MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F043.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F043.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: 43 hour RUC valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.15,-91.59 Latitude: 37.15 Longitude: -91.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 969 343 20.8 19.9 94 0.9 20.2 207 8 296.6 299.4 294.5 340.6 15.26 2 950 516 19.6 19.2 98 0.4 19.4 216 19 297.1 299.8 294.4 340.2 14.93 3 900 982 17.9 16.7 92 1.2 17.1 219 28 300.0 302.4 294.1 339.1 13.38 4 850 1470 15.2 11.5 79 3.7 12.9 227 30 302.0 303.9 292.2 331.9 10.07 5 800 1981 11.3 6.3 71 5.0 8.4 241 30 303.2 304.6 290.5 325.7 7.52 6 750 2517 7.3 2.8 73 4.5 4.8 255 34 304.5 305.6 289.8 323.4 6.24 7 700 3080 3.1 0.2 81 2.9 1.6 262 41 305.9 306.9 289.6 322.8 5.55 8 650 3677 -0.2 -2.5 84 2.3 -1.3 261 48 308.8 309.7 290.0 324.0 4.91 9 600 4314 -3.5 -4.7 91 1.2 -4.0 253 56 312.1 313.0 290.7 326.3 4.51 10 550 4998 -6.9 -7.4 96 0.5 -7.2 246 57 315.9 316.6 291.3 328.6 3.97 11 500 5737 -11.2 -11.9 95 0.6 -11.5 245 57 319.3 319.9 291.6 329.5 3.08 12 450 6537 -16.4 -18.8 82 2.4 -17.1 248 59 322.6 323.0 291.5 329.1 1.93 13 400 7413 -22.0 -28.3 56 6.3 -23.3 246 60 326.4 326.6 291.6 329.8 0.93 14 350 8380 -29.6 -39.3 38 9.7 -30.8 242 65 328.9 328.9 291.7 330.2 0.36 15 300 9458 -38.8 -44.5 55 5.7 -39.2 237 76 330.7 330.8 292.2 331.7 0.24 16 250 10679 -49.4 -52.1 73 2.7 -49.5 238 88 332.7 332.7 292.6 333.2 0.12 17 200 12113 -55.9 -71.7 12 15.9 -56.1 247 85 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.3 0.01 18 150 13932 -59.8 -81.6 4 21.9 -60.0 259 66 367.1 367.1 300.1 367.1 0.00 19 100 16422 -65.8 -87.2 4 21.5 -66.0 258 44 400.6 400.6 305.3 400.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5663.49 m Freezing level: 652.74 mb = 3644.60 m = 11957.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 672.66 mb = 3401.29 m = 11158.94 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.01 % Est. max temperature: 26.91 C = 80.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 956.42 mb = 458.08 m = 1502.86 ft T: 20.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.39 C/km ThetaE index: 17.80 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 877.54 mb = 1197.41 m = 3928.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.06 C = 77.10 F Cap Strength: 0.90 C Lifted Index: -3.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.26 C Showalter Index: -0.88 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.13 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.41 C Cross Totals Index: 22.72 C K Index: 35.00 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 321.00 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.57 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1376.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.63 mb = 946.92 m = 3106.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 838.63 mb = 1583.10 m = 5193.84 ft Equ Level (EL): 218.63 mb = 11540.88 m = 37863.32 ft B at Equ Level: 1366.91 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 138.63 mb = 14415.93 m = 47295.78 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 247.7 at 43.2 knts Storm direction: 277.7 at 32.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 114.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 251.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 251.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 83.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.81 Bulk Rich Number: 12.51 Bulk Shear: 110.03 m/s