MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F025.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F025.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: 25 hour RUC valid 4Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.54,-89.68 Latitude: 36.54 Longitude: -89.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 47 SFC 996 83 20.4 19.8 96 0.6 20.0 213 15 293.9 296.5 293.3 336.0 14.76 2 950 488 18.1 18.0 99 0.1 18.1 223 34 295.6 298.1 293.1 335.2 13.81 3 900 951 16.2 16.0 99 0.2 16.1 225 38 298.2 300.5 293.2 335.4 12.81 4 850 1436 13.6 13.1 97 0.5 13.3 226 41 300.4 302.4 292.6 333.3 11.22 5 800 1946 10.6 9.1 90 1.5 9.7 228 43 302.5 304.2 291.6 329.6 9.13 6 750 2481 6.9 5.2 89 1.6 5.9 231 46 304.0 305.4 290.7 326.3 7.43 7 700 3044 2.6 1.8 94 0.8 2.1 234 48 305.3 306.5 290.0 324.2 6.22 8 650 3640 -0.5 -1.1 96 0.6 -0.8 235 50 308.4 309.4 290.3 325.2 5.45 9 600 4278 -3.2 -3.7 96 0.5 -3.4 233 50 312.4 313.3 291.0 327.7 4.85 10 550 4964 -5.9 -6.3 97 0.4 -6.1 229 49 317.1 317.9 292.0 331.1 4.34 11 500 5706 -9.9 -10.4 96 0.5 -10.1 226 48 321.0 321.7 292.4 332.4 3.47 12 450 6511 -14.8 -15.9 91 1.1 -15.2 222 50 324.6 325.1 292.5 332.9 2.45 13 400 7391 -21.0 -22.8 86 1.8 -21.5 218 55 327.6 327.9 292.5 333.0 1.53 14 350 8362 -28.5 -30.9 79 2.5 -28.9 215 63 330.4 330.5 292.6 333.4 0.83 15 300 9446 -37.6 -40.1 77 2.6 -37.8 213 64 332.4 332.5 292.7 333.9 0.39 16 250 10675 -47.0 -51.8 58 4.8 -47.2 215 80 336.2 336.2 293.5 336.7 0.13 17 200 12147 -50.4 -73.8 5 23.5 -50.8 245 66 353.0 353.0 297.3 353.0 0.01 18 150 13981 -60.4 -82.2 4 21.8 -60.6 248 66 366.0 366.0 299.8 366.0 0.00 19 100 16468 -68.0 -87.6 4 19.6 -68.1 245 33 396.4 396.4 304.7 396.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5659.28 m Freezing level: 658.35 mb = 3540.63 m = 11616.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 663.66 mb = 3472.85 m = 11393.74 ft Precipitable water: 1.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.41 % Est. max temperature: 27.06 C = 80.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 987.75 mb = 153.10 m = 502.29 ft T: 20.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.67 C/km ThetaE index: 11.19 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 941.41 mb = 566.28 m = 1857.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.50 C = 72.50 F Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lifted Index: -1.17 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.68 C Showalter Index: -0.23 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.47 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.48 C Cross Totals Index: 22.99 C K Index: 35.79 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 287.50 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.32 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 506.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 942.10 mb = 559.94 m = 1837.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 937.10 mb = 605.50 m = 1986.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 927.10 mb = 697.35 m = 2287.87 ft B at Equ Level: 17.30 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 197.10 mb = 12240.43 m = 40158.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.4 at 44.8 knts Storm direction: 259.4 at 33.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 212.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 212.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 70.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.98 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.56 Bulk Rich Number: 10.54 Bulk Shear: 48.09 m/s