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: 36.14,-94.14 Latitude: 36.14 Longitude: -94.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 SFC 961 402 23.6 20.3 82 3.3 21.3 194 11 300.2 303.0 295.8 346.5 15.83 2 950 506 22.5 19.3 82 3.2 20.2 197 15 300.0 302.8 295.3 343.9 14.99 3 900 974 18.4 17.6 95 0.8 17.9 201 22 300.5 303.1 294.8 342.2 14.20 4 850 1463 15.3 14.6 96 0.7 14.8 208 28 302.2 304.4 294.0 338.8 12.39 5 800 1976 12.3 10.3 88 2.0 11.1 212 30 304.3 306.1 292.7 333.8 9.90 6 750 2515 10.1 5.1 71 5.0 7.2 208 29 307.5 308.9 291.7 329.9 7.34 7 700 3087 7.7 -0.1 58 7.8 3.6 213 30 311.0 312.1 291.1 327.9 5.42 8 650 3692 2.0 -1.7 77 3.7 0.1 219 32 311.2 312.2 291.0 327.5 5.21 9 600 4331 -3.9 -6.2 84 2.3 -5.0 221 36 311.6 312.4 290.0 324.3 4.00 10 550 5012 -7.8 -12.5 69 4.7 -9.6 224 44 314.8 315.3 289.8 323.4 2.65 11 500 5750 -11.0 -13.1 85 2.1 -11.8 229 51 319.6 320.1 291.4 328.8 2.79 12 450 6552 -16.2 -18.1 85 1.9 -16.8 232 53 322.9 323.3 291.7 329.8 2.04 13 400 7428 -21.7 -24.6 77 2.9 -22.4 234 55 326.7 327.0 292.1 331.3 1.30 14 350 8398 -28.9 -31.8 76 2.9 -29.4 232 49 329.8 329.9 292.4 332.6 0.76 15 300 9478 -38.2 -41.4 72 3.2 -38.5 240 60 331.5 331.6 292.5 332.8 0.34 16 250 10703 -48.8 -51.4 74 2.6 -49.0 242 64 333.5 333.5 292.8 334.0 0.13 17 200 12144 -54.1 -70.4 12 16.3 -54.4 247 91 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.1 0.01 18 150 13959 -59.6 -82.3 4 22.7 -59.9 249 71 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.3 0.00 19 100 16439 -66.8 -87.5 4 20.7 -67.0 255 47 398.6 398.6 305.0 398.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5691.31 m Freezing level: 633.09 mb = 3908.25 m = 12822.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.66 mb = 3708.71 m = 12167.55 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.04 % Est. max temperature: 27.23 C = 81.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 916.26 mb = 819.36 m = 2688.14 ft T: 19.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.05 C/km ThetaE index: 23.07 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 882.23 mb = 1145.01 m = 3756.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.57 C = 76.22 F Cap Strength: 0.27 C Lifted Index: -5.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.68 C Showalter Index: -3.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.98 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.34 C Cross Totals Index: 25.64 C K Index: 33.10 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 410.56 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.08 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1688.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 58.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.79 mb = 1081.60 m = 3548.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 873.79 mb = 1227.18 m = 4026.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 213.79 mb = 11713.75 m = 38430.48 ft B at Equ Level: 1679.73 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 123.79 mb = 15133.36 m = 49649.52 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.0 at 34.9 knts Storm direction: 249.0 at 26.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 0.2 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 65.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 124.9 neg: -6.9 tot: 118.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.16 Bulk Rich Number: 32.85 Bulk Shear: 51.40 m/s