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: 36.34,-93.07 Latitude: 36.34 Longitude: -93.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 61 SFC 968 344 21.5 20.2 92 1.4 20.6 202 8 297.5 300.3 294.9 342.4 15.53 2 950 504 20.4 19.2 93 1.1 19.6 208 16 297.9 300.6 294.6 341.2 14.93 3 900 970 17.6 17.1 96 0.6 17.2 217 28 299.7 302.2 294.3 339.8 13.72 4 850 1458 14.9 13.8 94 1.0 14.2 222 32 301.7 303.9 293.4 336.5 11.78 5 800 1969 11.6 9.1 85 2.4 10.1 221 32 303.5 305.2 291.9 330.7 9.13 6 750 2506 8.1 4.1 76 4.0 5.9 214 32 305.4 306.7 290.6 326.2 6.88 7 700 3072 3.9 2.2 88 1.8 2.9 217 37 306.8 308.0 290.7 326.4 6.40 8 650 3671 0.7 0.4 98 0.3 0.5 225 43 309.8 310.9 291.3 328.6 6.09 9 600 4311 -2.3 -2.6 98 0.3 -2.4 229 46 313.5 314.5 291.7 330.0 5.27 10 550 4998 -6.0 -6.4 97 0.5 -6.2 230 48 317.0 317.8 291.9 330.8 4.30 11 500 5739 -10.1 -10.8 95 0.7 -10.4 231 51 320.7 321.3 292.2 331.7 3.35 12 450 6544 -14.7 -15.9 90 1.3 -15.1 228 52 324.8 325.3 292.6 333.1 2.45 13 400 7426 -20.5 -22.4 85 1.9 -21.0 225 51 328.3 328.6 292.7 333.9 1.58 14 350 8399 -27.9 -30.8 76 2.9 -28.5 224 51 331.1 331.3 292.9 334.2 0.83 15 300 9484 -37.3 -40.2 74 3.0 -37.6 224 50 332.8 332.9 292.9 334.3 0.38 16 250 10713 -48.4 -51.3 72 2.9 -48.6 222 48 334.1 334.1 293.0 334.6 0.14 17 200 12151 -54.4 -70.7 12 16.3 -54.7 245 77 346.6 346.6 295.9 346.6 0.01 18 150 13966 -61.1 -80.7 6 19.6 -61.3 265 67 364.8 364.8 299.6 364.8 0.00 19 100 16451 -67.6 -87.2 5 19.6 -67.7 257 44 397.1 397.1 304.8 397.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5678.21 m Freezing level: 638.10 mb = 3823.33 m = 12543.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.85 mb = 3784.42 m = 12415.94 ft Precipitable water: 1.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.12 % Est. max temperature: 26.87 C = 80.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.56 mb = 517.46 m = 1697.69 ft T: 20.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.27 C/km ThetaE index: 16.20 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 895.51 mb = 1013.00 m = 3323.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.90 C = 75.03 F Cap Strength: 0.35 C Lifted Index: -3.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.78 C Showalter Index: -1.84 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.99 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.01 C Cross Totals Index: 23.98 C K Index: 37.09 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 324.98 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.07 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1142.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.51 mb = 917.72 m = 3010.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 870.51 mb = 1254.59 m = 4116.07 ft Equ Level (EL): 220.51 mb = 11521.94 m = 37801.19 ft B at Equ Level: 1130.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 140.51 mb = 14366.33 m = 47133.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.7 at 39.0 knts Storm direction: 254.7 at 29.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.7 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 180.1 neg: -9.6 tot: 170.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 56.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.93 Bulk Rich Number: 17.79 Bulk Shear: 64.23 m/s