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: 36.62,-94.42 Latitude: 36.62 Longitude: -94.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 970 328 22.8 20.4 86 2.4 21.1 195 7 298.5 301.4 295.4 344.4 15.74 2 950 507 21.1 19.4 90 1.7 19.9 197 12 298.6 301.4 295.0 342.6 15.13 3 900 973 17.6 17.5 99 0.2 17.5 202 19 299.7 302.3 294.6 340.9 14.10 4 850 1461 15.1 14.2 94 0.9 14.5 211 23 302.0 304.2 293.7 337.6 12.05 5 800 1974 12.9 10.4 84 2.6 11.3 218 22 304.9 306.8 293.0 334.7 9.94 6 750 2515 9.8 7.7 87 2.1 8.6 214 26 307.2 308.9 292.8 334.0 8.84 7 700 3086 7.4 0.9 64 6.4 3.9 222 32 310.7 311.8 291.4 328.9 5.86 8 650 3691 2.0 -4.9 60 7.0 -1.3 228 34 311.2 312.0 290.0 324.1 4.07 9 600 4329 -4.0 -6.4 84 2.3 -5.1 224 39 311.4 312.2 289.9 324.0 3.96 10 550 5010 -8.2 -11.6 77 3.4 -9.5 224 45 314.3 314.8 289.8 323.5 2.86 11 500 5745 -12.2 -16.7 69 4.5 -13.7 229 50 318.1 318.5 290.3 325.0 2.07 12 450 6542 -17.0 -20.4 75 3.4 -18.0 233 54 321.8 322.2 291.0 327.6 1.68 13 400 7416 -22.5 -26.1 72 3.6 -23.4 234 57 325.7 325.9 291.6 329.7 1.13 14 350 8383 -29.3 -32.9 71 3.6 -29.9 228 54 329.3 329.4 292.2 331.8 0.69 15 300 9462 -38.5 -42.4 66 3.9 -38.9 232 59 331.1 331.1 292.3 332.2 0.30 16 250 10686 -48.9 -51.5 74 2.7 -49.0 236 82 333.4 333.4 292.8 333.9 0.13 17 200 12125 -55.0 -70.4 13 15.5 -55.2 241 91 345.7 345.7 295.7 345.8 0.01 18 150 13944 -59.5 -81.9 4 22.4 -59.7 246 71 367.6 367.6 300.1 367.6 0.00 19 100 16425 -67.0 -87.4 4 20.4 -67.1 252 47 398.4 398.4 305.0 398.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.40 m Freezing level: 633.43 mb = 3902.22 m = 12802.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 662.31 mb = 3537.63 m = 11606.26 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.78 % Est. max temperature: 27.94 C = 82.29 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 936.80 mb = 627.51 m = 2058.74 ft T: 20.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.38 C/km ThetaE index: 20.81 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.71 mb = 937.83 m = 3076.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.83 C = 74.89 F Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lifted Index: -6.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.78 C Showalter Index: -4.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.79 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.36 C Cross Totals Index: 26.43 C K Index: 35.10 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 425.93 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.56 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1684.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 58.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.34 mb = 912.79 m = 2994.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 891.34 mb = 1055.91 m = 3464.22 ft Equ Level (EL): 211.34 mb = 11769.33 m = 38612.81 ft B at Equ Level: 1670.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 121.34 mb = 15241.83 m = 50005.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.6 at 33.4 knts Storm direction: 252.6 at 25.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 0.4 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 139.2 neg: -1.1 tot: 138.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.04 Bulk Rich Number: 25.47 Bulk Shear: 66.12 m/s