MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F005.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F005.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 17Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.07,-93.73 Latitude: 37.07 Longitude: -93.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 960 397 22.9 19.8 83 3.1 20.7 215 13 299.5 302.3 295.3 344.2 15.30 2 950 492 21.7 18.5 82 3.1 19.5 216 17 299.2 301.8 294.5 340.8 14.29 3 900 959 17.6 17.1 97 0.5 17.2 219 25 299.6 302.1 294.3 339.8 13.74 4 850 1447 16.2 12.5 78 3.8 13.8 225 32 303.2 305.2 293.1 335.2 10.77 5 800 1962 13.6 9.2 75 4.4 10.9 229 26 305.7 307.4 292.6 333.3 9.17 6 750 2502 9.7 7.3 85 2.5 8.3 225 24 307.2 308.8 292.6 333.2 8.58 7 700 3072 6.0 3.9 87 2.0 4.8 222 28 309.1 310.5 292.1 331.4 7.27 8 650 3674 1.0 -2.2 80 3.1 -0.6 224 33 310.1 311.0 290.5 325.7 5.03 9 600 4311 -4.8 -6.1 91 1.3 -5.4 222 36 310.5 311.3 289.8 323.2 4.04 10 550 4992 -8.1 -8.8 95 0.7 -8.4 217 40 314.5 315.2 290.6 326.0 3.58 11 500 5728 -11.8 -12.7 93 0.9 -12.1 219 44 318.7 319.2 291.2 328.2 2.88 12 450 6527 -16.9 -18.7 86 1.8 -17.4 223 47 322.0 322.4 291.3 328.6 1.94 13 400 7399 -23.1 -26.0 77 2.9 -23.7 227 60 325.0 325.2 291.5 329.0 1.15 14 350 8364 -29.8 -33.2 72 3.4 -30.3 232 67 328.6 328.8 292.0 331.1 0.67 15 300 9443 -38.3 -41.0 75 2.7 -38.5 231 58 331.4 331.5 292.4 332.8 0.35 16 250 10667 -49.2 -51.2 80 1.9 -49.3 235 77 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.4 0.14 17 200 12110 -53.1 -76.8 4 23.8 -53.4 247 87 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.8 0.01 18 150 13948 -56.9 -83.1 2 26.2 -57.2 250 66 372.0 372.0 300.9 372.0 0.00 19 100 16439 -66.0 -87.6 3 21.6 -66.1 250 39 400.2 400.2 305.2 400.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.20 m Freezing level: 641.64 mb = 3780.81 m = 12404.07 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.25 mb = 3609.02 m = 11840.47 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.48 % Est. max temperature: 28.47 C = 83.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 917.53 mb = 792.23 m = 2599.16 ft T: 19.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.68 C/km ThetaE index: 20.98 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 839.84 mb = 1549.22 m = 5082.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.02 C = 80.64 F Cap Strength: 1.17 C Lifted Index: -4.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.56 C Showalter Index: -2.90 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.30 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.03 C Cross Totals Index: 24.27 C K Index: 38.48 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 323.20 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.47 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1417.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 32.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 884.46 mb = 1107.65 m = 3633.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 759.46 mb = 2397.29 m = 7865.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 219.46 mb = 11509.21 m = 37759.43 ft B at Equ Level: 1392.19 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 139.46 mb = 14395.78 m = 47229.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.7 at 32.8 knts Storm direction: 251.7 at 24.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 0.4 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 89.3 neg: -17.5 tot: 71.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.62 Bulk Rich Number: 58.42 Bulk Shear: 24.26 m/s