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: 37.39,-91.02 Latitude: 37.39 Longitude: -91.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 972 318 21.6 19.5 88 2.1 20.2 171 9 297.2 299.9 294.4 340.2 14.87 2 950 514 20.3 18.3 89 1.9 18.9 187 15 297.7 300.3 294.0 338.6 14.10 3 900 981 19.1 12.3 65 6.8 14.7 213 24 301.2 303.0 291.9 330.8 10.02 4 850 1470 16.2 6.9 54 9.4 10.7 230 33 303.2 304.5 290.3 325.2 7.35 5 800 1981 12.2 4.3 58 7.9 7.8 236 38 304.2 305.4 289.9 323.8 6.50 6 750 2519 7.8 2.9 71 4.9 5.1 244 38 305.0 306.2 290.0 324.1 6.30 7 700 3083 3.3 1.6 89 1.7 2.4 255 41 306.1 307.2 290.2 324.8 6.13 8 650 3680 -0.4 -1.8 90 1.4 -1.1 260 45 308.5 309.5 290.1 324.5 5.16 9 600 4316 -4.3 -5.4 92 1.1 -4.8 259 50 311.1 312.0 290.2 324.6 4.27 10 550 4997 -8.1 -9.1 92 1.1 -8.5 255 54 314.5 315.2 290.5 325.7 3.48 11 500 5733 -11.7 -12.8 91 1.2 -12.1 249 57 318.8 319.4 291.2 328.2 2.85 12 450 6533 -16.3 -17.8 89 1.4 -16.8 245 59 322.7 323.1 291.6 329.8 2.10 13 400 7408 -22.4 -24.5 83 2.1 -22.9 243 62 325.8 326.1 291.8 330.4 1.31 14 350 8375 -29.3 -32.0 77 2.7 -29.7 242 65 329.2 329.4 292.2 331.9 0.74 15 300 9455 -38.1 -41.1 73 3.0 -38.4 242 67 331.7 331.7 292.5 333.0 0.35 16 250 10680 -49.1 -52.2 70 3.1 -49.2 240 73 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.6 0.12 17 200 12106 -57.5 -66.6 31 9.1 -57.6 248 94 341.7 341.7 294.7 341.8 0.02 18 150 13928 -57.8 -82.7 3 24.9 -58.0 258 70 370.5 370.5 300.7 370.5 0.00 19 100 16422 -66.3 -87.3 4 21.0 -66.4 253 43 399.6 399.6 305.2 399.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5661.54 m Freezing level: 655.49 mb = 3614.74 m = 11859.24 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.82 mb = 3486.62 m = 11438.91 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.16 % Est. max temperature: 28.12 C = 82.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 942.66 mb = 581.20 m = 1906.81 ft T: 20.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.63 C/km ThetaE index: 16.42 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 810.45 mb = 1871.92 m = 6141.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.34 C = 83.02 F Cap Strength: 2.88 C Lifted Index: -2.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.50 C Showalter Index: 1.97 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.46 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.91 C Cross Totals Index: 18.55 C K Index: 33.09 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 272.01 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.55 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 561.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 76.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 861.25 mb = 1357.25 m = 4452.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 766.25 mb = 2340.16 m = 7677.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 246.25 mb = 10776.45 m = 35355.38 ft B at Equ Level: 558.86 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 176.25 mb = 12906.84 m = 42344.77 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 247.6 at 42.4 knts Storm direction: 277.6 at 31.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 352.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 352.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 117.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.06 Bulk Rich Number: 3.24 Bulk Shear: 173.20 m/s