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: 37.01,-94.14 Latitude: 37.01 Longitude: -94.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 49 SFC 963 370 21.3 20.2 94 1.1 20.5 179 10 297.6 300.4 295.0 342.9 15.66 2 950 490 20.1 19.6 97 0.5 19.8 196 15 297.6 300.4 294.8 341.8 15.27 3 900 956 17.7 17.5 99 0.1 17.6 203 25 299.7 302.3 294.6 341.1 14.15 4 850 1444 15.3 14.8 97 0.5 15.0 207 28 302.2 304.5 294.1 339.3 12.57 5 800 1957 12.3 11.2 93 1.0 11.6 209 31 304.2 306.2 293.2 335.7 10.53 6 750 2495 8.5 7.1 91 1.4 7.7 211 32 305.8 307.4 292.1 331.4 8.48 7 700 3062 4.2 3.3 94 0.8 3.7 215 34 307.1 308.4 291.2 328.3 6.96 8 650 3661 0.5 0.2 98 0.3 0.3 222 37 309.5 310.6 291.1 327.9 5.97 9 600 4300 -3.4 -3.7 98 0.3 -3.6 229 42 312.2 313.1 291.0 327.5 4.86 10 550 4983 -7.5 -7.9 96 0.5 -7.7 235 48 315.2 316.0 291.0 327.5 3.82 11 500 5720 -11.7 -13.2 88 1.5 -12.3 238 59 318.8 319.3 291.1 327.9 2.76 12 450 6520 -16.1 -20.3 70 4.2 -17.3 231 69 323.0 323.3 291.4 328.8 1.69 13 400 7398 -21.2 -26.5 62 5.3 -22.5 223 67 327.4 327.6 292.0 331.3 1.10 14 350 8369 -28.3 -33.7 60 5.4 -29.2 218 58 330.6 330.7 292.5 332.9 0.63 15 300 9452 -37.4 -43.0 56 5.6 -37.9 217 57 332.7 332.7 292.7 333.8 0.29 16 250 10681 -47.9 -54.8 45 6.9 -48.2 216 61 334.8 334.8 293.1 335.2 0.09 17 200 12122 -55.7 -84.0 2 28.3 -56.0 236 68 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.5 0.00 18 150 13938 -61.0 -81.2 5 20.2 -61.2 261 67 365.0 365.0 299.7 365.0 0.00 19 100 16423 -65.4 -87.3 3 21.9 -65.5 263 46 401.4 401.4 305.4 401.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5670.52 m Freezing level: 644.06 mb = 3737.16 m = 12260.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.96 mb = 3711.14 m = 12175.52 ft Precipitable water: 1.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.37 % Est. max temperature: 27.31 C = 81.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.76 mb = 501.69 m = 1645.96 ft T: 20.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.97 C/km ThetaE index: 15.48 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.52 mb = 922.65 m = 3027.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.25 C = 73.86 F Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lifted Index: -5.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.88 C Showalter Index: -4.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.55 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.02 C Cross Totals Index: 26.53 C K Index: 41.00 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 475.21 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.40 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1510.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.81 mb = 881.84 m = 2893.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 882.81 mb = 1120.97 m = 3677.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 212.81 mb = 11720.96 m = 38454.12 ft B at Equ Level: 1501.13 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 122.81 mb = 15164.06 m = 49750.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.3 at 39.3 knts Storm direction: 254.3 at 29.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 182.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 182.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.42 Bulk Rich Number: 18.21 Bulk Shear: 82.95 m/s