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: 37.39,-91.90 Latitude: 37.39 Longitude: -91.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 965 376 21.4 19.4 89 1.9 20.1 237 6 297.5 300.2 294.5 340.7 14.89 2 950 513 19.9 18.6 92 1.3 19.0 215 11 297.4 300.0 294.0 338.8 14.29 3 900 978 18.0 15.2 84 2.8 16.1 223 20 300.0 302.3 293.2 335.7 12.18 4 850 1467 15.8 10.8 72 5.0 12.7 225 26 302.7 304.5 292.0 331.3 9.61 5 800 1979 12.3 6.6 68 5.7 8.9 228 32 304.3 305.7 290.9 327.3 7.65 6 750 2517 8.2 5.0 81 3.1 6.3 239 36 305.4 306.8 291.0 327.6 7.33 7 700 3083 4.0 2.4 89 1.7 3.1 250 42 307.0 308.2 290.8 326.8 6.51 8 650 3681 -0.2 -1.8 89 1.6 -1.0 259 47 308.7 309.7 290.2 324.7 5.15 9 600 4317 -4.8 -6.7 86 2.0 -5.6 261 53 310.6 311.3 289.6 322.8 3.85 10 550 4997 -8.5 -10.8 84 2.3 -9.4 258 60 314.0 314.6 289.9 323.8 3.05 11 500 5732 -12.1 -13.9 86 1.8 -12.7 252 65 318.3 318.9 290.9 327.0 2.61 12 450 6530 -16.9 -19.1 83 2.2 -17.6 247 65 322.0 322.3 291.2 328.3 1.87 13 400 7404 -22.1 -24.1 84 2.0 -22.6 244 61 326.3 326.6 292.0 331.1 1.36 14 350 8371 -29.4 -32.2 77 2.7 -29.9 240 62 329.1 329.2 292.2 331.7 0.74 15 300 9450 -38.6 -41.4 75 2.8 -38.8 240 65 331.0 331.1 292.3 332.3 0.34 16 250 10673 -49.3 -51.8 75 2.5 -49.4 238 84 332.7 332.7 292.6 333.2 0.13 17 200 12104 -56.3 -69.8 17 13.5 -56.5 248 94 343.6 343.6 295.2 343.7 0.02 18 150 13926 -58.5 -82.2 3 23.7 -58.7 258 72 369.3 369.3 300.4 369.3 0.00 19 100 16420 -66.5 -87.2 4 20.7 -66.7 252 44 399.2 399.2 305.1 399.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5660.78 m Freezing level: 652.37 mb = 3652.87 m = 11984.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 662.44 mb = 3528.18 m = 11575.27 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.99 % Est. max temperature: 27.57 C = 81.62 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 938.49 mb = 617.95 m = 2027.38 ft T: 19.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.08 C/km ThetaE index: 13.40 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 834.38 mb = 1623.47 m = 5326.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.97 C = 80.55 F Cap Strength: 1.60 C Lifted Index: -3.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.54 C Showalter Index: -1.41 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.71 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.86 C Cross Totals Index: 22.86 C K Index: 37.00 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 363.89 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.94 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1006.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 41.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.81 mb = 1152.88 m = 3782.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 776.81 mb = 2224.07 m = 7296.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 226.81 mb = 11297.11 m = 37063.57 ft B at Equ Level: 995.07 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 156.81 mb = 13645.24 m = 44767.29 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 249.5 at 44.0 knts Storm direction: 279.5 at 33.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 2.2 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 328.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 328.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 109.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.50 Bulk Rich Number: 6.73 Bulk Shear: 149.52 m/s