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: 35.24,-94.48 Latitude: 35.24 Longitude: -94.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 SFC 990 156 23.4 21.4 89 2.0 22.0 221 13 297.4 300.4 295.5 344.9 16.41 2 950 512 20.4 19.8 96 0.6 20.0 226 25 297.9 300.7 295.0 342.7 15.47 3 900 978 18.0 16.7 92 1.3 17.1 229 31 300.0 302.5 294.1 339.3 13.39 4 850 1466 15.0 11.5 79 3.5 12.8 228 30 301.9 303.7 292.2 331.7 10.07 5 800 1977 11.9 6.8 71 5.1 8.9 220 30 303.8 305.3 290.9 327.2 7.79 6 750 2515 8.5 4.0 73 4.5 6.0 217 32 305.8 307.1 290.7 326.5 6.81 7 700 3081 4.5 2.1 84 2.4 3.2 221 37 307.5 308.7 290.9 327.0 6.39 8 650 3681 0.7 -0.1 95 0.7 0.3 225 42 309.7 310.8 291.1 327.9 5.87 9 600 4321 -2.2 -2.9 95 0.6 -2.6 225 45 313.5 314.5 291.7 329.8 5.17 10 550 5009 -5.8 -6.3 97 0.5 -6.0 224 45 317.2 318.0 292.0 331.2 4.36 11 500 5751 -10.0 -10.8 94 0.7 -10.4 226 46 320.8 321.5 292.2 331.9 3.37 12 450 6555 -15.0 -16.3 90 1.3 -15.4 225 49 324.4 324.9 292.4 332.5 2.39 13 400 7436 -20.9 -22.7 85 1.9 -21.4 225 52 327.9 328.2 292.6 333.3 1.54 14 350 8407 -28.5 -31.4 76 3.0 -29.0 228 54 330.4 330.5 292.6 333.3 0.79 15 300 9491 -37.5 -40.9 71 3.4 -37.9 227 52 332.4 332.5 292.7 333.8 0.36 16 250 10720 -47.6 -50.7 70 3.2 -47.7 226 57 335.3 335.4 293.3 335.9 0.15 17 200 12183 -52.0 -73.8 6 21.9 -52.3 255 77 350.5 350.5 296.7 350.5 0.01 18 150 13999 -61.8 -79.8 7 18.0 -62.0 266 59 363.6 363.6 299.4 363.6 0.00 19 100 16462 -68.2 -87.6 5 19.4 -68.2 257 45 396.0 396.0 304.6 396.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5684.74 m Freezing level: 638.35 mb = 3830.35 m = 12566.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.55 mb = 3748.47 m = 12297.98 ft Precipitable water: 1.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.09 % Est. max temperature: 28.25 C = 82.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.75 mb = 405.27 m = 1329.61 ft T: 21.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.45 C/km ThetaE index: 18.41 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 910.55 mb = 877.79 m = 2879.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.54 C = 77.97 F Cap Strength: 0.39 C Lifted Index: -4.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.71 C Showalter Index: 0.38 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.58 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.06 C Cross Totals Index: 21.52 C K Index: 34.17 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 244.14 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.04 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1402.48 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.07 mb = 750.68 m = 2462.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 879.07 mb = 1179.12 m = 3868.47 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.07 mb = 11293.35 m = 37051.21 ft B at Equ Level: 1401.41 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 129.07 mb = 14912.34 m = 48924.40 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.0 at 37.2 knts Storm direction: 254.0 at 27.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 1.2 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 101.1 neg: -9.7 tot: 91.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 30.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.58 Bulk Rich Number: 41.05 Bulk Shear: 34.16 m/s