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: 37.66,-90.25 Latitude: 37.66 Longitude: -90.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 976 280 20.9 19.6 92 1.3 20.0 181 8 296.0 298.7 294.0 338.7 14.82 2 950 517 19.4 18.4 94 0.9 18.7 194 17 296.8 299.4 293.7 337.7 14.17 3 900 982 17.7 14.4 81 3.4 15.5 212 25 299.8 301.9 292.7 333.5 11.52 4 850 1469 14.8 9.1 69 5.7 11.3 229 33 301.6 303.2 290.9 327.0 8.55 5 800 1979 11.3 5.1 66 6.2 7.8 238 38 303.2 304.5 289.9 323.9 6.91 6 750 2515 7.5 2.7 72 4.8 4.8 248 38 304.7 305.8 289.8 323.4 6.19 7 700 3078 2.9 0.1 82 2.8 1.5 257 42 305.7 306.7 289.5 322.5 5.52 8 650 3675 -0.4 -2.2 87 1.8 -1.3 258 45 308.5 309.5 290.0 324.0 5.00 9 600 4312 -3.9 -5.1 91 1.2 -4.4 256 48 311.6 312.5 290.4 325.4 4.36 10 550 4994 -7.7 -8.7 92 1.0 -8.1 253 51 315.0 315.7 290.7 326.5 3.60 11 500 5730 -11.7 -12.7 92 1.1 -12.1 249 56 318.8 319.3 291.2 328.2 2.87 12 450 6530 -16.5 -17.9 89 1.4 -17.0 246 60 322.4 322.9 291.6 329.5 2.08 13 400 7404 -22.6 -24.6 84 2.0 -23.1 243 62 325.6 325.8 291.7 330.1 1.30 14 350 8370 -29.6 -32.2 78 2.6 -30.0 239 65 328.9 329.0 292.1 331.5 0.73 15 300 9449 -38.5 -41.3 74 2.8 -38.8 238 72 331.1 331.2 292.4 332.4 0.34 16 250 10672 -49.2 -51.9 73 2.7 -49.3 238 75 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.4 0.13 17 200 12099 -57.1 -68.4 23 11.3 -57.3 248 94 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.4 0.02 18 150 13920 -57.9 -82.7 3 24.8 -58.2 258 68 370.3 370.3 300.6 370.3 0.00 19 100 16418 -65.8 -87.3 3 21.5 -66.0 254 43 400.5 400.5 305.3 400.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5656.51 m Freezing level: 655.63 mb = 3608.01 m = 11837.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 673.05 mb = 3394.66 m = 11137.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.96 % Est. max temperature: 27.16 C = 80.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 957.81 mb = 446.25 m = 1464.05 ft T: 19.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.51 C/km ThetaE index: 16.17 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 856.25 mb = 1406.67 m = 4615.01 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.21 C = 79.19 F Cap Strength: 1.59 C Lifted Index: -2.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.26 C Showalter Index: 1.01 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.26 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.48 C Cross Totals Index: 20.77 C K Index: 32.77 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 299.37 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.18 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 821.10 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 26.59 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.65 mb = 1023.34 m = 3357.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 810.65 mb = 1867.89 m = 6128.17 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.65 mb = 11187.43 m = 36703.71 ft B at Equ Level: 810.06 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 160.65 mb = 13486.29 m = 44245.83 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 247.2 at 41.8 knts Storm direction: 277.2 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): 107.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 353.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 353.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 117.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: 8.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.58 Bulk Rich Number: 5.39 Bulk Shear: 152.44 m/s