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: 37.11,-90.90 Latitude: 37.11 Longitude: -90.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 77 SFC 982 233 21.3 19.9 92 1.4 20.3 194 8 295.9 298.6 294.1 339.2 15.02 2 950 520 19.7 18.9 95 0.8 19.2 209 22 297.2 299.8 294.2 339.6 14.65 3 900 986 18.8 14.1 74 4.7 15.8 220 31 300.9 303.0 292.9 334.3 11.34 4 850 1474 15.4 7.9 61 7.5 10.9 233 32 302.3 303.7 290.5 325.7 7.88 5 800 1985 11.7 4.1 60 7.5 7.5 243 35 303.6 304.8 289.7 323.0 6.45 6 750 2521 7.5 1.9 68 5.6 4.5 252 39 304.7 305.8 289.5 322.5 5.86 7 700 3085 2.6 0.4 86 2.2 1.4 257 44 305.3 306.4 289.5 322.5 5.63 8 650 3681 -0.6 -2.0 90 1.4 -1.3 256 48 308.3 309.2 290.0 324.0 5.09 9 600 4318 -3.5 -4.0 96 0.5 -3.8 249 48 312.1 313.0 290.9 326.9 4.73 10 550 5002 -7.0 -7.2 98 0.3 -7.1 244 47 315.8 316.6 291.3 328.8 4.04 11 500 5740 -11.3 -11.8 96 0.5 -11.5 247 49 319.2 319.8 291.6 329.4 3.10 12 450 6540 -16.8 -18.3 88 1.5 -17.3 252 52 322.1 322.5 291.4 328.8 2.00 13 400 7414 -22.3 -26.2 70 3.9 -23.2 250 54 326.0 326.3 291.7 330.0 1.12 14 350 8381 -29.1 -33.0 69 3.9 -29.7 236 61 329.6 329.7 292.3 332.1 0.68 15 300 9461 -38.6 -41.5 74 2.9 -38.9 235 79 331.0 331.0 292.3 332.2 0.33 16 250 10684 -49.0 -51.4 76 2.4 -49.1 232 85 333.2 333.2 292.7 333.7 0.13 17 200 12115 -56.8 -71.0 15 14.1 -57.0 249 86 342.8 342.8 295.0 342.8 0.01 18 150 13931 -59.6 -81.8 4 22.2 -59.8 260 67 367.4 367.4 300.1 367.4 0.00 19 100 16422 -66.0 -87.3 4 21.3 -66.1 259 44 400.2 400.2 305.2 400.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5663.47 m Freezing level: 659.48 mb = 3567.91 m = 11705.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 673.55 mb = 3394.58 m = 11136.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.38 % Est. max temperature: 28.04 C = 82.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.58 mb = 406.35 m = 1333.14 ft T: 20.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.23 C/km ThetaE index: 17.08 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.95 mb = 1454.85 m = 4773.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.52 C = 81.53 F Cap Strength: 2.26 C Lifted Index: -3.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.13 C Showalter Index: 2.01 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.94 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.73 C Cross Totals Index: 19.21 C K Index: 32.44 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 261.24 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.67 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1025.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 40.55 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.83 mb = 1016.21 m = 3334.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 801.83 mb = 1965.69 m = 6449.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.83 mb = 11167.92 m = 36639.71 ft B at Equ Level: 1024.63 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 151.83 mb = 13854.30 m = 45453.19 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.7 at 40.7 knts Storm direction: 275.7 at 30.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 313.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 313.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 104.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.70 Bulk Rich Number: 9.82 Bulk Shear: 104.38 m/s