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: 37.34,-91.11 Latitude: 37.34 Longitude: -91.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 SFC 972 322 20.7 19.9 95 0.8 20.1 204 8 296.2 299.0 294.3 340.0 15.18 2 950 517 19.3 18.9 97 0.4 19.1 208 18 296.8 299.4 294.1 339.0 14.62 3 900 982 17.2 16.7 97 0.5 16.8 215 25 299.3 301.7 293.9 338.3 13.38 4 850 1469 14.6 13.8 95 0.8 14.1 218 29 301.4 303.6 293.3 336.1 11.77 5 800 1980 11.3 10.4 94 0.9 10.7 224 33 303.2 305.0 292.4 332.7 9.94 6 750 2517 7.3 6.6 95 0.7 6.9 235 37 304.6 306.1 291.5 329.2 8.20 7 700 3081 2.9 2.6 98 0.3 2.7 247 40 305.7 306.9 290.5 325.8 6.62 8 650 3677 -0.8 -1.1 98 0.3 -1.0 256 43 308.1 309.1 290.2 324.8 5.44 9 600 4312 -4.4 -4.7 98 0.3 -4.6 256 47 311.0 311.8 290.3 325.1 4.49 10 550 4995 -7.1 -7.6 96 0.5 -7.3 250 54 315.6 316.4 291.2 328.3 3.92 11 500 5734 -10.9 -11.5 95 0.6 -11.2 248 61 319.7 320.3 291.7 330.1 3.16 12 450 6535 -16.2 -18.3 84 2.0 -16.9 249 65 322.8 323.2 291.6 329.7 2.02 13 400 7411 -21.4 -24.9 73 3.5 -22.3 243 64 327.1 327.4 292.2 331.6 1.26 14 350 8380 -29.0 -33.6 64 4.7 -29.7 240 65 329.7 329.8 292.3 332.0 0.64 15 300 9461 -38.2 -43.2 59 5.0 -38.7 238 69 331.5 331.5 292.4 332.5 0.28 16 250 10684 -49.2 -51.8 74 2.6 -49.3 237 75 333.0 333.0 292.7 333.5 0.13 17 200 12113 -57.1 -68.4 23 11.3 -57.3 246 89 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.4 0.02 18 150 13924 -59.8 -81.5 4 21.8 -60.0 258 72 367.1 367.1 300.1 367.1 0.00 19 100 16424 -65.5 -87.2 3 21.7 -65.7 254 42 401.1 401.1 305.3 401.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5660.45 m Freezing level: 660.94 mb = 3546.48 m = 11635.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 663.22 mb = 3514.87 m = 11531.59 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.48 % Est. max temperature: 26.78 C = 80.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.51 mb = 422.16 m = 1385.01 ft T: 19.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.20 C/km ThetaE index: 15.16 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.17 mb = 970.90 m = 3185.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.60 C = 74.47 F Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lifted Index: -3.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.34 C Showalter Index: -2.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.26 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.51 C Cross Totals Index: 24.75 C K Index: 39.07 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 397.38 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.34 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1284.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.76 mb = 851.64 m = 2794.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 868.76 mb = 1283.28 m = 4210.20 ft Equ Level (EL): 218.76 mb = 11538.75 m = 37856.34 ft B at Equ Level: 1280.76 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 138.76 mb = 14404.61 m = 47258.63 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.6 at 42.0 knts Storm direction: 273.6 at 31.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 298.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 298.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 99.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.86 Bulk Rich Number: 11.32 Bulk Shear: 113.41 m/s