MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F024.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F024.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: 24 hour RUC valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.07,-92.09 Latitude: 36.07 Longitude: -92.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 68 SFC 985 204 22.8 20.5 87 2.3 21.2 206 9 297.3 300.1 294.9 342.5 15.64 2 950 514 20.2 19.3 94 0.9 19.6 211 22 297.7 300.4 294.6 341.2 14.99 3 900 980 17.6 17.0 97 0.5 17.2 216 28 299.6 302.1 294.2 339.6 13.68 4 850 1467 14.8 14.1 95 0.7 14.3 222 32 301.6 303.8 293.6 336.9 11.95 5 800 1978 11.5 10.7 95 0.7 11.0 225 34 303.4 305.2 292.7 333.6 10.18 6 750 2516 8.1 6.9 92 1.3 7.4 222 34 305.4 307.0 291.9 330.5 8.34 7 700 3082 4.5 2.5 87 2.0 3.4 218 32 307.4 308.6 291.0 327.4 6.55 8 650 3682 0.4 -0.3 95 0.7 0.0 213 34 309.4 310.5 290.9 327.3 5.78 9 600 4321 -2.9 -3.4 97 0.4 -3.1 212 39 312.7 313.7 291.2 328.4 4.97 10 550 5007 -6.1 -6.9 94 0.8 -6.5 214 44 316.8 317.6 291.7 330.2 4.14 11 500 5749 -9.3 -10.5 91 1.2 -9.8 218 44 321.7 322.4 292.5 333.0 3.43 12 450 6556 -14.2 -16.0 87 1.7 -14.8 222 43 325.3 325.8 292.7 333.7 2.45 13 400 7438 -20.6 -23.0 81 2.4 -21.2 233 48 328.2 328.5 292.7 333.5 1.50 14 350 8412 -27.7 -30.8 75 3.0 -28.3 236 48 331.3 331.5 292.9 334.4 0.84 15 300 9499 -36.8 -40.0 72 3.2 -37.2 235 49 333.5 333.6 293.0 335.0 0.39 16 250 10730 -47.9 -51.5 67 3.5 -48.1 249 57 334.8 334.8 293.2 335.3 0.13 17 200 12161 -57.4 -64.7 39 7.2 -57.6 257 80 341.8 341.8 294.8 342.0 0.03 18 150 13982 -57.3 -83.9 2 26.6 -57.6 261 56 371.3 371.3 300.8 371.3 0.00 19 100 16462 -68.3 -87.4 5 19.1 -68.4 260 39 395.7 395.7 304.6 395.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5681.36 m Freezing level: 644.39 mb = 3753.65 m = 12314.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.69 mb = 3685.82 m = 12092.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.83 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.61 % Est. max temperature: 27.66 C = 81.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.50 mb = 490.83 m = 1610.31 ft T: 20.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.16 C/km ThetaE index: 15.30 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 910.55 mb = 879.13 m = 2884.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.71 C = 76.47 F Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lifted Index: -2.82 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.41 C Showalter Index: -1.18 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.44 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.09 C Cross Totals Index: 23.36 C K Index: 36.17 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 277.24 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.90 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1207.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.44 mb = 786.06 m = 2578.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 895.44 mb = 1022.89 m = 3355.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 205.44 mb = 11988.58 m = 39332.12 ft B at Equ Level: 1201.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 135.44 mb = 14606.68 m = 47921.61 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.1 at 35.2 knts Storm direction: 247.1 at 26.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.7 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 110.8 neg: -15.3 tot: 95.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 31.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.84 Bulk Rich Number: 32.49 Bulk Shear: 37.16 m/s