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: 36.81,-93.82 Latitude: 36.81 Longitude: -93.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 SFC 957 432 21.3 20.0 92 1.4 20.4 189 10 298.2 301.0 295.1 343.2 15.51 2 950 496 20.5 19.5 94 1.0 19.9 194 16 298.0 300.8 294.8 342.2 15.23 3 900 962 17.8 17.4 98 0.4 17.6 204 27 299.9 302.4 294.6 341.0 14.07 4 850 1450 15.5 14.1 92 1.3 14.6 208 31 302.3 304.5 293.8 337.9 12.01 5 800 1963 12.3 9.2 82 3.1 10.4 212 35 304.2 305.9 292.2 331.7 9.18 6 750 2501 8.1 4.2 76 3.9 5.9 210 34 305.4 306.7 290.7 326.3 6.93 7 700 3067 3.7 1.9 88 1.8 2.7 211 34 306.5 307.7 290.5 325.7 6.27 8 650 3665 0.4 -0.1 96 0.5 0.2 220 38 309.5 310.6 291.0 327.6 5.87 9 600 4303 -3.3 -3.6 98 0.3 -3.5 230 44 312.3 313.2 291.0 327.6 4.89 10 550 4987 -7.1 -7.7 96 0.6 -7.4 237 50 315.6 316.4 291.2 328.1 3.89 11 500 5725 -11.2 -12.6 89 1.4 -11.8 240 59 319.4 320.0 291.4 328.9 2.90 12 450 6527 -15.6 -18.1 81 2.5 -16.4 234 67 323.6 324.0 291.9 330.6 2.05 13 400 7406 -21.0 -23.6 80 2.6 -21.7 223 65 327.7 328.0 292.4 332.7 1.43 14 350 8378 -28.3 -31.5 74 3.2 -28.9 221 61 330.6 330.7 292.6 333.4 0.78 15 300 9462 -37.2 -40.4 72 3.2 -37.5 219 57 333.0 333.1 292.9 334.4 0.38 16 250 10692 -48.0 -51.5 68 3.4 -48.2 217 59 334.6 334.7 293.1 335.2 0.13 17 200 12130 -56.3 -77.9 5 21.6 -56.5 238 75 343.6 343.7 295.2 343.7 0.00 18 150 13942 -60.5 -82.0 4 21.6 -60.7 262 71 365.9 365.9 299.8 365.9 0.00 19 100 16434 -65.8 -87.0 4 21.2 -65.9 259 44 400.6 400.6 305.3 400.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.76 m Freezing level: 644.14 mb = 3739.55 m = 12268.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.33 mb = 3697.52 m = 12130.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.11 % Est. max temperature: 27.02 C = 80.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 938.48 mb = 601.02 m = 1971.82 ft T: 19.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.59 C/km ThetaE index: 17.58 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 887.11 mb = 1085.26 m = 3560.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.59 C = 74.46 F Cap Strength: 0.25 C Lifted Index: -4.77 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.26 C Showalter Index: -3.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.98 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.65 C Cross Totals Index: 25.33 C K Index: 38.98 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 442.27 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.89 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1406.79 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.71 mb = 993.30 m = 3258.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 841.71 mb = 1533.36 m = 5030.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 211.71 mb = 11763.55 m = 38593.86 ft B at Equ Level: 1398.47 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 131.71 mb = 14741.00 m = 48362.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.9 at 41.2 knts Storm direction: 254.9 at 30.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.1 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 64.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 197.3 neg: -3.6 tot: 193.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.6 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: 1.54 Bulk Rich Number: 17.24 Bulk Shear: 81.59 m/s