MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F012.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F012.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: 12 hour RUC valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.94,-92.49 Latitude: 36.94 Longitude: -92.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 SFC 967 345 20.2 19.6 96 0.7 19.8 229 10 296.2 298.9 294.1 339.3 14.97 2 950 501 19.2 19.0 99 0.2 19.1 226 17 296.7 299.3 294.1 339.1 14.70 3 900 966 17.1 16.6 97 0.5 16.8 231 25 299.1 301.5 293.8 337.9 13.32 4 850 1453 14.3 13.1 93 1.2 13.6 228 27 301.1 303.2 292.9 334.2 11.23 5 800 1963 11.1 9.2 88 1.9 10.0 222 30 303.0 304.7 291.8 330.4 9.18 6 750 2499 7.6 5.6 87 1.9 6.5 217 33 304.8 306.2 291.1 327.8 7.64 7 700 3064 3.3 2.6 95 0.8 2.9 217 39 306.2 307.4 290.6 326.2 6.59 8 650 3662 0.5 0.3 99 0.2 0.4 220 47 309.5 310.7 291.2 328.2 6.04 9 600 4302 -2.2 -2.4 98 0.3 -2.3 225 52 313.6 314.6 291.8 330.5 5.34 10 550 4989 -5.8 -6.2 97 0.4 -6.0 231 53 317.2 318.0 292.0 331.3 4.37 11 500 5731 -10.1 -10.9 94 0.8 -10.4 233 51 320.8 321.4 292.2 331.7 3.33 12 450 6536 -15.1 -16.5 89 1.4 -15.6 233 50 324.3 324.7 292.3 332.2 2.34 13 400 7415 -21.0 -23.0 83 2.1 -21.5 230 48 327.7 328.0 292.5 333.0 1.50 14 350 8387 -28.3 -31.2 76 2.9 -28.8 225 48 330.6 330.8 292.7 333.6 0.81 15 300 9471 -37.5 -41.1 69 3.6 -37.8 220 48 332.5 332.6 292.7 333.8 0.35 16 250 10699 -48.5 -51.7 70 3.1 -48.7 216 47 333.9 334.0 292.9 334.5 0.13 17 200 12137 -53.9 -72.2 9 18.4 -54.2 250 71 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.5 0.01 18 150 13957 -60.8 -80.2 6 19.3 -61.0 270 65 365.3 365.3 299.7 365.3 0.00 19 100 16439 -66.4 -87.1 4 20.7 -66.5 256 41 399.4 399.4 305.1 399.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5674.09 m Freezing level: 640.70 mb = 3781.22 m = 12405.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.04 mb = 3748.32 m = 12297.50 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.70 % Est. max temperature: 26.36 C = 79.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.44 mb = 424.83 m = 1393.79 ft T: 19.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.03 C/km ThetaE index: 13.03 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 898.83 mb = 977.15 m = 3205.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.17 C = 73.71 F Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lifted Index: -2.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.72 C Showalter Index: -0.81 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.59 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.39 C Cross Totals Index: 23.20 C K Index: 36.75 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 298.64 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.61 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 875.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.44 mb = 866.90 m = 2844.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 875.44 mb = 1201.62 m = 3942.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.44 mb = 11085.37 m = 36368.89 ft B at Equ Level: 873.84 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.44 mb = 13731.13 m = 45049.10 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.2 at 40.4 knts Storm direction: 256.2 at 30.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 2.6 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 137.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 137.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 45.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.45 Bulk Rich Number: 13.38 Bulk Shear: 65.41 m/s