MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F036.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F036.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: 36 hour RUC valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.41,-92.21 Latitude: 37.41 Longitude: -92.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 89 SFC 967 385 20.8 17.2 79 3.7 18.4 251 12 296.9 299.2 292.8 334.0 12.85 2 950 536 19.6 16.0 79 3.7 17.2 249 21 297.1 299.3 292.3 332.2 12.11 3 900 1000 17.6 14.5 82 3.1 15.5 252 33 299.6 301.7 292.7 333.6 11.62 4 850 1488 15.5 12.7 83 2.8 13.7 252 32 302.3 304.4 293.0 334.6 10.91 5 800 2001 12.7 10.2 85 2.4 11.1 249 27 304.6 306.5 292.8 334.0 9.82 6 750 2540 8.3 6.9 91 1.4 7.5 248 27 305.6 307.2 291.9 330.8 8.35 7 700 3106 4.0 2.8 92 1.2 3.3 249 32 306.9 308.2 290.9 327.3 6.68 8 650 3705 0.1 -3.7 76 3.8 -1.7 245 36 309.1 310.0 289.7 323.1 4.49 9 600 4341 -4.4 -7.5 79 3.1 -5.7 240 40 311.0 311.7 289.5 322.5 3.63 10 550 5022 -8.1 -10.0 86 1.9 -8.9 239 45 314.4 315.1 290.2 324.9 3.24 11 500 5757 -12.1 -13.7 88 1.5 -12.7 244 48 318.2 318.8 290.9 327.0 2.66 12 450 6554 -17.4 -19.8 81 2.5 -18.1 248 52 321.4 321.7 291.0 327.4 1.76 13 400 7425 -23.5 -27.1 72 3.6 -24.3 249 59 324.4 324.6 291.2 328.0 1.04 14 350 8387 -30.5 -34.7 67 4.2 -31.2 244 58 327.6 327.7 291.6 329.7 0.57 15 300 9462 -39.3 -43.3 66 4.0 -39.6 248 77 329.9 330.0 292.0 331.0 0.28 16 250 10684 -49.0 -52.7 65 3.7 -49.1 254 94 333.2 333.2 292.7 333.7 0.12 17 200 12124 -53.5 -72.9 8 19.4 -53.8 253 94 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.1 0.01 18 150 13950 -60.2 -82.7 4 22.5 -60.3 260 73 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.4 0.00 19 100 16426 -68.1 -87.4 5 19.3 -68.2 248 38 396.1 396.1 304.7 396.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5667.49 m Freezing level: 648.43 mb = 3724.57 m = 12219.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 666.86 mb = 3497.72 m = 11475.33 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.07 % Est. max temperature: 27.78 C = 82.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 915.78 mb = 850.66 m = 2790.85 ft T: 18.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.09 C/km ThetaE index: 12.12 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 807.42 mb = 1922.90 m = 6308.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.20 C = 82.75 F Cap Strength: 2.20 C Lifted Index: -2.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.46 C Showalter Index: -3.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.42 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.60 C Cross Totals Index: 24.82 C K Index: 39.03 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 332.03 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.61 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 596.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 79.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 872.26 mb = 1267.27 m = 4157.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 747.26 mb = 2569.82 m = 8431.07 ft Equ Level (EL): 257.26 mb = 10492.05 m = 34422.33 ft B at Equ Level: 594.63 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 187.26 mb = 12542.07 m = 41148.03 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.4 at 36.3 knts Storm direction: 275.4 at 27.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.5 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 86.3 neg: -19.4 tot: 66.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.25 Bulk Rich Number: 23.83 Bulk Shear: 25.03 m/s