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: 36.93,-93.94 Latitude: 36.93 Longitude: -93.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 SFC 960 405 21.5 20.0 91 1.5 20.4 188 11 298.1 300.9 295.0 343.1 15.49 2 950 493 20.4 19.5 94 0.9 19.8 193 15 297.9 300.7 294.8 342.0 15.20 3 900 959 17.7 17.5 98 0.2 17.6 202 26 299.8 302.4 294.6 341.0 14.10 4 850 1448 15.4 14.3 93 1.1 14.7 206 31 302.3 304.5 293.9 338.2 12.15 5 800 1960 12.3 9.9 85 2.4 10.7 210 34 304.2 306.0 292.5 332.9 9.59 6 750 2498 8.3 5.2 81 3.1 6.5 211 34 305.6 306.9 291.1 327.9 7.40 7 700 3064 3.8 2.2 89 1.6 2.9 213 34 306.7 307.9 290.6 326.2 6.41 8 650 3663 0.4 -0.1 97 0.5 0.1 221 38 309.4 310.5 291.0 327.5 5.86 9 600 4301 -3.3 -3.7 98 0.3 -3.5 229 44 312.2 313.2 291.0 327.5 4.86 10 550 4985 -7.3 -8.0 95 0.7 -7.6 237 50 315.5 316.2 291.0 327.7 3.82 11 500 5722 -11.4 -13.1 87 1.7 -12.0 240 60 319.1 319.7 291.3 328.4 2.80 12 450 6523 -15.9 -19.2 75 3.4 -16.9 233 69 323.3 323.7 291.6 329.7 1.86 13 400 7401 -21.2 -24.5 74 3.4 -22.0 223 67 327.5 327.7 292.3 332.1 1.31 14 350 8373 -28.2 -31.7 72 3.5 -28.8 220 60 330.7 330.9 292.7 333.5 0.77 15 300 9457 -37.2 -41.1 67 3.9 -37.6 218 58 332.9 332.9 292.9 334.2 0.35 16 250 10687 -48.0 -52.3 61 4.4 -48.1 216 61 334.7 334.8 293.1 335.2 0.12 17 200 12126 -56.3 -82.1 3 25.8 -56.5 237 72 343.6 343.6 295.2 343.6 0.00 18 150 13938 -60.7 -81.7 5 21.0 -60.9 262 70 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.5 0.00 19 100 16428 -65.4 -87.2 3 21.7 -65.6 261 45 401.3 401.3 305.4 401.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5670.78 m Freezing level: 645.04 mb = 3726.03 m = 12224.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.11 mb = 3685.84 m = 12092.51 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.99 % Est. max temperature: 27.14 C = 80.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 939.50 mb = 588.96 m = 1932.26 ft T: 19.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.71 C/km ThetaE index: 16.84 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 893.75 mb = 1018.69 m = 3342.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.44 C = 74.19 F Cap Strength: 0.17 C Lifted Index: -5.03 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.75 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.22 C Showalter Index: -3.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.53 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.83 C Cross Totals Index: 25.71 C K Index: 39.55 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 457.77 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.08 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1447.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.64 mb = 953.04 m = 3126.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 855.64 mb = 1391.04 m = 4563.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 215.64 mb = 11640.23 m = 38189.26 ft B at Equ Level: 1446.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 125.64 mb = 15026.72 m = 49299.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.6 at 40.8 knts Storm direction: 254.6 at 30.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 65.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 194.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 194.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.53 Bulk Rich Number: 16.66 Bulk Shear: 86.89 m/s