MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F045.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F045.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: 45 hour RUC valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.23,-90.18 Latitude: 37.23 Longitude: -90.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 80 SFC 987 190 20.9 19.8 93 1.1 20.1 175 7 295.1 297.8 293.7 337.7 14.84 2 950 521 19.2 18.7 97 0.5 18.9 203 23 296.7 299.3 293.9 338.3 14.41 3 900 987 18.5 14.2 76 4.3 15.7 216 31 300.6 302.7 292.8 334.1 11.39 4 850 1475 15.5 7.2 58 8.3 10.6 232 34 302.4 303.8 290.2 324.8 7.53 5 800 1986 11.8 3.8 58 7.9 7.3 241 37 303.7 304.9 289.6 322.7 6.30 6 750 2522 7.5 1.6 66 5.9 4.4 250 40 304.7 305.8 289.4 322.1 5.72 7 700 3085 3.1 0.1 81 2.9 1.5 254 44 305.9 306.9 289.6 322.7 5.52 8 650 3682 -0.3 -1.7 91 1.3 -1.0 251 46 308.6 309.6 290.2 324.7 5.22 9 600 4319 -3.4 -4.2 94 0.8 -3.8 244 46 312.2 313.1 290.8 326.9 4.68 10 550 5004 -6.9 -8.1 91 1.2 -7.4 240 46 315.9 316.7 291.2 328.1 3.79 11 500 5743 -11.1 -12.8 87 1.7 -11.8 242 47 319.5 320.0 291.4 328.9 2.85 12 450 6542 -16.7 -18.6 85 1.9 -17.3 249 49 322.2 322.6 291.4 328.8 1.96 13 400 7416 -22.8 -25.1 81 2.3 -23.3 247 54 325.4 325.6 291.6 329.7 1.24 14 350 8382 -29.3 -31.8 80 2.4 -29.7 238 63 329.2 329.3 292.3 332.0 0.77 15 300 9462 -38.3 -40.8 77 2.5 -38.6 233 70 331.4 331.4 292.4 332.7 0.36 16 250 10685 -49.3 -51.9 75 2.5 -49.4 227 72 332.7 332.8 292.6 333.2 0.13 17 200 12111 -57.3 -68.2 24 10.9 -57.5 248 87 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.1 0.02 18 150 13930 -59.0 -82.4 3 23.5 -59.2 259 63 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.5 0.00 19 100 16423 -66.6 -87.2 4 20.5 -66.8 258 42 399.0 399.0 305.0 399.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5663.26 m Freezing level: 654.99 mb = 3622.63 m = 11885.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 669.38 mb = 3445.55 m = 11304.18 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.02 % Est. max temperature: 28.45 C = 83.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.22 mb = 331.27 m = 1086.84 ft T: 20.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.34 C/km ThetaE index: 16.19 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 853.32 mb = 1441.88 m = 4730.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.00 C = 82.40 F Cap Strength: 2.16 C Lifted Index: -2.84 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.47 C Showalter Index: 2.66 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.01 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.63 C Cross Totals Index: 18.38 C K Index: 30.94 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 249.33 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.76 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 941.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 48.59 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.16 mb = 909.40 m = 2983.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 803.16 mb = 1952.67 m = 6406.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.16 mb = 11410.96 m = 37437.08 ft B at Equ Level: 929.06 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 153.16 mb = 13798.21 m = 45269.18 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.5 at 40.3 knts Storm direction: 271.5 at 30.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 120.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 352.9 neg: -1.0 tot: 351.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 117.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 8.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.85 Bulk Rich Number: 8.50 Bulk Shear: 110.73 m/s