MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F027.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F027.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: 27 hour RUC valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.71,-94.12 Latitude: 35.71 Longitude: -94.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 SFC 958 437 23.3 20.5 84 2.8 21.3 181 9 300.1 303.0 296.0 347.0 16.01 2 950 515 22.3 19.5 84 2.8 20.3 189 14 299.8 302.6 295.3 344.1 15.15 3 900 983 18.4 17.6 96 0.7 17.9 195 21 300.4 303.0 294.8 342.2 14.25 4 850 1472 15.5 14.5 94 1.0 14.8 207 28 302.4 304.7 294.0 338.8 12.31 5 800 1985 12.6 10.0 84 2.6 11.0 208 27 304.6 306.4 292.7 333.6 9.70 6 750 2525 11.0 3.5 60 7.5 6.8 202 25 308.6 309.8 291.3 328.7 6.57 7 700 3099 8.3 -0.4 54 8.7 3.7 214 27 311.6 312.7 291.2 328.2 5.30 8 650 3705 2.4 -1.1 78 3.5 0.6 221 29 311.6 312.7 291.3 328.6 5.43 9 600 4345 -3.0 -6.5 77 3.5 -4.6 226 34 312.6 313.4 290.3 325.1 3.92 10 550 5029 -7.4 -16.8 47 9.4 -10.5 226 39 315.3 315.7 289.2 321.5 1.87 11 500 5765 -11.4 -22.6 39 11.2 -14.5 223 43 319.2 319.4 289.8 323.5 1.25 12 450 6565 -16.2 -21.6 63 5.4 -17.7 225 45 322.9 323.2 291.2 328.1 1.51 13 400 7441 -21.9 -30.9 44 9.0 -23.7 230 50 326.5 326.7 291.5 329.2 0.73 14 350 8410 -28.7 -40.7 31 12.0 -30.2 234 60 330.1 330.1 292.0 331.3 0.31 15 300 9494 -37.2 -46.7 37 9.5 -38.0 240 74 332.9 332.9 292.7 333.6 0.19 16 250 10723 -48.1 -49.2 89 1.1 -48.1 237 79 334.6 334.6 293.1 335.2 0.17 17 200 12167 -54.1 -71.5 10 17.3 -54.4 246 85 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.1 0.01 18 150 13984 -61.1 -81.9 5 20.8 -61.3 249 79 364.8 364.8 299.6 364.8 0.00 19 100 16444 -68.8 -87.6 5 18.8 -68.9 249 44 394.9 394.9 304.5 394.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5700.83 m Freezing level: 628.03 mb = 3986.38 m = 13078.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.44 mb = 3773.62 m = 12380.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.95 % Est. max temperature: 27.40 C = 81.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 919.87 mb = 793.92 m = 2604.68 ft T: 19.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.36 C/km ThetaE index: 18.75 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 880.86 mb = 1166.95 m = 3828.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.40 C = 75.91 F Cap Strength: 0.27 C Lifted Index: -5.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.13 C Showalter Index: -4.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.77 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.90 C Cross Totals Index: 25.87 C K Index: 32.70 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 406.61 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.08 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1521.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.02 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.73 mb = 1090.87 m = 3578.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 863.73 mb = 1334.99 m = 4379.84 ft Equ Level (EL): 213.73 mb = 11737.32 m = 38507.80 ft B at Equ Level: 1508.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 123.73 mb = 15152.07 m = 49710.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.3 at 31.2 knts Storm direction: 247.3 at 23.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.5 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 129.1 neg: -15.0 tot: 114.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.99 Bulk Rich Number: 34.71 Bulk Shear: 43.83 m/s