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: 37.10,-93.29 Latitude: 37.10 Longitude: -93.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 962 386 20.8 19.8 94 1.0 20.1 186 10 297.2 300.0 294.7 341.5 15.32 2 950 494 19.8 19.3 97 0.5 19.5 193 15 297.3 300.0 294.5 340.7 14.99 3 900 960 17.5 17.3 98 0.3 17.4 204 26 299.6 302.1 294.4 340.1 13.89 4 850 1448 15.1 14.3 95 0.8 14.6 211 31 302.0 304.2 293.8 337.9 12.17 5 800 1959 11.7 8.6 81 3.1 9.8 213 35 303.6 305.2 291.7 329.9 8.81 6 750 2496 7.6 3.6 76 4.0 5.4 209 35 304.9 306.1 290.2 324.9 6.63 7 700 3061 3.6 2.0 89 1.6 2.7 213 37 306.4 307.6 290.5 325.7 6.33 8 650 3659 0.5 0.2 98 0.2 0.3 225 40 309.5 310.6 291.2 328.0 6.00 9 600 4298 -3.1 -3.4 98 0.2 -3.3 234 45 312.5 313.4 291.2 328.1 4.97 10 550 4982 -7.4 -7.9 96 0.5 -7.7 240 49 315.3 316.0 291.0 327.6 3.83 11 500 5718 -11.4 -12.8 89 1.4 -11.9 241 59 319.1 319.7 291.3 328.5 2.85 12 450 6521 -15.4 -17.8 81 2.5 -16.2 233 64 323.9 324.3 292.0 331.0 2.09 13 400 7400 -21.2 -24.1 77 2.9 -22.0 226 61 327.4 327.7 292.3 332.2 1.36 14 350 8372 -28.2 -31.1 76 2.9 -28.7 221 58 330.7 330.9 292.7 333.7 0.81 15 300 9456 -37.3 -40.9 69 3.7 -37.7 215 60 332.8 332.9 292.9 334.2 0.36 16 250 10685 -48.3 -51.5 69 3.2 -48.4 212 60 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.8 0.13 17 200 12122 -55.6 -83.0 2 27.4 -55.9 239 73 344.7 344.7 295.4 344.7 0.00 18 150 13938 -60.8 -80.9 5 20.1 -61.0 262 69 365.3 365.3 299.7 365.3 0.00 19 100 16433 -65.9 -87.2 4 21.3 -66.1 259 40 400.4 400.4 305.3 400.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5665.43 m Freezing level: 643.57 mb = 3741.33 m = 12274.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.63 mb = 3713.06 m = 12181.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.08 % Est. max temperature: 26.72 C = 80.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.94 mb = 504.00 m = 1653.52 ft T: 19.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.63 C/km ThetaE index: 16.63 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 897.46 mb = 983.90 m = 3227.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.23 C = 73.82 F Cap Strength: 0.21 C Lifted Index: -4.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.13 C Showalter Index: -3.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.29 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.55 C Cross Totals Index: 25.75 C K Index: 39.32 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 446.98 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.00 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1315.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.20 mb = 910.24 m = 2986.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 860.20 mb = 1345.95 m = 4415.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 220.20 mb = 11502.06 m = 37735.96 ft B at Equ Level: 1309.74 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 130.20 mb = 14809.16 m = 48585.88 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.5 at 41.2 knts Storm direction: 256.5 at 30.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.3 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 227.9 neg: -6.6 tot: 221.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 73.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.54 Bulk Rich Number: 13.89 Bulk Shear: 94.69 m/s