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: 37.32,-91.41 Latitude: 37.32 Longitude: -91.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 974 300 20.4 19.8 96 0.6 20.0 212 8 295.8 298.5 294.1 339.1 15.07 2 950 516 19.2 19.1 99 0.2 19.1 217 18 296.7 299.4 294.1 339.4 14.77 3 900 981 17.4 17.0 97 0.4 17.1 221 27 299.4 301.9 294.1 339.2 13.64 4 850 1469 14.9 13.6 92 1.3 14.1 224 30 301.8 303.9 293.3 336.0 11.60 5 800 1980 11.4 9.5 88 1.8 10.2 232 31 303.3 305.0 292.0 331.2 9.37 6 750 2516 7.2 5.6 89 1.6 6.3 244 34 304.4 305.8 291.0 327.4 7.63 7 700 3080 2.7 1.6 92 1.1 2.1 255 38 305.5 306.6 290.0 324.1 6.14 8 650 3676 -0.9 -2.1 91 1.2 -1.5 260 44 307.9 308.9 289.8 323.5 5.04 9 600 4312 -4.0 -4.9 94 0.9 -4.4 256 52 311.5 312.3 290.4 325.4 4.43 10 550 4995 -6.9 -7.4 96 0.5 -7.1 248 57 315.9 316.7 291.4 328.8 4.00 11 500 5734 -10.8 -11.4 95 0.6 -11.1 245 59 319.9 320.5 291.8 330.4 3.21 12 450 6535 -16.1 -18.2 84 2.0 -16.8 247 61 323.0 323.4 291.7 329.9 2.03 13 400 7411 -21.8 -26.6 65 4.8 -22.9 244 61 326.7 326.9 291.9 330.5 1.09 14 350 8379 -29.4 -37.2 47 7.8 -30.4 241 65 329.1 329.2 291.9 330.8 0.45 15 300 9458 -38.7 -44.5 54 5.8 -39.2 237 72 330.8 330.8 292.2 331.7 0.24 16 250 10679 -49.5 -52.1 74 2.6 -49.6 237 82 332.5 332.5 292.5 333.0 0.12 17 200 12111 -56.2 -70.9 14 14.7 -56.4 246 86 343.8 343.8 295.3 343.8 0.01 18 150 13927 -60.2 -81.5 5 21.3 -60.4 258 68 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.4 0.00 19 100 16421 -65.4 -87.3 3 21.9 -65.5 257 43 401.4 401.4 305.4 401.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5661.19 m Freezing level: 662.57 mb = 3526.08 m = 11568.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.70 mb = 3423.82 m = 11232.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.30 % Est. max temperature: 27.12 C = 80.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 965.30 mb = 378.12 m = 1240.53 ft T: 19.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.09 C/km ThetaE index: 15.86 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.12 mb = 951.23 m = 3120.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.87 C = 74.97 F Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lifted Index: -3.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.69 C Showalter Index: -2.32 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.11 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.71 C Cross Totals Index: 24.40 C K Index: 38.19 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 375.04 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.25 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1413.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 917.67 mb = 813.83 m = 2670.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 852.67 mb = 1441.89 m = 4730.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 212.67 mb = 11716.56 m = 38439.68 ft B at Equ Level: 1396.51 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 132.67 mb = 14682.01 m = 48168.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.8 at 42.1 knts Storm direction: 275.8 at 31.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 241.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 241.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 80.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.71 Bulk Rich Number: 13.66 Bulk Shear: 103.46 m/s