MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F020.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F020.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: 20 hour RUC valid 17Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.06,-94.06 Latitude: 35.06 Longitude: -94.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 78 SFC 983 231 26.1 20.7 72 5.4 22.3 206 12 300.7 303.6 296.0 347.3 15.84 2 950 526 22.1 18.7 81 3.3 19.8 207 20 299.6 302.2 294.7 341.8 14.46 3 900 994 18.4 17.0 92 1.4 17.5 211 25 300.5 303.0 294.4 340.6 13.68 4 850 1483 16.2 13.8 86 2.4 14.7 218 30 303.1 305.3 293.9 338.1 11.78 5 800 1997 13.0 9.4 78 3.7 10.8 221 27 305.0 306.8 292.5 332.9 9.29 6 750 2537 10.0 5.0 71 4.9 7.1 213 18 307.4 308.8 291.6 329.7 7.33 7 700 3108 6.9 0.7 65 6.2 3.6 202 19 310.2 311.2 291.2 328.0 5.77 8 650 3713 3.3 -2.8 64 6.1 0.3 202 26 312.7 313.6 291.1 327.8 4.79 9 600 4357 -1.7 -6.8 68 5.2 -4.0 207 29 314.2 314.9 290.7 326.4 3.81 10 550 5042 -6.9 -9.7 80 2.8 -8.1 214 34 315.9 316.6 290.7 326.7 3.33 11 500 5780 -11.2 -14.9 74 3.8 -12.5 218 37 319.4 319.9 291.0 327.4 2.40 12 450 6581 -15.4 -19.2 73 3.8 -16.6 222 38 323.9 324.2 291.7 330.2 1.86 13 400 7460 -21.6 -26.1 67 4.5 -22.7 229 44 326.9 327.1 292.0 330.9 1.14 14 350 8428 -29.0 -34.2 61 5.1 -29.8 231 47 329.6 329.7 292.2 331.9 0.61 15 300 9511 -37.6 -43.3 55 5.8 -38.1 238 59 332.4 332.4 292.6 333.5 0.28 16 250 10740 -48.1 -50.8 73 2.8 -48.2 243 70 334.6 334.6 293.1 335.2 0.14 17 200 12194 -51.5 -76.0 4 24.5 -51.9 253 89 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.2 0.01 18 150 14024 -60.7 -82.5 4 21.8 -60.9 250 74 365.5 365.5 299.7 365.5 0.00 19 100 16474 -70.3 -87.4 6 17.1 -70.4 256 39 391.9 391.9 304.0 391.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5701.68 m Freezing level: 616.82 mb = 4140.07 m = 13582.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.03 mb = 3749.98 m = 12302.92 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.01 % Est. max temperature: 29.12 C = 84.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 908.70 mb = 910.53 m = 2987.27 ft T: 19.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.77 C/km ThetaE index: 20.89 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 872.27 mb = 1261.85 m = 4139.89 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.27 C = 81.08 F Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lifted Index: -5.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.41 C Showalter Index: -3.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.35 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.36 C Cross Totals Index: 24.99 C K Index: 34.99 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 329.09 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.17 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1406.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.95 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 893.99 mb = 1051.16 m = 3448.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 818.99 mb = 1798.21 m = 5899.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 218.99 mb = 11602.71 m = 38066.17 ft B at Equ Level: 1382.07 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 138.99 mb = 14484.38 m = 47520.36 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.4 at 27.1 knts Storm direction: 242.4 at 20.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 1.9 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 34.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 64.9 neg: -24.6 tot: 40.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 13.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.29 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.53 Bulk Rich Number: 133.11 Bulk Shear: 10.56 m/s