MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F026.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F026.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: 26 hour RUC valid 17Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.75,-88.85 Latitude: 37.75 Longitude: -88.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 84 SFC 993 147 26.9 18.3 59 8.6 21.0 216 13 300.7 303.2 294.4 340.2 13.47 2 950 533 22.1 16.4 70 5.8 18.2 222 23 299.7 301.9 293.3 336.0 12.42 3 900 1001 19.4 14.3 72 5.2 16.0 231 31 301.5 303.6 293.1 335.2 11.43 4 850 1490 15.4 11.4 77 4.0 12.9 237 28 302.3 304.1 292.2 331.9 10.00 5 800 2002 11.7 8.5 81 3.1 9.7 237 23 303.6 305.2 291.6 329.7 8.75 6 750 2539 9.2 4.9 74 4.3 6.7 242 22 306.5 307.9 291.3 328.5 7.24 7 700 3108 5.7 1.8 76 3.9 3.6 248 27 308.8 310.0 291.2 328.0 6.24 8 650 3710 1.7 -3.9 66 5.6 -1.0 245 31 310.9 311.7 290.2 324.7 4.40 9 600 4351 -2.1 -11.7 48 9.6 -6.0 239 35 313.6 314.1 289.4 322.1 2.59 10 550 5037 -6.6 -16.9 44 10.3 -10.1 236 39 316.3 316.6 289.5 322.5 1.86 11 500 5774 -12.0 -21.1 47 9.1 -14.6 237 42 318.4 318.7 289.8 323.2 1.41 12 450 6569 -17.7 -29.8 34 12.0 -20.3 239 43 321.0 321.1 289.8 323.5 0.72 13 400 7440 -23.1 -42.5 15 19.4 -25.6 245 45 325.0 325.0 290.5 325.8 0.23 14 350 8405 -29.3 -48.3 14 19.0 -31.0 243 53 329.3 329.3 291.7 329.8 0.14 15 300 9486 -38.0 -50.1 27 12.1 -38.8 247 62 331.8 331.8 292.3 332.3 0.13 16 250 10713 -48.0 -51.4 67 3.5 -48.1 255 76 334.8 334.8 293.2 335.3 0.13 17 200 12150 -54.6 -68.2 17 13.7 -54.8 256 87 346.4 346.4 295.8 346.4 0.02 18 150 13973 -60.3 -83.3 3 22.9 -60.5 257 68 366.1 366.1 299.9 366.1 0.00 19 100 16436 -69.2 -87.5 5 18.3 -69.3 245 38 394.1 394.1 304.4 394.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5689.83 m Freezing level: 627.99 mb = 3992.34 m = 13098.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.18 mb = 3571.77 m = 11718.26 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.22 % Est. max temperature: 28.71 C = 83.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 875.83 mb = 1234.03 m = 4048.61 ft T: 17.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.65 C/km ThetaE index: 18.19 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 833.59 mb = 1654.59 m = 5428.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.94 C = 84.10 F Cap Strength: 1.57 C Lifted Index: -3.82 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.86 C Showalter Index: -1.71 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.82 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.42 C Cross Totals Index: 23.40 C K Index: 34.90 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 270.90 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.74 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 784.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 30.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.57 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 860.62 mb = 1383.91 m = 4540.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 805.62 mb = 1942.57 m = 6373.20 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.62 mb = 11094.41 m = 36398.54 ft B at Equ Level: 770.07 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 165.62 mb = 13345.18 m = 43782.87 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.0 at 30.7 knts Storm direction: 268.0 at 23.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 101.8 neg: -19.1 tot: 82.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.43 Bulk Rich Number: 33.77 Bulk Shear: 23.22 m/s