MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F028.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F028.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: 28 hour RUC valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.55,-92.60 Latitude: 37.55 Longitude: -92.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 SFC 964 377 21.2 19.6 91 1.6 20.1 190 9 297.5 300.2 294.6 341.2 15.09 2 950 507 19.6 18.6 94 1.0 18.9 198 13 297.1 299.7 294.0 338.7 14.38 3 900 972 17.8 16.1 90 1.7 16.7 212 19 299.8 302.2 293.7 337.5 12.86 4 850 1461 16.0 9.5 65 6.5 12.0 239 17 302.9 304.5 291.5 329.1 8.81 5 800 1973 12.6 6.1 65 6.5 8.8 252 18 304.5 305.9 290.8 326.8 7.40 6 750 2512 8.7 7.1 89 1.7 7.7 234 21 306.0 307.6 292.1 331.5 8.44 7 700 3080 5.4 3.7 89 1.7 4.4 226 32 308.5 309.8 291.8 330.3 7.14 8 650 3681 0.9 -1.1 87 2.0 -0.2 226 41 309.9 311.0 290.8 326.8 5.44 9 600 4318 -4.8 -6.1 90 1.3 -5.4 228 47 310.6 311.4 289.8 323.3 4.05 10 550 4997 -8.7 -10.6 86 1.9 -9.5 230 53 313.7 314.3 289.9 323.7 3.09 11 500 5732 -12.2 -15.0 79 2.9 -13.2 235 54 318.2 318.7 290.6 326.1 2.38 12 450 6531 -16.6 -19.0 81 2.4 -17.3 237 54 322.4 322.8 291.4 328.8 1.89 13 400 7405 -22.7 -25.0 82 2.3 -23.2 234 57 325.5 325.7 291.7 329.9 1.26 14 350 8370 -29.9 -31.9 83 2.0 -30.2 227 54 328.5 328.6 292.0 331.2 0.76 15 300 9447 -39.1 -41.7 77 2.5 -39.4 231 63 330.2 330.3 292.1 331.5 0.33 16 250 10668 -49.0 -52.2 70 3.1 -49.2 238 85 333.2 333.2 292.7 333.6 0.12 17 200 12104 -55.1 -69.4 15 14.3 -55.4 241 95 345.5 345.5 295.6 345.6 0.02 18 150 13930 -58.9 -81.9 4 23.0 -59.1 245 69 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.6 0.00 19 100 16420 -66.4 -87.3 4 20.9 -66.5 254 45 399.5 399.5 305.2 399.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.01 m Freezing level: 642.28 mb = 3779.48 m = 12399.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.71 mb = 3659.91 m = 12007.44 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.72 % Est. max temperature: 27.77 C = 81.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 942.38 mb = 576.67 m = 1891.93 ft T: 19.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.63 C/km ThetaE index: 14.34 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 835.55 mb = 1605.67 m = 5267.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.94 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.08 C = 80.74 F Cap Strength: 1.61 C Lifted Index: -4.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.30 C Showalter Index: -0.53 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.85 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.16 C Cross Totals Index: 21.69 C K Index: 35.97 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 218.47 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.65 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1077.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 43.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 887.03 mb = 1096.27 m = 3596.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 772.03 mb = 2270.09 m = 7447.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 232.03 mb = 11148.06 m = 36574.57 ft B at Equ Level: 1070.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 152.03 mb = 13844.46 m = 45420.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.5 at 35.5 knts Storm direction: 260.5 at 26.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 3.7 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 129.6 neg: -25.0 tot: 104.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.49 Bulk Rich Number: 14.01 Bulk Shear: 76.91 m/s