MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F014.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F014.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: 14 hour RUC valid 11Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.07,-93.19 Latitude: 36.07 Longitude: -93.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 SFC 960 432 18.7 16.0 84 2.8 16.9 210 6 295.3 297.5 291.6 329.7 11.96 2 950 520 21.1 17.9 82 3.2 18.9 214 16 298.6 301.1 293.9 338.4 13.67 3 900 989 20.0 17.2 84 2.8 18.1 228 36 302.1 304.7 295.0 342.9 13.83 4 850 1480 17.0 13.5 80 3.5 14.7 238 32 303.9 306.1 293.9 338.2 11.52 5 800 1995 13.9 10.1 77 3.9 11.5 259 23 306.0 307.8 293.1 335.3 9.72 6 750 2538 11.4 5.4 67 5.9 7.9 261 17 308.9 310.4 292.3 332.0 7.54 7 700 3111 8.3 0.4 57 7.9 4.1 234 16 311.7 312.8 291.5 329.4 5.65 8 650 3718 3.3 0.2 80 3.1 1.6 241 21 312.7 313.8 292.1 331.3 5.96 9 600 4362 -1.1 -7.8 61 6.7 -4.0 243 27 314.9 315.5 290.6 326.3 3.56 10 550 5050 -6.0 -15.3 48 9.3 -9.4 238 32 316.9 317.3 289.9 323.9 2.11 11 500 5788 -11.7 -17.9 60 6.3 -13.7 241 34 318.8 319.2 290.3 325.1 1.86 12 450 6586 -16.9 -20.8 72 3.9 -18.0 245 34 321.9 322.3 291.0 327.5 1.62 13 400 7461 -21.8 -34.2 32 12.4 -24.0 248 39 326.6 326.7 291.3 328.6 0.53 14 350 8430 -29.1 -46.4 17 17.3 -30.9 249 45 329.5 329.6 291.7 330.2 0.17 15 300 9510 -38.1 -51.4 23 13.3 -38.9 256 55 331.6 331.7 292.3 332.1 0.11 16 250 10739 -47.7 -52.1 60 4.5 -47.9 263 73 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.7 0.12 17 200 12187 -52.6 -71.8 8 19.2 -52.9 260 83 349.5 349.5 296.5 349.5 0.01 18 150 14014 -61.2 -81.9 5 20.7 -61.4 256 73 364.7 364.7 299.6 364.7 0.00 19 100 16462 -70.1 -87.0 7 16.9 -70.2 245 35 392.2 392.2 304.1 392.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5715.83 m Freezing level: 612.52 mb = 4200.94 m = 13782.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.76 mb = 3896.52 m = 12783.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.88 % Est. max temperature: 28.86 C = 83.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 921.30 mb = 785.94 m = 2578.51 ft T: 20.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.48 C/km ThetaE index: 13.58 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 819.14 mb = 1794.45 m = 5887.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.47 C = 83.24 F Cap Strength: 2.06 C Lifted Index: -5.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.16 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.59 C Showalter Index: -4.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.83 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.65 C Cross Totals Index: 25.18 C K Index: 34.24 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 386.93 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.62 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1137.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 85.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 868.81 mb = 1292.06 m = 4238.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 683.81 mb = 3303.16 m = 10836.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.81 mb = 11457.07 m = 37588.36 ft B at Equ Level: 1115.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 143.81 mb = 14268.64 m = 46812.56 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.8 at 26.4 knts Storm direction: 270.8 at 19.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 1.3 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 48.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 176.3 neg: -5.6 tot: 170.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 56.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.3 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.20 Bulk Rich Number: 105.91 Bulk Shear: 10.74 m/s