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: 36.44,-91.57 Latitude: 36.44 Longitude: -91.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 SFC 985 200 22.4 20.5 89 1.9 21.1 182 8 296.8 299.7 294.8 342.0 15.62 2 950 510 20.3 19.4 95 0.9 19.6 198 22 297.7 300.5 294.7 341.4 15.05 3 900 976 17.4 17.2 98 0.2 17.2 202 27 299.5 302.0 294.3 339.8 13.82 4 850 1464 14.7 14.4 98 0.3 14.5 208 29 301.5 303.8 293.7 337.5 12.22 5 800 1975 11.6 11.4 99 0.2 11.4 213 31 303.5 305.4 293.1 335.1 10.64 6 750 2513 8.0 7.4 96 0.7 7.6 215 31 305.3 306.9 292.0 331.3 8.63 7 700 3080 5.3 1.0 74 4.2 3.0 216 31 308.3 309.4 290.7 326.5 5.91 8 650 3680 0.6 -1.4 87 1.9 -0.4 212 35 309.6 310.6 290.6 326.1 5.33 9 600 4319 -3.0 -3.7 95 0.7 -3.3 210 40 312.6 313.5 291.1 327.9 4.86 10 550 5004 -6.3 -6.5 98 0.3 -6.4 215 43 316.7 317.5 291.8 330.4 4.27 11 500 5746 -9.7 -10.4 95 0.7 -9.9 222 43 321.3 321.9 292.4 332.7 3.48 12 450 6552 -14.7 -16.9 84 2.1 -15.4 229 44 324.7 325.2 292.4 332.4 2.27 13 400 7433 -20.7 -23.7 77 3.0 -21.5 236 48 328.1 328.4 292.6 333.1 1.41 14 350 8406 -27.9 -31.9 69 4.0 -28.6 235 46 331.2 331.3 292.8 333.9 0.76 15 300 9492 -37.2 -41.3 65 4.1 -37.5 240 48 333.0 333.1 292.9 334.3 0.34 16 250 10720 -48.4 -52.2 64 3.9 -48.6 251 54 334.1 334.2 293.0 334.6 0.12 17 200 12147 -58.6 -63.8 52 5.1 -58.7 258 81 339.9 339.9 294.3 340.1 0.04 18 150 13972 -57.2 -83.2 2 26.0 -57.5 256 57 371.6 371.6 300.8 371.6 0.00 19 100 16454 -67.7 -87.5 4 19.8 -67.8 262 39 396.9 396.9 304.8 396.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5681.16 m Freezing level: 642.28 mb = 3778.59 m = 12396.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.74 mb = 3608.66 m = 11839.30 ft Precipitable water: 1.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.06 % Est. max temperature: 27.63 C = 81.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.44 mb = 433.75 m = 1423.04 ft T: 20.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.60 C/km ThetaE index: 15.82 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 915.23 mb = 831.68 m = 2728.57 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.45 C = 76.02 F Cap Strength: 0.29 C Lifted Index: -3.23 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.64 C Showalter Index: -1.83 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.34 C Cross Totals Index: 24.06 C K Index: 34.50 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 329.36 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.10 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1323.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.74 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 923.21 mb = 756.94 m = 2483.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 898.21 mb = 993.29 m = 3258.78 ft Equ Level (EL): 198.21 mb = 12203.88 m = 40038.51 ft B at Equ Level: 1314.49 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 138.21 mb = 14472.83 m = 47482.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.3 at 34.2 knts Storm direction: 243.3 at 25.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 0.2 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 132.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 132.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 44.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.9 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.06 Bulk Rich Number: 32.52 Bulk Shear: 40.71 m/s