MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F030.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F030.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: 30 hour RUC valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.17,-93.13 Latitude: 35.17 Longitude: -93.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 71 SFC 993 135 24.1 20.7 81 3.4 21.7 227 10 297.8 300.7 295.1 343.2 15.63 2 950 519 21.2 18.9 87 2.3 19.6 220 22 298.7 301.4 294.6 341.3 14.63 3 900 986 18.3 17.1 93 1.2 17.5 219 26 300.3 302.8 294.5 340.6 13.76 4 850 1475 14.9 14.5 97 0.4 14.7 218 29 301.8 304.0 293.9 338.1 12.31 5 800 1986 11.6 10.9 96 0.7 11.2 219 31 303.5 305.4 292.9 334.2 10.31 6 750 2524 8.4 6.1 85 2.3 7.1 220 31 305.7 307.2 291.6 329.6 7.89 7 700 3092 5.5 1.7 77 3.8 3.4 215 29 308.5 309.7 291.0 327.5 6.18 8 650 3693 0.8 0.0 95 0.7 0.4 210 31 309.8 310.9 291.2 328.1 5.90 9 600 4333 -2.4 -2.9 96 0.5 -2.6 214 36 313.4 314.4 291.6 329.7 5.16 10 550 5020 -5.6 -6.4 94 0.8 -6.0 221 42 317.5 318.3 292.1 331.4 4.31 11 500 5763 -9.2 -10.3 92 1.0 -9.6 224 45 321.8 322.5 292.6 333.4 3.51 12 450 6570 -14.0 -15.2 91 1.2 -14.5 229 46 325.6 326.1 292.9 334.4 2.61 13 400 7453 -20.7 -22.8 83 2.1 -21.2 236 52 328.1 328.4 292.6 333.4 1.53 14 350 8425 -27.8 -30.7 76 2.9 -28.3 232 50 331.3 331.4 292.9 334.3 0.84 15 300 9511 -37.3 -40.1 75 2.8 -37.6 235 55 332.8 332.9 292.9 334.3 0.39 16 250 10740 -48.0 -50.4 76 2.4 -48.1 237 62 334.7 334.8 293.2 335.3 0.15 17 200 12186 -53.2 -72.3 8 19.1 -53.5 255 85 348.5 348.5 296.3 348.5 0.01 18 150 14003 -61.0 -81.7 5 20.7 -61.2 260 67 365.1 365.1 299.7 365.1 0.00 19 100 16470 -68.9 -87.6 5 18.8 -69.0 252 40 394.6 394.6 304.5 394.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5692.46 m Freezing level: 637.86 mb = 3848.03 m = 12624.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.79 mb = 3769.43 m = 12366.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.95 % Est. max temperature: 28.24 C = 82.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.64 mb = 568.10 m = 1863.82 ft T: 20.93 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.50 C/km ThetaE index: 15.67 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 894.14 mb = 1042.23 m = 3419.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.71 C = 80.07 F Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lifted Index: -3.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.71 C Showalter Index: -1.64 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.89 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.15 C Cross Totals Index: 23.74 C K Index: 34.87 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 314.41 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.07 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1257.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.68 mb = 865.50 m = 2839.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 867.68 mb = 1298.87 m = 4261.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 217.68 mb = 11637.25 m = 38179.47 ft B at Equ Level: 1238.47 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 137.68 mb = 14524.34 m = 47651.45 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.8 at 32.7 knts Storm direction: 248.8 at 24.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.7 neg: 2.6 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 65.9 neg: -12.3 tot: 53.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 17.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.2 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.52 Bulk Rich Number: 40.12 Bulk Shear: 31.36 m/s