MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F021.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F021.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: 21 hour RUC valid 12Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.13,-94.21 Latitude: 37.13 Longitude: -94.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 970 332 18.7 14.8 78 3.9 16.2 202 8 294.4 296.4 290.6 326.0 11.00 2 950 513 20.9 15.2 70 5.7 17.1 224 25 298.4 300.5 292.2 331.9 11.50 3 900 981 19.9 15.3 75 4.6 16.8 242 34 302.0 304.3 293.9 338.2 12.24 4 850 1471 16.5 14.0 85 2.6 14.8 250 32 303.5 305.7 294.0 338.8 11.88 5 800 1986 13.3 11.4 89 1.8 12.1 253 28 305.3 307.3 293.6 337.2 10.67 6 750 2526 9.6 6.7 82 2.8 7.9 247 27 307.0 308.5 292.3 332.0 8.25 7 700 3096 6.3 -1.5 57 7.8 2.3 249 33 309.4 310.4 290.2 324.7 4.90 8 650 3698 1.2 -8.5 48 9.7 -2.9 251 36 310.4 311.0 288.8 320.2 3.10 9 600 4336 -3.2 -11.0 55 7.8 -6.3 244 40 312.4 312.9 289.1 321.2 2.75 10 550 5020 -7.3 -12.2 68 4.9 -9.2 240 44 315.4 315.9 290.0 324.2 2.72 11 500 5756 -12.2 -18.0 62 5.8 -14.0 240 48 318.2 318.6 290.1 324.4 1.85 12 450 6553 -17.0 -27.4 40 10.4 -19.4 243 51 321.9 322.0 290.3 325.0 0.90 13 400 7427 -21.8 -44.5 11 22.7 -24.7 245 55 326.7 326.7 291.0 327.4 0.18 14 350 8395 -29.1 -47.3 16 18.1 -30.9 244 59 329.5 329.5 291.7 330.1 0.15 15 300 9475 -38.2 -52.0 22 13.8 -39.1 249 66 331.5 331.5 292.2 331.9 0.10 16 250 10700 -48.6 -50.8 78 2.2 -48.7 254 81 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.4 0.14 17 200 12136 -55.0 -68.2 18 13.2 -55.2 255 91 345.7 345.7 295.7 345.8 0.02 18 150 13956 -60.9 -82.5 4 21.6 -61.1 254 80 365.1 365.1 299.7 365.1 0.00 19 100 16428 -68.6 -87.6 5 19.0 -68.7 256 37 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.21 m Freezing level: 636.11 mb = 3875.21 m = 12713.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.90 mb = 3356.44 m = 11011.80 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.16 % Est. max temperature: 28.75 C = 83.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 915.46 mb = 833.23 m = 2733.66 ft T: 20.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.94 C/km ThetaE index: 18.55 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 794.82 mb = 2040.20 m = 6693.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.64 C = 85.35 F Cap Strength: 2.95 C Lifted Index: -3.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.25 C Showalter Index: -4.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.86 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.72 C Cross Totals Index: 26.14 C K Index: 34.91 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 397.24 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.91 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 533.14 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 114.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 856.52 mb = 1405.83 m = 4612.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 691.52 mb = 3194.81 m = 10481.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 241.52 mb = 10922.10 m = 35833.21 ft B at Equ Level: 522.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 181.52 mb = 12749.59 m = 41828.86 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.9 at 36.4 knts Storm direction: 273.9 at 27.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.4 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 200.7 neg: -13.5 tot: 187.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 62.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.59 Bulk Rich Number: 18.59 Bulk Shear: 28.68 m/s