MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F040.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F040.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: 40 hour RUC valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.87,-90.19 Latitude: 37.87 Longitude: -90.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 982 221 18.8 18.3 97 0.5 18.5 285 5 293.5 295.9 292.3 332.3 13.62 2 950 508 16.6 16.0 96 0.6 16.2 263 11 294.0 296.2 291.3 328.7 12.12 3 900 967 14.0 13.2 95 0.9 13.5 253 13 296.0 297.9 290.7 326.7 10.63 4 850 1448 11.5 10.7 95 0.8 11.0 237 17 298.1 299.9 290.6 326.0 9.53 5 800 1953 8.8 8.1 96 0.6 8.4 224 23 300.5 302.0 290.5 325.6 8.52 6 750 2485 5.6 5.4 98 0.3 5.5 221 29 302.7 304.1 290.3 325.1 7.51 7 700 3046 2.0 1.9 99 0.1 2.0 224 34 304.7 305.8 289.9 323.7 6.28 8 650 3642 -0.7 -0.8 99 0.2 -0.8 228 39 308.2 309.2 290.3 325.3 5.54 9 600 4279 -3.3 -3.6 98 0.3 -3.5 230 44 312.2 313.2 291.0 327.6 4.89 10 550 4964 -6.8 -7.0 98 0.3 -6.9 230 45 316.1 316.8 291.5 329.2 4.10 11 500 5703 -11.0 -11.8 94 0.7 -11.3 228 47 319.6 320.2 291.6 329.8 3.11 12 450 6504 -16.1 -17.4 89 1.4 -16.5 226 50 323.0 323.5 291.8 330.4 2.16 13 400 7380 -22.1 -24.0 84 2.0 -22.5 223 54 326.3 326.6 292.0 331.1 1.37 14 350 8347 -29.3 -31.7 80 2.4 -29.7 218 59 329.3 329.5 292.3 332.1 0.77 15 300 9428 -38.2 -41.0 75 2.8 -38.5 211 62 331.5 331.6 292.5 332.9 0.35 16 250 10651 -49.6 -52.9 68 3.3 -49.7 206 61 332.4 332.4 292.5 332.8 0.11 17 200 12096 -52.3 -74.8 5 22.5 -52.7 245 78 349.9 349.9 296.6 349.9 0.01 18 150 13923 -59.7 -81.4 4 21.6 -59.9 257 61 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.00 19 100 16416 -66.1 -87.3 4 21.1 -66.3 253 44 399.9 399.9 305.2 399.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5634.53 m Freezing level: 662.90 mb = 3488.23 m = 11444.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 664.15 mb = 3468.80 m = 11380.44 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.12 % Est. max temperature: 24.29 C = 75.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.16 mb = 284.08 m = 932.01 ft T: 18.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.90 C/km ThetaE index: 8.58 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 915.62 mb = 820.59 m = 2692.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.71 C = 69.29 F Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lifted Index: 1.01 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.74 C Showalter Index: 2.18 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.22 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.50 C Cross Totals Index: 21.72 C K Index: 33.10 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 207.98 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.67 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 112.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.87 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.48 mb = 757.24 m = 2484.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 887.48 mb = 1084.70 m = 3558.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 577.48 mb = 4580.29 m = 15027.00 ft B at Equ Level: 112.06 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 407.48 mb = 7242.46 m = 23761.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.4 at 32.5 knts Storm direction: 259.4 at 24.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.8 neg: 5.0 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 102.9 neg: -1.5 tot: 101.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 1.29 Bulk Shear: 86.99 m/s