MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F044.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F044.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: 44 hour RUC valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.05,-90.84 Latitude: 37.05 Longitude: -90.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 78 SFC 983 227 21.3 19.8 91 1.5 20.3 193 7 295.9 298.6 294.1 339.0 14.96 2 950 521 19.8 18.8 94 1.0 19.2 209 23 297.3 300.0 294.2 339.4 14.55 3 900 988 19.1 13.7 71 5.3 15.6 220 30 301.1 303.2 292.7 333.6 11.03 4 850 1476 15.6 7.3 58 8.3 10.7 235 32 302.5 303.9 290.3 325.1 7.58 5 800 1987 11.8 4.1 59 7.6 7.5 244 35 303.7 304.9 289.7 323.1 6.44 6 750 2523 7.5 2.1 68 5.5 4.6 251 40 304.8 305.9 289.6 322.8 5.94 7 700 3087 2.6 0.7 87 1.9 1.6 255 44 305.3 306.4 289.6 322.9 5.76 8 650 3683 -0.6 -1.5 94 0.9 -1.0 254 47 308.3 309.3 290.2 324.6 5.28 9 600 4320 -3.6 -3.9 97 0.3 -3.8 247 47 312.0 312.9 290.9 327.0 4.77 10 550 5004 -7.1 -7.4 98 0.3 -7.2 243 46 315.7 316.4 291.3 328.5 4.00 11 500 5742 -11.4 -12.0 95 0.6 -11.6 247 48 319.1 319.7 291.5 329.2 3.05 12 450 6541 -16.8 -18.5 87 1.7 -17.3 253 51 322.1 322.5 291.4 328.8 1.97 13 400 7416 -22.3 -26.9 66 4.7 -23.3 251 54 326.1 326.3 291.6 329.8 1.05 14 350 8384 -28.9 -32.5 71 3.6 -29.5 237 59 329.8 329.9 292.4 332.4 0.71 15 300 9464 -38.5 -41.5 73 3.1 -38.8 236 77 331.1 331.2 292.4 332.4 0.33 16 250 10687 -49.0 -51.3 77 2.3 -49.1 233 81 333.2 333.2 292.7 333.7 0.14 17 200 12118 -57.0 -70.4 17 13.4 -57.2 250 87 342.5 342.5 294.9 342.6 0.01 18 150 13933 -59.5 -81.8 4 22.3 -59.7 260 67 367.6 367.6 300.1 367.6 0.00 19 100 16424 -66.2 -87.3 4 21.1 -66.4 258 44 399.8 399.8 305.2 399.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5664.34 m Freezing level: 659.48 mb = 3570.07 m = 11712.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 669.63 mb = 3443.73 m = 11298.18 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.49 % Est. max temperature: 28.24 C = 82.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.91 mb = 413.59 m = 1356.91 ft T: 20.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.26 C/km ThetaE index: 16.65 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 845.70 mb = 1519.02 m = 4983.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.93 C = 82.28 F Cap Strength: 2.46 C Lifted Index: -3.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.00 C Showalter Index: 2.30 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.69 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.97 C Cross Totals Index: 18.72 C K Index: 32.41 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 250.30 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.76 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 968.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 48.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 893.16 mb = 1052.90 m = 3454.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 798.16 mb = 2006.12 m = 6581.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.16 mb = 11273.19 m = 36985.07 ft B at Equ Level: 961.41 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 148.16 mb = 14009.10 m = 45961.07 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.9 at 40.4 knts Storm direction: 274.9 at 30.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 114.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 309.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 309.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 103.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.61 Bulk Rich Number: 9.64 Bulk Shear: 100.49 m/s