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: 36.90,-91.80 Latitude: 36.90 Longitude: -91.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 SFC 969 342 21.0 19.8 93 1.2 20.2 230 10 296.9 299.6 294.5 340.7 15.16 2 950 511 19.7 19.0 96 0.7 19.2 218 18 297.2 299.8 294.3 339.7 14.71 3 900 976 17.2 17.0 99 0.2 17.1 218 25 299.3 301.7 294.1 339.2 13.68 4 850 1463 14.7 14.3 97 0.4 14.4 217 29 301.5 303.8 293.6 337.3 12.14 5 800 1974 11.0 10.3 96 0.7 10.6 217 32 302.9 304.7 292.3 332.3 9.91 6 750 2510 7.1 5.6 90 1.5 6.2 218 33 304.3 305.7 290.9 327.2 7.63 7 700 3074 3.5 1.7 88 1.8 2.5 218 33 306.3 307.5 290.3 325.2 6.19 8 650 3672 0.0 -0.2 98 0.2 -0.1 216 34 309.0 310.1 290.8 326.9 5.81 9 600 4311 -2.7 -2.9 99 0.2 -2.9 213 37 312.9 313.9 291.5 329.1 5.15 10 550 4998 -5.8 -6.2 97 0.4 -6.0 215 42 317.2 318.1 292.1 331.3 4.37 11 500 5741 -9.4 -10.3 93 1.0 -9.8 220 44 321.6 322.3 292.6 333.1 3.48 12 450 6547 -14.7 -16.2 89 1.4 -15.2 230 47 324.7 325.2 292.5 332.9 2.41 13 400 7427 -20.7 -23.0 82 2.3 -21.3 235 50 328.1 328.4 292.6 333.3 1.50 14 350 8400 -28.4 -31.6 74 3.2 -28.9 231 48 330.5 330.7 292.6 333.4 0.78 15 300 9483 -37.6 -41.1 69 3.6 -37.9 236 51 332.4 332.5 292.7 333.7 0.35 16 250 10710 -48.8 -52.7 64 3.9 -49.0 238 53 333.5 333.5 292.8 334.0 0.12 17 200 12134 -58.8 -63.5 54 4.7 -58.9 249 80 339.7 339.7 294.3 339.8 0.04 18 150 13957 -57.3 -83.5 2 26.2 -57.6 260 62 371.3 371.3 300.8 371.3 0.00 19 100 16447 -67.5 -87.3 4 19.8 -67.6 257 44 397.3 397.3 304.8 397.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.17 m Freezing level: 649.47 mb = 3679.19 m = 12070.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.85 mb = 3649.56 m = 11973.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.29 % Est. max temperature: 26.47 C = 79.64 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 951.56 mb = 496.50 m = 1628.91 ft T: 19.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.82 C/km ThetaE index: 15.44 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.08 mb = 927.40 m = 3042.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.18 C = 73.72 F Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lifted Index: -2.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.97 C Showalter Index: -1.42 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.72 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.06 C Cross Totals Index: 23.66 C K Index: 36.56 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 304.77 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.99 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1154.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.70 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.53 mb = 866.27 m = 2842.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 886.53 mb = 1104.35 m = 3623.15 ft Equ Level (EL): 196.53 mb = 12244.99 m = 40173.36 ft B at Equ Level: 1129.17 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 136.53 mb = 14535.02 m = 47686.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.7 at 34.5 knts Storm direction: 247.7 at 25.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 3.2 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 82.9 neg: -0.9 tot: 82.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.2 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.58 Bulk Rich Number: 34.08 Bulk Shear: 33.87 m/s