MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F017.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F017.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: 17 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.09,-93.07 Latitude: 35.09 Longitude: -93.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 SFC 991 142 25.1 21.3 79 3.8 22.4 213 8 299.0 302.0 295.8 346.6 16.31 2 950 511 21.4 18.9 86 2.5 19.7 216 20 298.9 301.6 294.7 341.6 14.63 3 900 978 17.9 17.1 95 0.9 17.4 218 26 300.0 302.5 294.4 340.2 13.72 4 850 1466 15.2 13.6 90 1.6 14.1 223 30 302.1 304.2 293.4 336.4 11.60 5 800 1978 12.4 9.5 82 2.9 10.6 227 31 304.3 306.1 292.3 332.2 9.33 6 750 2516 8.8 5.4 79 3.5 6.8 222 30 306.1 307.5 291.4 328.9 7.50 7 700 3084 4.7 2.3 84 2.5 3.4 214 31 307.7 308.9 291.0 327.5 6.45 8 650 3686 2.0 -0.6 83 2.6 0.7 206 35 311.2 312.3 291.4 328.8 5.65 9 600 4327 -2.2 -3.7 89 1.5 -2.9 205 42 313.6 314.5 291.4 328.9 4.85 10 550 5013 -6.3 -7.3 93 1.0 -6.8 211 48 316.6 317.4 291.6 329.5 4.02 11 500 5755 -9.7 -10.8 92 1.1 -10.1 219 49 321.3 321.9 292.4 332.4 3.37 12 450 6561 -14.6 -16.1 89 1.4 -15.2 228 49 324.8 325.3 292.6 333.1 2.42 13 400 7442 -21.0 -23.2 82 2.2 -21.5 243 55 327.8 328.0 292.5 332.9 1.48 14 350 8414 -28.1 -31.0 76 2.9 -28.6 237 50 330.8 331.0 292.7 333.8 0.82 15 300 9498 -37.5 -40.4 74 2.9 -37.8 242 52 332.5 332.6 292.7 333.9 0.37 16 250 10727 -47.8 -49.5 82 1.7 -47.9 243 58 335.0 335.1 293.2 335.7 0.17 17 200 12191 -50.8 -74.3 5 23.4 -51.2 263 79 352.3 352.3 297.1 352.3 0.01 18 150 14019 -59.7 -82.6 4 22.9 -59.9 262 57 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.3 0.00 19 100 16484 -69.7 -87.3 6 17.6 -69.8 254 35 393.1 393.1 304.2 393.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5690.61 m Freezing level: 626.27 mb = 3990.17 m = 13090.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.71 mb = 3801.01 m = 12470.35 ft Precipitable water: 1.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.98 % Est. max temperature: 28.54 C = 83.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.81 mb = 622.31 m = 2041.69 ft T: 20.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.39 C/km ThetaE index: 19.10 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 902.54 mb = 953.39 m = 3127.90 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.03 C = 78.85 F Cap Strength: 0.42 C Lifted Index: -3.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.57 C Showalter Index: -1.35 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.11 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.85 C Cross Totals Index: 23.26 C K Index: 35.98 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 271.94 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.90 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1375.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.69 mb = 875.73 m = 2873.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 885.69 mb = 1114.59 m = 3656.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 225.69 mb = 11398.29 m = 37395.52 ft B at Equ Level: 1363.27 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 135.69 mb = 14628.73 m = 47993.95 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.1 at 35.2 knts Storm direction: 245.1 at 26.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 1.2 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 79.4 neg: -11.2 tot: 68.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.68 Bulk Rich Number: 28.81 Bulk Shear: 47.73 m/s