MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F037.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F037.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: 37 hour RUC valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.82,-91.26 Latitude: 36.82 Longitude: -91.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 SFC 980 251 21.2 19.9 92 1.4 20.3 217 8 296.1 298.8 294.2 339.5 15.07 2 950 516 19.2 18.8 98 0.4 19.0 221 22 296.7 299.3 294.0 338.7 14.57 3 900 981 17.0 16.8 99 0.2 16.9 223 28 299.1 301.5 294.0 338.5 13.53 4 850 1468 14.1 13.9 98 0.2 14.0 223 31 300.9 303.1 293.2 335.6 11.79 5 800 1977 10.4 9.7 96 0.6 10.0 225 33 302.2 304.0 291.8 330.4 9.52 6 750 2512 6.8 5.1 89 1.7 5.8 224 34 303.9 305.3 290.6 326.0 7.34 7 700 3075 2.5 1.9 95 0.7 2.2 221 35 305.3 306.5 290.0 324.3 6.27 8 650 3672 0.0 -0.3 98 0.3 -0.2 215 37 309.0 310.1 290.8 326.8 5.76 9 600 4311 -2.8 -3.1 98 0.3 -3.0 214 41 312.9 313.8 291.4 328.9 5.08 10 550 4997 -6.0 -6.5 96 0.5 -6.2 219 42 317.0 317.8 291.9 330.8 4.28 11 500 5739 -9.8 -10.5 94 0.7 -10.1 226 41 321.1 321.8 292.4 332.5 3.44 12 450 6544 -15.0 -16.2 90 1.2 -15.4 232 43 324.4 324.9 292.4 332.6 2.40 13 400 7424 -21.1 -23.1 84 2.0 -21.6 237 47 327.6 327.9 292.5 332.8 1.49 14 350 8395 -28.4 -31.2 77 2.8 -28.9 235 48 330.4 330.6 292.6 333.4 0.81 15 300 9478 -37.8 -40.8 73 3.0 -38.1 239 52 332.1 332.2 292.6 333.5 0.36 16 250 10703 -49.4 -52.6 69 3.2 -49.5 241 58 332.7 332.7 292.6 333.1 0.12 17 200 12127 -57.1 -66.2 31 9.1 -57.2 251 77 342.4 342.4 294.9 342.5 0.03 18 150 13953 -58.2 -82.5 3 24.3 -58.5 266 60 369.8 369.8 300.5 369.8 0.00 19 100 16439 -68.0 -87.1 5 19.1 -68.1 257 44 396.3 396.3 304.7 396.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5667.67 m Freezing level: 649.72 mb = 3675.73 m = 12059.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.33 mb = 3631.05 m = 11912.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.75 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.00 % Est. max temperature: 26.51 C = 79.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.68 mb = 419.50 m = 1376.29 ft T: 19.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.62 C/km ThetaE index: 15.15 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 916.41 mb = 825.51 m = 2708.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.36 C = 74.06 F Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lifted Index: -2.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.69 C Showalter Index: -1.12 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.48 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.86 C Cross Totals Index: 23.62 C K Index: 37.06 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 299.36 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.77 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1126.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 923.08 mb = 763.13 m = 2503.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 888.08 mb = 1094.24 m = 3590.00 ft Equ Level (EL): 218.08 mb = 11574.91 m = 37974.97 ft B at Equ Level: 1123.23 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 148.08 mb = 14031.42 m = 46034.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.1 at 35.3 knts Storm direction: 251.1 at 26.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.7 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 89.4 neg: -3.1 tot: 86.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.63 Bulk Rich Number: 31.38 Bulk Shear: 35.91 m/s