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: 37.61,-90.32 Latitude: 37.61 Longitude: -90.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 977 273 21.0 19.6 92 1.4 20.0 181 9 296.1 298.8 294.0 338.8 14.83 2 950 517 19.5 18.5 94 1.0 18.8 194 18 297.0 299.5 293.8 338.0 14.21 3 900 982 17.8 14.0 78 3.8 15.3 214 25 299.9 301.9 292.4 332.7 11.21 4 850 1469 14.9 8.6 66 6.3 11.1 230 34 301.7 303.3 290.7 326.4 8.30 5 800 1979 11.4 5.1 65 6.3 7.9 237 37 303.3 304.6 290.0 324.1 6.92 6 750 2515 7.5 2.8 72 4.7 5.0 248 38 304.8 305.9 289.9 323.7 6.27 7 700 3079 3.0 0.1 81 2.9 1.5 257 42 305.8 306.8 289.6 322.7 5.53 8 650 3676 -0.3 -2.1 88 1.8 -1.2 258 45 308.7 309.6 290.0 324.3 5.06 9 600 4313 -3.9 -5.1 91 1.2 -4.4 256 47 311.6 312.5 290.4 325.3 4.36 10 550 4995 -7.7 -8.8 92 1.1 -8.1 252 51 315.0 315.6 290.7 326.5 3.58 11 500 5732 -11.6 -12.8 91 1.1 -12.1 249 56 318.9 319.4 291.2 328.3 2.87 12 450 6531 -16.5 -17.9 89 1.4 -17.0 245 60 322.5 322.9 291.6 329.5 2.07 13 400 7405 -22.6 -24.7 83 2.0 -23.1 242 63 325.6 325.9 291.7 330.2 1.30 14 350 8371 -29.5 -32.1 78 2.7 -29.9 239 65 329.0 329.2 292.2 331.7 0.74 15 300 9451 -38.5 -41.3 74 2.9 -38.7 238 71 331.1 331.2 292.4 332.4 0.34 16 250 10674 -49.2 -52.0 73 2.8 -49.3 238 75 332.9 333.0 292.6 333.4 0.13 17 200 12101 -57.1 -68.5 22 11.3 -57.3 248 94 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.4 0.02 18 150 13921 -58.0 -82.6 3 24.6 -58.2 258 69 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.2 0.00 19 100 16419 -65.9 -87.3 3 21.5 -66.0 254 43 400.5 400.5 305.3 400.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5657.56 m Freezing level: 653.95 mb = 3628.74 m = 11905.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 671.37 mb = 3415.35 m = 11205.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.39 % Est. max temperature: 27.32 C = 81.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 957.57 mb = 448.20 m = 1470.44 ft T: 19.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.52 C/km ThetaE index: 16.10 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.17 mb = 1457.36 m = 4781.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.66 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.58 C = 79.84 F Cap Strength: 1.69 C Lifted Index: -2.80 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.11 C Showalter Index: 1.36 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.80 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.53 C Cross Totals Index: 20.28 C K Index: 32.32 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 293.17 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.32 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 768.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 32.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 893.34 mb = 1045.30 m = 3429.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 798.34 mb = 1996.48 m = 6550.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.34 mb = 10979.50 m = 36021.55 ft B at Equ Level: 765.74 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 158.34 mb = 13578.81 m = 44549.37 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 247.0 at 41.8 knts Storm direction: 277.0 at 31.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 346.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 346.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 115.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.44 Bulk Rich Number: 5.03 Bulk Shear: 152.73 m/s