MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F012.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F012.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: 12 hour RUC valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.51,-95.44 Latitude: 36.51 Longitude: -95.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 106 SFC 986 229 18.6 17.7 95 0.9 18.0 315 11 292.9 295.3 291.7 330.1 13.06 2 950 546 16.4 15.6 95 0.8 15.9 324 25 293.9 296.0 291.0 327.6 11.82 3 900 1005 13.6 12.9 96 0.7 13.1 332 29 295.5 297.4 290.5 325.6 10.46 4 850 1485 10.8 10.2 96 0.6 10.4 332 26 297.5 299.1 290.0 324.3 9.22 5 800 1989 7.5 6.6 94 1.0 7.0 321 24 299.2 300.6 289.3 321.7 7.65 6 750 2517 4.3 1.3 81 2.9 2.7 307 24 301.2 302.2 288.1 318.0 5.62 7 700 3076 1.8 -3.0 70 4.8 -0.5 294 26 304.4 305.2 288.0 317.8 4.37 8 650 3669 -2.5 -6.6 73 4.1 -4.3 290 33 306.1 306.8 287.8 317.2 3.58 9 600 4299 -6.7 -12.1 66 5.4 -8.7 288 36 308.4 308.8 287.6 316.4 2.53 10 550 4973 -10.8 -15.6 68 4.7 -12.4 280 34 311.2 311.6 288.1 317.9 2.06 11 500 5700 -15.5 -20.6 65 5.0 -16.9 274 34 314.1 314.4 288.5 319.1 1.49 12 450 6485 -20.7 -32.0 36 11.3 -22.7 274 39 317.2 317.4 288.5 319.3 0.58 13 400 7345 -26.8 -38.1 33 11.4 -28.2 289 41 320.2 320.3 289.2 321.5 0.36 14 350 8297 -31.6 -58.4 5 26.8 -33.2 297 53 326.2 326.2 290.7 326.3 0.04 15 300 9379 -35.4 -63.7 4 28.3 -36.8 280 58 335.5 335.5 293.2 335.6 0.02 16 250 10628 -42.9 -66.8 6 23.8 -43.7 281 47 342.2 342.2 294.8 342.3 0.02 17 200 12109 -48.0 -74.3 3 26.3 -48.6 263 75 356.7 356.7 298.1 356.8 0.01 18 150 13962 -58.3 -83.0 3 24.7 -58.6 275 53 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.6 0.00 19 100 16446 -65.0 -87.7 3 22.7 -65.2 270 37 402.1 402.1 305.5 402.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5593.19 m Freezing level: 679.51 mb = 3319.25 m = 10889.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 707.88 mb = 2985.65 m = 9795.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.27 % Est. max temperature: 23.58 C = 74.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.68 mb = 335.38 m = 1100.33 ft T: 17.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.58 C/km ThetaE index: 13.68 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 917.97 mb = 837.39 m = 2747.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.46 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.56 C = 69.01 F Cap Strength: 0.27 C Lifted Index: -2.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.54 C Showalter Index: -1.40 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.99 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.30 C Cross Totals Index: 25.69 C K Index: 31.70 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 268.87 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.12 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 556.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.95 mb = 773.09 m = 2536.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 899.95 mb = 1005.64 m = 3299.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 359.95 mb = 8096.88 m = 26564.25 ft B at Equ Level: 553.07 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 259.95 mb = 10360.83 m = 33991.82 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 296.7 at 29.6 knts Storm direction: 326.7 at 22.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 3.1 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 17.3 neg: -8.0 tot: 9.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 3.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.16 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 1.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 20.25 Bulk Shear: 27.48 m/s