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: 37.08,-93.79 Latitude: 37.08 Longitude: -93.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 SFC 961 395 20.7 19.9 95 0.8 20.1 200 12 297.2 300.0 294.7 341.7 15.39 2 950 492 19.8 19.3 97 0.5 19.5 208 18 297.3 300.0 294.5 340.8 15.03 3 900 957 17.4 17.2 99 0.1 17.3 214 28 299.4 301.9 294.3 340.0 13.89 4 850 1445 14.8 14.6 99 0.1 14.7 217 32 301.6 303.9 293.9 338.2 12.40 5 800 1956 11.4 10.7 95 0.7 11.0 215 34 303.3 305.2 292.7 333.6 10.16 6 750 2493 7.9 6.7 92 1.1 7.2 213 36 305.1 306.7 291.7 330.0 8.26 7 700 3059 4.2 3.6 96 0.6 3.8 219 37 307.1 308.4 291.3 328.7 7.09 8 650 3658 0.5 0.2 98 0.3 0.3 228 39 309.5 310.6 291.1 327.9 5.97 9 600 4296 -3.7 -3.8 99 0.1 -3.7 234 41 311.9 312.8 290.9 327.1 4.83 10 550 4979 -7.8 -7.9 99 0.1 -7.9 240 46 314.8 315.5 290.9 327.1 3.83 11 500 5715 -11.5 -12.4 93 0.9 -11.9 239 57 319.0 319.6 291.3 328.7 2.95 12 450 6517 -15.7 -19.5 73 3.8 -16.8 232 62 323.5 323.9 291.6 329.8 1.82 13 400 7395 -20.9 -27.4 56 6.5 -22.4 226 60 327.8 328.0 292.1 331.4 1.01 14 350 8367 -28.3 -34.7 54 6.4 -29.3 217 60 330.6 330.7 292.4 332.7 0.57 15 300 9449 -37.8 -45.0 47 7.2 -38.4 215 63 332.1 332.1 292.5 333.0 0.23 16 250 10675 -48.6 -53.4 57 4.8 -48.8 216 67 333.8 333.9 292.9 334.3 0.11 17 200 12119 -53.6 -81.9 2 28.3 -53.9 239 67 347.9 347.9 296.2 347.9 0.00 18 150 13940 -61.0 -81.0 5 20.0 -61.2 260 67 364.9 364.9 299.7 364.9 0.00 19 100 16428 -65.1 -87.4 3 22.3 -65.3 262 43 402.0 402.0 305.5 402.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5663.68 m Freezing level: 644.41 mb = 3729.27 m = 12234.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.13 mb = 3705.54 m = 12157.15 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.05 % Est. max temperature: 26.36 C = 79.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 950.39 mb = 488.40 m = 1602.34 ft T: 19.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.90 C/km ThetaE index: 14.65 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 902.93 mb = 929.16 m = 3048.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.72 C = 72.90 F Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lifted Index: -4.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.54 C Showalter Index: -3.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.39 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.26 C Cross Totals Index: 26.13 C K Index: 40.30 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 435.76 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.01 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1355.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.59 mb = 894.39 m = 2934.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 891.59 mb = 1037.22 m = 3402.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 221.59 mb = 11455.75 m = 37584.03 ft B at Equ Level: 1339.82 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 141.59 mb = 14294.08 m = 46896.03 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.8 at 40.3 knts Storm direction: 257.8 at 30.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 0.7 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 168.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 168.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 56.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.12 Bulk Rich Number: 22.42 Bulk Shear: 60.45 m/s