MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F022.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F022.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: 22 hour RUC valid 13Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.97,-95.47 Latitude: 35.97 Longitude: -95.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 68 SFC 987 178 19.3 16.0 81 3.3 17.2 166 6 293.5 295.6 290.8 326.8 11.67 2 950 514 20.7 18.5 87 2.3 19.2 209 30 298.2 300.8 294.2 339.5 14.22 3 900 983 20.5 13.9 66 6.6 16.2 230 29 302.6 304.7 293.3 335.8 11.19 4 850 1475 18.0 11.1 64 6.9 13.6 247 26 305.0 306.8 292.9 334.4 9.81 5 800 1992 14.2 10.5 78 3.7 11.9 232 16 306.3 308.2 293.4 336.6 10.05 6 750 2534 11.0 6.3 73 4.7 8.2 216 18 308.5 310.0 292.5 332.9 8.00 7 700 3106 7.4 1.3 65 6.1 4.1 232 27 310.7 311.8 291.5 329.4 6.03 8 650 3711 2.6 -4.7 58 7.3 -0.9 240 30 311.9 312.7 290.3 325.0 4.15 9 600 4353 -2.5 -9.6 58 7.1 -5.4 245 32 313.3 313.8 289.7 323.2 3.08 10 550 5037 -7.5 -14.3 58 6.8 -10.0 242 36 315.2 315.6 289.6 322.7 2.29 11 500 5771 -12.8 -20.9 51 8.1 -15.1 237 40 317.4 317.7 289.5 322.3 1.44 12 450 6565 -17.7 -31.5 29 13.8 -20.4 239 44 321.0 321.2 289.8 323.2 0.61 13 400 7437 -22.6 -44.2 12 21.6 -25.4 244 50 325.6 325.6 290.6 326.3 0.19 14 350 8403 -29.3 -47.1 16 17.8 -31.0 241 60 329.3 329.3 291.7 329.9 0.16 15 300 9485 -37.5 -51.5 22 14.0 -38.4 245 72 332.5 332.6 292.5 333.0 0.11 16 250 10715 -47.8 -49.5 83 1.7 -47.9 248 83 334.9 335.0 293.2 335.6 0.17 17 200 12162 -52.4 -72.2 7 19.8 -52.7 250 90 349.9 349.9 296.6 349.9 0.01 18 150 13990 -60.9 -82.6 4 21.6 -61.1 257 74 365.1 365.1 299.7 365.1 0.00 19 100 16445 -70.4 -87.7 6 17.2 -70.5 253 40 391.6 391.6 304.0 391.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5702.85 m Freezing level: 624.28 mb = 4041.26 m = 13258.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.73 mb = 3602.46 m = 11818.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.47 % Est. max temperature: 31.08 C = 87.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 940.70 mb = 599.60 m = 1967.16 ft T: 20.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.57 C/km ThetaE index: 14.26 C Layer 750.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 792.38 mb = 2072.08 m = 6798.07 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.38 C = 90.29 F Cap Strength: 4.21 C Lifted Index: -4.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.06 C Showalter Index: -3.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.69 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.79 C Cross Totals Index: 23.90 C K Index: 35.84 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 340.19 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.39 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 651.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 219.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.22 mb = 1155.02 m = 3789.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 667.22 mb = 3497.93 m = 11476.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 247.22 mb = 10787.63 m = 35392.06 ft B at Equ Level: 644.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 177.22 mb = 12930.38 m = 42422.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.4 at 28.9 knts Storm direction: 265.4 at 21.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 1.4 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 274.0 neg: -28.0 tot: 246.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 82.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.6 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.92 Bulk Rich Number: 23.93 Bulk Shear: 27.21 m/s