MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F006.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F006.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 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.54,-91.62 Latitude: 36.54 Longitude: -91.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 SFC 979 233 21.8 20.7 93 1.2 21.1 206 10 296.8 299.6 294.9 342.5 15.86 2 950 497 19.8 19.4 97 0.5 19.5 212 23 297.3 300.0 294.6 340.9 15.07 3 900 962 17.4 17.2 99 0.2 17.2 214 29 299.4 301.9 294.3 339.7 13.82 4 850 1450 14.8 14.6 99 0.2 14.7 216 33 301.7 303.9 293.9 338.2 12.38 5 800 1961 11.9 11.6 99 0.2 11.7 219 37 303.8 305.8 293.3 336.0 10.83 6 750 2500 8.5 8.2 98 0.3 8.3 220 39 305.8 307.5 292.6 333.3 9.14 7 700 3067 4.9 3.8 92 1.2 4.2 218 40 307.9 309.3 291.7 329.9 7.18 8 650 3668 0.4 -0.0 97 0.4 0.2 215 43 309.4 310.5 291.0 327.6 5.88 9 600 4307 -2.8 -3.0 99 0.2 -2.9 215 47 312.8 313.8 291.4 328.9 5.12 10 550 4993 -5.9 -6.0 99 0.2 -6.0 219 50 317.1 318.0 292.1 331.4 4.43 11 500 5736 -9.2 -9.5 98 0.3 -9.4 223 52 321.8 322.5 292.8 334.0 3.71 12 450 6544 -14.1 -15.3 90 1.3 -14.5 227 53 325.5 326.1 292.9 334.3 2.58 13 400 7427 -20.3 -23.3 77 3.0 -21.1 236 59 328.6 328.9 292.7 333.8 1.46 14 350 8402 -27.2 -31.5 67 4.3 -28.0 236 54 332.1 332.3 293.0 335.0 0.78 15 300 9490 -36.5 -41.0 63 4.5 -37.0 242 55 333.9 334.0 293.1 335.2 0.35 16 250 10722 -47.8 -52.5 58 4.8 -48.0 246 59 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.5 0.12 17 200 12156 -56.7 -63.9 39 7.3 -56.8 249 84 343.0 343.1 295.1 343.2 0.04 18 150 13970 -59.6 -82.6 4 23.0 -59.8 257 57 367.4 367.4 300.1 367.4 0.00 19 100 16451 -67.0 -87.4 4 20.4 -67.1 254 40 398.2 398.2 305.0 398.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.36 m Freezing level: 644.06 mb = 3743.56 m = 12281.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.30 mb = 3700.97 m = 12142.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.47 % Est. max temperature: 27.58 C = 81.64 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 963.05 mb = 378.28 m = 1241.05 ft T: 20.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.31 C/km ThetaE index: 14.96 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 918.36 mb = 788.41 m = 2586.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.70 C = 74.66 F Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lifted Index: -2.69 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.95 C Showalter Index: -1.70 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.88 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.06 C Cross Totals Index: 23.83 C K Index: 37.47 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 333.98 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.97 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1078.48 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.89 mb = 746.00 m = 2447.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 907.89 mb = 887.10 m = 2910.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 207.89 mb = 11906.93 m = 39064.27 ft B at Equ Level: 1065.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 137.89 mb = 14484.64 m = 47521.20 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.1 at 40.8 knts Storm direction: 248.1 at 30.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.5 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 141.3 neg: -0.8 tot: 140.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.91 Bulk Rich Number: 18.53 Bulk Shear: 58.20 m/s