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: 36.69,-95.11 Latitude: 36.69 Longitude: -95.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 71 SFC 982 225 20.1 19.5 96 0.6 19.7 235 13 294.7 297.4 293.5 336.7 14.67 2 950 515 18.3 18.2 99 0.1 18.2 241 23 295.8 298.3 293.3 335.9 13.95 3 900 978 16.4 15.6 95 0.9 15.8 244 28 298.4 300.7 293.0 334.6 12.44 4 850 1463 13.2 10.6 84 2.6 11.6 251 27 300.0 301.7 291.1 327.9 9.50 5 800 1970 9.2 5.2 76 4.0 6.9 266 22 300.9 302.2 289.2 321.5 6.94 6 750 2502 5.0 2.6 84 2.5 3.7 271 23 302.1 303.2 288.9 320.5 6.16 7 700 3062 1.7 1.3 97 0.4 1.5 257 24 304.4 305.5 289.6 322.6 6.02 8 650 3658 -0.1 -0.3 99 0.2 -0.2 232 28 308.9 310.0 290.7 326.7 5.78 9 600 4297 -2.6 -2.7 99 0.1 -2.7 219 34 313.1 314.1 291.6 329.5 5.22 10 550 4983 -6.3 -6.4 99 0.1 -6.4 215 39 316.6 317.4 291.8 330.4 4.31 11 500 5723 -11.1 -11.3 99 0.1 -11.2 213 44 319.5 320.1 291.7 330.1 3.23 12 450 6522 -16.6 -17.8 91 1.2 -17.0 216 47 322.3 322.7 291.5 329.4 2.09 13 400 7397 -22.7 -25.5 78 2.7 -23.4 218 53 325.4 325.7 291.6 329.7 1.20 14 350 8360 -30.5 -33.9 72 3.3 -31.0 218 54 327.6 327.7 291.7 329.8 0.62 15 300 9434 -39.9 -43.1 71 3.2 -40.1 222 52 329.2 329.2 291.8 330.3 0.28 16 250 10652 -47.1 -57.0 31 9.9 -47.4 235 55 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.4 0.07 17 200 12125 -50.3 -77.4 3 27.1 -50.8 256 62 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.1 0.01 18 150 13955 -60.6 -81.5 5 20.9 -60.8 264 56 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.6 0.00 19 100 16422 -67.4 -87.1 5 19.7 -67.5 263 49 397.5 397.5 304.9 397.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5651.94 m Freezing level: 652.10 mb = 3633.09 m = 11919.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.67 mb = 3600.45 m = 11812.37 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.55 % Est. max temperature: 25.64 C = 78.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.28 mb = 296.50 m = 972.76 ft T: 19.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.84 C/km ThetaE index: 16.22 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.98 mb = 893.02 m = 2929.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.30 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.26 C = 73.87 F Cap Strength: 0.39 C Lifted Index: -2.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.39 C Showalter Index: 1.13 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.08 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.33 C Cross Totals Index: 21.75 C K Index: 34.52 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 224.89 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.34 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 886.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.14 mb = 751.34 m = 2465.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 879.14 mb = 1177.17 m = 3862.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 259.14 mb = 10412.01 m = 34159.74 ft B at Equ Level: 883.32 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 179.14 mb = 12825.81 m = 42078.91 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.6 at 30.4 knts Storm direction: 262.6 at 22.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 1.4 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 37.3 neg: -2.3 tot: 35.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 11.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.21 Bulk Rich Number: 60.45 Bulk Shear: 14.66 m/s