MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F019.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F019.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: 19 hour RUC valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.98,-92.65 Latitude: 36.98 Longitude: -92.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 963 386 21.0 19.5 91 1.5 19.9 210 8 297.3 300.0 294.4 340.6 14.96 2 950 504 19.8 18.7 93 1.1 19.1 210 13 297.3 299.9 294.1 339.0 14.42 3 900 969 17.0 16.8 99 0.2 16.9 217 21 299.0 301.5 293.9 338.4 13.50 4 850 1456 14.7 14.4 98 0.3 14.5 224 28 301.5 303.8 293.7 337.5 12.21 5 800 1968 12.3 10.3 87 2.0 11.0 233 29 304.2 306.1 292.7 333.7 9.86 6 750 2507 9.1 8.0 93 1.0 8.5 228 26 306.4 308.1 292.7 333.7 9.03 7 700 3076 5.2 5.1 99 0.2 5.1 216 27 308.3 309.8 292.3 332.3 7.87 8 650 3677 1.0 0.4 96 0.6 0.7 207 33 310.1 311.2 291.4 328.9 6.06 9 600 4316 -3.5 -4.4 93 0.9 -4.0 206 42 312.1 312.9 290.7 326.5 4.59 10 550 4999 -7.2 -8.2 92 1.1 -7.7 214 44 315.6 316.3 291.0 327.6 3.73 11 500 5738 -10.8 -12.3 89 1.5 -11.4 223 45 319.9 320.4 291.6 329.7 2.97 12 450 6540 -15.8 -17.8 85 2.0 -16.4 231 51 323.4 323.8 291.9 330.5 2.10 13 400 7417 -21.5 -24.3 78 2.8 -22.2 235 57 327.1 327.3 292.2 331.8 1.34 14 350 8387 -28.8 -32.4 72 3.5 -29.4 233 54 329.9 330.0 292.4 332.5 0.72 15 300 9468 -38.0 -42.4 63 4.4 -38.4 231 51 331.9 331.9 292.5 333.0 0.31 16 250 10693 -49.1 -52.4 69 3.3 -49.3 234 54 333.0 333.1 292.7 333.5 0.12 17 200 12119 -56.7 -66.1 30 9.4 -56.9 253 87 343.0 343.0 295.1 343.1 0.03 18 150 13950 -57.5 -83.4 2 25.9 -57.8 249 60 371.1 371.1 300.8 371.1 0.00 19 100 16442 -67.3 -87.3 4 20.0 -67.5 261 43 397.6 397.6 304.9 397.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5679.26 m Freezing level: 638.98 mb = 3817.50 m = 12524.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.82 mb = 3765.36 m = 12353.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.96 % Est. max temperature: 27.11 C = 80.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 942.58 mb = 571.29 m = 1874.28 ft T: 19.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.03 C/km ThetaE index: 14.09 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.37 mb = 955.66 m = 3135.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.61 C = 72.69 F Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lifted Index: -3.45 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.99 C Showalter Index: -2.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.69 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.49 C Cross Totals Index: 25.19 C K Index: 39.70 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 306.84 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.67 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1081.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.81 mb = 922.91 m = 3027.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 879.81 mb = 1162.12 m = 3812.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 219.81 mb = 11515.51 m = 37780.07 ft B at Equ Level: 1076.46 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 149.81 mb = 13958.21 m = 45794.09 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.3 at 33.6 knts Storm direction: 248.3 at 25.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 1.8 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 89.1 neg: -9.3 tot: 79.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.55 Bulk Rich Number: 23.00 Bulk Shear: 47.03 m/s