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: 36.20,-94.21 Latitude: 36.20 Longitude: -94.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 69 SFC 964 388 20.0 19.2 95 0.8 19.4 231 14 296.3 298.9 293.9 338.4 14.64 2 950 513 19.2 18.7 97 0.5 18.8 232 22 296.6 299.2 293.9 338.2 14.40 3 900 977 16.4 16.2 99 0.2 16.3 237 33 298.4 300.7 293.3 336.1 12.97 4 850 1462 13.8 13.4 98 0.3 13.6 239 34 300.6 302.7 292.9 334.2 11.46 5 800 1972 10.8 10.1 96 0.7 10.3 238 29 302.6 304.4 292.2 331.6 9.75 6 750 2508 8.0 7.0 93 1.0 7.4 224 29 305.2 306.8 291.9 330.5 8.38 7 700 3075 4.4 3.4 93 1.0 3.9 215 34 307.4 308.7 291.4 328.8 7.01 8 650 3674 0.1 -0.5 96 0.6 -0.2 217 37 309.1 310.2 290.7 326.7 5.70 9 600 4312 -3.2 -4.4 91 1.2 -3.8 226 42 312.4 313.3 290.8 326.9 4.59 10 550 4997 -6.7 -8.3 88 1.6 -7.4 236 47 316.2 316.9 291.2 328.2 3.73 11 500 5736 -10.8 -12.8 85 2.0 -11.6 239 48 319.9 320.4 291.5 329.3 2.86 12 450 6538 -15.9 -19.1 76 3.2 -16.9 236 51 323.3 323.7 291.6 329.7 1.88 13 400 7416 -21.5 -24.5 77 2.9 -22.2 229 55 327.0 327.3 292.2 331.6 1.32 14 350 8385 -28.8 -31.3 79 2.5 -29.3 220 53 329.9 330.0 292.4 332.8 0.80 15 300 9467 -37.9 -40.6 76 2.6 -38.2 211 59 331.9 332.0 292.6 333.3 0.37 16 250 10691 -49.1 -51.9 73 2.8 -49.2 219 64 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.6 0.13 17 200 12145 -52.0 -76.7 4 24.8 -52.4 256 62 350.5 350.5 296.7 350.5 0.01 18 150 13964 -61.6 -80.8 6 19.2 -61.8 264 61 363.9 363.9 299.4 363.9 0.00 19 100 16440 -66.0 -87.4 4 21.4 -66.1 261 43 400.3 400.3 305.2 400.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5667.22 m Freezing level: 648.12 mb = 3697.97 m = 12132.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.93 mb = 3650.04 m = 11975.06 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.34 % Est. max temperature: 25.74 C = 78.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.31 mb = 491.61 m = 1612.87 ft T: 19.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.72 C/km ThetaE index: 11.72 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.86 mb = 920.95 m = 3021.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.90 C = 71.42 F Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lifted Index: -2.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.18 C Showalter Index: -1.50 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.78 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.56 C Cross Totals Index: 24.22 C K Index: 36.98 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 301.70 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.08 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 806.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.55 mb = 895.46 m = 2937.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 893.55 mb = 1037.72 m = 3404.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.55 mb = 11134.66 m = 36530.59 ft B at Equ Level: 788.33 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 163.55 mb = 13417.31 m = 44019.53 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.0 at 37.6 knts Storm direction: 261.0 at 28.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 2.3 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 60.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 93.6 neg: -22.4 tot: 71.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.36 Bulk Rich Number: 34.12 Bulk Shear: 23.63 m/s