MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F029.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F029.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: 29 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.42,-94.69 Latitude: 35.42 Longitude: -94.69 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 SFC 986 183 23.0 21.4 91 1.6 21.9 213 13 297.4 300.3 295.6 345.1 16.49 2 950 509 20.4 20.0 97 0.4 20.1 215 26 297.9 300.8 295.1 343.4 15.67 3 900 975 18.0 17.4 96 0.6 17.6 221 32 300.1 302.6 294.6 341.2 14.04 4 850 1464 15.2 14.1 94 1.0 14.5 227 34 302.0 304.2 293.7 337.5 12.01 5 800 1976 12.4 8.7 78 3.7 10.1 223 32 304.3 306.0 291.9 330.8 8.84 6 750 2514 9.0 3.4 68 5.6 5.9 210 30 306.4 307.6 290.6 326.3 6.55 7 700 3081 4.5 1.6 82 2.8 2.9 208 31 307.4 308.6 290.6 326.3 6.16 8 650 3681 1.0 -0.6 89 1.5 0.2 217 37 310.1 311.1 291.0 327.6 5.66 9 600 4322 -2.2 -3.8 89 1.6 -3.0 223 43 313.5 314.4 291.3 328.8 4.82 10 550 5008 -6.3 -7.7 90 1.4 -6.9 228 46 316.6 317.4 291.5 329.3 3.91 11 500 5749 -10.4 -11.9 88 1.5 -11.0 231 48 320.4 321.0 291.9 330.5 3.07 12 450 6552 -14.9 -16.8 85 2.0 -15.6 229 49 324.5 325.0 292.3 332.2 2.27 13 400 7434 -20.3 -22.6 82 2.3 -21.0 224 52 328.5 328.9 292.8 334.0 1.55 14 350 8408 -27.9 -31.1 74 3.2 -28.5 225 54 331.2 331.3 292.9 334.2 0.82 15 300 9493 -37.3 -41.0 68 3.8 -37.7 223 54 332.8 332.9 292.9 334.2 0.35 16 250 10721 -48.1 -51.7 66 3.6 -48.3 225 59 334.6 334.6 293.1 335.1 0.13 17 200 12172 -52.5 -73.5 6 20.9 -52.9 251 82 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.6 0.01 18 150 13986 -61.8 -81.7 5 19.9 -61.9 268 68 363.7 363.7 299.4 363.7 0.00 19 100 16450 -68.2 -87.4 5 19.3 -68.2 254 47 396.0 396.0 304.6 396.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.90 m Freezing level: 634.93 mb = 3874.52 m = 12711.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.94 mb = 3719.28 m = 12202.22 ft Precipitable water: 1.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.89 % Est. max temperature: 28.30 C = 82.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 963.44 mb = 386.92 m = 1269.42 ft T: 21.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.57 C/km ThetaE index: 18.80 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 918.36 mb = 801.21 m = 2628.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.94 C = 76.89 F Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lifted Index: -4.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.04 C Showalter Index: -2.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.06 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.54 C Cross Totals Index: 24.52 C K Index: 36.83 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 341.98 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.50 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1542.79 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.84 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 926.09 mb = 728.89 m = 2391.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 901.09 mb = 965.06 m = 3166.17 ft Equ Level (EL): 221.09 mb = 11520.18 m = 37795.39 ft B at Equ Level: 1537.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 121.09 mb = 15287.33 m = 50154.69 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.1 at 36.8 knts Storm direction: 252.1 at 27.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 1.5 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 53.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 109.6 neg: -35.2 tot: 74.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.98 Bulk Rich Number: 52.65 Bulk Shear: 29.30 m/s