MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F030.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F030.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: 30 hour RUC valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.55,-90.53 Latitude: 36.55 Longitude: -90.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 SFC 996 93 19.8 19.0 95 0.8 19.2 210 14 293.3 295.8 292.6 333.1 14.00 2 950 500 17.7 17.0 96 0.6 17.2 218 32 295.1 297.4 292.3 332.3 12.95 3 900 961 15.3 14.4 94 0.9 14.7 222 36 297.2 299.3 291.9 330.6 11.51 4 850 1445 12.9 11.8 93 1.1 12.2 227 38 299.6 301.5 291.6 329.7 10.27 5 800 1953 9.9 8.7 92 1.2 9.2 231 39 301.7 303.3 291.2 328.0 8.88 6 750 2487 6.5 5.8 95 0.8 6.1 237 41 303.7 305.1 290.8 326.8 7.71 7 700 3050 2.6 2.4 99 0.2 2.5 242 44 305.3 306.6 290.3 325.1 6.51 8 650 3647 -0.3 -0.5 99 0.2 -0.4 245 46 308.6 309.7 290.6 326.2 5.70 9 600 4285 -3.1 -3.5 97 0.4 -3.3 244 47 312.5 313.4 291.2 328.0 4.91 10 550 4970 -6.3 -6.9 96 0.6 -6.6 238 45 316.6 317.3 291.7 329.9 4.14 11 500 5710 -10.4 -11.1 94 0.7 -10.6 232 44 320.4 321.0 292.0 331.2 3.28 12 450 6513 -15.3 -16.6 90 1.3 -15.7 226 44 324.0 324.4 292.2 331.8 2.31 13 400 7393 -21.1 -23.2 84 2.0 -21.7 217 48 327.5 327.8 292.4 332.7 1.48 14 350 8364 -28.1 -30.9 77 2.7 -28.6 212 55 330.8 331.0 292.7 333.8 0.83 15 300 9450 -37.1 -40.1 73 3.0 -37.4 208 64 333.1 333.2 292.9 334.6 0.39 16 250 10681 -46.4 -52.8 48 6.4 -46.7 215 72 337.1 337.1 293.7 337.5 0.11 17 200 12150 -51.1 -73.0 6 21.9 -51.5 252 71 351.9 351.9 297.0 351.9 0.01 18 150 13983 -61.2 -81.5 5 20.3 -61.3 246 65 364.7 364.7 299.6 364.7 0.00 19 100 16464 -67.1 -87.2 4 20.1 -67.2 250 33 398.0 398.0 304.9 398.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5652.30 m Freezing level: 654.96 mb = 3587.59 m = 11770.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 656.80 mb = 3562.96 m = 11689.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.69 % Est. max temperature: 26.29 C = 79.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 984.95 mb = 188.69 m = 619.06 ft T: 19.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.87 C/km ThetaE index: 8.03 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 921.48 mb = 759.91 m = 2493.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.82 C = 73.07 F Cap Strength: 0.39 C Lifted Index: -0.08 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.42 C Showalter Index: 0.98 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.38 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.23 C Cross Totals Index: 22.14 C K Index: 34.81 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 298.07 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.18 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 204.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.82 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 935.02 mb = 635.45 m = 2084.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 850.02 mb = 1444.77 m = 4739.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 480.02 mb = 6021.06 m = 19753.91 ft B at Equ Level: 204.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 280.02 mb = 9915.15 m = 32529.64 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.3 at 41.0 knts Storm direction: 265.3 at 30.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 233.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 233.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 77.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.97 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.24 Bulk Rich Number: 4.15 Bulk Shear: 49.26 m/s