MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F005.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F005.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: 5 hour RUC valid 14Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.53,-92.73 Latitude: 36.53 Longitude: -92.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 85 SFC 980 259 20.2 16.4 79 3.8 17.7 218 4 295.0 297.2 291.6 329.6 12.05 2 950 531 20.4 16.9 80 3.5 18.1 226 21 297.9 300.2 293.2 335.3 12.88 3 900 998 18.9 15.5 81 3.4 16.6 239 33 301.0 303.2 293.7 337.3 12.37 4 850 1488 16.5 11.5 72 5.1 13.3 244 30 303.5 305.3 292.6 333.4 10.06 5 800 2002 13.2 8.9 75 4.4 10.6 246 20 305.3 306.9 292.3 332.2 8.97 6 750 2542 9.5 6.6 82 2.9 7.8 232 17 306.9 308.4 292.2 331.6 8.15 7 700 3112 6.6 -0.0 63 6.6 3.1 218 23 309.8 310.8 290.8 326.7 5.46 8 650 3715 2.2 -1.1 79 3.3 0.5 216 28 311.4 312.5 291.3 328.4 5.45 9 600 4356 -2.8 -3.8 93 1.0 -3.3 225 34 312.9 313.8 291.2 328.0 4.80 10 550 5041 -6.7 -14.3 55 7.6 -9.5 230 39 316.2 316.6 289.9 323.7 2.30 11 500 5779 -11.8 -23.5 37 11.8 -14.9 233 41 318.7 318.9 289.6 322.7 1.15 12 450 6576 -16.7 -29.8 31 13.0 -19.6 240 41 322.2 322.3 290.2 324.7 0.72 13 400 7452 -21.6 -39.9 18 18.3 -24.3 243 44 326.9 327.0 291.2 328.0 0.30 14 350 8420 -29.1 -47.2 16 18.1 -30.9 240 49 329.5 329.5 291.7 330.1 0.15 15 300 9501 -37.7 -51.8 21 14.2 -38.5 248 60 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.7 0.11 16 250 10731 -47.5 -52.2 58 4.7 -47.7 249 71 335.5 335.5 293.3 335.9 0.12 17 200 12181 -52.1 -71.3 8 19.3 -52.4 250 87 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.4 0.01 18 150 14006 -61.1 -82.7 4 21.6 -61.2 253 65 364.9 364.9 299.7 364.9 0.00 19 100 16458 -69.0 -87.2 5 18.2 -69.1 254 38 394.4 394.4 304.5 394.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.85 m Freezing level: 628.11 mb = 3996.07 m = 13110.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.59 mb = 3794.87 m = 12450.22 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.18 % Est. max temperature: 29.28 C = 84.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 927.33 mb = 739.64 m = 2426.62 ft T: 19.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.88 C/km ThetaE index: 10.59 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 809.96 mb = 1896.83 m = 6223.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.01 C = 86.02 F Cap Strength: 2.78 C Lifted Index: -2.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.49 C Showalter Index: -2.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.50 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.28 C Cross Totals Index: 23.22 C K Index: 33.13 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 288.27 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.12 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 461.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 120.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.55 mb = 1175.45 m = 3856.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 676.55 mb = 3389.27 m = 11119.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 266.55 mb = 10298.77 m = 33788.21 ft B at Equ Level: 459.82 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 196.55 mb = 12291.27 m = 40325.20 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.7 at 29.4 knts Storm direction: 260.7 at 22.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 2.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 132.7 neg: -18.4 tot: 114.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.44 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.31 Bulk Rich Number: 25.22 Bulk Shear: 18.31 m/s