MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F042.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F042.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: 42 hour RUC valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.08,-91.07 Latitude: 37.08 Longitude: -91.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 75 SFC 981 239 22.4 20.6 89 1.9 21.1 153 6 297.2 300.0 295.0 342.6 15.71 2 950 519 20.5 18.8 90 1.7 19.4 190 13 298.0 300.6 294.4 340.2 14.53 3 900 986 18.9 15.2 79 3.7 16.4 211 19 300.9 303.2 293.4 336.6 12.12 4 850 1475 15.8 10.8 72 5.0 12.7 227 26 302.7 304.5 292.0 331.3 9.62 5 800 1987 12.1 6.8 70 5.3 9.0 236 33 304.1 305.5 291.0 327.5 7.79 6 750 2525 7.9 4.2 77 3.7 5.9 241 36 305.2 306.5 290.6 326.1 6.93 7 700 3089 3.2 2.1 92 1.1 2.6 247 39 306.1 307.2 290.4 325.4 6.37 8 650 3687 -0.2 -0.8 96 0.6 -0.5 251 42 308.7 309.8 290.6 326.0 5.58 9 600 4324 -4.0 -4.6 95 0.7 -4.3 251 46 311.5 312.4 290.5 325.8 4.52 10 550 5006 -7.6 -8.2 96 0.6 -7.8 249 51 315.1 315.8 290.9 327.1 3.75 11 500 5743 -11.5 -12.2 95 0.7 -11.8 246 55 319.0 319.6 291.4 328.9 3.00 12 450 6543 -16.5 -17.7 90 1.2 -16.9 246 58 322.6 323.0 291.6 329.7 2.12 13 400 7418 -22.3 -24.4 83 2.1 -22.8 246 61 326.0 326.3 291.9 330.7 1.33 14 350 8387 -29.0 -31.7 77 2.8 -29.5 243 62 329.7 329.9 292.4 332.5 0.77 15 300 9468 -37.9 -40.7 75 2.8 -38.2 245 63 332.0 332.0 292.6 333.4 0.36 16 250 10693 -49.0 -52.0 71 3.0 -49.1 247 73 333.2 333.2 292.7 333.7 0.12 17 200 12119 -57.6 -65.8 34 8.2 -57.8 252 94 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.6 0.03 18 150 13939 -57.7 -83.1 3 25.4 -58.0 256 72 370.6 370.6 300.7 370.6 0.00 19 100 16428 -66.9 -87.3 4 20.3 -67.1 254 44 398.4 398.4 305.0 398.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5668.38 m Freezing level: 652.92 mb = 3652.12 m = 11981.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.17 mb = 3586.27 m = 11765.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.09 % Est. max temperature: 28.43 C = 83.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 955.17 mb = 472.41 m = 1549.90 ft T: 20.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.54 C/km ThetaE index: 17.17 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 853.32 mb = 1442.01 m = 4730.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.81 C = 82.06 F Cap Strength: 1.78 C Lifted Index: -4.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.06 C Showalter Index: -0.84 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.59 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.30 C Cross Totals Index: 22.29 C K Index: 36.98 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 314.48 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.56 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1299.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 31.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.43 mb = 1029.87 m = 3378.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 810.43 mb = 1877.78 m = 6160.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 210.43 mb = 11794.10 m = 38694.07 ft B at Equ Level: 1289.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 140.43 mb = 14343.49 m = 47058.11 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.3 at 38.6 knts Storm direction: 273.3 at 28.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 276.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 276.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 92.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.90 Bulk Rich Number: 8.80 Bulk Shear: 147.64 m/s