MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F036.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F036.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: 36 hour RUC valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.63,-92.95 Latitude: 36.63 Longitude: -92.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 SFC 974 294 21.4 19.9 91 1.5 20.4 192 8 296.8 299.5 294.4 340.6 15.17 2 950 507 19.9 18.9 94 1.0 19.2 210 20 297.4 300.0 294.3 339.7 14.64 3 900 972 17.5 15.5 88 2.0 16.3 217 30 299.6 301.9 293.3 336.0 12.44 4 850 1459 14.8 9.8 72 5.1 11.7 219 35 301.7 303.3 291.2 328.3 8.97 5 800 1970 11.7 5.9 68 5.7 8.3 221 36 303.6 304.9 290.4 325.5 7.32 6 750 2506 7.8 3.8 76 3.9 5.6 221 36 305.0 306.3 290.4 325.4 6.73 7 700 3071 3.4 2.0 91 1.3 2.7 224 37 306.2 307.4 290.5 325.5 6.35 8 650 3669 0.3 -0.3 96 0.6 0.0 228 40 309.3 310.4 290.9 327.2 5.78 9 600 4308 -3.1 -3.8 95 0.7 -3.4 234 44 312.5 313.4 291.0 327.7 4.82 10 550 4992 -6.7 -7.5 94 0.8 -7.0 239 49 316.2 316.9 291.4 328.9 3.96 11 500 5732 -10.6 -11.8 91 1.1 -11.1 240 52 320.1 320.7 291.8 330.3 3.10 12 450 6535 -15.4 -17.0 88 1.6 -16.0 237 53 323.8 324.3 292.1 331.4 2.24 13 400 7414 -21.2 -23.3 83 2.1 -21.7 230 54 327.5 327.7 292.4 332.6 1.47 14 350 8385 -28.3 -31.0 78 2.7 -28.8 224 54 330.6 330.8 292.7 333.6 0.83 15 300 9470 -37.4 -40.4 73 3.0 -37.7 223 55 332.7 332.8 292.8 334.1 0.38 16 250 10697 -48.7 -51.3 74 2.7 -48.8 223 59 333.7 333.8 292.9 334.3 0.14 17 200 12132 -54.2 -72.6 9 18.4 -54.5 249 68 346.9 346.9 296.0 346.9 0.01 18 150 13952 -60.4 -81.4 5 21.0 -60.6 265 67 366.0 366.0 299.8 366.0 0.00 19 100 16442 -66.9 -87.2 4 20.3 -67.1 254 40 398.4 398.4 305.0 398.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5667.97 m Freezing level: 645.71 mb = 3723.90 m = 12217.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.71 mb = 3672.67 m = 12049.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.08 % Est. max temperature: 27.23 C = 81.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.96 mb = 480.01 m = 1574.81 ft T: 20.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.26 C/km ThetaE index: 15.21 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 872.66 mb = 1234.98 m = 4051.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.30 C = 77.54 F Cap Strength: 0.95 C Lifted Index: -2.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.45 C Showalter Index: 1.42 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.89 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.48 C Cross Totals Index: 20.41 C K Index: 33.94 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 309.30 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.34 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 810.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.27 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.81 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 899.91 mb = 972.87 m = 3191.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 824.91 mb = 1711.46 m = 5614.96 ft Equ Level (EL): 234.91 mb = 11097.31 m = 36408.07 ft B at Equ Level: 805.31 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 164.91 mb = 13352.23 m = 43806.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.5 at 39.9 knts Storm direction: 259.5 at 29.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 202.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 202.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 67.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.91 Bulk Rich Number: 11.69 Bulk Shear: 69.33 m/s