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: 36.94,-93.47 Latitude: 36.94 Longitude: -93.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 SFC 962 384 20.9 19.8 93 1.2 20.1 189 11 297.3 300.1 294.7 341.4 15.24 2 950 495 20.0 19.4 96 0.6 19.6 198 18 297.5 300.3 294.6 341.4 15.14 3 900 960 17.5 17.4 99 0.2 17.4 207 29 299.6 302.1 294.4 340.4 13.99 4 850 1448 15.1 14.8 98 0.3 14.8 213 33 301.9 304.2 294.0 338.9 12.52 5 800 1960 11.5 9.8 90 1.6 10.4 214 35 303.4 305.1 292.2 331.8 9.56 6 750 2496 7.6 4.7 82 2.9 5.9 210 36 304.8 306.2 290.7 326.4 7.14 7 700 3062 3.8 2.4 91 1.4 3.0 216 38 306.7 307.9 290.7 326.5 6.51 8 650 3660 0.7 0.2 97 0.5 0.4 228 41 309.7 310.9 291.2 328.2 5.98 9 600 4299 -3.3 -3.5 98 0.2 -3.4 236 45 312.3 313.3 291.1 327.8 4.92 10 550 4983 -7.6 -8.0 97 0.3 -7.8 241 49 315.0 315.8 290.9 327.3 3.82 11 500 5720 -11.2 -13.0 86 1.8 -11.9 241 58 319.4 319.9 291.3 328.7 2.80 12 450 6523 -15.4 -18.5 77 3.1 -16.4 234 63 323.9 324.3 291.9 330.7 1.98 13 400 7402 -21.3 -25.3 70 4.0 -22.2 226 61 327.4 327.6 292.2 331.7 1.22 14 350 8373 -28.2 -31.4 74 3.2 -28.7 219 57 330.7 330.9 292.7 333.7 0.79 15 300 9458 -37.3 -41.2 67 3.9 -37.7 214 58 332.8 332.8 292.8 334.1 0.35 16 250 10686 -48.2 -51.8 67 3.5 -48.4 212 60 334.4 334.4 293.0 334.9 0.13 17 200 12127 -54.6 -82.7 2 28.1 -54.9 240 71 346.3 346.3 295.8 346.3 0.00 18 150 13943 -61.2 -80.9 6 19.7 -61.3 262 68 364.7 364.7 299.6 364.7 0.00 19 100 16435 -65.6 -87.2 3 21.5 -65.8 259 41 400.9 400.9 305.3 400.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5666.84 m Freezing level: 641.44 mb = 3769.84 m = 12368.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.36 mb = 3730.07 m = 12237.60 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.62 % Est. max temperature: 26.54 C = 79.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.51 mb = 526.49 m = 1727.32 ft T: 19.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.63 C/km ThetaE index: 15.04 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.95 mb = 941.73 m = 3089.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.08 C = 73.54 F Cap Strength: 0.14 C Lifted Index: -4.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.11 C Showalter Index: -3.94 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.20 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.25 C Cross Totals Index: 25.95 C K Index: 39.65 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 450.40 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1393.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.71 mb = 896.40 m = 2940.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 881.71 mb = 1135.63 m = 3725.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 221.71 mb = 11461.14 m = 37601.72 ft B at Equ Level: 1387.37 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 131.71 mb = 14742.36 m = 48366.73 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.3 at 41.9 knts Storm direction: 257.3 at 31.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.3 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 233.5 neg: -4.7 tot: 228.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 76.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.58 Bulk Rich Number: 17.15 Bulk Shear: 81.25 m/s