MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180600F017.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180600F017.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 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.38,-97.02 Latitude: 37.38 Longitude: -97.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 71 SFC 964 382 19.6 17.5 88 2.1 18.2 242 5 295.8 298.2 292.7 333.6 13.12 2 950 511 19.0 16.0 83 3.0 17.0 284 6 296.5 298.7 292.1 331.4 12.10 3 900 974 17.1 9.1 59 8.1 12.3 327 14 299.2 300.6 289.6 322.9 8.06 4 850 1459 13.7 4.4 53 9.3 8.6 330 21 300.5 301.6 288.4 319.0 6.19 5 800 1966 9.4 1.5 57 8.0 5.3 329 26 301.2 302.2 287.8 317.2 5.31 6 750 2497 4.8 -1.3 65 6.1 1.8 328 27 301.8 302.6 287.3 315.9 4.65 7 700 3055 0.1 -4.4 72 4.5 -1.9 326 27 302.6 303.3 286.9 314.7 3.95 8 650 3643 -4.5 -10.0 65 5.5 -6.6 323 27 303.9 304.4 286.2 312.5 2.75 9 600 4269 -8.4 -10.0 88 1.6 -9.0 294 33 306.4 307.0 287.3 315.8 2.98 10 550 4940 -11.6 -18.0 59 6.4 -13.5 285 38 310.3 310.6 287.3 315.8 1.68 11 500 5664 -15.9 -28.8 32 12.9 -18.6 289 35 313.6 313.8 287.5 316.1 0.71 12 450 6449 -21.0 -29.7 45 8.7 -22.7 274 30 316.8 317.0 288.5 319.4 0.72 13 400 7309 -26.6 -32.4 58 5.7 -27.6 249 27 320.4 320.5 289.5 322.6 0.63 14 350 8258 -33.3 -46.7 25 13.4 -34.4 261 31 323.9 323.9 290.1 324.5 0.16 15 300 9330 -37.4 -60.0 8 22.5 -38.5 266 38 332.6 332.6 292.4 332.8 0.04 16 250 10577 -41.9 -65.4 6 23.5 -42.8 274 48 343.7 343.7 295.3 343.8 0.02 17 200 12067 -48.2 -76.5 2 28.4 -48.7 258 54 356.5 356.5 298.0 356.5 0.01 18 150 13920 -57.9 -83.1 3 25.2 -58.2 264 55 370.3 370.3 300.6 370.3 0.00 19 100 16415 -66.0 -87.9 3 21.8 -66.2 263 40 400.1 400.1 305.2 400.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5592.94 m Freezing level: 698.98 mb = 3066.63 m = 10060.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 725.52 mb = 2765.11 m = 9071.77 ft Precipitable water: 0.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.39 % Est. max temperature: 24.76 C = 76.56 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 934.89 mb = 648.07 m = 2126.19 ft T: 18.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.13 C/km ThetaE index: 21.09 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 802.44 mb = 1940.49 m = 6366.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.92 C = 76.86 F Cap Strength: 2.31 C Lifted Index: -2.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.68 C Showalter Index: 1.07 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 49.96 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.62 C Cross Totals Index: 20.34 C K Index: 29.61 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 150.34 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.59 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 528.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 60.91 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 836.73 mb = 1590.58 m = 5218.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 771.73 mb = 2261.82 m = 7420.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 351.73 mb = 8222.91 m = 26977.72 ft B at Equ Level: 525.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 251.73 mb = 10530.07 m = 34547.04 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 305.3 at 27.7 knts Storm direction: 335.3 at 20.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 0.5 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 126.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 20.2 neg: -4.7 tot: 15.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.26 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 1.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 10.82 Bulk Shear: 48.88 m/s MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180600F017.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180600F017.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 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.91,-97.92 Latitude: 37.91 Longitude: -97.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 90 SFC 957 470 19.0 4.9 39 14.1 11.2 340 24 295.9 296.9 286.2 312.5 5.67 2 950 529 18.6 4.6 40 14.0 10.9 340 31 296.0 297.0 286.2 312.4 5.58 3 900 988 13.9 3.3 49 10.6 8.3 341 43 295.9 296.8 285.9 311.7 5.41 4 850 1467 10.0 0.9 53 9.2 5.4 341 43 296.7 297.5 285.7 310.9 4.80 5 800 1968 7.7 -2.6 48 10.3 2.8 337 36 299.4 300.1 285.8 311.3 3.94 6 750 2497 4.4 -3.0 59 7.4 0.9 322 23 301.3 302.1 286.6 313.7 4.08 7 700 3055 0.5 -5.3 65 5.7 -2.1 301 19 303.0 303.7 286.8 314.3 3.69 8 650 3644 -3.9 -8.5 70 4.6 -5.7 282 20 304.6 305.1 286.8 314.2 3.10 9 600 4271 -7.9 -11.1 78 3.2 -9.1 272 31 307.0 307.5 287.3 315.6 2.74 10 550 4941 -12.5 -17.9 64 5.4 -14.1 275 39 309.2 309.6 287.0 314.8 1.70 11 500 5661 -17.8 -23.7 60 5.9 -19.2 280 39 311.3 311.5 287.1 315.1 1.13 12 450 6442 -22.5 -32.7 39 10.1 -24.2 274 40 314.9 315.0 287.7 316.8 0.55 13 400 7295 -28.1 -47.0 15 18.9 -29.9 272 38 318.4 318.5 288.4 319.0 0.14 14 350 8241 -33.5 -56.3 8 22.8 -34.8 282 39 323.6 323.6 289.9 323.8 0.05 15 300 9313 -37.4 -60.3 7 22.9 -38.5 280 47 332.7 332.7 292.4 332.8 0.04 16 250 10556 -43.0 -66.4 6 23.4 -43.7 291 54 342.2 342.2 294.8 342.3 0.02 17 200 12043 -47.6 -77.6 2 29.9 -48.3 274 59 357.3 357.3 298.2 357.3 0.00 18 150 13904 -57.6 -82.3 3 24.7 -57.9 275 48 370.8 370.8 300.7 370.9 0.00 19 100 16402 -64.5 -88.0 3 23.5 -64.7 263 37 403.1 403.1 305.6 403.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5571.08 m Freezing level: 694.79 mb = 3116.20 m = 10223.63 ft Wetbulb zero: 734.96 mb = 2660.61 m = 8728.93 ft Precipitable water: 0.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.71 % Est. max temperature: 22.11 C = 71.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 774.81 mb = 2230.35 m = 7317.32 ft T: 6.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.02 C/km ThetaE index: 1.59 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 687.89 mb = 3193.56 m = 10477.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.39 C = 79.50 F Cap Strength: 4.41 C Lifted Index: 3.36 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.72 C Showalter Index: 3.95 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 46.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.88 C Cross Totals Index: 18.72 C K Index: 23.04 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 136.11 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.89 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2.11 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11172.70 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 762.74 mb = 2358.84 m = 7738.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 300.9 at 32.8 knts Storm direction: 330.9 at 24.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 6.1 tot: 9.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 122.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: -40.8 tot: -36.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -12.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: -4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.03 Bulk Shear: 72.03 m/s