MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F038.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F038.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: 38 hour RUC valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.07,-91.77 Latitude: 36.07 Longitude: -91.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 985 207 21.4 20.4 94 1.0 20.7 191 9 295.9 298.6 294.4 340.4 15.47 2 950 518 19.3 18.9 98 0.3 19.1 211 21 296.8 299.4 294.1 339.1 14.66 3 900 983 17.1 16.0 93 1.2 16.4 218 25 299.2 301.5 293.4 336.5 12.78 4 850 1469 14.1 12.1 88 2.0 12.8 221 28 300.9 302.8 292.2 331.7 10.48 5 800 1979 11.1 8.0 81 3.2 9.2 220 32 303.0 304.6 291.2 328.1 8.42 6 750 2515 7.8 4.9 82 3.0 6.2 220 39 305.1 306.4 290.9 327.0 7.26 7 700 3080 3.8 2.7 93 1.1 3.2 227 46 306.7 308.0 290.9 327.0 6.67 8 650 3679 0.4 0.3 99 0.1 0.3 236 51 309.4 310.6 291.2 328.0 6.02 9 600 4319 -2.6 -2.8 99 0.2 -2.7 241 52 313.1 314.1 291.6 329.4 5.19 10 550 5005 -6.3 -6.8 96 0.5 -6.5 242 52 316.6 317.4 291.7 330.1 4.19 11 500 5746 -10.3 -11.1 93 0.9 -10.6 240 50 320.5 321.1 292.0 331.3 3.26 12 450 6549 -15.0 -16.4 90 1.3 -15.5 237 48 324.3 324.8 292.3 332.4 2.37 13 400 7430 -21.1 -22.9 86 1.8 -21.5 232 48 327.6 327.9 292.5 332.9 1.52 14 350 8400 -28.5 -31.1 79 2.6 -29.0 228 48 330.3 330.4 292.6 333.2 0.81 15 300 9483 -37.8 -41.2 71 3.3 -38.1 226 47 332.1 332.1 292.6 333.4 0.35 16 250 10709 -48.7 -51.4 73 2.7 -48.8 222 46 333.7 333.7 292.9 334.2 0.13 17 200 12156 -52.8 -76.4 4 23.6 -53.2 250 70 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.1 0.01 18 150 13973 -61.1 -81.4 5 20.2 -61.3 259 63 364.8 364.8 299.6 364.8 0.00 19 100 16448 -67.9 -87.2 5 19.3 -68.1 260 42 396.5 396.5 304.7 396.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.33 m Freezing level: 643.24 mb = 3765.71 m = 12354.55 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.87 mb = 3742.60 m = 12278.74 ft Precipitable water: 1.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.49 % Est. max temperature: 27.04 C = 80.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.23 mb = 335.80 m = 1101.70 ft T: 20.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.29 C/km ThetaE index: 13.35 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 907.81 mb = 908.36 m = 2980.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.32 C = 75.78 F Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lifted Index: -2.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.29 C Showalter Index: 0.12 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.72 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.34 C Cross Totals Index: 22.38 C K Index: 35.34 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 314.87 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.19 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 942.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 923.26 mb = 763.34 m = 2504.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 878.26 mb = 1190.75 m = 3906.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.26 mb = 11299.13 m = 37070.19 ft B at Equ Level: 923.31 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 158.26 mb = 13634.71 m = 44732.77 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.0 at 41.1 knts Storm direction: 262.0 at 30.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.9 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 262.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 262.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 87.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.99 Bulk Rich Number: 10.37 Bulk Shear: 90.83 m/s