MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F040.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F040.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 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.05,-92.29 Latitude: 37.05 Longitude: -92.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 76 SFC 966 381 21.7 19.9 90 1.8 20.5 158 6 297.8 300.6 294.9 342.3 15.34 2 950 521 20.4 19.0 92 1.4 19.4 205 10 297.9 300.6 294.4 340.6 14.70 3 900 987 18.2 16.2 88 1.9 16.9 212 19 300.2 302.6 293.9 338.4 13.02 4 850 1476 16.6 10.6 68 6.0 12.9 222 25 303.6 305.3 292.2 331.8 9.49 5 800 1990 13.0 5.7 61 7.3 8.8 227 31 305.0 306.4 290.8 326.8 7.21 6 750 2528 8.3 2.5 67 5.9 5.2 234 37 305.6 306.8 290.0 324.2 6.11 7 700 3094 3.5 0.2 79 3.2 1.8 244 42 306.3 307.3 289.8 323.3 5.56 8 650 3691 -0.7 -3.0 84 2.3 -1.8 252 47 308.2 309.1 289.6 322.8 4.72 9 600 4326 -4.7 -6.1 89 1.5 -5.3 256 51 310.7 311.5 289.8 323.4 4.03 10 550 5007 -7.6 -8.8 91 1.2 -8.1 254 56 315.1 315.8 290.7 326.6 3.58 11 500 5744 -11.4 -12.4 92 1.0 -11.8 250 59 319.1 319.7 291.4 328.8 2.95 12 450 6543 -16.7 -18.3 87 1.6 -17.2 248 59 322.2 322.6 291.5 329.0 2.01 13 400 7417 -22.5 -24.8 82 2.2 -23.1 246 59 325.7 326.0 291.7 330.2 1.28 14 350 8384 -29.5 -32.2 78 2.7 -29.9 247 57 329.0 329.1 292.2 331.7 0.74 15 300 9463 -38.6 -41.7 72 3.1 -38.8 246 58 331.0 331.1 292.3 332.3 0.33 16 250 10684 -49.5 -52.7 69 3.2 -49.6 246 84 332.5 332.5 292.5 333.0 0.12 17 200 12116 -55.2 -69.6 15 14.4 -55.4 253 98 345.3 345.3 295.6 345.4 0.02 18 150 13943 -58.0 -83.1 3 25.1 -58.2 255 72 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.2 0.00 19 100 16430 -67.8 -87.2 5 19.5 -67.9 253 44 396.8 396.8 304.8 396.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5667.24 m Freezing level: 658.11 mb = 3594.07 m = 11791.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 675.13 mb = 3385.29 m = 11106.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.23 % Est. max temperature: 28.39 C = 83.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.00 mb = 603.21 m = 1979.01 ft T: 20.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.61 C/km ThetaE index: 19.49 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 831.64 mb = 1661.24 m = 5450.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.92 C = 82.25 F Cap Strength: 1.84 C Lifted Index: -4.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.78 C Showalter Index: -1.06 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.05 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.04 C Cross Totals Index: 22.01 C K Index: 35.41 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 342.42 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.69 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1344.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 45.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.69 mb = 1124.37 m = 3688.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 780.69 mb = 2193.71 m = 7197.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 220.69 mb = 11484.60 m = 37678.66 ft B at Equ Level: 1331.47 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 140.69 mb = 14336.33 m = 47034.62 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.3 at 41.8 knts Storm direction: 275.3 at 31.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 329.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 329.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 109.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.05 Bulk Rich Number: 8.85 Bulk Shear: 151.88 m/s