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: 38.66,-90.46 Latitude: 38.66 Longitude: -90.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 987 175 24.1 18.7 71 5.5 20.4 195 8 298.4 300.9 294.0 338.6 13.84 2 950 508 21.7 14.3 63 7.4 16.8 225 16 299.2 301.2 291.9 330.8 10.83 3 900 976 20.9 6.0 38 14.9 12.3 244 23 303.1 304.3 289.6 322.7 6.54 4 850 1468 18.0 2.6 36 15.5 9.5 249 29 305.0 306.1 289.2 321.5 5.42 5 800 1982 14.1 0.3 39 13.7 6.8 250 33 306.2 307.1 289.1 321.2 4.90 6 750 2522 9.7 -1.4 46 11.1 4.1 252 37 307.1 307.9 289.2 321.3 4.61 7 700 3089 4.9 -3.1 56 7.9 1.0 253 42 307.9 308.7 289.2 321.4 4.36 8 650 3688 0.0 -4.5 71 4.5 -2.1 251 47 309.0 309.8 289.4 322.1 4.20 9 600 4324 -4.5 -7.0 83 2.5 -5.6 247 52 310.9 311.6 289.6 322.8 3.78 10 550 5004 -8.8 -10.9 85 2.1 -9.6 243 55 313.6 314.2 289.8 323.3 3.02 11 500 5737 -13.1 -16.7 75 3.6 -14.3 241 56 317.0 317.4 289.9 323.9 2.07 12 450 6532 -17.5 -19.7 83 2.1 -18.1 236 51 321.2 321.5 290.9 327.3 1.79 13 400 7404 -23.2 -25.2 83 2.0 -23.7 232 45 324.8 325.1 291.5 329.1 1.23 14 350 8366 -30.8 -38.8 45 8.0 -31.7 234 53 327.3 327.3 291.3 328.7 0.38 15 300 9440 -39.3 -48.3 38 9.1 -39.9 240 70 330.0 330.1 291.9 330.7 0.16 16 250 10661 -48.7 -50.4 82 1.7 -48.8 247 87 333.7 333.7 292.9 334.3 0.15 17 200 12094 -55.3 -67.1 22 11.7 -55.5 250 94 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.2 0.02 18 150 13921 -59.1 -82.1 4 23.0 -59.3 254 68 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.00 19 100 16412 -67.2 -87.5 4 20.3 -67.4 247 38 397.8 397.8 304.9 397.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5672.06 m Freezing level: 649.92 mb = 3688.98 m = 12102.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 683.64 mb = 3280.02 m = 10761.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.14 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.33 % Est. max temperature: 31.06 C = 87.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 911.32 mb = 868.27 m = 2848.61 ft T: 21.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.80 C/km ThetaE index: 17.40 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 741.70 mb = 2613.12 m = 8573.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.94 C = 91.29 F Cap Strength: 4.96 C Lifted Index: -1.49 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.87 C Showalter Index: 2.44 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.87 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.17 C Cross Totals Index: 15.70 C K Index: 25.80 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 145.49 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.47 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 176.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 252.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 814.59 mb = 1828.66 m = 5999.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 669.59 mb = 3447.90 m = 11311.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 419.59 mb = 7049.67 m = 23128.55 ft B at Equ Level: 176.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 259.59 mb = 10409.14 m = 34150.31 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.9 at 41.0 knts Storm direction: 275.9 at 30.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 167.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 167.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 55.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.15 Bulk Rich Number: 1.57 Bulk Shear: 112.57 m/s