MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171800F021.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171800F021.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: 21 hour RUC valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.56,-94.81 Latitude: 36.56 Longitude: -94.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 70 SFC 977 272 21.8 19.9 89 1.9 20.5 203 9 296.9 299.6 294.4 340.5 15.10 2 950 516 19.6 18.9 96 0.7 19.1 208 20 297.0 299.7 294.1 339.3 14.62 3 900 981 18.1 17.2 95 0.8 17.5 219 32 300.1 302.7 294.5 340.8 13.88 4 850 1471 16.4 13.2 81 3.2 14.3 234 29 303.3 305.4 293.5 336.8 11.27 5 800 1986 14.0 13.0 94 1.0 13.3 233 24 306.1 308.3 294.7 341.6 11.82 6 750 2528 10.3 8.9 91 1.4 9.4 220 26 307.7 309.5 293.5 336.8 9.57 7 700 3099 7.5 -2.0 51 9.5 2.7 227 31 310.8 311.7 290.5 325.7 4.73 8 650 3704 3.0 -7.8 45 10.8 -1.8 239 35 312.3 313.0 289.6 322.8 3.26 9 600 4345 -3.0 -8.6 65 5.6 -5.4 240 39 312.7 313.3 289.8 323.3 3.33 10 550 5028 -7.6 -12.7 67 5.0 -9.5 235 42 315.0 315.5 289.8 323.6 2.63 11 500 5764 -12.2 -16.4 71 4.3 -13.6 235 44 318.2 318.6 290.3 325.2 2.12 12 450 6560 -17.5 -20.1 80 2.6 -18.3 236 43 321.2 321.6 290.9 327.1 1.72 13 400 7431 -23.7 -28.6 64 4.9 -24.7 235 47 324.1 324.3 291.0 327.3 0.90 14 350 8393 -30.6 -41.7 33 11.1 -31.8 235 57 327.5 327.6 291.3 328.6 0.28 15 300 9470 -38.2 -49.8 29 11.6 -39.0 238 74 331.5 331.6 292.3 332.1 0.13 16 250 10697 -48.0 -49.5 85 1.5 -48.1 240 87 334.7 334.7 293.2 335.3 0.17 17 200 12138 -53.3 -69.9 11 16.7 -53.6 245 95 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.5 0.02 18 150 13970 -59.5 -82.8 3 23.3 -59.7 254 75 367.6 367.6 300.1 367.6 0.00 19 100 16439 -69.3 -87.4 6 18.1 -69.4 245 44 393.9 393.9 304.3 393.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.00 m Freezing level: 624.92 mb = 4025.89 m = 13208.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 669.91 mb = 3458.05 m = 11345.18 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.45 % Est. max temperature: 29.40 C = 84.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 950.29 mb = 513.04 m = 1683.18 ft T: 19.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.41 C/km ThetaE index: 18.80 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 867.58 mb = 1295.38 m = 4249.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.03 C = 80.65 F Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lifted Index: -5.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.12 C Showalter Index: -4.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.95 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.59 C Cross Totals Index: 25.36 C K Index: 32.25 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 386.13 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.34 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1382.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 48.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.38 mb = 863.59 m = 2833.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 747.38 mb = 2557.09 m = 8389.29 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.38 mb = 11309.73 m = 37104.97 ft B at Equ Level: 1373.77 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 137.38 mb = 14505.17 m = 47588.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.1 at 33.4 knts Storm direction: 262.1 at 25.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 0.9 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 182.1 neg: -15.4 tot: 166.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 55.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.26 Bulk Rich Number: 34.38 Bulk Shear: 40.21 m/s