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: 37.03,-93.52 Latitude: 37.03 Longitude: -93.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 965 395 21.6 18.5 82 3.1 19.5 241 11 297.8 300.4 294.0 338.5 14.02 2 950 526 20.1 17.4 85 2.6 18.3 240 16 297.6 300.0 293.3 336.1 13.31 3 900 991 18.1 16.0 88 2.1 16.7 242 28 300.1 302.5 293.7 337.6 12.80 4 850 1480 15.6 12.6 82 3.0 13.6 252 27 302.5 304.4 292.9 334.5 10.83 5 800 1993 12.7 11.8 94 0.9 12.1 254 22 304.7 306.7 293.6 337.3 10.91 6 750 2533 9.3 8.2 93 1.1 8.6 227 22 306.7 308.4 292.9 334.3 9.13 7 700 3103 6.1 3.5 83 2.6 4.6 228 30 309.2 310.5 291.9 330.8 7.04 8 650 3706 1.9 -5.2 59 7.1 -1.4 235 35 311.1 311.9 289.9 323.8 4.00 9 600 4345 -3.1 -9.6 61 6.5 -5.8 235 38 312.5 313.1 289.5 322.4 3.08 10 550 5028 -7.8 -12.2 70 4.5 -9.5 237 43 314.8 315.4 289.9 323.7 2.72 11 500 5762 -12.5 -16.7 71 4.1 -13.9 238 45 317.7 318.1 290.2 324.7 2.08 12 450 6558 -17.8 -24.4 56 6.6 -19.4 241 45 320.9 321.1 290.3 325.0 1.18 13 400 7429 -23.2 -39.1 22 15.9 -25.5 244 49 324.8 324.9 290.6 326.1 0.32 14 350 8393 -29.8 -46.8 18 17.0 -31.4 239 60 328.6 328.6 291.5 329.2 0.16 15 300 9472 -38.1 -50.7 25 12.6 -38.9 242 72 331.7 331.7 292.3 332.2 0.12 16 250 10700 -47.8 -50.3 76 2.4 -48.0 246 85 334.9 335.0 293.2 335.6 0.15 17 200 12138 -54.3 -68.5 16 14.2 -54.6 248 93 346.8 346.8 295.9 346.8 0.02 18 150 13960 -61.1 -82.9 4 21.8 -61.3 255 78 364.8 364.8 299.6 364.8 0.00 19 100 16424 -67.2 -87.7 4 20.5 -67.3 251 41 397.9 397.9 304.9 397.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.47 m Freezing level: 630.90 mb = 3949.83 m = 12958.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.60 mb = 3561.65 m = 11685.05 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.31 % Est. max temperature: 27.73 C = 81.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 921.39 mb = 789.30 m = 2589.53 ft T: 18.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.00 C/km ThetaE index: 14.89 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 837.70 mb = 1603.57 m = 5261.01 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.71 C = 80.08 F Cap Strength: 1.47 C Lifted Index: -4.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.56 C Showalter Index: -3.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.22 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.11 C Cross Totals Index: 25.11 C K Index: 38.07 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 333.07 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.00 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 905.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 43.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.30 mb = 1170.98 m = 3841.77 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 756.30 mb = 2463.03 m = 8080.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.30 mb = 11062.87 m = 36295.05 ft B at Equ Level: 892.22 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 156.30 mb = 13699.09 m = 44943.98 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.9 at 33.0 knts Storm direction: 267.9 at 24.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 2.1 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 103.1 neg: -8.7 tot: 94.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 31.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.32 Bulk Rich Number: 34.78 Bulk Shear: 26.04 m/s