MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510162100F040.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510162100F040.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: 40 hour RUC valid 13Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 39.00,-92.08 Latitude: 39.00 Longitude: -92.08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 977 265 18.7 17.9 95 0.8 18.2 263 8 293.7 296.1 292.2 331.7 13.31 2 950 510 17.0 16.6 97 0.4 16.8 276 15 294.5 296.7 291.9 330.6 12.62 3 900 970 15.6 12.4 81 3.2 13.6 277 17 297.6 299.4 290.9 327.0 10.13 4 850 1456 14.4 11.6 83 2.9 12.6 257 29 301.3 303.1 292.0 331.1 10.12 5 800 1966 11.7 8.3 80 3.4 9.7 251 34 303.7 305.3 291.6 329.5 8.64 6 750 2503 7.5 3.5 76 4.0 5.3 249 34 304.8 306.0 290.2 324.7 6.58 7 700 3067 3.4 -1.3 71 4.8 1.1 249 35 306.3 307.2 289.2 321.5 4.96 8 650 3665 -0.0 -4.6 71 4.6 -2.1 247 38 308.9 309.7 289.3 322.0 4.19 9 600 4302 -4.2 -5.5 91 1.3 -4.8 243 41 311.3 312.1 290.2 324.6 4.22 10 550 4983 -8.3 -9.4 92 1.0 -8.8 242 43 314.2 314.9 290.3 325.2 3.42 11 500 5716 -12.9 -13.9 92 1.0 -13.3 241 45 317.3 317.8 290.5 325.9 2.60 12 450 6511 -17.8 -19.4 87 1.7 -18.3 241 51 320.9 321.2 290.9 327.1 1.82 13 400 7382 -23.8 -26.7 77 2.9 -24.4 239 57 324.0 324.3 291.1 327.8 1.08 14 350 8341 -31.7 -35.5 69 3.9 -32.2 240 64 326.0 326.1 291.2 328.0 0.53 15 300 9410 -40.5 -45.0 62 4.5 -40.9 244 77 328.2 328.3 291.5 329.1 0.23 16 250 10623 -50.9 -52.5 83 1.6 -50.9 247 90 330.5 330.5 292.0 330.9 0.12 17 200 12061 -53.0 -71.9 8 18.9 -53.3 251 80 348.9 348.9 296.4 348.9 0.01 18 150 13898 -58.2 -82.0 3 23.8 -58.4 250 61 369.9 369.9 300.5 369.9 0.00 19 100 16390 -67.7 -87.3 5 19.6 -67.8 251 41 396.9 396.9 304.8 396.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5648.63 m Freezing level: 650.30 mb = 3661.47 m = 12012.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 683.33 mb = 3261.79 m = 10701.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.17 % Est. max temperature: 27.21 C = 80.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.40 mb = 362.27 m = 1188.54 ft T: 18.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.18 C/km ThetaE index: 9.58 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 822.85 mb = 1729.17 m = 5673.07 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.43 C = 81.37 F Cap Strength: 2.40 C Lifted Index: -1.34 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.62 C Showalter Index: -2.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.82 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.35 C Cross Totals Index: 24.47 C K Index: 34.13 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 298.83 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.13 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 201.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 98.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.23 mb = 939.86 m = 3083.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 718.23 mb = 2857.22 m = 9373.98 ft Equ Level (EL): 318.23 mb = 9000.99 m = 29530.45 ft B at Equ Level: 201.45 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 218.23 mb = 11499.24 m = 37726.71 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 247.6 at 35.0 knts Storm direction: 277.6 at 26.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 3.9 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 30.6 neg: -7.6 tot: 22.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 7.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 2.76 Bulk Shear: 72.89 m/s