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: 37.05,-93.81 Latitude: 37.05 Longitude: -93.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 52 SFC 960 400 21.3 19.9 92 1.4 20.3 188 9 297.9 300.7 294.9 342.5 15.37 2 950 494 20.2 19.4 95 0.8 19.6 192 14 297.7 300.4 294.7 341.4 15.07 3 900 960 17.7 17.4 99 0.2 17.5 202 24 299.7 302.3 294.5 340.8 14.05 4 850 1448 15.3 14.3 94 1.0 14.6 206 29 302.2 304.4 293.8 338.0 12.12 5 800 1960 12.2 10.1 87 2.1 10.9 211 33 304.1 305.9 292.6 333.2 9.72 6 750 2498 8.3 4.9 79 3.4 6.4 212 34 305.6 307.0 291.0 327.6 7.26 7 700 3064 3.6 1.6 86 2.1 2.5 214 34 306.5 307.6 290.3 325.2 6.13 8 650 3662 0.2 -0.6 94 0.8 -0.2 221 37 309.2 310.3 290.7 326.6 5.64 9 600 4300 -3.5 -4.0 96 0.5 -3.7 229 44 312.1 313.0 290.9 327.1 4.75 10 550 4984 -7.1 -7.9 94 0.8 -7.5 237 50 315.7 316.4 291.1 328.0 3.82 11 500 5722 -11.1 -12.7 88 1.5 -11.7 240 60 319.5 320.0 291.5 329.0 2.89 12 450 6523 -16.0 -18.9 78 2.9 -16.9 233 69 323.1 323.5 291.6 329.7 1.91 13 400 7401 -21.3 -24.4 76 3.1 -22.1 223 66 327.3 327.6 292.2 332.0 1.32 14 350 8372 -28.2 -31.4 74 3.2 -28.8 220 60 330.7 330.9 292.7 333.6 0.79 15 300 9457 -37.2 -40.3 73 3.1 -37.5 219 57 332.9 333.0 292.9 334.4 0.38 16 250 10687 -47.9 -51.2 69 3.3 -48.1 217 60 334.8 334.8 293.2 335.4 0.14 17 200 12123 -57.2 -76.5 7 19.3 -57.4 235 74 342.2 342.2 294.8 342.2 0.01 18 150 13934 -60.3 -82.0 4 21.8 -60.4 261 70 366.3 366.3 299.9 366.3 0.00 19 100 16427 -65.6 -87.2 3 21.6 -65.7 260 44 401.0 401.0 305.3 401.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5670.09 m Freezing level: 647.27 mb = 3697.05 m = 12129.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.90 mb = 3614.03 m = 11856.90 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.17 % Est. max temperature: 27.08 C = 80.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 940.73 mb = 578.50 m = 1897.95 ft T: 19.77 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.55 C/km ThetaE index: 17.27 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 894.34 mb = 1013.72 m = 3325.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.39 C = 74.10 F Cap Strength: 0.21 C Lifted Index: -4.58 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.25 C Showalter Index: -3.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.80 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.41 C Cross Totals Index: 25.39 C K Index: 38.61 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 439.44 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.90 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1401.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.86 mb = 942.02 m = 3090.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 866.86 mb = 1280.21 m = 4200.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 206.86 mb = 11905.66 m = 39060.08 ft B at Equ Level: 1393.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 126.86 mb = 14964.26 m = 49094.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.9 at 40.3 knts Storm direction: 254.9 at 30.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 200.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 200.3 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: 1.55 Bulk Rich Number: 14.89 Bulk Shear: 94.16 m/s