MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F024.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F024.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: 24 hour RUC valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.31,-94.03 Latitude: 36.31 Longitude: -94.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 80 SFC 964 399 22.3 19.9 86 2.4 20.6 214 11 298.5 301.3 295.1 343.1 15.32 2 950 527 20.8 18.9 89 1.9 19.5 214 19 298.3 300.9 294.6 340.9 14.66 3 900 994 19.0 16.6 86 2.4 17.4 223 31 301.0 303.5 294.4 340.2 13.31 4 850 1484 16.8 11.4 70 5.4 13.3 239 25 303.7 305.6 292.7 333.5 9.99 5 800 1998 12.8 10.9 88 2.0 11.6 246 20 304.8 306.7 293.2 335.5 10.26 6 750 2539 10.3 6.8 79 3.5 8.2 218 21 307.7 309.3 292.5 333.0 8.30 7 700 3111 7.1 3.4 77 3.8 5.0 226 29 310.4 311.7 292.2 331.9 6.98 8 650 3715 2.2 -0.5 83 2.7 0.8 235 33 311.4 312.5 291.5 329.1 5.68 9 600 4356 -2.7 -8.8 63 6.1 -5.3 239 34 313.0 313.6 289.8 323.4 3.27 10 550 5039 -7.7 -13.5 63 5.8 -9.9 239 37 314.9 315.4 289.6 322.9 2.44 11 500 5774 -12.7 -19.1 59 6.4 -14.6 236 40 317.6 317.9 289.8 323.3 1.70 12 450 6569 -17.4 -29.1 35 11.8 -19.9 238 43 321.4 321.6 290.0 324.1 0.76 13 400 7442 -22.3 -41.4 16 19.1 -24.9 241 49 326.0 326.0 290.9 327.0 0.25 14 350 8409 -29.1 -47.6 15 18.6 -30.9 239 61 329.6 329.6 291.7 330.1 0.15 15 300 9491 -37.5 -51.9 21 14.5 -38.4 243 71 332.6 332.6 292.5 333.0 0.11 16 250 10721 -47.6 -50.1 75 2.5 -47.7 244 80 335.3 335.3 293.3 335.9 0.16 17 200 12161 -54.4 -68.5 16 14.1 -54.6 248 90 346.7 346.7 295.9 346.7 0.02 18 150 13981 -61.4 -82.5 5 21.0 -61.6 256 78 364.3 364.3 299.5 364.3 0.00 19 100 16438 -68.9 -87.7 5 18.8 -69.0 251 43 394.6 394.6 304.5 394.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.90 m Freezing level: 627.95 mb = 3997.68 m = 13115.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.59 mb = 3794.52 m = 12449.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.74 % Est. max temperature: 28.19 C = 82.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 931.25 mb = 699.22 m = 2294.01 ft T: 20.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.44 C/km ThetaE index: 12.61 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 833.59 mb = 1649.44 m = 5411.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.78 C = 82.01 F Cap Strength: 1.72 C Lifted Index: -5.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.44 C Showalter Index: -3.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.53 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.47 C Cross Totals Index: 24.06 C K Index: 37.07 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 317.75 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.04 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1208.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 39.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 879.45 mb = 1191.92 m = 3910.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 774.45 mb = 2269.91 m = 7447.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 224.45 mb = 11416.66 m = 37455.79 ft B at Equ Level: 1194.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 144.45 mb = 14209.54 m = 46618.64 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.9 at 30.8 knts Storm direction: 263.9 at 23.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 1.8 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 155.6 neg: -13.0 tot: 142.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.77 Bulk Rich Number: 62.35 Bulk Shear: 19.38 m/s