MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F033.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F033.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: 33 hour RUC valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 39.64,-90.39 Latitude: 39.64 Longitude: -90.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 985 180 22.2 18.5 80 3.6 19.6 238 10 296.6 299.1 293.4 336.2 13.75 2 950 494 19.0 16.5 85 2.5 17.3 241 15 296.4 298.7 292.4 332.5 12.49 3 900 957 16.7 13.4 81 3.3 14.6 247 21 298.7 300.6 291.7 330.1 10.76 4 850 1443 14.7 8.7 67 6.1 11.1 241 29 301.6 303.1 290.6 326.3 8.32 5 800 1953 11.4 4.4 62 7.0 7.5 238 33 303.4 304.6 289.7 323.1 6.57 6 750 2489 7.4 3.0 74 4.4 5.0 238 34 304.6 305.8 289.9 323.8 6.36 7 700 3053 3.5 -0.5 75 4.0 1.5 245 35 306.4 307.3 289.5 322.5 5.27 8 650 3650 -0.3 -14.7 33 14.3 -5.5 258 41 308.6 309.0 287.0 314.7 1.89 9 600 4285 -4.8 -16.8 39 11.9 -8.8 261 47 310.5 310.8 287.5 316.1 1.71 10 550 4962 -9.5 -18.7 47 9.2 -12.3 257 54 312.8 313.1 288.1 318.1 1.59 11 500 5693 -13.7 -22.2 48 8.6 -16.0 248 60 316.4 316.6 289.0 320.7 1.29 12 450 6486 -18.1 -20.9 79 2.7 -18.9 237 63 320.4 320.8 290.5 325.9 1.61 13 400 7356 -23.8 -25.8 84 2.0 -24.2 229 64 324.1 324.3 291.2 328.2 1.17 14 350 8316 -30.9 -33.7 76 2.8 -31.3 221 63 327.1 327.2 291.5 329.4 0.63 15 300 9388 -40.3 -42.9 76 2.6 -40.5 225 73 328.5 328.6 291.6 329.6 0.29 16 250 10604 -49.9 -52.1 77 2.2 -50.0 236 96 331.8 331.9 292.3 332.3 0.12 17 200 12038 -54.2 -72.4 9 18.3 -54.5 246 84 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.0 0.01 18 150 13876 -57.2 -82.4 3 25.2 -57.5 249 58 371.5 371.5 300.8 371.6 0.00 19 100 16382 -64.8 -87.3 3 22.5 -65.0 242 43 402.4 402.4 305.5 402.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5642.33 m Freezing level: 654.05 mb = 3601.82 m = 11816.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 689.35 mb = 3176.66 m = 10421.98 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.37 % Est. max temperature: 27.66 C = 81.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 934.21 mb = 637.63 m = 2091.92 ft T: 18.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.51 C/km ThetaE index: 13.14 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 835.16 mb = 1591.60 m = 5221.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.94 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.66 C = 81.79 F Cap Strength: 1.82 C Lifted Index: -3.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.55 C Showalter Index: -0.57 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.76 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.40 C Cross Totals Index: 22.35 C K Index: 33.06 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 296.64 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.12 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 629.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 58.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 893.14 mb = 1022.45 m = 3354.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 768.14 mb = 2290.80 m = 7515.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 248.14 mb = 10651.65 m = 34945.93 ft B at Equ Level: 620.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 178.14 mb = 12777.52 m = 41920.49 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 249.5 at 39.4 knts Storm direction: 279.5 at 29.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 1.6 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 133.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 133.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 44.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.40 Bulk Rich Number: 7.07 Bulk Shear: 89.10 m/s