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: 37.25,-91.92 Latitude: 37.25 Longitude: -91.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 71 SFC 963 393 21.9 19.7 87 2.2 20.4 206 6 298.2 301.0 294.9 342.4 15.19 2 950 513 20.4 18.7 90 1.7 19.3 203 10 297.9 300.6 294.3 339.9 14.47 3 900 979 18.5 15.0 80 3.5 16.1 218 20 300.5 302.7 293.2 335.7 11.98 4 850 1468 16.1 10.7 70 5.5 12.7 223 26 303.1 304.8 292.1 331.4 9.52 5 800 1981 12.5 7.0 69 5.6 9.2 228 32 304.5 306.0 291.2 328.1 7.85 6 750 2519 8.2 4.7 79 3.5 6.2 238 37 305.5 306.8 290.9 327.2 7.17 7 700 3085 3.9 2.2 89 1.7 2.9 249 43 306.8 308.0 290.7 326.3 6.41 8 650 3683 -0.1 -1.4 90 1.4 -0.7 257 48 308.9 309.9 290.3 325.3 5.30 9 600 4319 -4.4 -5.9 90 1.5 -5.1 259 53 311.0 311.8 290.0 324.0 4.12 10 550 5000 -8.2 -9.8 89 1.6 -8.9 257 59 314.3 314.9 290.3 325.0 3.31 11 500 5735 -11.9 -13.2 90 1.3 -12.3 251 63 318.6 319.1 291.0 327.7 2.76 12 450 6534 -16.8 -18.6 85 1.9 -17.3 246 64 322.2 322.5 291.4 328.8 1.95 13 400 7409 -22.0 -24.2 82 2.2 -22.5 244 62 326.4 326.7 292.0 331.1 1.35 14 350 8377 -29.2 -32.2 76 2.9 -29.7 242 62 329.3 329.5 292.3 332.0 0.74 15 300 9457 -38.3 -41.2 75 2.8 -38.6 242 64 331.3 331.4 292.4 332.7 0.35 16 250 10680 -49.2 -52.0 73 2.7 -49.3 240 79 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.4 0.13 17 200 12110 -56.6 -68.5 21 11.9 -56.8 249 95 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.3 0.02 18 150 13932 -58.2 -82.5 3 24.2 -58.5 258 72 369.8 369.8 300.5 369.8 0.00 19 100 16424 -66.9 -87.2 4 20.3 -67.0 253 44 398.4 398.4 305.0 398.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5664.33 m Freezing level: 650.94 mb = 3671.92 m = 12046.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.05 mb = 3559.33 m = 11677.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.76 % Est. max temperature: 27.74 C = 81.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 933.10 mb = 667.93 m = 2191.33 ft T: 19.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.95 C/km ThetaE index: 18.38 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 825.98 mb = 1710.65 m = 5612.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.37 C = 81.27 F Cap Strength: 1.90 C Lifted Index: -3.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.78 C Showalter Index: -1.28 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.54 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.02 C Cross Totals Index: 22.53 C K Index: 36.96 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 356.63 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.82 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1012.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 47.77 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.90 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 872.49 mb = 1244.78 m = 4083.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 777.49 mb = 2218.81 m = 7279.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.49 mb = 11284.92 m = 37023.58 ft B at Equ Level: 1005.15 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 147.49 mb = 14035.68 m = 46048.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 247.9 at 43.7 knts Storm direction: 277.9 at 32.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 334.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 334.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 111.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.97 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.56 Bulk Rich Number: 6.39 Bulk Shear: 158.32 m/s