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: 36.64,-94.15 Latitude: 36.64 Longitude: -94.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 SFC 963 387 22.6 20.3 87 2.3 21.1 203 9 299.0 301.9 295.5 345.1 15.80 2 950 505 21.5 19.4 88 2.0 20.1 204 14 299.0 301.7 295.0 343.0 15.12 3 900 972 17.8 17.6 99 0.2 17.7 207 21 299.8 302.4 294.6 341.3 14.18 4 850 1460 14.8 14.7 99 0.1 14.8 211 26 301.7 304.0 294.0 338.5 12.49 5 800 1972 12.2 10.7 90 1.5 11.3 216 28 304.1 306.0 292.9 334.4 10.14 6 750 2511 9.7 6.7 82 3.0 7.9 214 29 307.1 308.6 292.3 332.1 8.26 7 700 3082 7.0 2.4 72 4.6 4.4 216 31 310.2 311.5 291.8 330.3 6.49 8 650 3686 1.4 -2.2 77 3.6 -0.4 220 34 310.5 311.4 290.6 326.1 5.00 9 600 4323 -4.7 -6.0 90 1.4 -5.3 219 39 310.7 311.5 289.8 323.5 4.06 10 550 5003 -8.4 -10.6 84 2.2 -9.3 222 47 314.1 314.7 290.0 324.0 3.09 11 500 5739 -11.6 -13.3 87 1.7 -12.2 230 53 318.9 319.5 291.2 328.0 2.75 12 450 6540 -16.0 -17.9 86 1.8 -16.6 236 58 323.1 323.5 291.7 330.2 2.09 13 400 7417 -21.4 -24.1 79 2.6 -22.1 236 60 327.1 327.4 292.2 331.9 1.37 14 350 8388 -28.5 -31.1 78 2.7 -28.9 231 54 330.4 330.5 292.6 333.3 0.81 15 300 9469 -38.1 -41.4 71 3.3 -38.4 235 59 331.7 331.8 292.5 333.0 0.34 16 250 10695 -48.8 -51.8 71 2.9 -49.0 241 64 333.5 333.5 292.8 334.0 0.13 17 200 12126 -56.9 -64.6 37 7.7 -57.1 245 91 342.6 342.6 295.0 342.8 0.03 18 150 13942 -58.7 -82.5 3 23.8 -58.9 252 64 369.0 369.0 300.4 369.0 0.00 19 100 16433 -66.4 -87.4 4 21.0 -66.5 257 48 399.5 399.5 305.1 399.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5681.47 m Freezing level: 638.72 mb = 3829.54 m = 12563.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.62 mb = 3628.13 m = 11903.18 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.17 % Est. max temperature: 27.09 C = 80.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 931.36 mb = 675.82 m = 2217.22 ft T: 20.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.99 C/km ThetaE index: 21.57 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 899.61 mb = 975.38 m = 3200.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.45 C = 74.21 F Cap Strength: 0.03 C Lifted Index: -5.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.16 C Showalter Index: -4.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.72 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.42 C Cross Totals Index: 26.30 C K Index: 36.49 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 421.02 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.20 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1657.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 57.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.66 mb = 965.31 m = 3167.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 895.66 mb = 1012.92 m = 3323.19 ft Equ Level (EL): 205.66 mb = 11946.53 m = 39194.19 ft B at Equ Level: 1655.55 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 125.66 mb = 15029.74 m = 49309.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.8 at 35.7 knts Storm direction: 250.8 at 26.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.2 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 120.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 120.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 40.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.02 Bulk Rich Number: 28.42 Bulk Shear: 58.33 m/s