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: 37.14,-90.89 Latitude: 37.14 Longitude: -90.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 982 235 21.2 19.8 92 1.3 20.3 194 8 295.9 298.6 294.1 339.1 15.01 2 950 519 19.6 18.9 96 0.7 19.2 209 22 297.1 299.7 294.2 339.5 14.66 3 900 986 18.7 14.5 77 4.2 15.9 219 31 300.7 302.9 293.0 334.8 11.60 4 850 1474 15.3 8.4 63 6.9 11.2 232 32 302.2 303.7 290.7 326.4 8.14 5 800 1984 11.6 4.4 61 7.2 7.5 242 34 303.5 304.7 289.8 323.2 6.56 6 750 2520 7.5 2.0 68 5.5 4.5 251 39 304.7 305.8 289.5 322.6 5.89 7 700 3084 2.6 0.3 85 2.3 1.4 257 44 305.4 306.4 289.5 322.5 5.61 8 650 3680 -0.6 -2.1 90 1.5 -1.3 257 48 308.3 309.2 289.9 323.9 5.05 9 600 4317 -3.5 -4.1 96 0.6 -3.8 250 48 312.1 313.0 290.8 326.9 4.72 10 550 5001 -6.9 -7.2 98 0.3 -7.1 244 48 315.8 316.6 291.4 328.9 4.05 11 500 5740 -11.3 -11.8 96 0.5 -11.5 247 49 319.3 319.9 291.6 329.5 3.10 12 450 6539 -16.8 -18.4 88 1.5 -17.3 252 53 322.1 322.5 291.4 328.8 2.00 13 400 7414 -22.3 -26.3 70 4.0 -23.2 250 54 326.0 326.3 291.7 330.0 1.12 14 350 8381 -29.1 -33.2 68 4.1 -29.7 237 61 329.5 329.7 292.3 332.0 0.67 15 300 9460 -38.6 -41.6 74 2.9 -38.9 235 79 330.9 331.0 292.3 332.2 0.33 16 250 10683 -49.1 -51.4 77 2.3 -49.1 232 85 333.1 333.2 292.7 333.7 0.13 17 200 12114 -56.8 -71.0 15 14.1 -57.0 249 86 342.8 342.8 295.0 342.8 0.01 18 150 13930 -59.6 -81.9 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 21.4 -66.1 259 44 400.3 400.3 305.2 400.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5663.05 m Freezing level: 659.37 mb = 3568.39 m = 11707.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 674.11 mb = 3387.10 m = 11112.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.83 % Est. max temperature: 27.92 C = 82.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 963.10 mb = 401.39 m = 1316.87 ft T: 20.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.23 C/km ThetaE index: 17.01 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 856.05 mb = 1413.21 m = 4636.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.27 C = 81.09 F Cap Strength: 2.12 C Lifted Index: -3.29 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.15 C Showalter Index: 1.69 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.26 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.60 C Cross Totals Index: 19.66 C K Index: 32.70 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 269.58 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.55 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1058.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 35.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 899.64 mb = 988.98 m = 3244.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 814.64 mb = 1831.53 m = 6008.90 ft Equ Level (EL): 224.64 mb = 11368.97 m = 37299.30 ft B at Equ Level: 1049.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 144.64 mb = 14153.36 m = 46434.33 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.7 at 40.8 knts Storm direction: 275.7 at 30.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 313.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 313.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 104.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.75 Bulk Rich Number: 10.04 Bulk Shear: 105.45 m/s