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: 36.27,-91.85 Latitude: 36.27 Longitude: -91.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 980 246 21.3 20.2 93 1.1 20.6 187 9 296.2 299.0 294.4 340.6 15.40 2 950 514 19.4 18.9 97 0.5 19.1 210 20 296.9 299.5 294.1 339.1 14.61 3 900 979 17.1 15.1 88 2.0 15.8 219 26 299.1 301.3 292.9 334.5 12.11 4 850 1465 14.0 10.5 80 3.4 11.9 221 29 300.8 302.5 291.3 328.6 9.45 5 800 1974 11.1 6.3 72 4.8 8.3 219 34 303.0 304.4 290.4 325.5 7.50 6 750 2510 7.8 3.9 76 3.9 5.6 221 40 305.0 306.3 290.4 325.4 6.74 7 700 3076 3.9 2.6 91 1.3 3.2 229 47 306.7 308.0 290.8 326.9 6.60 8 650 3675 0.5 0.4 99 0.1 0.4 238 50 309.5 310.7 291.2 328.3 6.08 9 600 4314 -2.7 -2.8 99 0.1 -2.7 243 50 313.0 314.0 291.5 329.4 5.20 10 550 5000 -6.3 -6.7 97 0.4 -6.5 242 50 316.6 317.4 291.7 330.1 4.21 11 500 5741 -10.3 -11.2 93 0.9 -10.7 239 50 320.4 321.1 292.0 331.1 3.25 12 450 6544 -15.3 -17.0 86 1.8 -15.9 238 50 324.0 324.5 292.2 331.6 2.24 13 400 7423 -21.4 -23.7 81 2.3 -22.0 232 50 327.2 327.5 292.3 332.2 1.41 14 350 8394 -28.5 -31.2 78 2.6 -29.0 226 48 330.3 330.4 292.6 333.2 0.81 15 300 9476 -37.9 -41.0 73 3.1 -38.2 222 49 331.9 332.0 292.6 333.3 0.35 16 250 10702 -49.0 -51.5 75 2.5 -49.1 218 46 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.8 0.13 17 200 12147 -52.9 -76.7 4 23.8 -53.2 249 69 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.1 0.01 18 150 13965 -60.9 -81.4 5 20.4 -61.1 260 63 365.1 365.1 299.7 365.1 0.00 19 100 16445 -67.9 -87.1 5 19.1 -68.1 259 43 396.5 396.5 304.7 396.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.20 m Freezing level: 642.13 mb = 3775.29 m = 12385.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.21 mb = 3758.56 m = 12331.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.02 % Est. max temperature: 26.77 C = 80.19 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.54 mb = 383.37 m = 1257.75 ft T: 20.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.33 C/km ThetaE index: 15.12 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 892.58 mb = 1049.44 m = 3442.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.46 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.50 C = 76.11 F Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lifted Index: -2.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.85 C Showalter Index: 1.53 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.31 C Cross Totals Index: 20.89 C K Index: 33.59 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 298.56 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.43 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 771.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.30 mb = 862.32 m = 2829.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 867.30 mb = 1293.68 m = 4244.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.30 mb = 11039.36 m = 36217.92 ft B at Equ Level: 766.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 167.30 mb = 13274.89 m = 43552.26 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.8 at 41.2 knts Storm direction: 262.8 at 30.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.7 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 287.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 287.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 95.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.90 Bulk Rich Number: 8.54 Bulk Shear: 90.29 m/s