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: 37.03,-93.94 Latitude: 37.03 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 961 395 21.4 20.1 92 1.3 20.5 187 10 297.9 300.8 295.1 343.1 15.55 2 950 492 20.3 19.4 95 0.8 19.7 191 14 297.8 300.5 294.7 341.7 15.14 3 900 958 17.6 17.4 99 0.2 17.5 201 25 299.7 302.2 294.5 340.8 14.06 4 850 1446 15.3 14.4 95 0.9 14.7 205 29 302.1 304.4 293.9 338.3 12.23 5 800 1959 12.2 10.4 88 1.8 11.0 209 33 304.2 306.0 292.7 333.8 9.92 6 750 2497 8.3 5.5 83 2.8 6.7 211 33 305.6 307.0 291.3 328.6 7.60 7 700 3063 3.8 2.0 88 1.8 2.8 214 34 306.7 307.8 290.6 326.0 6.33 8 650 3662 0.3 -0.4 96 0.6 -0.0 221 38 309.3 310.3 290.9 327.0 5.74 9 600 4300 -3.4 -3.9 96 0.5 -3.6 229 44 312.2 313.1 290.9 327.2 4.78 10 550 4983 -7.2 -8.0 94 0.8 -7.6 236 50 315.5 316.2 291.0 327.7 3.80 11 500 5721 -11.4 -13.0 88 1.6 -12.0 239 60 319.1 319.7 291.3 328.4 2.81 12 450 6522 -16.1 -19.5 75 3.5 -17.1 232 70 323.0 323.4 291.5 329.2 1.81 13 400 7399 -21.3 -25.0 72 3.7 -22.2 223 67 327.3 327.6 292.2 331.7 1.25 14 350 8371 -28.2 -32.0 70 3.7 -28.9 220 59 330.7 330.9 292.6 333.5 0.75 15 300 9455 -37.2 -41.0 68 3.8 -37.6 218 57 332.9 333.0 292.9 334.3 0.35 16 250 10685 -47.9 -52.5 59 4.5 -48.1 216 61 334.8 334.8 293.2 335.3 0.12 17 200 12123 -56.7 -81.6 3 24.9 -56.9 235 72 343.0 343.0 295.0 343.0 0.00 18 150 13935 -60.6 -81.6 5 21.0 -60.8 261 69 365.7 365.7 299.8 365.7 0.00 19 100 16426 -65.4 -87.3 3 21.9 -65.5 261 45 401.3 401.3 305.4 401.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5670.11 m Freezing level: 646.38 mb = 3707.79 m = 12164.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.68 mb = 3653.20 m = 11985.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.19 % Est. max temperature: 27.11 C = 80.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 942.30 mb = 562.54 m = 1845.59 ft T: 19.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.71 C/km ThetaE index: 17.10 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 897.66 mb = 980.52 m = 3216.89 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.23 C = 73.82 F Cap Strength: 0.15 C Lifted Index: -4.94 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.16 C Showalter Index: -3.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.47 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.67 C Cross Totals Index: 25.80 C K Index: 39.31 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 456.29 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.08 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1427.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.88 mb = 930.68 m = 3053.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 867.88 mb = 1268.62 m = 4162.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 207.88 mb = 11873.39 m = 38954.22 ft B at Equ Level: 1416.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 127.88 mb = 14914.93 m = 48932.90 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.5 at 40.3 knts Storm direction: 254.5 at 30.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 200.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 200.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 66.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.97 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.54 Bulk Rich Number: 15.45 Bulk Shear: 92.36 m/s