MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F031.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F031.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: 31 hour RUC valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.38,-94.30 Latitude: 35.38 Longitude: -94.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 990 155 22.7 21.2 91 1.5 21.6 235 11 296.7 299.6 295.1 343.4 16.17 2 950 512 19.8 19.4 97 0.4 19.5 241 24 297.3 300.0 294.6 340.9 15.06 3 900 977 17.1 16.0 93 1.1 16.3 241 28 299.1 301.4 293.4 336.4 12.78 4 850 1463 14.0 11.8 87 2.2 12.6 236 29 300.8 302.7 292.0 331.0 10.25 5 800 1973 11.4 7.8 78 3.6 9.2 224 31 303.2 304.8 291.2 328.0 8.30 6 750 2510 8.5 4.4 76 4.1 6.2 220 37 305.8 307.1 290.9 327.0 7.01 7 700 3076 4.7 1.9 82 2.9 3.2 227 43 307.7 308.9 290.9 327.0 6.28 8 650 3677 0.6 -0.6 91 1.2 -0.0 232 49 309.7 310.7 290.9 327.1 5.63 9 600 4317 -2.4 -3.5 92 1.1 -2.9 231 50 313.4 314.3 291.4 328.9 4.93 10 550 5003 -6.0 -6.8 94 0.8 -6.3 229 48 317.0 317.8 291.9 330.5 4.19 11 500 5745 -10.0 -10.9 93 0.8 -10.4 228 47 320.8 321.5 292.2 331.8 3.33 12 450 6549 -14.9 -16.1 91 1.2 -15.3 224 46 324.5 325.0 292.4 332.8 2.43 13 400 7430 -20.8 -22.5 86 1.7 -21.2 220 48 328.0 328.3 292.7 333.5 1.58 14 350 8402 -28.2 -30.6 79 2.5 -28.6 221 53 330.8 331.0 292.7 333.9 0.85 15 300 9487 -37.3 -40.3 74 3.0 -37.7 221 56 332.7 332.8 292.9 334.2 0.38 16 250 10715 -47.8 -52.5 58 4.7 -48.0 226 61 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.5 0.12 17 200 12180 -51.9 -73.5 6 21.6 -52.2 252 71 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.7 0.01 18 150 14002 -61.0 -80.6 6 19.7 -61.2 257 56 365.0 365.0 299.7 365.0 0.00 19 100 16459 -68.2 -87.5 5 19.3 -68.3 259 46 396.0 396.0 304.6 396.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5677.51 m Freezing level: 639.51 mb = 3810.81 m = 12502.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.60 mb = 3669.02 m = 12037.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.33 % Est. max temperature: 27.24 C = 81.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.31 mb = 346.68 m = 1137.38 ft T: 21.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.54 C/km ThetaE index: 16.43 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 920.70 mb = 781.32 m = 2563.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.32 C = 75.78 F Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lifted Index: -3.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.84 C Showalter Index: 0.72 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.80 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.00 C Cross Totals Index: 21.79 C K Index: 32.90 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 244.68 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.08 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1059.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.60 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.62 mb = 716.94 m = 2352.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 902.62 mb = 951.87 m = 3122.90 ft Equ Level (EL): 232.62 mb = 11188.24 m = 36706.38 ft B at Equ Level: 1051.47 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 152.62 mb = 13892.57 m = 45578.74 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.7 at 39.6 knts Storm direction: 259.7 at 29.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 2.9 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 126.6 neg: -0.1 tot: 126.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 42.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.37 Bulk Rich Number: 18.46 Bulk Shear: 57.41 m/s