MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F030.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F030.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: 30 hour RUC valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.34,-90.76 Latitude: 37.34 Longitude: -90.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 91 SFC 982 247 22.9 16.2 66 6.7 18.4 225 8 297.6 299.7 292.3 332.0 11.88 2 950 538 20.5 16.0 75 4.6 17.5 230 22 298.0 300.2 292.6 333.2 12.10 3 900 1005 18.9 15.0 78 3.9 16.3 237 31 301.0 303.2 293.3 336.2 11.97 4 850 1493 15.4 11.1 76 4.2 12.7 249 28 302.2 304.0 292.1 331.4 9.83 5 800 2005 11.8 8.1 78 3.7 9.5 254 21 303.7 305.3 291.5 329.0 8.48 6 750 2542 8.8 4.7 75 4.1 6.5 231 17 306.2 307.5 291.1 327.9 7.17 7 700 3111 5.9 1.4 73 4.5 3.5 230 21 309.1 310.2 291.1 327.8 6.07 8 650 3713 0.9 0.4 97 0.4 0.7 236 28 310.0 311.1 291.4 328.8 6.09 9 600 4352 -2.9 -5.9 80 3.0 -4.3 234 35 312.8 313.6 290.5 325.8 4.10 10 550 5037 -7.3 -13.2 63 5.9 -9.5 233 39 315.5 316.0 289.9 323.7 2.52 11 500 5772 -12.7 -18.0 64 5.3 -14.3 234 44 317.6 318.0 289.9 323.8 1.86 12 450 6567 -17.5 -28.5 38 11.0 -20.0 236 46 321.2 321.4 290.0 324.0 0.81 13 400 7440 -22.2 -44.7 11 22.5 -25.0 243 50 326.2 326.2 290.8 326.8 0.18 14 350 8407 -28.9 -47.7 15 18.8 -30.7 243 58 329.7 329.8 291.8 330.3 0.15 15 300 9488 -38.1 -49.8 28 11.7 -38.9 244 65 331.6 331.7 292.3 332.2 0.13 16 250 10715 -48.0 -51.8 64 3.9 -48.1 253 77 334.7 334.8 293.1 335.2 0.13 17 200 12153 -54.6 -68.8 16 14.2 -54.9 256 87 346.3 346.3 295.8 346.3 0.02 18 150 13971 -61.2 -82.7 4 21.5 -61.4 254 74 364.7 364.7 299.6 364.7 0.00 19 100 16432 -68.8 -87.5 5 18.7 -68.9 249 41 394.9 394.9 304.5 394.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5680.36 m Freezing level: 638.40 mb = 3861.14 m = 12667.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.25 mb = 3796.19 m = 12454.54 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.82 % Est. max temperature: 28.06 C = 82.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 890.16 mb = 1098.72 m = 3604.69 ft T: 18.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.99 C/km ThetaE index: 8.39 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 824.80 mb = 1747.13 m = 5732.00 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.28 C = 82.90 F Cap Strength: 2.35 C Lifted Index: -3.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.17 C Showalter Index: -2.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.83 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.03 C Cross Totals Index: 23.80 C K Index: 34.65 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 288.87 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.53 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 448.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 69.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 869.58 mb = 1298.68 m = 4260.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 694.58 mb = 3174.04 m = 10413.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 274.58 mb = 10083.61 m = 33082.31 ft B at Equ Level: 447.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 184.58 mb = 12660.28 m = 41535.86 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.1 at 29.7 knts Storm direction: 266.1 at 22.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 1.6 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 57.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 112.3 neg: -14.4 tot: 97.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 32.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.26 Bulk Rich Number: 27.49 Bulk Shear: 16.32 m/s