1 292.5 332.9 0.22 16 250 10718 -47.0 -57.2 30 10.2 -47.4 233 58 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.4 0.07 17 200 12178 -52.3 -75.6 4 23.3 -52.7 261 68 349.9 349.9 296.6 350.0 0.01 18 150 13991 -62.8 -79.7 8 16.9 -62.9 267 64 361.9 361.9 299.1 361.9 0.00 19 100 16459 -68.2 -87.4 5 19.2 -68.3 253 42 396.0 396.0 304.6 396.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5675.37 m Freezing level: 639.54 mb = 3820.87 m = 12535.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.73 mb = 3727.29 m = 12228.50 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.35 % Est. max temperature: 27.48 C = 81.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.14 mb = 376.85 m = 1236.37 ft T: 20.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.45 C/km ThetaE index: 11.02 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 902.73 mb = 961.66 m = 3155.01 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.55 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.68 C = 76.42 F Cap Strength: 0.61 C Lifted Index: -2.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.62 C Showalter Index: 0.83 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.62 C Cross Totals Index: 21.58 C K Index: 33.94 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 240.87 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.11 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 638.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.61 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 918.00 mb = 817.58 m = 2682.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 863.00 mb = 1344.48 m = 4410.96 ft Equ Level (EL): 253.00 mb = 10637.71 m = 34900.21 ft B at Equ Level: 637.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 173.00 mb = 13092.02 m = 42952.31 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.3 at 37.2 knts Storm direction: 259.3 at 27.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 3.7 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 58.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 37.9 neg: -19.9 tot: 18.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.16 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 1.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.13 Bulk Rich Number: 13.06 Bulk Shear: 48.92 m/s