MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F002.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F002.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: 2 hour RUC valid 23Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 35.6887,-99.7865 Latitude: 35.69 Longitude: -99.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 28 1 950 471 SFC 929 674 28.9 8.6 28 20.3 16.3 220 8 308.5 310.0 292.2 331.7 7.59 3 900 951 26.4 7.9 31 18.4 15.0 224 11 308.7 310.1 292.1 331.5 7.47 4 850 1450 21.6 6.9 39 14.7 12.7 222 13 308.7 310.1 292.0 331.2 7.34 5 800 1970 16.7 5.6 48 11.1 10.1 219 16 308.9 310.3 291.9 330.8 7.12 6 750 2515 11.8 2.7 54 9.1 6.7 219 19 309.4 310.5 291.3 328.5 6.22 7 700 3087 7.4 -1.3 54 8.8 2.9 225 25 310.7 311.7 290.6 326.2 4.97 8 650 3694 3.6 -6.4 48 10.0 -1.0 235 37 313.1 313.8 290.2 324.7 3.65 9 600 4338 -0.5 -15.2 32 14.7 -6.0 241 45 315.6 315.9 289.4 322.0 1.96 10 550 5027 -4.7 -28.5 14 23.8 -10.9 244 46 318.5 318.6 289.0 320.8 0.66 11 500 5768 -10.0 -36.3 10 26.3 -15.2 245 44 320.9 320.9 289.4 322.1 0.34 12 450 6571 -15.9 -39.2 12 23.3 -19.8 243 44 323.2 323.3 290.0 324.3 0.28 13 400 7447 -21.0 -48.0 7 27.0 -24.2 246 47 327.7 327.7 291.2 328.2 0.12 14 350 8418 -28.6 -50.2 11 21.6 -30.6 259 49 330.2 330.2 291.9 330.6 0.11 15 300 9500 -37.7 -53.1 18 15.5 -38.7 254 52 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.6 0.09 16 250 10730 -47.4 -56.8 33 9.4 -47.7 246 60 335.6 335.6 293.3 335.9 0.07 17 200 12184 -52.8 -69.6 11 16.8 -53.1 247 74 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.2 0.02 18 150 14012 -60.0 -82.6 4 22.6 -60.2 247 62 366.8 366.8 300.0 366.8 0.00 19 100 16470 -70.8 -87.7 7 16.9 -70.9 259 36 390.9 390.9 303.9 390.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5739.99 m Freezing level: 605.86 mb = 4262.44 m = 13984.22 ft Wetbulb zero: 662.43 mb = 3538.81 m = 11610.12 ft Precipitable water: 0.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 36.46 % Est. max temperature: 29.49 C = 85.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 690.21 mb = 3202.60 m = 10507.11 ft T: 6.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.50 C/km ThetaE index: 10.92 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 641.70 mb = 3797.32 m = 12458.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.75 C = 92.75 F Cap Strength: 2.44 C Lifted Index: 0.61 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.84 C Showalter Index: 0.67 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.38 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.54 C Cross Totals Index: 16.84 C K Index: 29.66 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 153.29 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.69 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 0.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4835.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 685.07 mb = 3263.84 m = 10708.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.4 at 32.0 knts Storm direction: 267.4 at 24.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 0.9 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 141.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 141.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.01 Bulk Shear: 63.00 m/s