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: 36.80,-91.84 Latitude: 36.80 Longitude: -91.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 SFC 970 334 22.8 19.9 84 2.9 20.8 209 7 298.5 301.3 295.0 342.8 15.24 2 950 513 21.2 18.7 85 2.6 19.5 208 14 298.7 301.4 294.5 340.7 14.41 3 900 979 17.7 16.9 95 0.7 17.2 206 18 299.7 302.2 294.2 339.4 13.59 4 850 1467 14.4 14.1 98 0.3 14.2 207 23 301.2 303.4 293.4 336.6 12.01 5 800 1977 11.3 9.7 90 1.6 10.3 211 26 303.2 304.9 292.1 331.3 9.46 6 750 2515 8.7 3.8 71 5.0 5.9 215 27 306.1 307.3 290.7 326.4 6.70 7 700 3082 5.2 -0.3 68 5.4 2.4 225 30 308.2 309.2 290.2 324.8 5.37 8 650 3682 0.1 -0.9 93 1.0 -0.4 226 35 309.1 310.1 290.6 326.1 5.51 9 600 4319 -4.0 -4.3 97 0.4 -4.1 222 39 311.5 312.4 290.6 326.0 4.62 10 550 5002 -7.4 -8.5 92 1.1 -7.8 226 43 315.3 316.0 290.9 327.1 3.67 11 500 5741 -10.4 -11.6 91 1.2 -10.9 232 45 320.3 320.9 291.9 330.7 3.14 12 450 6544 -15.4 -17.0 88 1.6 -15.9 234 46 323.9 324.3 292.2 331.5 2.25 13 400 7421 -22.2 -24.6 80 2.5 -22.8 238 49 326.2 326.4 291.9 330.8 1.30 14 350 8388 -29.4 -32.5 75 3.1 -29.9 238 47 329.1 329.3 292.2 331.7 0.71 15 300 9467 -38.7 -41.9 72 3.2 -39.0 243 50 330.8 330.9 292.3 332.0 0.32 16 250 10688 -49.7 -52.8 70 3.1 -49.8 250 58 332.1 332.1 292.4 332.6 0.11 17 200 12116 -55.7 -68.2 20 12.5 -55.9 256 87 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.7 0.02 18 150 13951 -58.3 -82.2 3 23.9 -58.6 251 64 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.6 0.00 19 100 16443 -67.3 -87.5 4 20.2 -67.5 255 43 397.6 397.6 304.9 397.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5674.52 m Freezing level: 648.85 mb = 3696.50 m = 12127.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 657.54 mb = 3588.55 m = 11773.32 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.12 % Est. max temperature: 26.60 C = 79.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.89 mb = 697.27 m = 2287.59 ft T: 19.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.87 C/km ThetaE index: 18.08 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.02 mb = 1064.73 m = 3493.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.20 C = 75.57 F Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lifted Index: -3.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.48 C Showalter Index: -2.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.41 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.83 C Cross Totals Index: 24.58 C K Index: 33.55 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 348.36 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.31 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1467.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.83 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.70 mb = 991.53 m = 3253.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 883.70 mb = 1135.04 m = 3723.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 213.70 mb = 11691.97 m = 38359.02 ft B at Equ Level: 1455.46 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 133.70 mb = 14657.85 m = 48089.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.8 at 32.6 knts Storm direction: 252.8 at 24.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 2.5 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 125.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 125.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 41.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.86 Bulk Rich Number: 28.08 Bulk Shear: 52.24 m/s