MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510162100F045.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510162100F045.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: 45 hour RUC valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.19,-91.52 Latitude: 37.19 Longitude: -91.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 86 SFC 973 324 19.8 18.9 94 0.9 19.2 214 7 295.3 297.8 293.3 336.1 14.23 2 950 530 17.8 17.6 99 0.1 17.7 218 11 295.2 297.6 292.7 333.9 13.48 3 900 992 15.5 15.3 99 0.2 15.4 226 15 297.5 299.8 292.6 333.1 12.27 4 850 1478 14.1 13.7 97 0.4 13.8 234 21 300.9 303.1 293.1 335.2 11.67 5 800 1988 11.3 9.7 89 1.7 10.3 236 31 303.2 305.0 292.1 331.4 9.46 6 750 2525 7.5 4.9 83 2.7 6.0 235 38 304.7 306.1 290.7 326.6 7.24 7 700 3089 3.0 2.0 93 1.0 2.5 238 42 305.8 307.0 290.3 325.0 6.32 8 650 3686 -0.5 -1.0 97 0.5 -0.7 240 45 308.4 309.4 290.3 325.3 5.48 9 600 4322 -3.7 -4.0 98 0.3 -3.9 239 46 311.8 312.7 290.7 326.7 4.74 10 550 5006 -6.8 -7.2 97 0.4 -7.0 241 47 316.0 316.8 291.5 329.0 4.06 11 500 5745 -10.9 -11.7 94 0.7 -11.2 242 47 319.7 320.3 291.7 330.0 3.13 12 450 6546 -16.3 -17.8 88 1.5 -16.7 241 50 322.8 323.2 291.7 329.9 2.10 13 400 7421 -22.7 -25.1 81 2.4 -23.2 242 54 325.5 325.8 291.7 329.9 1.25 14 350 8385 -30.2 -32.6 79 2.5 -30.6 238 50 328.1 328.2 291.9 330.6 0.70 15 300 9461 -39.4 -41.9 76 2.6 -39.6 238 57 329.9 330.0 292.0 331.1 0.32 16 250 10680 -49.8 -52.8 71 3.0 -50.0 243 81 332.0 332.0 292.4 332.4 0.11 17 200 12108 -55.3 -68.5 18 13.2 -55.5 250 95 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.3 0.02 18 150 13940 -58.2 -82.6 3 24.4 -58.5 252 66 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.8 0.00 19 100 16426 -67.4 -87.4 4 20.0 -67.5 252 40 397.5 397.5 304.9 397.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5659.05 m Freezing level: 657.38 mb = 3597.75 m = 11803.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.51 mb = 3544.51 m = 11628.82 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.62 % Est. max temperature: 26.65 C = 79.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.79 mb = 441.76 m = 1449.33 ft T: 18.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.26 C/km ThetaE index: 10.20 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 919.53 mb = 808.93 m = 2653.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.15 C = 70.07 F Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lifted Index: -1.53 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.69 C Showalter Index: -2.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.69 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.05 C Cross Totals Index: 24.64 C K Index: 37.72 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 307.99 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.18 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 600.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 918.62 mb = 817.40 m = 2681.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 913.62 mb = 864.03 m = 2834.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 883.62 mb = 1148.27 m = 3767.23 ft B at Equ Level: 17.54 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 173.62 mb = 13008.76 m = 42679.13 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.3 at 37.0 knts Storm direction: 268.3 at 27.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 167.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 167.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 55.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.47 Bulk Rich Number: 6.27 Bulk Shear: 95.70 m/s