MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F038.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F038.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: 38 hour RUC valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.73,-91.73 Latitude: 37.73 Longitude: -91.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 SFC 969 346 18.3 17.9 98 0.4 18.0 311 7 294.1 296.5 292.4 332.4 13.43 2 950 513 17.1 16.5 97 0.5 16.7 270 12 294.5 296.8 291.8 330.4 12.55 3 900 973 14.6 13.7 94 0.9 14.1 264 18 296.6 298.6 291.3 328.5 11.04 4 850 1455 11.9 11.0 94 0.9 11.3 264 19 298.6 300.3 290.9 327.0 9.74 5 800 1960 8.7 8.1 96 0.6 8.3 253 20 300.4 302.0 290.5 325.6 8.51 6 750 2492 5.6 5.3 98 0.3 5.4 235 24 302.6 304.0 290.3 324.9 7.47 7 700 3054 2.1 2.0 99 0.1 2.0 224 29 304.8 305.9 289.9 323.9 6.32 8 650 3648 -1.5 -1.6 99 0.1 -1.6 225 33 307.2 308.2 289.8 323.3 5.23 9 600 4283 -4.3 -4.6 97 0.4 -4.4 226 38 311.2 312.0 290.4 325.4 4.52 10 550 4967 -7.0 -7.8 95 0.7 -7.4 226 43 315.7 316.5 291.2 328.2 3.88 11 500 5705 -11.0 -11.9 93 0.9 -11.3 225 47 319.6 320.2 291.6 329.8 3.08 12 450 6507 -16.0 -17.3 90 1.3 -16.4 224 49 323.1 323.6 291.9 330.5 2.19 13 400 7383 -21.9 -23.8 85 1.9 -22.4 222 54 326.5 326.8 292.1 331.4 1.40 14 350 8351 -29.3 -31.7 79 2.4 -29.7 219 62 329.3 329.5 292.3 332.1 0.77 15 300 9430 -38.4 -41.1 76 2.7 -38.7 214 65 331.2 331.3 292.4 332.5 0.35 16 250 10654 -49.2 -51.6 76 2.4 -49.3 206 66 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.4 0.13 17 200 12098 -51.9 -78.1 3 26.2 -52.2 245 74 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.7 0.00 18 150 13926 -60.1 -81.2 5 21.1 -60.3 260 65 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.5 0.00 19 100 16421 -65.6 -87.3 3 21.7 -65.7 253 40 401.1 401.1 305.3 401.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5633.62 m Freezing level: 671.43 mb = 3393.37 m = 11132.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 671.85 mb = 3382.93 m = 11098.71 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.53 % Est. max temperature: 23.87 C = 74.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 963.42 mb = 392.40 m = 1287.38 ft T: 17.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.92 C/km ThetaE index: 9.12 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 896.88 mb = 1002.59 m = 3289.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.88 C = 69.59 F Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lifted Index: 0.53 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.07 C Showalter Index: 1.70 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.85 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.86 C Cross Totals Index: 21.99 C K Index: 33.78 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 216.56 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.43 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 199.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.24 mb = 895.65 m = 2938.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 863.24 mb = 1324.86 m = 4346.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 533.24 mb = 5206.40 m = 17081.14 ft B at Equ Level: 199.19 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 313.24 mb = 9127.99 m = 29947.12 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.6 at 31.6 knts Storm direction: 261.6 at 23.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 5.4 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 35.0 neg: -2.3 tot: 32.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 10.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 2.78 Bulk Shear: 71.67 m/s