MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F041.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F041.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: 41 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.12,-91.87 Latitude: 37.12 Longitude: -91.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 SFC 963 398 22.4 19.9 86 2.4 20.7 161 9 298.7 301.5 295.2 343.6 15.41 2 950 514 20.9 18.9 88 2.0 19.5 189 11 298.4 301.1 294.6 340.9 14.60 3 900 981 19.0 14.9 77 4.0 16.3 210 19 301.1 303.2 293.4 336.2 11.95 4 850 1470 16.6 10.3 67 6.2 12.7 221 25 303.5 305.2 292.0 331.2 9.30 5 800 1983 12.9 6.3 64 6.6 9.0 229 32 304.9 306.3 291.0 327.5 7.50 6 750 2522 8.4 3.4 71 4.9 5.6 238 37 305.7 306.9 290.4 325.5 6.53 7 700 3088 3.7 1.3 85 2.4 2.4 248 43 306.5 307.7 290.2 324.9 6.02 8 650 3685 -0.1 -1.6 90 1.5 -0.9 255 48 308.9 309.8 290.3 325.1 5.24 9 600 4322 -4.1 -5.3 91 1.2 -4.7 257 52 311.4 312.2 290.2 324.9 4.30 10 550 5003 -7.8 -8.9 92 1.1 -8.2 254 57 314.9 315.6 290.6 326.3 3.55 11 500 5740 -11.6 -12.6 92 1.0 -11.9 248 60 318.9 319.5 291.3 328.5 2.91 12 450 6539 -16.7 -18.2 88 1.6 -17.1 246 62 322.3 322.7 291.5 329.2 2.03 13 400 7414 -22.1 -24.3 82 2.2 -22.7 245 62 326.2 326.5 292.0 330.9 1.33 14 350 8382 -28.9 -31.7 77 2.7 -29.4 244 62 329.7 329.9 292.4 332.5 0.77 15 300 9463 -38.2 -41.1 74 2.9 -38.4 245 63 331.6 331.7 292.5 332.9 0.35 16 250 10687 -49.2 -52.1 72 2.9 -49.3 243 74 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.4 0.12 17 200 12116 -56.9 -66.9 27 9.9 -57.1 250 96 342.6 342.6 295.0 342.7 0.02 18 150 13937 -58.0 -82.9 3 24.9 -58.3 257 72 370.1 370.1 300.6 370.1 0.00 19 100 16427 -67.3 -87.1 4 19.9 -67.4 253 44 397.7 397.7 304.9 397.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5668.09 m Freezing level: 651.18 mb = 3671.30 m = 12044.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 663.09 mb = 3524.51 m = 11563.22 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.21 % Est. max temperature: 28.10 C = 82.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.64 mb = 700.78 m = 2299.11 ft T: 20.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.75 C/km ThetaE index: 18.69 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 818.55 mb = 1789.11 m = 5869.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.94 C = 82.29 F Cap Strength: 2.17 C Lifted Index: -3.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.21 C Showalter Index: -0.93 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.03 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.14 C Cross Totals Index: 21.89 C K Index: 36.10 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 337.80 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.63 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1058.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 53.70 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 865.81 mb = 1312.23 m = 4305.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 770.81 mb = 2293.37 m = 7524.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 220.81 mb = 11482.36 m = 37671.32 ft B at Equ Level: 1047.31 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 150.81 mb = 13903.44 m = 45614.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.9 at 43.0 knts Storm direction: 275.9 at 32.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 339.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 339.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 113.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.70 Bulk Rich Number: 6.17 Bulk Shear: 171.68 m/s