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: 37.33,-91.07 Latitude: 37.33 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 72 SFC 972 316 21.8 19.6 87 2.2 20.3 168 10 297.3 300.0 294.4 340.5 14.92 2 950 515 20.4 18.4 88 2.0 19.0 186 15 297.9 300.4 294.0 338.9 14.15 3 900 982 19.2 12.5 65 6.7 14.9 213 23 301.2 303.1 292.0 331.2 10.17 4 850 1471 16.2 7.4 56 8.7 11.0 229 32 303.1 304.5 290.5 325.9 7.62 5 800 1982 12.1 4.6 60 7.5 7.9 235 37 304.1 305.3 290.0 324.2 6.68 6 750 2519 7.7 3.2 73 4.5 5.2 243 38 305.0 306.1 290.1 324.4 6.43 7 700 3084 3.2 1.7 90 1.4 2.4 253 40 306.0 307.1 290.2 324.9 6.20 8 650 3681 -0.3 -1.3 93 1.0 -0.8 258 44 308.6 309.6 290.3 325.1 5.34 9 600 4317 -4.1 -5.0 94 0.9 -4.6 258 49 311.3 312.2 290.3 325.2 4.40 10 550 4999 -8.0 -8.9 93 0.9 -8.4 254 54 314.6 315.3 290.6 326.0 3.55 11 500 5735 -11.6 -12.7 92 1.1 -12.1 248 57 318.9 319.4 291.2 328.4 2.88 12 450 6535 -16.3 -17.7 89 1.4 -16.7 244 59 322.8 323.2 291.7 329.9 2.12 13 400 7410 -22.4 -24.4 83 2.0 -22.9 243 62 325.9 326.1 291.9 330.5 1.32 14 350 8377 -29.3 -32.0 77 2.7 -29.7 242 65 329.3 329.5 292.3 332.0 0.75 15 300 9458 -38.0 -41.1 73 3.0 -38.4 242 67 331.7 331.8 292.6 333.1 0.35 16 250 10682 -49.0 -52.1 70 3.1 -49.1 241 73 333.2 333.2 292.7 333.7 0.12 17 200 12109 -57.6 -66.4 32 8.8 -57.8 249 94 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.6 0.03 18 150 13930 -57.8 -82.6 3 24.8 -58.0 258 71 370.5 370.5 300.7 370.5 0.00 19 100 16423 -66.4 -87.2 4 20.8 -66.5 253 44 399.4 399.4 305.1 399.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5662.67 m Freezing level: 654.44 mb = 3628.15 m = 11903.22 ft Wetbulb zero: 662.42 mb = 3528.61 m = 11576.65 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.61 % Est. max temperature: 28.02 C = 82.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 942.00 mb = 587.96 m = 1928.97 ft T: 20.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.58 C/km ThetaE index: 16.30 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 814.55 mb = 1830.20 m = 6004.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.17 C = 82.71 F Cap Strength: 2.71 C Lifted Index: -2.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.72 C Showalter Index: 1.66 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.80 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.77 C Cross Totals Index: 19.02 C K Index: 33.74 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 276.17 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.44 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 614.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 68.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 862.47 mb = 1346.05 m = 4416.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 767.47 mb = 2327.77 m = 7636.94 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.47 mb = 11011.08 m = 36125.15 ft B at Equ Level: 605.68 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 167.47 mb = 13232.58 m = 43413.46 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.7 at 42.0 knts Storm direction: 276.7 at 31.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 341.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 341.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 113.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.13 Bulk Rich Number: 3.63 Bulk Shear: 169.45 m/s