MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F028.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F028.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: 28 hour RUC valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.02,-93.37 Latitude: 36.02 Longitude: -93.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 1 950 512 SFC 947 542 23.4 19.1 77 4.3 20.4 195 9 301.2 303.9 295.5 345.0 14.88 3 900 981 18.6 16.9 90 1.7 17.5 199 20 300.7 303.2 294.5 340.7 13.61 4 850 1470 15.3 14.0 92 1.3 14.4 206 27 302.2 304.4 293.7 337.3 11.89 5 800 1982 12.2 9.9 85 2.4 10.7 207 27 304.2 306.0 292.5 332.9 9.59 6 750 2522 11.6 1.7 51 9.9 6.2 207 26 309.2 310.3 290.9 327.0 5.77 7 700 3096 8.4 -0.4 54 8.8 3.7 218 27 311.7 312.7 291.2 328.3 5.30 8 650 3702 2.3 -2.2 72 4.5 0.0 223 29 311.6 312.5 290.9 327.3 5.01 9 600 4342 -3.1 -7.7 70 4.6 -5.1 225 34 312.5 313.2 289.9 323.9 3.56 10 550 5024 -7.9 -13.9 62 6.0 -10.1 226 38 314.8 315.2 289.5 322.5 2.38 11 500 5759 -12.0 -15.8 73 3.8 -13.3 225 42 318.4 318.8 290.5 325.8 2.23 12 450 6560 -16.5 -17.9 88 1.5 -16.9 227 45 322.5 322.9 291.6 329.6 2.07 13 400 7434 -22.7 -26.3 73 3.6 -23.5 231 50 325.4 325.7 291.5 329.4 1.12 14 350 8400 -29.8 -31.6 84 1.9 -30.1 232 50 328.6 328.8 292.1 331.4 0.77 15 300 9480 -37.8 -43.4 56 5.6 -38.2 241 74 332.1 332.2 292.6 333.2 0.27 16 250 10708 -48.0 -50.9 72 2.8 -48.1 239 82 334.7 334.7 293.1 335.3 0.14 17 200 12155 -53.7 -72.3 9 18.6 -54.0 247 88 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.8 0.01 18 150 13972 -59.9 -82.2 4 22.3 -60.1 247 75 366.9 366.9 300.0 366.9 0.00 19 100 16445 -68.2 -87.5 5 19.3 -68.2 251 42 396.0 396.0 304.6 396.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5696.24 m Freezing level: 628.66 mb = 3974.98 m = 13041.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.81 mb = 3704.27 m = 12152.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.04 % Est. max temperature: 26.63 C = 79.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 889.68 mb = 1079.79 m = 3542.57 ft T: 17.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.65 C/km ThetaE index: 17.93 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 860.16 mb = 1368.39 m = 4489.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.04 C = 75.26 F Cap Strength: 1.01 C Lifted Index: -5.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.48 C Showalter Index: -4.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.33 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.33 C Cross Totals Index: 26.00 C K Index: 32.53 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 415.90 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.35 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1375.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.91 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.99 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 868.22 mb = 1288.60 m = 4227.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 843.22 mb = 1537.62 m = 5044.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 773.22 mb = 2266.96 m = 7437.44 ft B at Equ Level: 15.53 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 713.22 mb = 2940.63 m = 9647.62 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.2 at 31.3 knts Storm direction: 249.2 at 23.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 113.2 neg: -3.8 tot: 109.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 36.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.79 Bulk Rich Number: 31.86 Bulk Shear: 43.16 m/s