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: 36.77,-92.20 Latitude: 36.77 Longitude: -92.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 973 297 23.0 20.3 85 2.6 21.1 188 7 298.4 301.3 295.3 343.9 15.63 2 950 504 21.3 19.1 87 2.2 19.8 194 14 298.8 301.5 294.8 341.9 14.79 3 900 971 18.2 16.7 91 1.4 17.2 199 21 300.2 302.7 294.2 339.6 13.43 4 850 1460 14.9 13.9 94 1.0 14.3 201 26 301.8 304.0 293.5 336.8 11.86 5 800 1971 11.6 9.9 90 1.6 10.6 202 29 303.5 305.2 292.3 332.2 9.64 6 750 2509 9.0 4.8 75 4.3 6.6 205 29 306.4 307.7 291.2 328.2 7.19 7 700 3078 6.5 -0.1 63 6.6 3.1 215 31 309.7 310.7 290.7 326.6 5.43 8 650 3680 0.9 -1.2 86 2.1 -0.2 221 33 310.0 311.0 290.7 326.7 5.39 9 600 4318 -4.0 -4.4 97 0.4 -4.2 220 37 311.4 312.3 290.5 325.9 4.59 10 550 5000 -7.3 -8.1 94 0.8 -7.6 222 42 315.5 316.2 291.0 327.6 3.78 11 500 5741 -9.9 -11.0 92 1.0 -10.4 226 47 320.9 321.6 292.2 331.8 3.31 12 450 6545 -15.5 -17.1 87 1.6 -16.0 232 52 323.8 324.2 292.0 331.3 2.22 13 400 7423 -21.5 -23.7 82 2.3 -22.0 235 53 327.1 327.4 292.3 332.1 1.41 14 350 8393 -29.0 -31.4 80 2.4 -29.4 234 50 329.7 329.8 292.4 332.6 0.79 15 300 9474 -38.3 -41.4 72 3.1 -38.6 243 60 331.4 331.5 292.4 332.7 0.34 16 250 10697 -49.2 -52.5 68 3.4 -49.3 249 65 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.5 0.12 17 200 12125 -56.4 -65.6 31 9.1 -56.6 253 92 343.4 343.4 295.1 343.5 0.03 18 150 13955 -57.9 -82.8 3 24.9 -58.2 247 64 370.3 370.3 300.6 370.3 0.00 19 100 16446 -67.5 -87.4 4 19.8 -67.6 256 45 397.3 397.3 304.8 397.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.18 m Freezing level: 640.91 mb = 3796.00 m = 12453.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.42 mb = 3649.88 m = 11974.52 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.75 % Est. max temperature: 27.17 C = 80.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 936.55 mb = 627.56 m = 2058.88 ft T: 20.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.18 C/km ThetaE index: 17.36 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 884.18 mb = 1122.87 m = 3683.90 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.21 C = 77.38 F Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lifted Index: -3.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.35 C Showalter Index: -1.82 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.74 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.87 C Cross Totals Index: 23.88 C K Index: 32.18 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 345.91 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.11 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1442.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.38 mb = 986.82 m = 3237.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 863.38 mb = 1326.25 m = 4351.17 ft Equ Level (EL): 213.38 mb = 11710.61 m = 38420.16 ft B at Equ Level: 1441.25 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 133.38 mb = 14676.92 m = 48152.02 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.3 at 33.1 knts Storm direction: 246.3 at 24.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 144.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 144.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.05 Bulk Rich Number: 25.21 Bulk Shear: 57.23 m/s