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: 36.25,-94.06 Latitude: 36.25 Longitude: -94.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 23.4 20.3 83 3.1 21.2 197 10 300.0 302.8 295.8 346.2 15.80 2 950 506 22.4 19.3 83 3.1 20.2 198 15 299.9 302.6 295.2 343.6 14.95 3 900 974 18.3 17.6 95 0.7 17.8 202 22 300.4 303.0 294.8 342.0 14.21 4 850 1463 15.1 14.7 97 0.5 14.8 209 28 302.0 304.3 294.0 338.7 12.44 5 800 1975 12.3 10.3 88 1.9 11.0 212 30 304.2 306.1 292.7 333.8 9.90 6 750 2515 10.1 5.1 71 5.1 7.2 209 29 307.6 308.9 291.7 329.9 7.34 7 700 3087 7.7 -0.1 58 7.8 3.6 214 30 311.1 312.1 291.2 328.0 5.44 8 650 3692 1.9 -1.4 79 3.3 0.2 220 32 311.1 312.1 291.0 327.7 5.31 9 600 4331 -4.1 -5.7 88 1.6 -4.8 222 37 311.4 312.2 290.1 324.5 4.16 10 550 5012 -8.0 -13.0 68 4.9 -9.9 224 44 314.6 315.0 289.6 322.9 2.56 11 500 5748 -11.3 -14.0 81 2.7 -12.3 228 51 319.2 319.7 291.1 327.8 2.59 12 450 6550 -16.2 -18.2 85 2.0 -16.9 233 54 322.8 323.2 291.6 329.7 2.03 13 400 7426 -21.8 -24.8 77 3.0 -22.5 234 56 326.7 326.9 292.0 331.2 1.28 14 350 8395 -28.9 -31.4 79 2.5 -29.3 231 49 329.8 330.0 292.4 332.7 0.79 15 300 9476 -38.3 -41.2 74 2.9 -38.5 240 60 331.4 331.5 292.4 332.8 0.35 16 250 10701 -48.8 -51.5 74 2.7 -49.0 243 67 333.5 333.5 292.8 334.0 0.13 17 200 12141 -54.5 -69.6 14 15.1 -54.8 247 91 346.4 346.4 295.8 346.5 0.02 18 150 13955 -59.4 -82.4 4 23.0 -59.6 249 70 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.00 19 100 16438 -66.6 -87.6 4 20.9 -66.8 255 46 399.0 399.0 305.0 399.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5689.98 m Freezing level: 633.99 mb = 3896.63 m = 12784.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.06 mb = 3715.95 m = 12191.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.55 % Est. max temperature: 27.16 C = 80.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 918.49 mb = 798.34 m = 2619.19 ft T: 19.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.17 C/km ThetaE index: 23.28 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 884.77 mb = 1120.34 m = 3675.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.36 C = 75.86 F Cap Strength: 0.23 C Lifted Index: -5.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.62 C Showalter Index: -4.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.46 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.46 C Cross Totals Index: 26.00 C K Index: 33.30 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 418.64 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.26 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1692.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 58.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 890.33 mb = 1066.74 m = 3499.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 875.33 mb = 1212.01 m = 3976.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 215.33 mb = 11664.01 m = 38267.28 ft B at Equ Level: 1689.26 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 125.33 mb = 15055.38 m = 49393.68 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.4 at 34.9 knts Storm direction: 249.4 at 26.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.2 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 126.8 neg: -6.2 tot: 120.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 40.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.8 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.16 Bulk Rich Number: 32.41 Bulk Shear: 52.21 m/s