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: 37.08,-94.09 Latitude: 37.08 Longitude: -94.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 964 366 21.2 20.1 93 1.1 20.5 178 8 297.5 300.3 295.0 342.7 15.59 2 950 491 20.0 19.5 97 0.5 19.6 194 14 297.5 300.2 294.7 341.4 15.16 3 900 956 17.6 17.5 99 0.1 17.5 202 23 299.7 302.2 294.6 340.9 14.11 4 850 1444 15.2 14.8 97 0.4 15.0 205 27 302.1 304.4 294.1 339.2 12.55 5 800 1957 12.2 11.2 94 1.0 11.6 209 30 304.2 306.1 293.2 335.6 10.54 6 750 2495 8.4 6.9 90 1.6 7.5 211 32 305.7 307.3 291.9 330.9 8.34 7 700 3062 4.0 2.8 92 1.1 3.4 215 34 306.9 308.1 291.0 327.3 6.72 8 650 3661 0.4 -0.1 97 0.4 0.1 222 38 309.4 310.5 291.0 327.5 5.87 9 600 4299 -3.4 -3.8 97 0.4 -3.6 229 43 312.2 313.1 290.9 327.3 4.81 10 550 4982 -7.4 -8.0 96 0.6 -7.7 235 49 315.3 316.1 291.0 327.6 3.82 11 500 5719 -11.6 -13.0 90 1.4 -12.1 238 59 318.9 319.4 291.2 328.1 2.81 12 450 6519 -16.2 -20.1 72 3.9 -17.3 231 69 322.9 323.2 291.4 328.8 1.73 13 400 7397 -21.3 -26.3 64 5.0 -22.4 223 67 327.3 327.5 292.0 331.3 1.12 14 350 8368 -28.3 -33.2 62 5.0 -29.1 219 58 330.6 330.8 292.6 333.1 0.66 15 300 9452 -37.3 -42.2 60 4.9 -37.8 217 56 332.8 332.8 292.8 334.0 0.31 16 250 10681 -47.9 -53.9 50 5.9 -48.2 215 60 334.8 334.8 293.1 335.2 0.10 17 200 12120 -56.2 -84.2 2 28.1 -56.4 234 69 343.8 343.8 295.3 343.8 0.00 18 150 13935 -60.8 -81.3 5 20.4 -61.0 261 68 365.3 365.3 299.7 365.3 0.00 19 100 16423 -65.3 -87.3 3 21.9 -65.5 263 46 401.5 401.5 305.4 401.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.76 m Freezing level: 645.25 mb = 3721.17 m = 12208.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.17 mb = 3683.01 m = 12083.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.85 % Est. max temperature: 27.28 C = 81.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.85 mb = 501.10 m = 1644.00 ft T: 19.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.87 C/km ThetaE index: 15.30 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.52 mb = 922.68 m = 3027.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.24 C = 73.83 F Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lifted Index: -5.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.02 C Showalter Index: -4.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.30 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.87 C Cross Totals Index: 26.43 C K Index: 40.54 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 469.97 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.32 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1475.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.34 mb = 876.86 m = 2876.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 883.34 mb = 1115.85 m = 3660.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 213.34 mb = 11703.40 m = 38396.51 ft B at Equ Level: 1469.26 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 133.34 mb = 14657.61 m = 48088.69 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.2 at 39.0 knts Storm direction: 254.2 at 29.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 192.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 192.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.47 Bulk Rich Number: 16.33 Bulk Shear: 90.37 m/s