MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F038.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F038.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: 38 hour RUC valid 17Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.09,-92.81 Latitude: 37.09 Longitude: -92.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 82 SFC 959 444 19.9 19.0 95 0.9 19.3 243 10 296.6 299.2 294.0 338.7 14.60 2 950 529 19.1 18.4 96 0.7 18.7 235 13 296.5 299.1 293.7 337.4 14.17 3 900 993 16.7 16.5 99 0.2 16.6 237 22 298.7 301.1 293.6 337.3 13.23 4 850 1481 15.5 13.4 87 2.1 14.1 232 27 302.4 304.5 293.4 336.3 11.45 5 800 1994 13.3 9.6 78 3.7 11.0 227 27 305.3 307.1 292.7 333.6 9.42 6 750 2535 9.4 4.9 73 4.6 6.8 233 32 306.8 308.2 291.4 328.8 7.25 7 700 3103 4.7 -0.3 70 5.0 2.1 243 40 307.7 308.7 290.0 324.2 5.36 8 650 3702 -0.2 -4.2 74 4.0 -2.0 248 47 308.8 309.6 289.5 322.3 4.32 9 600 4338 -4.6 -5.9 90 1.4 -5.2 249 51 310.8 311.6 289.9 323.7 4.09 10 550 5019 -7.8 -8.6 94 0.9 -8.2 246 52 314.8 315.5 290.7 326.5 3.62 11 500 5755 -12.0 -13.0 93 0.9 -12.3 247 52 318.4 318.9 291.0 327.7 2.82 12 450 6552 -17.5 -19.8 82 2.3 -18.2 250 56 321.2 321.5 290.9 327.2 1.77 13 400 7423 -23.2 -27.4 68 4.2 -24.1 249 58 324.8 325.0 291.3 328.4 1.01 14 350 8385 -30.5 -35.1 64 4.6 -31.1 245 59 327.7 327.8 291.6 329.7 0.55 15 300 9459 -39.3 -42.6 71 3.3 -39.6 246 74 329.9 330.0 292.0 331.0 0.30 16 250 10682 -48.8 -50.5 83 1.7 -48.9 250 97 333.5 333.5 292.8 334.1 0.15 17 200 12121 -53.7 -72.6 8 19.0 -53.9 253 96 347.8 347.8 296.1 347.8 0.01 18 150 13948 -59.7 -82.6 4 22.9 -59.9 254 74 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.00 19 100 16428 -67.7 -87.4 4 19.7 -67.8 256 41 397.0 397.0 304.8 397.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5672.69 m Freezing level: 651.61 mb = 3682.46 m = 12081.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 674.41 mb = 3403.81 m = 11167.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.62 % Est. max temperature: 28.00 C = 82.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.44 mb = 552.49 m = 1812.62 ft T: 18.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.32 C/km ThetaE index: 16.41 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 870.31 mb = 1279.41 m = 4197.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.19 C = 75.54 F Cap Strength: 1.19 C Lifted Index: -4.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.08 C Showalter Index: -3.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.96 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.55 C Cross Totals Index: 25.42 C K Index: 35.93 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 404.45 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.81 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1183.80 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 39.82 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 899.39 mb = 999.10 m = 3277.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 754.39 mb = 2485.78 m = 8155.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 234.39 mb = 11097.75 m = 36409.49 ft B at Equ Level: 1176.46 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 154.39 mb = 13764.66 m = 45159.09 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.8 at 40.2 knts Storm direction: 273.8 at 30.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 2.9 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 198.3 neg: -4.4 tot: 193.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.84 Bulk Rich Number: 15.00 Bulk Shear: 78.89 m/s