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: 35.26,-93.98 Latitude: 35.26 Longitude: -93.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 988 173 24.0 21.1 84 3.0 21.9 216 10 298.2 301.1 295.5 345.1 16.12 2 950 512 21.0 19.5 91 1.5 19.9 220 22 298.5 301.3 294.9 342.6 15.15 3 900 979 18.6 16.1 86 2.4 17.0 225 30 300.7 303.0 294.0 338.6 12.93 4 850 1467 15.6 11.3 75 4.4 12.9 228 32 302.5 304.4 292.2 331.9 9.91 5 800 1979 12.4 6.8 69 5.6 9.1 222 30 304.4 305.8 291.1 327.8 7.78 6 750 2518 8.9 4.1 72 4.8 6.2 216 29 306.2 307.5 290.9 327.0 6.84 7 700 3085 4.7 2.1 83 2.7 3.3 215 30 307.7 308.9 290.9 327.2 6.36 8 650 3685 0.8 0.1 95 0.7 0.4 216 36 309.9 311.0 291.2 328.3 5.94 9 600 4326 -2.3 -2.6 97 0.4 -2.4 218 41 313.5 314.5 291.7 330.1 5.27 10 550 5013 -6.0 -6.2 98 0.2 -6.1 223 45 317.0 317.8 292.0 331.1 4.38 11 500 5755 -10.0 -10.6 95 0.6 -10.2 226 47 320.9 321.6 292.3 332.1 3.41 12 450 6560 -14.8 -16.8 85 2.0 -15.4 226 50 324.7 325.1 292.4 332.5 2.29 13 400 7441 -20.7 -24.1 74 3.3 -21.6 230 53 328.1 328.3 292.5 332.9 1.37 14 350 8414 -28.0 -31.5 72 3.5 -28.6 227 51 331.0 331.2 292.7 333.9 0.79 15 300 9498 -37.3 -41.0 68 3.7 -37.7 228 53 332.8 332.9 292.8 334.1 0.35 16 250 10728 -48.0 -50.3 77 2.2 -48.1 227 53 334.7 334.7 293.2 335.3 0.15 17 200 12186 -52.0 -75.2 5 23.2 -52.4 255 77 350.4 350.4 296.7 350.4 0.01 18 150 14001 -61.8 -80.4 7 18.5 -62.0 264 62 363.6 363.6 299.4 363.6 0.00 19 100 16462 -68.5 -87.5 5 18.9 -68.6 256 45 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.54 m Freezing level: 636.49 mb = 3858.37 m = 12658.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.51 mb = 3778.03 m = 12394.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.65 % Est. max temperature: 28.77 C = 83.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.43 mb = 544.12 m = 1785.14 ft T: 20.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.50 C/km ThetaE index: 18.04 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 882.03 mb = 1151.13 m = 3776.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.11 C = 80.80 F Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lifted Index: -3.77 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.38 C Showalter Index: 0.33 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.82 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.61 C Cross Totals Index: 21.21 C K Index: 34.20 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 245.81 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.04 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1286.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.35 mb = 898.88 m = 2949.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 843.35 mb = 1533.81 m = 5032.12 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.35 mb = 11464.57 m = 37612.95 ft B at Equ Level: 1272.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 133.35 mb = 14714.88 m = 48276.59 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.2 at 35.3 knts Storm direction: 251.2 at 26.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 1.1 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 67.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 87.2 neg: -22.2 tot: 65.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.64 Bulk Rich Number: 34.15 Bulk Shear: 37.68 m/s