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: 35.80,-93.03 Latitude: 35.80 Longitude: -93.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 73 SFC 954 482 20.7 19.4 92 1.3 19.8 215 10 297.9 300.6 294.7 341.6 15.07 2 950 519 20.4 19.2 93 1.2 19.5 218 15 297.9 300.6 294.6 341.0 14.85 3 900 985 17.3 17.1 99 0.2 17.2 219 27 299.4 301.9 294.2 339.6 13.78 4 850 1472 14.7 14.5 99 0.2 14.6 220 30 301.5 303.8 293.8 337.8 12.32 5 800 1983 11.5 11.0 97 0.5 11.2 224 32 303.4 305.3 292.9 334.3 10.37 6 750 2520 8.2 6.2 87 2.0 7.0 224 30 305.4 306.9 291.5 329.3 7.93 7 700 3087 4.3 1.3 81 3.0 2.7 218 28 307.3 308.4 290.5 325.7 6.01 8 650 3686 0.1 -0.6 95 0.7 -0.3 213 30 309.0 310.1 290.7 326.4 5.63 9 600 4324 -3.5 -3.7 98 0.2 -3.6 212 34 312.1 313.0 290.9 327.3 4.84 10 550 5008 -6.5 -7.0 96 0.5 -6.7 219 38 316.4 317.2 291.6 329.6 4.11 11 500 5750 -9.7 -10.5 94 0.8 -10.0 227 42 321.2 321.9 292.4 332.6 3.45 12 450 6555 -15.0 -16.4 89 1.4 -15.4 235 47 324.4 324.9 292.4 332.4 2.36 13 400 7435 -21.1 -23.5 81 2.4 -21.8 239 50 327.5 327.8 292.4 332.6 1.44 14 350 8406 -28.5 -31.4 76 2.9 -29.0 236 45 330.3 330.5 292.6 333.2 0.79 15 300 9489 -37.8 -40.8 73 3.1 -38.1 236 48 332.1 332.2 292.7 333.5 0.36 16 250 10715 -48.8 -51.6 72 2.8 -48.9 240 52 333.6 333.6 292.8 334.1 0.13 17 200 12151 -54.0 -71.9 9 17.8 -54.3 260 84 347.2 347.2 296.0 347.2 0.01 18 150 13976 -58.6 -82.4 3 23.9 -58.8 265 64 369.2 369.2 300.4 369.2 0.00 19 100 16461 -68.4 -87.4 5 19.0 -68.5 257 42 395.6 395.6 304.6 395.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5677.09 m Freezing level: 649.25 mb = 3695.71 m = 12124.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.57 mb = 3629.52 m = 11907.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.84 % Est. max temperature: 26.04 C = 78.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 936.17 mb = 645.16 m = 2116.63 ft T: 19.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.26 C/km ThetaE index: 15.90 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 893.75 mb = 1044.02 m = 3425.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.48 C = 72.47 F Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lifted Index: -2.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.25 C Showalter Index: -1.96 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.56 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.37 C Cross Totals Index: 24.19 C K Index: 35.85 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 314.19 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.19 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1189.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.86 mb = 1014.43 m = 3328.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 881.86 mb = 1158.29 m = 3800.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 221.86 mb = 11483.36 m = 37674.60 ft B at Equ Level: 1175.76 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 141.86 mb = 14318.06 m = 46974.70 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.1 at 33.1 knts Storm direction: 251.1 at 24.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 0.9 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 67.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 85.4 neg: -17.5 tot: 67.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.62 Bulk Rich Number: 55.22 Bulk Shear: 21.55 m/s