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: 37.11,-93.31 Latitude: 37.11 Longitude: -93.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 61 SFC 963 385 21.4 20.0 92 1.4 20.4 183 7 297.7 300.5 294.9 342.5 15.45 2 950 507 20.3 19.3 94 1.0 19.6 192 11 297.7 300.5 294.6 341.1 14.95 3 900 973 17.4 17.2 98 0.3 17.2 203 18 299.5 302.0 294.3 339.8 13.83 4 850 1461 15.1 13.6 91 1.5 14.1 212 21 301.9 304.1 293.4 336.3 11.62 5 800 1973 12.5 10.2 86 2.3 11.0 221 18 304.4 306.2 292.7 333.8 9.82 6 750 2512 9.2 7.4 89 1.8 8.1 220 22 306.5 308.1 292.4 332.7 8.64 7 700 3082 6.6 1.9 72 4.7 4.1 220 31 309.8 311.0 291.5 329.3 6.30 8 650 3685 1.4 -2.7 75 4.0 -0.6 224 37 310.5 311.4 290.5 325.6 4.84 9 600 4322 -4.8 -6.4 89 1.5 -5.5 226 42 310.6 311.3 289.7 323.0 3.96 10 550 5002 -8.9 -10.7 87 1.8 -9.6 227 49 313.5 314.1 289.8 323.4 3.07 11 500 5735 -12.4 -14.9 82 2.5 -13.3 231 54 317.9 318.4 290.5 325.9 2.41 12 450 6534 -16.6 -18.9 83 2.3 -17.3 234 57 322.3 322.7 291.4 328.8 1.91 13 400 7409 -22.1 -25.1 77 3.0 -22.8 234 58 326.2 326.5 291.9 330.6 1.24 14 350 8377 -29.4 -31.7 80 2.3 -29.7 229 50 329.2 329.3 292.3 332.0 0.77 15 300 9455 -38.8 -41.4 76 2.6 -39.0 236 62 330.7 330.8 292.3 332.0 0.34 16 250 10678 -49.2 -51.7 75 2.5 -49.3 240 80 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.4 0.13 17 200 12113 -55.3 -68.6 18 13.3 -55.5 243 95 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.3 0.02 18 150 13935 -58.9 -82.1 4 23.1 -59.2 245 69 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.5 0.00 19 100 16426 -66.3 -87.4 4 21.1 -66.4 256 45 399.6 399.6 305.2 399.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5674.18 m Freezing level: 638.92 mb = 3826.50 m = 12553.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 656.66 mb = 3602.38 m = 11818.68 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.51 % Est. max temperature: 27.38 C = 81.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 943.83 mb = 563.46 m = 1848.61 ft T: 19.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.17 C/km ThetaE index: 19.47 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 897.27 mb = 998.92 m = 3277.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.28 C = 73.90 F Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lifted Index: -5.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.02 C Showalter Index: -4.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.54 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.50 C Cross Totals Index: 26.04 C K Index: 36.44 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 415.11 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.15 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1501.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.26 mb = 941.82 m = 3089.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 858.26 mb = 1378.16 m = 4521.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 218.26 mb = 11551.16 m = 37897.04 ft B at Equ Level: 1493.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 138.26 mb = 14435.30 m = 47359.33 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.7 at 34.5 knts Storm direction: 254.7 at 25.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 1.2 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 141.5 neg: -9.9 tot: 131.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 43.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.83 Bulk Rich Number: 19.08 Bulk Shear: 78.68 m/s