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,-93.90 Latitude: 36.81 Longitude: -93.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 958 425 21.4 20.0 92 1.4 20.4 190 11 298.2 301.0 295.1 343.4 15.56 2 950 495 20.5 19.5 94 1.0 19.8 195 16 298.0 300.8 294.8 342.2 15.22 3 900 961 17.8 17.5 98 0.3 17.6 204 27 299.9 302.4 294.6 341.1 14.12 4 850 1449 15.4 14.3 93 1.2 14.7 208 32 302.3 304.5 293.9 338.1 12.11 5 800 1962 12.2 9.4 83 2.8 10.5 211 35 304.2 305.9 292.3 332.0 9.30 6 750 2500 8.1 4.7 79 3.5 6.2 210 34 305.4 306.8 290.9 327.1 7.15 7 700 3066 3.8 2.2 90 1.5 2.9 212 34 306.7 307.9 290.6 326.3 6.43 8 650 3664 0.5 0.1 97 0.4 0.3 221 38 309.5 310.6 291.1 327.8 5.93 9 600 4303 -3.3 -3.5 98 0.2 -3.4 230 44 312.3 313.2 291.0 327.7 4.91 10 550 4987 -7.2 -7.8 96 0.6 -7.5 237 50 315.5 316.3 291.1 327.9 3.87 11 500 5724 -11.3 -12.9 88 1.6 -11.9 240 60 319.3 319.8 291.3 328.6 2.84 12 450 6526 -15.6 -18.4 79 2.8 -16.5 234 68 323.6 324.0 291.8 330.4 1.98 13 400 7405 -21.0 -23.9 78 2.8 -21.8 223 65 327.6 327.9 292.4 332.5 1.39 14 350 8376 -28.3 -31.7 73 3.3 -28.9 221 61 330.6 330.7 292.6 333.4 0.77 15 300 9461 -37.2 -40.8 69 3.6 -37.6 218 58 332.9 333.0 292.9 334.3 0.36 16 250 10690 -48.1 -51.9 65 3.8 -48.3 216 60 334.6 334.6 293.1 335.1 0.13 17 200 12130 -56.0 -80.3 3 24.3 -56.3 239 74 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.0 0.00 18 150 13942 -60.7 -81.9 5 21.2 -60.9 262 70 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.5 0.00 19 100 16432 -65.6 -87.0 4 21.4 -65.8 260 44 400.9 400.9 305.3 400.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.64 m Freezing level: 643.69 mb = 3744.87 m = 12286.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.56 mb = 3706.59 m = 12160.58 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.83 % Est. max temperature: 27.02 C = 80.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 939.10 mb = 594.34 m = 1949.90 ft T: 19.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.67 C/km ThetaE index: 17.13 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 889.84 mb = 1057.98 m = 3471.01 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.50 C = 74.30 F Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lifted Index: -4.94 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.22 C Showalter Index: -3.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.29 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.73 C Cross Totals Index: 25.56 C K Index: 39.44 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 451.11 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.00 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1439.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.12 mb = 978.89 m = 3211.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 853.12 mb = 1418.18 m = 4652.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 213.12 mb = 11719.93 m = 38450.76 ft B at Equ Level: 1431.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 133.12 mb = 14675.42 m = 48147.11 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.9 at 41.3 knts Storm direction: 254.9 at 30.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.1 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 64.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 195.6 neg: -2.5 tot: 193.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.53 Bulk Rich Number: 17.83 Bulk Shear: 80.70 m/s