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: 36.64,-90.18 Latitude: 36.64 Longitude: -90.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 SFC 998 95 24.7 21.0 80 3.7 22.1 224 7 298.1 301.0 295.3 344.2 15.89 2 950 523 21.6 18.2 81 3.4 19.3 211 17 299.1 301.7 294.3 340.0 14.00 3 900 991 18.4 16.5 89 1.9 17.1 209 20 300.5 302.9 294.1 339.2 13.20 4 850 1479 14.5 13.9 96 0.6 14.1 212 23 301.3 303.5 293.3 336.1 11.81 5 800 1989 11.1 10.3 95 0.8 10.6 215 25 303.0 304.9 292.4 332.5 9.89 6 750 2526 8.2 4.4 77 3.8 6.1 214 25 305.5 306.8 290.7 326.6 7.00 7 700 3092 4.7 1.0 77 3.7 2.8 216 25 307.7 308.8 290.5 325.8 5.89 8 650 3695 2.6 -4.5 59 7.1 -0.8 225 27 311.9 312.7 290.3 325.1 4.20 9 600 4338 -1.3 -9.3 55 8.0 -4.7 229 33 314.6 315.2 290.2 324.8 3.16 10 550 5024 -7.1 -10.8 75 3.6 -8.6 228 38 315.6 316.2 290.5 325.6 3.06 11 500 5759 -12.4 -15.2 79 2.8 -13.4 229 40 317.9 318.4 290.5 325.7 2.34 12 450 6555 -17.3 -19.9 80 2.6 -18.1 231 39 321.4 321.8 291.0 327.4 1.75 13 400 7429 -22.7 -31.1 46 8.5 -24.3 238 47 325.5 325.7 291.2 328.1 0.71 14 350 8396 -28.8 -50.2 11 21.5 -30.7 240 61 330.0 330.0 291.8 330.4 0.11 15 300 9478 -37.6 -48.3 32 10.8 -38.4 243 71 332.4 332.4 292.5 333.0 0.16 16 250 10707 -48.1 -49.6 84 1.5 -48.1 242 79 334.6 334.6 293.1 335.3 0.17 17 200 12144 -55.3 -71.1 12 15.8 -55.5 249 86 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.3 0.01 18 150 13966 -59.3 -81.9 4 22.6 -59.6 246 72 367.9 367.9 300.2 367.9 0.00 19 100 16446 -68.1 -87.6 4 19.5 -68.2 262 41 396.2 396.2 304.7 396.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.60 m Freezing level: 616.72 mb = 4123.12 m = 13527.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.20 mb = 3555.81 m = 11665.90 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.77 % Est. max temperature: 28.05 C = 82.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.05 mb = 568.13 m = 1863.91 ft T: 21.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.43 C/km ThetaE index: 19.40 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 886.91 mb = 1115.58 m = 3660.01 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.32 C = 81.18 F Cap Strength: 1.01 C Lifted Index: -5.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.19 C Showalter Index: -3.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.18 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.89 C Cross Totals Index: 26.28 C K Index: 37.06 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 397.76 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.15 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1475.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.45 mb = 938.31 m = 3078.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 870.45 mb = 1275.53 m = 4184.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 220.45 mb = 11517.01 m = 37785.02 ft B at Equ Level: 1472.26 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 130.45 mb = 14819.86 m = 48621.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.2 at 27.8 knts Storm direction: 252.2 at 20.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 2.3 tot: 3.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 67.5 neg: -1.0 tot: 66.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.4 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.61 Bulk Rich Number: 49.51 Bulk Shear: 29.80 m/s