MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F005.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F005.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 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.71,-91.26 Latitude: 36.71 Longitude: -91.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 56 SFC 980 231 22.7 19.5 82 3.2 20.5 215 11 297.5 300.2 294.3 340.1 14.71 2 950 505 20.9 18.6 87 2.3 19.3 212 25 298.4 301.0 294.3 340.1 14.33 3 900 971 17.9 16.5 91 1.4 17.0 211 31 300.0 302.4 294.0 338.8 13.26 4 850 1459 14.7 14.2 97 0.5 14.4 209 32 301.5 303.7 293.6 337.0 12.05 5 800 1970 11.6 11.4 98 0.3 11.4 212 34 303.5 305.5 293.1 335.2 10.62 6 750 2509 8.6 7.2 90 1.5 7.8 215 35 306.0 307.5 292.2 331.6 8.50 7 700 3077 6.2 0.6 68 5.5 3.2 216 35 309.3 310.4 290.9 327.0 5.72 8 650 3679 0.8 -0.5 90 1.4 0.1 213 39 309.9 311.0 291.0 327.5 5.66 9 600 4319 -2.6 -3.3 95 0.7 -2.9 212 44 313.1 314.1 291.4 328.9 5.01 10 550 5005 -5.9 -6.8 93 0.9 -6.3 215 47 317.1 317.9 291.9 330.6 4.18 11 500 5748 -9.6 -10.8 91 1.2 -10.1 219 48 321.3 322.0 292.4 332.4 3.35 12 450 6553 -15.2 -17.2 85 1.9 -15.9 225 51 324.1 324.5 292.2 331.6 2.21 13 400 7431 -21.5 -24.4 78 2.9 -22.2 228 52 327.0 327.3 292.2 331.7 1.33 14 350 8402 -28.5 -31.2 78 2.7 -29.0 220 44 330.3 330.5 292.6 333.3 0.81 15 300 9486 -37.5 -40.7 72 3.2 -37.8 239 55 332.6 332.6 292.8 334.0 0.37 16 250 10715 -48.2 -52.9 58 4.8 -48.4 250 57 334.5 334.5 293.0 334.9 0.11 17 200 12150 -55.9 -63.7 37 7.7 -56.1 258 80 344.2 344.2 295.4 344.3 0.04 18 150 13969 -60.3 -83.2 3 22.9 -60.5 240 67 366.1 366.1 299.9 366.1 0.00 19 100 16446 -67.3 -87.4 4 20.2 -67.4 256 40 397.8 397.8 304.9 397.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5691.68 m Freezing level: 637.75 mb = 3835.71 m = 12584.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.75 mb = 3706.67 m = 12160.84 ft Precipitable water: 1.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.91 % Est. max temperature: 27.43 C = 81.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 935.86 mb = 634.17 m = 2080.59 ft T: 20.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.89 C/km ThetaE index: 13.14 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 884.57 mb = 1118.90 m = 3670.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.59 C = 78.06 F Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lifted Index: -2.58 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.37 C Showalter Index: -1.55 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.03 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.26 C Cross Totals Index: 23.78 C K Index: 32.90 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 329.78 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.04 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1033.80 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.78 mb = 944.65 m = 3099.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 857.78 mb = 1381.34 m = 4531.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 217.78 mb = 11602.17 m = 38064.41 ft B at Equ Level: 1021.13 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 147.78 mb = 14060.07 m = 46128.29 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.3 at 38.2 knts Storm direction: 244.3 at 28.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.8 neg: 3.8 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 108.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 108.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 36.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.9 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.65 Bulk Rich Number: 29.21 Bulk Shear: 35.40 m/s