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: 37.42,-90.35 Latitude: 37.42 Longitude: -90.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 81 SFC 982 240 22.5 19.8 85 2.7 20.6 240 7 297.2 300.0 294.4 340.6 14.98 2 950 528 19.8 18.3 91 1.5 18.8 229 15 297.2 299.8 293.8 337.9 14.05 3 900 993 17.2 15.8 92 1.4 16.3 230 18 299.2 301.5 293.4 336.2 12.67 4 850 1480 14.6 11.8 83 2.8 12.9 242 21 301.5 303.3 292.2 331.9 10.31 5 800 1991 11.4 9.4 87 2.1 10.2 245 22 303.3 305.0 292.0 330.9 9.27 6 750 2528 7.7 6.4 91 1.3 6.9 238 27 304.9 306.4 291.5 329.2 8.06 7 700 3093 3.9 2.8 92 1.1 3.2 236 35 306.8 308.0 290.9 327.1 6.68 8 650 3691 -0.4 -0.8 98 0.3 -0.6 241 41 308.5 309.5 290.5 325.6 5.57 9 600 4327 -4.8 -5.1 98 0.3 -5.0 242 45 310.5 311.4 290.0 324.2 4.36 10 550 5007 -8.1 -8.8 95 0.7 -8.4 241 47 314.4 315.1 290.5 325.9 3.57 11 500 5743 -11.4 -12.4 92 1.0 -11.8 244 48 319.1 319.7 291.4 328.8 2.94 12 450 6543 -16.2 -17.7 88 1.5 -16.7 248 49 322.9 323.3 291.7 330.0 2.11 13 400 7419 -22.4 -24.7 82 2.2 -22.9 251 56 325.8 326.1 291.8 330.4 1.29 14 350 8384 -29.9 -32.9 75 3.0 -30.4 247 60 328.4 328.6 292.0 330.9 0.68 15 300 9461 -38.8 -41.5 75 2.7 -39.1 243 56 330.6 330.7 292.2 331.9 0.33 16 250 10681 -50.1 -52.7 74 2.6 -50.2 248 76 331.6 331.6 292.3 332.1 0.12 17 200 12109 -55.3 -67.8 20 12.6 -55.5 255 101 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.3 0.02 18 150 13944 -58.2 -83.3 3 25.1 -58.5 253 70 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.8 0.00 19 100 16428 -66.6 -87.3 4 20.7 -66.8 254 41 399.0 399.0 305.0 399.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5662.68 m Freezing level: 655.16 mb = 3629.63 m = 11908.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.08 mb = 3591.63 m = 11783.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.27 % Est. max temperature: 27.39 C = 81.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 943.74 mb = 585.18 m = 1919.86 ft T: 19.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.78 C/km ThetaE index: 16.40 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 888.67 mb = 1101.23 m = 3612.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.01 C = 77.02 F Cap Strength: 0.66 C Lifted Index: -3.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.99 C Showalter Index: -1.07 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.31 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.04 C Cross Totals Index: 23.27 C K Index: 36.75 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 267.24 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.73 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1216.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.79 mb = 909.72 m = 2984.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 833.79 mb = 1642.51 m = 5388.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.79 mb = 11390.08 m = 37368.58 ft B at Equ Level: 1205.89 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 143.79 mb = 14203.29 m = 46598.16 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.8 at 34.3 knts Storm direction: 270.8 at 25.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 4.3 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 112.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 112.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 37.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.53 Bulk Rich Number: 19.81 Bulk Shear: 61.44 m/s