MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F020.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F020.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: 20 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.41,-94.57 Latitude: 36.41 Longitude: -94.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 967 341 21.9 19.6 86 2.4 20.3 217 12 297.9 300.7 294.7 341.4 14.97 2 950 493 20.2 18.6 91 1.6 19.1 219 20 297.6 300.2 294.1 339.1 14.31 3 900 958 16.6 16.3 98 0.2 16.4 224 27 298.6 301.0 293.5 336.7 13.10 4 850 1443 13.6 13.3 98 0.3 13.4 232 27 300.4 302.5 292.7 333.9 11.40 5 800 1954 12.2 9.0 81 3.2 10.3 228 28 304.2 305.9 292.1 331.3 9.07 6 750 2493 9.0 5.6 79 3.4 7.0 209 35 306.3 307.8 291.6 329.4 7.63 7 700 3060 4.3 2.1 86 2.2 3.1 208 41 307.2 308.4 290.7 326.7 6.37 8 650 3659 0.5 -0.5 94 0.9 -0.0 214 45 309.5 310.5 290.9 327.1 5.70 9 600 4298 -2.8 -3.5 95 0.7 -3.1 221 44 312.9 313.8 291.3 328.4 4.93 10 550 4984 -6.2 -6.8 96 0.5 -6.5 225 44 316.7 317.5 291.7 330.2 4.19 11 500 5725 -10.1 -11.0 93 0.9 -10.5 225 48 320.7 321.4 292.2 331.7 3.31 12 450 6529 -15.5 -17.5 85 2.0 -16.2 227 53 323.7 324.1 292.0 331.0 2.14 13 400 7407 -21.4 -24.5 76 3.2 -22.1 225 54 327.2 327.5 292.2 331.8 1.31 14 350 8377 -28.8 -32.2 72 3.5 -29.3 218 55 330.0 330.1 292.4 332.6 0.73 15 300 9459 -38.2 -42.1 67 3.9 -38.5 215 58 331.5 331.6 292.4 332.7 0.31 16 250 10683 -48.9 -52.0 69 3.2 -49.0 219 63 333.4 333.5 292.8 333.9 0.13 17 200 12142 -50.6 -76.9 3 26.3 -51.1 258 64 352.6 352.6 297.2 352.6 0.01 18 150 13971 -60.6 -81.5 5 20.9 -60.8 267 58 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.6 0.00 19 100 16451 -67.6 -87.3 4 19.8 -67.7 260 44 397.2 397.2 304.8 397.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5675.21 m Freezing level: 643.08 mb = 3747.45 m = 12294.63 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.61 mb = 3651.33 m = 11979.28 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.10 % Est. max temperature: 26.84 C = 80.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 933.94 mb = 639.55 m = 2098.24 ft T: 19.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.39 C/km ThetaE index: 14.69 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.32 mb = 926.05 m = 3038.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.53 C = 72.55 F Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lifted Index: -2.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.65 C Showalter Index: -0.67 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.13 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.71 C Cross Totals Index: 23.43 C K Index: 34.87 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 262.47 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.55 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 844.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.81 mb = 911.84 m = 2991.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 899.81 mb = 959.45 m = 3147.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.81 mb = 10954.79 m = 35940.46 ft B at Equ Level: 844.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 169.81 mb = 13182.54 m = 43249.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.5 at 38.4 knts Storm direction: 250.5 at 28.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 2.9 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 112.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 112.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 37.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.34 Bulk Rich Number: 20.90 Bulk Shear: 40.40 m/s