MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F021.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F021.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 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.71,-93.97 Latitude: 35.71 Longitude: -93.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 SFC 954 476 20.4 19.7 96 0.7 19.9 186 8 297.5 300.3 294.7 341.8 15.30 2 950 511 20.4 19.5 94 0.9 19.8 197 13 297.9 300.7 294.8 342.0 15.20 3 900 978 17.6 17.4 98 0.2 17.4 203 22 299.6 302.2 294.4 340.5 13.99 4 850 1466 15.4 14.5 94 0.9 14.8 215 29 302.3 304.6 294.0 338.7 12.31 5 800 1979 12.9 10.3 84 2.7 11.3 222 29 304.9 306.7 292.9 334.4 9.86 6 750 2519 9.8 6.4 80 3.3 7.8 221 25 307.2 308.7 292.2 331.7 8.08 7 700 3089 6.2 2.1 75 4.0 3.9 209 25 309.3 310.5 291.5 329.0 6.39 8 650 3693 1.9 -1.9 76 3.8 -0.0 201 30 311.1 312.1 290.9 327.1 5.12 9 600 4333 -2.8 -4.9 86 2.1 -3.8 202 36 312.9 313.7 290.8 326.9 4.43 10 550 5017 -6.9 -7.9 93 1.0 -7.3 209 38 315.9 316.6 291.2 328.3 3.85 11 500 5757 -10.4 -11.8 89 1.4 -10.9 217 39 320.3 321.0 291.9 330.6 3.09 12 450 6561 -15.1 -17.0 85 1.9 -15.7 224 41 324.3 324.7 292.2 331.9 2.24 13 400 7440 -21.3 -24.1 78 2.8 -22.0 230 46 327.3 327.5 292.3 332.0 1.36 14 350 8410 -28.5 -31.5 75 3.0 -29.0 227 46 330.3 330.4 292.6 333.1 0.78 15 300 9493 -37.6 -40.5 74 2.9 -37.9 235 56 332.3 332.4 292.7 333.8 0.37 16 250 10720 -48.6 -51.4 72 2.8 -48.7 239 65 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.4 0.13 17 200 12158 -54.2 -72.5 9 18.3 -54.5 254 95 346.9 347.0 296.0 347.0 0.01 18 150 13987 -57.8 -83.0 3 25.2 -58.1 255 68 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.4 0.00 19 100 16462 -69.3 -87.5 5 18.3 -69.4 254 40 393.9 393.9 304.3 393.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5692.05 m Freezing level: 629.92 mb = 3949.72 m = 12958.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.49 mb = 3686.46 m = 12094.55 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.12 % Est. max temperature: 27.47 C = 81.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.68 mb = 559.93 m = 1837.02 ft T: 20.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.22 C/km ThetaE index: 15.17 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 889.84 mb = 1074.60 m = 3525.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.99 C = 73.39 F Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lifted Index: -3.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.69 C Showalter Index: -3.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.76 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.84 C Cross Totals Index: 24.92 C K Index: 36.31 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 335.83 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.72 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1226.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.83 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.69 mb = 1018.62 m = 3341.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 830.69 mb = 1660.62 m = 5448.15 ft Equ Level (EL): 220.69 mb = 11523.89 m = 37807.59 ft B at Equ Level: 1217.74 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 140.69 mb = 14377.98 m = 47171.26 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.8 at 31.1 knts Storm direction: 241.8 at 23.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 1.6 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 106.7 neg: -15.1 tot: 91.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 30.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.77 Bulk Rich Number: 42.37 Bulk Shear: 28.96 m/s