MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F020.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F020.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 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.20,-91.18 Latitude: 36.20 Longitude: -91.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 SFC 993 124 21.5 20.4 94 1.1 20.7 218 9 295.2 298.0 294.1 339.3 15.36 2 950 508 19.1 18.7 98 0.4 18.9 221 26 296.6 299.2 293.9 338.3 14.46 3 900 973 17.3 16.2 94 1.0 16.5 222 30 299.3 301.7 293.6 337.2 12.98 4 850 1460 14.2 13.3 94 0.9 13.6 221 32 301.0 303.1 292.9 334.4 11.35 5 800 1970 11.0 10.3 95 0.8 10.6 221 34 302.9 304.7 292.3 332.3 9.87 6 750 2507 7.9 7.3 96 0.6 7.6 222 38 305.2 306.8 292.0 331.0 8.59 7 700 3073 4.3 4.0 98 0.3 4.1 219 41 307.2 308.6 291.5 329.4 7.28 8 650 3673 0.6 0.4 99 0.2 0.5 215 45 309.6 310.8 291.2 328.4 6.07 9 600 4313 -2.7 -3.1 97 0.4 -2.9 214 49 313.0 313.9 291.5 329.0 5.09 10 550 4999 -5.9 -6.5 96 0.6 -6.1 216 52 317.1 318.0 292.0 331.0 4.29 11 500 5742 -9.1 -9.8 95 0.6 -9.4 221 52 321.9 322.6 292.7 333.9 3.64 12 450 6549 -14.0 -14.9 93 0.8 -14.3 224 53 325.6 326.2 293.0 334.7 2.68 13 400 7433 -20.3 -21.8 88 1.5 -20.7 231 55 328.6 329.0 292.9 334.5 1.67 14 350 8407 -27.5 -29.8 81 2.3 -28.0 237 55 331.6 331.8 293.0 335.0 0.92 15 300 9494 -36.8 -39.5 76 2.7 -37.1 237 53 333.5 333.6 293.1 335.1 0.41 16 250 10725 -48.2 -50.6 76 2.4 -48.3 236 55 334.5 334.5 293.1 335.1 0.15 17 200 12161 -54.7 -67.6 19 12.9 -54.9 249 73 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.3 0.02 18 150 13980 -59.5 -81.7 4 22.2 -59.7 250 60 367.5 367.5 300.1 367.5 0.00 19 100 16456 -67.4 -87.9 4 20.5 -67.5 267 37 397.6 397.6 304.9 397.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5678.71 m Freezing level: 641.23 mb = 3785.29 m = 12418.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.81 mb = 3761.91 m = 12342.07 ft Precipitable water: 1.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.13 % Est. max temperature: 27.49 C = 81.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 977.89 mb = 257.47 m = 844.70 ft T: 20.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.02 C/km ThetaE index: 10.90 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 914.45 mb = 836.36 m = 2743.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.75 C = 76.54 F Cap Strength: 0.42 C Lifted Index: -1.60 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.84 C Showalter Index: 0.04 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.73 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.30 C Cross Totals Index: 22.43 C K Index: 36.28 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 275.13 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.23 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 720.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.13 mb = 671.75 m = 2203.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 877.13 mb = 1192.57 m = 3912.60 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.13 mb = 11342.17 m = 37211.38 ft B at Equ Level: 705.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 157.13 mb = 13686.48 m = 44902.59 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.6 at 40.6 knts Storm direction: 248.6 at 30.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 1.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 116.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 116.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.43 Bulk Rich Number: 11.97 Bulk Shear: 60.19 m/s