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: 36.95,-93.92 Latitude: 36.95 Longitude: -93.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 21.4 20.0 91 1.5 20.4 188 11 298.1 300.9 295.0 343.0 15.49 2 950 493 20.4 19.5 94 0.9 19.8 192 15 297.9 300.7 294.8 341.9 15.18 3 900 959 17.7 17.5 98 0.2 17.5 202 26 299.8 302.3 294.6 340.9 14.09 4 850 1448 15.4 14.3 93 1.1 14.7 206 30 302.3 304.5 293.9 338.2 12.14 5 800 1960 12.3 9.9 86 2.3 10.8 210 34 304.2 306.0 292.5 333.0 9.62 6 750 2498 8.3 5.1 80 3.2 6.5 211 34 305.6 306.9 291.1 327.9 7.38 7 700 3064 3.7 2.1 89 1.7 2.8 213 34 306.6 307.8 290.6 326.0 6.36 8 650 3663 0.3 -0.2 96 0.5 0.1 221 38 309.3 310.4 290.9 327.3 5.82 9 600 4301 -3.4 -3.7 97 0.4 -3.6 229 44 312.2 313.1 291.0 327.5 4.84 10 550 4984 -7.2 -8.0 95 0.7 -7.5 237 50 315.5 316.2 291.1 327.8 3.82 11 500 5722 -11.4 -13.0 88 1.6 -12.0 240 60 319.2 319.7 291.3 328.5 2.81 12 450 6523 -15.9 -19.2 76 3.3 -16.9 233 69 323.3 323.6 291.6 329.6 1.86 13 400 7401 -21.2 -24.5 74 3.3 -22.0 223 67 327.4 327.7 292.3 332.0 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 -41.0 68 3.7 -37.6 218 57 332.9 333.0 292.9 334.3 0.35 16 250 10687 -48.0 -52.2 62 4.2 -48.1 216 61 334.8 334.8 293.1 335.3 0.12 17 200 12125 -56.4 -81.0 3 24.5 -56.7 236 73 343.4 343.4 295.1 343.4 0.00 18 150 13938 -60.6 -81.8 5 21.1 -60.8 261 70 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.6 0.00 19 100 16428 -65.5 -87.2 3 21.7 -65.6 261 45 401.2 401.2 305.4 401.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5670.67 m Freezing level: 645.42 mb = 3721.04 m = 12207.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.92 mb = 3675.83 m = 12059.65 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.84 % Est. max temperature: 27.13 C = 80.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 939.72 mb = 587.02 m = 1925.88 ft T: 19.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.69 C/km ThetaE index: 17.02 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 893.75 mb = 1018.76 m = 3342.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.42 C = 74.16 F Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lifted Index: -4.94 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.18 C Showalter Index: -3.82 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.42 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.76 C Cross Totals Index: 25.66 C K Index: 39.38 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 454.94 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.05 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1435.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.70 mb = 952.54 m = 3125.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 855.70 mb = 1390.49 m = 4561.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 215.70 mb = 11638.08 m = 38182.20 ft B at Equ Level: 1434.92 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 125.70 mb = 15023.26 m = 49288.31 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.6 at 40.7 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): 65.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 196.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 196.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 65.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.53 Bulk Rich Number: 16.30 Bulk Shear: 88.09 m/s