MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F014.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F014.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: 14 hour RUC valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.66,-91.1 Latitude: 36.66 Longitude: -91.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 SFC 984 202 20.8 20.0 95 0.8 20.3 191 9 295.3 298.0 294.0 338.8 15.16 2 950 510 18.8 18.7 99 0.1 18.7 205 24 296.3 298.8 293.7 337.7 14.40 3 900 974 16.8 16.7 99 0.1 16.8 209 29 298.9 301.3 293.8 338.0 13.42 4 850 1461 14.5 14.2 99 0.2 14.3 216 32 301.3 303.5 293.6 336.9 12.10 5 800 1972 11.4 11.1 97 0.4 11.2 220 34 303.3 305.3 292.9 334.3 10.40 6 750 2509 8.1 7.6 97 0.5 7.8 221 35 305.4 307.0 292.2 331.8 8.78 7 700 3076 4.4 4.1 98 0.3 4.2 221 39 307.4 308.7 291.7 329.8 7.38 8 650 3676 0.7 0.5 99 0.1 0.6 220 43 309.7 310.9 291.3 328.7 6.13 9 600 4315 -2.5 -2.8 98 0.3 -2.6 221 47 313.2 314.2 291.6 329.6 5.20 10 550 5002 -5.8 -6.3 97 0.4 -6.0 226 49 317.2 318.0 292.0 331.2 4.36 11 500 5745 -9.7 -10.4 95 0.7 -10.0 232 50 321.2 321.9 292.4 332.7 3.47 12 450 6550 -14.7 -16.5 86 1.8 -15.3 234 49 324.8 325.3 292.4 332.8 2.35 13 400 7431 -20.8 -23.5 79 2.7 -21.5 236 48 328.0 328.3 292.6 333.1 1.44 14 350 8404 -27.9 -32.0 68 4.1 -28.6 233 49 331.2 331.3 292.7 333.9 0.75 15 300 9489 -37.2 -41.8 62 4.6 -37.7 232 50 332.9 333.0 292.8 334.1 0.32 16 250 10718 -48.3 -51.3 70 3.1 -48.4 232 51 334.3 334.4 293.0 334.9 0.14 17 200 12161 -53.3 -70.9 10 17.6 -53.6 252 74 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.4 0.01 18 150 13975 -61.3 -80.9 6 19.6 -61.4 265 61 364.5 364.5 299.5 364.5 0.00 19 100 16463 -66.3 -87.2 4 20.9 -66.4 251 38 399.6 399.6 305.2 399.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5678.96 m Freezing level: 639.36 mb = 3811.75 m = 12505.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.69 mb = 3790.92 m = 12437.26 ft Precipitable water: 1.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.68 % Est. max temperature: 27.42 C = 81.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.79 mb = 295.94 m = 970.93 ft T: 20.19 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.28 C/km ThetaE index: 9.31 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 928.91 mb = 702.45 m = 2304.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.86 C = 73.14 F Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lifted Index: -2.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.64 C Showalter Index: -1.61 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.05 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.14 C Cross Totals Index: 23.92 C K Index: 38.11 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 343.97 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.97 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 760.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.61 mb = 686.76 m = 2253.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 885.61 mb = 1111.17 m = 3645.52 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.61 mb = 11101.25 m = 36420.97 ft B at Equ Level: 755.48 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 165.61 mb = 13350.68 m = 43800.93 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.8 at 39.3 knts Storm direction: 251.8 at 29.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.5 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 182.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 182.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.77 Bulk Rich Number: 12.25 Bulk Shear: 62.12 m/s