MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F012.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F012.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: 12 hour RUC valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.41,-95.02 Latitude: 36.41 Longitude: -95.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 62 SFC 978 252 21.3 19.8 91 1.5 20.3 180 11 296.3 299.0 294.2 339.6 15.02 2 950 509 19.6 19.2 98 0.4 19.4 196 24 297.1 299.8 294.4 340.3 14.93 3 900 974 17.7 17.4 98 0.3 17.5 211 36 299.7 302.3 294.5 340.7 14.00 4 850 1463 16.2 13.4 83 2.9 14.4 232 33 303.1 305.2 293.6 337.0 11.41 5 800 1979 14.0 11.7 86 2.3 12.5 245 27 306.1 308.1 294.0 338.7 10.85 6 750 2522 10.8 10.4 97 0.4 10.5 237 28 308.3 310.3 294.4 340.5 10.62 7 700 3094 6.8 4.5 86 2.2 5.5 227 31 310.0 311.4 292.6 333.2 7.57 8 650 3698 2.7 -4.7 58 7.4 -0.9 231 35 312.0 312.8 290.3 325.1 4.15 9 600 4338 -3.3 -8.9 65 5.6 -5.7 235 38 312.3 312.9 289.6 322.7 3.25 10 550 5020 -8.1 -11.7 75 3.6 -9.4 234 43 314.5 315.1 289.9 323.8 2.85 11 500 5755 -12.0 -15.6 74 3.7 -13.2 231 45 318.5 318.9 290.6 326.0 2.26 12 450 6554 -16.8 -18.8 84 2.0 -17.4 229 43 322.1 322.5 291.3 328.6 1.92 13 400 7427 -23.0 -27.5 66 4.6 -23.9 224 49 325.1 325.3 291.3 328.7 1.00 14 350 8391 -30.4 -42.5 30 12.1 -31.7 227 59 327.7 327.8 291.3 328.7 0.26 15 300 9467 -38.6 -46.5 43 7.9 -39.2 229 67 330.9 330.9 292.2 331.7 0.19 16 250 10692 -48.4 -52.5 62 4.2 -48.6 233 86 334.2 334.2 293.0 334.7 0.12 17 200 12143 -52.0 -72.9 6 20.9 -52.4 243 96 350.4 350.4 296.7 350.5 0.01 18 150 13975 -58.9 -82.4 3 23.6 -59.1 252 76 368.7 368.7 300.3 368.7 0.00 19 100 16453 -69.3 -87.6 5 18.3 -69.4 251 42 393.8 393.8 304.3 393.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.62 m Freezing level: 627.71 mb = 3983.73 m = 13069.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 656.79 mb = 3613.61 m = 11855.54 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.57 % Est. max temperature: 29.35 C = 84.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 957.21 mb = 443.13 m = 1453.83 ft T: 20.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.03 C/km ThetaE index: 17.83 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.08 mb = 925.96 m = 3037.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.45 C = 76.01 F Cap Strength: 1.05 C Lifted Index: -5.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.00 C Showalter Index: -3.89 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.49 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.18 C Cross Totals Index: 25.31 C K Index: 39.29 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 359.78 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.24 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1428.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 44.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.29 mb = 791.79 m = 2597.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 734.29 mb = 2697.45 m = 8849.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 224.29 mb = 11397.58 m = 37393.19 ft B at Equ Level: 1408.81 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 144.29 mb = 14212.14 m = 46627.20 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.8 at 34.8 knts Storm direction: 259.8 at 26.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 1.3 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 237.7 neg: -5.2 tot: 232.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 77.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.06 Bulk Rich Number: 26.40 Bulk Shear: 54.11 m/s