MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F006.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F006.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: 6 hour RUC valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.64,-92.92 Latitude: 36.64 Longitude: -92.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 971 305 26.1 19.8 68 6.3 21.6 201 11 301.8 304.6 295.8 346.4 15.13 2 950 491 23.4 17.9 71 5.5 19.6 204 18 300.9 303.4 294.6 341.2 13.73 3 900 960 19.2 16.7 86 2.4 17.5 205 21 301.3 303.7 294.5 340.8 13.43 4 850 1449 15.6 14.1 91 1.5 14.6 213 23 302.5 304.7 293.8 337.8 11.95 5 800 1962 12.7 9.4 80 3.3 10.6 224 25 304.7 306.4 292.4 332.5 9.27 6 750 2502 9.5 5.5 76 4.0 7.2 221 22 306.9 308.3 291.7 329.9 7.57 7 700 3071 6.7 -0.2 62 6.8 3.1 208 26 309.9 310.9 290.7 326.6 5.40 8 650 3675 2.4 -3.2 67 5.6 -0.3 202 32 311.7 312.6 290.6 326.3 4.66 9 600 4315 -3.4 -5.2 87 1.8 -4.3 204 34 312.2 313.0 290.5 325.8 4.32 10 550 4997 -8.0 -9.6 88 1.6 -8.7 210 39 314.6 315.2 290.4 325.4 3.35 11 500 5734 -11.5 -13.8 84 2.2 -12.3 217 47 319.0 319.5 291.0 327.7 2.64 12 450 6534 -16.0 -18.6 80 2.6 -16.9 220 48 323.1 323.5 291.6 329.7 1.95 13 400 7411 -21.9 -25.7 71 3.8 -22.8 229 58 326.6 326.8 291.9 330.7 1.18 14 350 8379 -29.3 -33.1 70 3.7 -29.9 232 57 329.2 329.3 292.2 331.7 0.67 15 300 9459 -38.3 -42.5 64 4.2 -38.7 237 62 331.4 331.5 292.4 332.6 0.30 16 250 10684 -48.9 -52.3 67 3.4 -49.0 247 74 333.4 333.5 292.7 333.9 0.12 17 200 12122 -53.4 -69.7 12 16.3 -53.7 254 89 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.3 0.02 18 150 13962 -57.6 -83.5 2 25.8 -57.9 243 65 370.8 370.8 300.7 370.8 0.00 19 100 16442 -67.7 -87.5 4 19.7 -67.8 250 40 396.9 396.9 304.8 396.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5689.03 m Freezing level: 629.39 mb = 3939.16 m = 12923.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.88 mb = 3614.35 m = 11857.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.10 % Est. max temperature: 28.03 C = 82.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 885.83 mb = 1095.79 m = 3595.06 ft T: 18.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.83 C/km ThetaE index: 21.01 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.62 mb = 1372.91 m = 4504.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.56 C = 79.81 F Cap Strength: 0.65 C Lifted Index: -5.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.39 C Showalter Index: -3.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.69 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.11 C Cross Totals Index: 25.58 C K Index: 34.32 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 369.62 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1512.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.09 mb = 1249.29 m = 4098.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 845.09 mb = 1498.29 m = 4915.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 215.09 mb = 11653.02 m = 38231.24 ft B at Equ Level: 1490.48 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 135.09 mb = 14602.05 m = 47906.40 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.3 at 31.0 knts Storm direction: 241.3 at 23.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 1.5 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 62.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 63.6 neg: -5.0 tot: 58.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 19.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 2.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.50 Bulk Rich Number: 58.18 Bulk Shear: 26.00 m/s