MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171800F006.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171800F006.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: 6 hour RUC valid 0Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.22,-96.85 Latitude: 38.22 Longitude: -96.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 37 SFC 956 423 25.7 15.6 54 10.1 18.9 208 4 302.7 304.8 293.7 337.3 11.71 2 950 482 26.3 15.7 52 10.7 19.1 224 7 303.9 306.1 294.1 339.2 11.85 3 900 956 22.6 14.3 59 8.3 17.0 220 15 304.8 306.9 294.0 338.9 11.44 4 850 1450 18.1 13.2 73 5.0 14.9 217 19 305.2 307.3 294.0 338.9 11.28 5 800 1966 13.5 12.0 91 1.5 12.5 219 24 305.5 307.6 294.0 338.6 11.05 6 750 2506 9.2 8.7 96 0.5 8.9 224 27 306.6 308.3 293.1 335.1 9.45 7 700 3075 4.8 4.6 99 0.2 4.7 229 31 307.8 309.2 292.0 331.1 7.64 8 650 3676 2.1 -8.5 45 10.6 -2.5 237 41 311.3 311.9 289.1 321.2 3.09 9 600 4317 -1.1 -20.1 22 19.0 -7.2 246 47 314.9 315.1 288.5 319.3 1.29 10 550 5006 -4.7 -28.9 13 24.2 -10.9 246 46 318.5 318.6 289.0 320.8 0.64 11 500 5748 -9.7 -34.6 11 25.0 -14.9 242 45 321.3 321.4 289.6 322.8 0.41 12 450 6552 -15.9 -37.8 13 21.9 -19.7 241 46 323.2 323.3 290.1 324.5 0.33 13 400 7426 -22.5 -40.6 18 18.2 -25.0 242 47 325.8 325.8 290.8 326.8 0.28 14 350 8393 -29.0 -46.6 17 17.5 -30.8 244 46 329.6 329.6 291.8 330.3 0.17 15 300 9474 -37.8 -54.2 16 16.5 -38.7 249 49 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.5 0.08 16 250 10702 -48.0 -58.3 29 10.4 -48.3 241 61 334.8 334.8 293.0 335.0 0.06 17 200 12145 -53.6 -68.2 15 14.6 -53.9 241 66 347.9 347.9 296.2 348.0 0.02 18 150 13971 -60.4 -82.9 4 22.5 -60.6 240 64 366.1 366.1 299.8 366.1 0.00 19 100 16438 -68.5 -87.0 5 18.4 -68.7 251 41 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5711.65 m Freezing level: 616.91 mb = 4100.36 m = 13452.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.34 mb = 3462.28 m = 11359.04 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.89 % Est. max temperature: 28.44 C = 83.19 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 825.06 mb = 1703.46 m = 5588.71 ft T: 15.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.40 C/km ThetaE index: 19.90 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 786.43 mb = 2109.27 m = 6920.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.77 C = 83.79 F Cap Strength: 0.89 C Lifted Index: -2.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.56 C Showalter Index: -2.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.63 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.80 C Cross Totals Index: 22.83 C K Index: 40.82 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 352.41 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 918.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 23.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.89 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 800.60 mb = 1959.71 m = 6429.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 765.60 mb = 2333.86 m = 7656.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 225.60 mb = 11366.16 m = 37290.10 ft B at Equ Level: 899.21 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.60 mb = 13737.96 m = 45071.49 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.7 at 34.3 knts Storm direction: 266.7 at 25.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.8 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 173.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 173.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 58.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.66 Bulk Rich Number: 11.32 Bulk Shear: 81.16 m/s