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: 38.64,-90.37 Latitude: 38.64 Longitude: -90.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 SFC 988 171 21.6 18.3 82 3.3 19.4 194 9 295.8 298.2 293.0 334.6 13.52 2 950 507 18.9 15.0 78 3.9 16.4 219 20 296.4 298.5 291.5 329.2 11.36 3 900 971 17.9 8.7 55 9.2 12.4 247 28 299.9 301.4 289.7 323.2 7.87 4 850 1457 15.2 5.0 51 10.2 9.4 255 34 302.0 303.2 289.1 321.3 6.43 5 800 1967 11.3 3.3 58 8.0 6.9 252 36 303.2 304.4 289.2 321.6 6.08 6 750 2502 6.7 2.0 72 4.7 4.2 249 37 303.9 305.0 289.3 321.7 5.91 7 700 3064 1.8 0.8 93 1.0 1.3 247 40 304.5 305.6 289.4 322.1 5.81 8 650 3659 -1.1 -1.7 96 0.6 -1.4 241 44 307.7 308.7 289.9 323.7 5.20 9 600 4294 -4.7 -5.1 97 0.4 -4.9 237 48 310.7 311.5 290.1 324.4 4.37 10 550 4975 -8.4 -8.9 96 0.5 -8.6 237 49 314.1 314.8 290.4 325.5 3.55 11 500 5709 -12.4 -13.3 93 0.8 -12.8 237 48 317.9 318.4 290.8 326.9 2.74 12 450 6506 -17.2 -18.5 89 1.3 -17.6 235 50 321.7 322.0 291.2 328.3 1.97 13 400 7379 -23.0 -25.0 84 1.9 -23.5 231 53 325.0 325.3 291.6 329.4 1.26 14 350 8342 -30.4 -33.1 77 2.7 -30.8 228 58 327.8 327.9 291.7 330.2 0.67 15 300 9417 -39.5 -42.5 73 3.0 -39.8 222 59 329.7 329.7 291.9 330.8 0.30 16 250 10633 -50.9 -53.5 73 2.6 -51.0 224 67 330.4 330.5 291.9 330.9 0.10 17 200 12062 -53.0 -76.4 4 23.4 -53.3 249 86 348.9 348.9 296.4 348.9 0.01 18 150 13904 -57.7 -82.5 3 24.8 -57.9 250 63 370.7 370.7 300.7 370.7 0.00 19 100 16407 -65.9 -87.4 3 21.6 -66.0 251 42 400.5 400.5 305.3 400.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5644.13 m Freezing level: 668.98 mb = 3433.35 m = 11264.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 675.72 mb = 3347.55 m = 10982.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.81 % Est. max temperature: 28.12 C = 82.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.63 mb = 583.22 m = 1913.44 ft T: 18.77 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.40 C/km ThetaE index: 13.35 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 796.00 mb = 2008.88 m = 6590.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.09 C = 84.37 F Cap Strength: 3.65 C Lifted Index: -0.22 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.71 C Showalter Index: 3.24 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.02 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.61 C Cross Totals Index: 17.41 C K Index: 31.57 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 176.46 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.09 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 143.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 131.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 862.93 mb = 1328.89 m = 4359.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 737.93 mb = 2634.13 m = 8642.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 477.93 mb = 6050.74 m = 19851.27 ft B at Equ Level: 142.74 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 317.93 mb = 9012.19 m = 29567.18 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.5 at 39.6 knts Storm direction: 271.5 at 29.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 1.4 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 145.8 neg: -1.5 tot: 144.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.13 Bulk Rich Number: 1.67 Bulk Shear: 85.96 m/s