MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510162100F021.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510162100F021.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: 21 hour RUC valid 18Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 39.87,-94.99 Latitude: 39.87 Longitude: -94.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 60 SFC 974 292 26.7 14.4 47 12.3 18.6 205 16 302.1 304.1 292.7 333.7 10.66 2 950 508 23.3 13.0 52 10.3 16.7 208 22 300.8 302.6 291.7 330.1 9.94 3 900 976 18.7 11.6 63 7.1 14.3 210 24 300.8 302.6 291.5 329.1 9.60 4 850 1464 15.7 8.2 61 7.5 11.2 220 27 302.6 304.1 290.7 326.6 8.06 5 800 1977 13.6 6.6 63 7.0 9.5 225 25 305.6 307.1 291.4 328.8 7.67 6 750 2518 10.0 5.8 75 4.2 7.5 231 23 307.4 308.9 292.0 331.0 7.74 7 700 3087 5.8 1.9 76 3.8 3.7 226 23 308.9 310.0 291.2 328.2 6.29 8 650 3691 3.4 -9.7 38 13.1 -2.2 226 31 312.8 313.4 289.3 321.9 2.82 9 600 4335 -0.6 -9.0 53 8.4 -4.2 231 36 315.4 316.0 290.5 325.9 3.23 10 550 5024 -5.6 -9.3 75 3.7 -7.2 232 37 317.5 318.1 291.3 328.6 3.44 11 500 5764 -11.1 -18.7 53 7.7 -13.5 232 36 319.5 319.9 290.4 325.4 1.74 12 450 6564 -16.5 -37.3 15 20.9 -20.1 234 37 322.5 322.6 289.9 323.8 0.34 13 400 7437 -22.8 -43.2 14 20.3 -25.4 237 38 325.3 325.4 290.6 326.1 0.21 14 350 8401 -29.7 -48.7 14 19.0 -31.4 231 37 328.6 328.7 291.5 329.2 0.13 15 300 9481 -37.9 -43.1 58 5.2 -38.4 228 41 332.0 332.0 292.6 333.1 0.28 16 250 10714 -45.7 -64.1 11 18.4 -46.3 235 40 338.1 338.1 293.9 338.2 0.03 17 200 12170 -54.1 -68.1 16 14.0 -54.4 238 41 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.2 0.02 18 150 13979 -61.3 -82.0 5 20.7 -61.5 236 40 364.4 364.4 299.5 364.4 0.00 19 100 16440 -69.6 -86.8 6 17.2 -69.6 240 30 393.3 393.3 304.3 393.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.95 m Freezing level: 607.43 mb = 4239.29 m = 13908.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 668.83 mb = 3458.12 m = 11345.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.22 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.27 % Est. max temperature: 28.71 C = 83.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 813.46 mb = 1835.49 m = 6021.88 ft T: 14.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.29 C/km ThetaE index: 9.04 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 735.94 mb = 2673.96 m = 8772.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.35 C = 90.23 F Cap Strength: 3.78 C Lifted Index: 0.21 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.52 C Showalter Index: 1.79 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.08 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.79 C Cross Totals Index: 19.29 C K Index: 31.17 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 238.99 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.19 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4789.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 809.23 mb = 1879.61 m = 6166.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.8 at 29.7 knts Storm direction: 256.8 at 22.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 0.5 tot: 2.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 44.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 70.9 neg: -6.7 tot: 64.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.2 stream: 2.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.24 Bulk Shear: 18.05 m/s