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: 36.46,-93.88 Latitude: 36.46 Longitude: -93.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 76 SFC 964 399 18.4 15.5 83 2.9 16.5 210 7 294.7 296.7 291.0 327.7 11.54 2 950 522 20.2 16.6 80 3.6 17.8 217 23 297.7 299.9 292.8 334.1 12.57 3 900 990 19.7 14.4 72 5.3 16.2 232 33 301.8 303.9 293.3 335.9 11.55 4 850 1481 16.5 12.7 79 3.7 14.1 254 29 303.4 305.4 293.3 336.0 10.95 5 800 1995 13.2 10.8 86 2.4 11.7 249 20 305.2 307.1 293.3 335.9 10.24 6 750 2535 10.2 7.3 82 2.9 8.5 228 19 307.7 309.3 292.7 333.8 8.59 7 700 3107 6.7 3.8 82 2.9 5.1 237 29 309.9 311.3 292.3 332.1 7.20 8 650 3711 2.1 -3.2 68 5.4 -0.5 246 32 311.4 312.3 290.6 326.0 4.64 9 600 4351 -2.5 -10.9 53 8.4 -5.9 246 33 313.2 313.7 289.4 322.2 2.78 10 550 5036 -7.1 -16.6 46 9.6 -10.4 242 38 315.7 316.0 289.3 322.0 1.89 11 500 5772 -12.0 -24.5 35 12.5 -15.3 239 42 318.4 318.6 289.4 322.0 1.05 12 450 6569 -16.9 -33.9 21 17.0 -20.1 243 45 322.0 322.1 289.9 323.7 0.48 13 400 7443 -21.9 -44.7 11 22.8 -24.8 247 49 326.5 326.5 290.9 327.2 0.18 14 350 8411 -28.9 -47.5 15 18.6 -30.7 243 55 329.8 329.8 291.8 330.3 0.15 15 300 9493 -37.6 -51.5 22 13.9 -38.5 248 65 332.4 332.4 292.4 332.8 0.11 16 250 10722 -47.9 -49.7 81 1.9 -48.0 253 77 334.9 334.9 293.2 335.5 0.16 17 200 12162 -54.1 -69.6 13 15.5 -54.4 254 87 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.1 0.02 18 150 13984 -61.7 -82.5 5 20.8 -61.9 257 78 363.7 363.7 299.4 363.7 0.00 19 100 16437 -69.2 -87.7 5 18.5 -69.3 258 39 394.0 394.0 304.4 394.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5695.71 m Freezing level: 627.08 mb = 4004.50 m = 13137.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.56 mb = 3653.93 m = 11987.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.19 % Est. max temperature: 28.33 C = 83.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 922.75 mb = 774.12 m = 2539.74 ft T: 19.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.03 C/km ThetaE index: 14.00 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 793.16 mb = 2066.43 m = 6779.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.15 C = 84.47 F Cap Strength: 2.85 C Lifted Index: -2.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.73 C Showalter Index: -3.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.21 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.48 C Cross Totals Index: 24.74 C K Index: 38.30 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 337.63 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.76 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 427.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 131.82 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 855.02 mb = 1429.95 m = 4691.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 670.02 mb = 3463.68 m = 11363.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 270.02 mb = 10202.79 m = 33473.33 ft B at Equ Level: 425.74 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 190.02 mb = 12486.21 m = 40964.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.9 at 31.3 knts Storm direction: 270.9 at 23.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 2.2 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 231.8 neg: -22.4 tot: 209.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 69.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.3 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.47 Bulk Rich Number: 24.63 Bulk Shear: 17.35 m/s