MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F035.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F035.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: 35 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.22,-91.15 Latitude: 37.22 Longitude: -91.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 68 SFC 976 279 22.2 19.9 86 2.4 20.6 150 1 297.5 300.2 294.6 341.2 15.12 2 950 513 20.1 18.6 91 1.6 19.1 196 6 297.6 300.2 294.1 339.2 14.33 3 900 978 17.4 16.6 95 0.8 16.8 202 15 299.4 301.9 293.9 338.3 13.31 4 850 1466 14.5 13.6 95 0.8 14.0 209 22 301.3 303.5 293.2 335.6 11.63 5 800 1976 11.3 9.9 91 1.4 10.4 215 24 303.2 305.0 292.2 331.8 9.60 6 750 2513 8.2 4.9 79 3.3 6.3 216 27 305.5 306.8 291.0 327.4 7.25 7 700 3080 5.5 -0.6 65 6.1 2.4 227 32 308.6 309.6 290.2 324.8 5.25 8 650 3681 0.4 -1.4 88 1.8 -0.4 233 37 309.5 310.5 290.6 326.0 5.33 9 600 4319 -3.8 -4.7 93 1.0 -4.3 229 40 311.7 312.6 290.5 325.8 4.48 10 550 5000 -8.1 -9.6 89 1.5 -8.7 228 43 314.5 315.1 290.3 325.3 3.37 11 500 5737 -11.4 -12.7 90 1.3 -11.9 231 45 319.1 319.6 291.3 328.6 2.87 12 450 6538 -16.0 -17.3 89 1.3 -16.4 234 46 323.1 323.5 291.9 330.5 2.18 13 400 7414 -22.5 -25.1 79 2.6 -23.1 238 49 325.8 326.1 291.7 330.2 1.25 14 350 8379 -29.8 -32.4 78 2.6 -30.2 238 48 328.6 328.7 292.0 331.2 0.72 15 300 9457 -39.1 -42.1 73 3.0 -39.4 246 59 330.3 330.4 292.1 331.5 0.31 16 250 10676 -50.0 -53.3 68 3.3 -50.1 253 68 331.7 331.7 292.3 332.1 0.11 17 200 12105 -54.5 -71.7 10 17.2 -54.8 251 87 346.4 346.4 295.8 346.5 0.01 18 150 13938 -57.9 -82.3 3 24.4 -58.2 251 70 370.3 370.3 300.6 370.3 0.00 19 100 16432 -66.6 -87.4 4 20.9 -66.7 255 42 399.1 399.1 305.1 399.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5668.95 m Freezing level: 644.72 mb = 3748.39 m = 12297.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 657.98 mb = 3582.09 m = 11752.11 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.14 % Est. max temperature: 26.97 C = 80.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 942.76 mb = 578.84 m = 1899.06 ft T: 19.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.38 C/km ThetaE index: 16.41 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 894.34 mb = 1032.17 m = 3386.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.42 C = 75.96 F Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lifted Index: -4.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.80 C Showalter Index: -2.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.02 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.93 C Cross Totals Index: 25.08 C K Index: 33.51 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 365.34 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.51 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1377.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.91 mb = 903.01 m = 2962.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 872.91 mb = 1238.83 m = 4064.34 ft Equ Level (EL): 222.91 mb = 11410.70 m = 37436.23 ft B at Equ Level: 1370.51 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 142.91 mb = 14236.15 m = 46705.97 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.5 at 31.8 knts Storm direction: 255.5 at 23.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 177.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 177.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.13 Bulk Rich Number: 14.83 Bulk Shear: 92.92 m/s