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,-91.37 Latitude: 37.08 Longitude: -91.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 73 SFC 975 293 22.5 20.4 88 2.0 21.1 164 8 297.8 300.6 295.1 343.2 15.67 2 950 517 20.5 19.0 91 1.5 19.5 191 14 298.0 300.7 294.5 340.8 14.73 3 900 984 18.5 15.9 85 2.6 16.8 208 21 300.6 302.9 293.8 338.0 12.75 4 850 1472 15.6 11.9 78 3.7 13.2 219 27 302.5 304.4 292.6 333.1 10.32 5 800 1984 12.1 7.2 72 4.9 9.2 228 34 304.0 305.5 291.2 328.0 8.00 6 750 2522 7.9 4.2 78 3.7 5.8 235 39 305.1 306.4 290.6 326.0 6.91 7 700 3086 3.1 1.9 92 1.2 2.5 245 42 306.0 307.1 290.3 325.1 6.29 8 650 3684 -0.1 -0.7 96 0.6 -0.4 253 45 308.8 309.9 290.6 326.1 5.59 9 600 4321 -3.8 -4.5 94 0.8 -4.1 256 49 311.8 312.6 290.6 326.1 4.56 10 550 5003 -7.6 -8.2 95 0.6 -7.9 252 54 315.1 315.8 290.9 327.1 3.74 11 500 5740 -11.5 -12.1 96 0.6 -11.8 248 58 319.0 319.6 291.4 328.9 3.02 12 450 6540 -16.5 -18.0 88 1.5 -17.0 246 60 322.5 322.9 291.6 329.5 2.06 13 400 7415 -21.9 -24.6 79 2.6 -22.6 243 62 326.5 326.7 292.0 331.0 1.30 14 350 8384 -29.1 -32.8 70 3.7 -29.7 241 66 329.5 329.6 292.3 332.0 0.69 15 300 9465 -37.9 -41.1 72 3.2 -38.2 243 65 332.0 332.0 292.6 333.3 0.35 16 250 10690 -48.9 -51.8 72 2.8 -49.0 243 74 333.3 333.4 292.7 333.9 0.13 17 200 12120 -57.1 -67.4 26 10.3 -57.3 250 91 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.4 0.02 18 150 13936 -58.3 -82.4 3 24.2 -58.5 257 74 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.7 0.00 19 100 16427 -67.1 -87.2 4 20.1 -67.2 253 44 398.1 398.1 304.9 398.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5666.69 m Freezing level: 651.57 mb = 3665.08 m = 12024.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 657.23 mb = 3594.62 m = 11793.23 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.13 % Est. max temperature: 27.91 C = 82.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.54 mb = 548.50 m = 1799.52 ft T: 20.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.53 C/km ThetaE index: 18.10 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 862.89 mb = 1343.67 m = 4408.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.64 C = 79.96 F Cap Strength: 1.28 C Lifted Index: -4.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.32 C Showalter Index: -1.75 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.53 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.13 C Cross Totals Index: 23.40 C K Index: 37.77 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 369.74 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.93 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1385.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.45 mb = 1026.95 m = 3369.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 820.45 mb = 1771.06 m = 5810.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 210.45 mb = 11793.28 m = 38691.40 ft B at Equ Level: 1374.15 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 140.45 mb = 14339.58 m = 47045.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.2 at 41.4 knts Storm direction: 273.2 at 31.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 342.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 342.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 114.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.34 Bulk Rich Number: 8.76 Bulk Shear: 158.07 m/s