MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F023.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F023.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: 23 hour RUC valid 14Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.07,-95.83 Latitude: 36.07 Longitude: -95.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 SFC 983 213 21.7 18.4 82 3.2 19.5 187 9 296.2 298.7 293.2 335.7 13.69 2 950 512 20.4 18.3 88 2.1 19.0 205 26 297.9 300.4 294.0 338.7 14.08 3 900 981 20.7 12.9 61 7.8 15.7 230 28 302.9 304.8 292.8 334.0 10.46 4 850 1473 18.4 12.3 68 6.1 14.5 240 22 305.5 307.5 293.7 337.5 10.67 5 800 1991 14.7 11.3 80 3.4 12.5 220 17 306.8 308.8 294.0 338.8 10.59 6 750 2534 10.9 6.6 75 4.3 8.3 208 20 308.4 309.9 292.6 333.3 8.17 7 700 3105 7.4 -0.5 57 8.0 3.2 227 28 310.7 311.7 290.9 327.1 5.26 8 650 3711 2.7 -5.6 55 8.2 -1.2 244 32 312.0 312.7 290.0 324.3 3.88 9 600 4351 -2.9 -7.6 70 4.7 -5.0 249 34 312.8 313.5 290.0 324.2 3.59 10 550 5034 -8.1 -12.9 68 4.8 -9.8 239 36 314.5 315.0 289.6 322.9 2.58 11 500 5767 -13.2 -20.3 55 7.1 -15.3 233 41 316.9 317.2 289.3 322.0 1.52 12 450 6561 -18.1 -30.9 32 12.7 -20.7 238 45 320.4 320.6 289.6 322.7 0.65 13 400 7431 -23.1 -41.9 16 18.7 -25.6 240 52 324.9 325.0 290.5 325.8 0.24 14 350 8395 -29.6 -47.3 16 17.6 -31.3 238 65 328.8 328.8 291.5 329.4 0.15 15 300 9476 -37.5 -49.9 26 12.4 -38.4 241 77 332.5 332.6 292.6 333.1 0.13 16 250 10706 -47.8 -49.5 83 1.7 -47.9 243 87 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.7 0.17 17 200 12152 -52.3 -71.7 8 19.4 -52.7 246 92 349.9 349.9 296.6 349.9 0.01 18 150 13982 -60.4 -83.2 3 22.8 -60.6 254 75 366.1 366.1 299.8 366.1 0.00 19 100 16444 -70.1 -87.6 6 17.5 -70.2 250 40 392.3 392.3 304.1 392.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5701.01 m Freezing level: 626.04 mb = 4017.52 m = 13180.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 663.35 mb = 3544.49 m = 11628.78 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.46 % Est. max temperature: 31.29 C = 88.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.90 mb = 623.12 m = 2044.34 ft T: 20.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.76 C/km ThetaE index: 16.73 C Layer 750.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 783.69 mb = 2163.85 m = 7099.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.68 C = 90.83 F Cap Strength: 4.33 C Lifted Index: -4.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.91 C Showalter Index: -5.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 57.25 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.67 C Cross Totals Index: 25.57 C K Index: 36.04 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 398.37 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.07 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 806.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 206.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 871.78 mb = 1255.20 m = 4118.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 666.78 mb = 3502.39 m = 11490.64 ft Equ Level (EL): 246.78 mb = 10789.91 m = 35399.52 ft B at Equ Level: 803.02 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 166.78 mb = 13307.34 m = 43658.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.0 at 29.4 knts Storm direction: 263.0 at 22.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 1.5 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 212.7 neg: -26.3 tot: 186.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 62.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.7 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.76 Bulk Rich Number: 29.16 Bulk Shear: 27.65 m/s