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: 36.96,-92.05 Latitude: 36.96 Longitude: -92.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 83 SFC 968 369 21.5 17.6 78 3.9 18.9 214 9 297.5 299.9 293.2 335.7 13.20 2 950 529 20.2 16.9 81 3.3 18.0 222 18 297.7 300.0 293.0 335.0 12.86 3 900 995 18.8 16.5 86 2.3 17.2 235 33 300.9 303.3 294.2 339.7 13.21 4 850 1485 16.0 13.8 87 2.2 14.6 239 31 303.0 305.1 293.8 337.8 11.75 5 800 1998 12.7 11.2 91 1.5 11.7 241 23 304.7 306.6 293.3 336.1 10.52 6 750 2538 9.8 6.8 82 3.0 8.0 219 22 307.2 308.7 292.3 332.4 8.30 7 700 3109 6.6 1.0 68 5.5 3.6 212 27 309.8 310.9 291.2 328.0 5.90 8 650 3712 1.6 -0.4 87 2.0 0.6 220 31 310.8 311.9 291.3 328.7 5.74 9 600 4352 -2.8 -4.2 90 1.4 -3.4 238 38 312.9 313.8 291.0 327.7 4.68 10 550 5037 -6.9 -11.1 72 4.2 -8.6 242 41 315.9 316.5 290.5 325.6 2.98 11 500 5774 -11.7 -16.1 70 4.4 -13.2 239 42 318.8 319.2 290.6 326.0 2.17 12 450 6573 -16.8 -21.1 69 4.3 -18.0 240 42 322.1 322.4 291.0 327.5 1.58 13 400 7447 -22.3 -31.3 44 8.9 -24.0 241 46 326.0 326.1 291.3 328.5 0.70 14 350 8414 -29.2 -45.9 18 16.8 -30.9 241 54 329.4 329.5 291.7 330.1 0.18 15 300 9494 -38.1 -50.4 26 12.3 -38.9 245 62 331.6 331.7 292.3 332.1 0.13 16 250 10721 -47.9 -51.2 69 3.3 -48.1 251 75 334.8 334.8 293.2 335.3 0.14 17 200 12159 -54.5 -67.6 18 13.1 -54.7 251 88 346.5 346.5 295.9 346.6 0.02 18 150 13981 -61.0 -82.5 4 21.5 -61.2 256 78 364.9 364.9 299.7 365.0 0.00 19 100 16438 -69.2 -87.7 5 18.5 -69.3 250 41 394.0 394.0 304.4 394.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5691.42 m Freezing level: 631.33 mb = 3951.13 m = 12962.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.51 mb = 3804.82 m = 12482.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.19 % Est. max temperature: 28.06 C = 82.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 913.48 mb = 867.02 m = 2844.53 ft T: 19.19 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.86 C/km ThetaE index: 11.65 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 833.59 mb = 1650.02 m = 5413.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.51 C = 81.52 F Cap Strength: 1.88 C Lifted Index: -3.94 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.36 C Showalter Index: -4.00 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.27 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.75 C Cross Totals Index: 25.52 C K Index: 36.02 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 354.35 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.40 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 881.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 49.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 879.73 mb = 1190.49 m = 3905.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 734.73 mb = 2708.51 m = 8886.07 ft Equ Level (EL): 234.73 mb = 11126.93 m = 36505.22 ft B at Equ Level: 872.49 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 154.73 mb = 13784.57 m = 45224.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.1 at 32.2 knts Storm direction: 263.1 at 24.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 1.9 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 58.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 134.1 neg: -27.8 tot: 106.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.57 Bulk Rich Number: 44.88 Bulk Shear: 19.64 m/s