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: 39.34,-90.89 Latitude: 39.34 Longitude: -90.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 56 SFC 987 165 20.5 18.1 86 2.4 18.9 209 7 294.8 297.2 292.6 333.1 13.38 2 950 499 19.2 16.6 85 2.7 17.5 225 20 296.7 299.0 292.6 333.1 12.58 3 900 962 16.4 12.4 77 4.0 13.9 245 20 298.4 300.3 291.1 327.9 10.10 4 850 1447 13.0 8.3 73 4.7 10.2 259 19 299.8 301.3 289.9 323.7 8.13 5 800 1953 9.6 0.5 53 9.1 4.9 261 18 301.4 302.3 287.5 316.3 4.96 6 750 2485 5.8 -6.9 40 12.7 0.3 258 19 302.9 303.5 286.1 312.3 3.05 7 700 3044 1.0 -9.1 47 10.1 -3.1 260 20 303.6 304.1 286.1 312.2 2.75 8 650 3634 -4.1 -10.6 60 6.5 -6.6 270 21 304.3 304.8 286.2 312.5 2.61 9 600 4260 -8.1 -10.7 81 2.7 -9.1 273 27 306.8 307.3 287.3 315.6 2.81 10 550 4934 -10.5 -12.2 87 1.7 -11.1 251 32 311.6 312.1 288.9 320.4 2.72 11 500 5663 -13.8 -15.4 88 1.6 -14.4 222 43 316.2 316.6 289.9 323.8 2.30 12 450 6456 -18.1 -20.0 85 1.8 -18.7 212 56 320.4 320.8 290.7 326.4 1.74 13 400 7327 -23.4 -25.9 80 2.6 -23.9 216 64 324.6 324.8 291.3 328.6 1.15 14 350 8290 -30.1 -33.1 75 3.0 -30.6 211 73 328.2 328.3 291.9 330.6 0.67 15 300 9366 -38.9 -41.8 74 2.9 -39.2 209 82 330.5 330.6 292.2 331.7 0.32 16 250 10588 -49.5 -52.7 69 3.2 -49.7 208 96 332.4 332.5 292.5 332.9 0.12 17 200 12039 -52.0 -75.9 4 24.0 -52.3 249 73 350.5 350.5 296.7 350.5 0.01 18 150 13871 -58.7 -81.8 4 23.1 -58.9 256 62 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.00 19 100 16382 -63.8 -87.7 2 23.9 -64.0 252 40 404.4 404.4 305.8 404.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5606.69 m Freezing level: 690.11 mb = 3160.50 m = 10368.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 745.40 mb = 2534.76 m = 8316.03 ft Precipitable water: 1.18 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.13 % Est. max temperature: 25.93 C = 78.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 953.27 mb = 469.07 m = 1538.93 ft T: 19.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.67 C/km ThetaE index: 20.94 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 865.04 mb = 1298.02 m = 4258.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.14 C = 77.26 F Cap Strength: 1.48 C Lifted Index: -3.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.69 C Showalter Index: 0.57 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.00 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.84 C Cross Totals Index: 22.17 C K Index: 25.09 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 180.19 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.10 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 699.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 25.83 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 894.81 mb = 1011.32 m = 3317.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 819.81 mb = 1748.71 m = 5737.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 349.81 mb = 8293.63 m = 27209.74 ft B at Equ Level: 697.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 189.81 mb = 12371.91 m = 40589.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 247.2 at 25.5 knts Storm direction: 277.2 at 19.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 0.2 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 74.7 neg: -1.6 tot: 73.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.9 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.31 Bulk Rich Number: 31.86 Bulk Shear: 21.95 m/s