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: 36.38,-91.61 Latitude: 36.38 Longitude: -91.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 986 193 21.3 20.2 93 1.2 20.5 186 7 295.7 298.4 294.2 339.5 15.26 2 950 515 19.4 19.0 98 0.4 19.1 211 21 296.9 299.5 294.1 339.4 14.71 3 900 980 17.2 15.2 88 2.0 15.9 220 26 299.2 301.4 293.0 334.7 12.15 4 850 1466 13.9 10.2 78 3.7 11.6 221 29 300.7 302.4 291.1 327.9 9.22 5 800 1975 11.1 5.5 69 5.5 7.9 217 34 303.0 304.3 290.0 324.3 7.12 6 750 2511 7.8 3.7 75 4.1 5.5 218 40 305.0 306.3 290.3 325.1 6.65 7 700 3076 3.7 2.4 91 1.3 3.0 225 45 306.6 307.8 290.7 326.4 6.52 8 650 3675 0.4 0.3 99 0.1 0.4 235 49 309.4 310.6 291.2 328.1 6.04 9 600 4315 -2.7 -2.8 99 0.1 -2.7 242 51 313.0 314.0 291.5 329.4 5.20 10 550 5001 -6.5 -6.7 98 0.2 -6.6 243 51 316.4 317.2 291.7 329.9 4.21 11 500 5741 -10.4 -11.3 93 0.9 -10.8 241 50 320.4 321.0 292.0 331.0 3.24 12 450 6544 -15.2 -17.0 86 1.8 -15.8 238 51 324.1 324.6 292.2 331.8 2.24 13 400 7424 -21.3 -23.8 81 2.4 -22.0 234 50 327.3 327.6 292.3 332.2 1.40 14 350 8394 -28.5 -31.3 77 2.8 -29.0 227 47 330.3 330.4 292.6 333.2 0.80 15 300 9477 -37.9 -40.9 74 3.0 -38.2 223 46 332.0 332.1 292.6 333.4 0.36 16 250 10702 -48.9 -51.6 73 2.7 -49.1 221 45 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.8 0.13 17 200 12144 -53.2 -77.7 4 24.4 -53.6 249 70 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.5 0.00 18 150 13962 -60.7 -81.4 5 20.7 -60.9 262 63 365.5 365.5 299.7 365.5 0.00 19 100 16443 -67.9 -87.2 5 19.3 -68.0 258 43 396.6 396.6 304.8 396.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5668.59 m Freezing level: 643.28 mb = 3761.03 m = 12339.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.02 mb = 3748.94 m = 12299.52 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.70 % Est. max temperature: 26.97 C = 80.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.98 mb = 335.79 m = 1101.66 ft T: 20.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.29 C/km ThetaE index: 15.23 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 897.46 mb = 1004.38 m = 3295.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.96 C = 76.94 F Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lifted Index: -2.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.18 C Showalter Index: 1.85 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.89 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.30 C Cross Totals Index: 20.59 C K Index: 33.21 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 298.91 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.55 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 862.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.86 mb = 792.70 m = 2600.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 874.86 mb = 1221.26 m = 4006.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 234.86 mb = 11105.90 m = 36436.23 ft B at Equ Level: 856.69 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 164.86 mb = 13365.29 m = 43848.84 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.8 at 40.9 knts Storm direction: 261.8 at 30.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 1.5 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 268.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 268.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 89.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.98 Bulk Rich Number: 9.31 Bulk Shear: 92.56 m/s