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: 38.09,-91.02 Latitude: 38.09 Longitude: -91.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 71 SFC 977 270 22.5 19.4 82 3.2 20.4 221 13 297.6 300.3 294.3 340.0 14.62 2 950 517 19.6 17.9 90 1.7 18.5 223 21 297.1 299.6 293.5 336.8 13.72 3 900 982 17.0 15.8 93 1.2 16.2 230 26 299.0 301.3 293.3 335.8 12.62 4 850 1469 15.4 11.1 75 4.3 12.7 245 28 302.3 304.1 292.0 331.3 9.79 5 800 1981 12.2 5.2 62 7.0 8.2 258 29 304.1 305.4 290.3 325.0 6.94 6 750 2518 8.0 3.0 71 5.0 5.3 255 29 305.3 306.5 290.2 324.6 6.36 7 700 3084 3.7 2.9 94 0.8 3.3 243 30 306.6 307.9 290.9 327.2 6.76 8 650 3682 0.0 -0.2 99 0.2 -0.1 236 35 309.0 310.1 290.8 326.9 5.82 9 600 4319 -4.4 -4.6 98 0.2 -4.5 234 41 311.1 311.9 290.3 325.3 4.53 10 550 4999 -8.2 -9.0 94 0.7 -8.5 234 46 314.3 315.0 290.5 325.6 3.53 11 500 5735 -11.8 -12.9 91 1.1 -12.2 235 48 318.7 319.2 291.2 328.0 2.83 12 450 6534 -16.6 -17.9 90 1.3 -17.0 234 47 322.4 322.8 291.6 329.4 2.08 13 400 7408 -22.7 -24.6 84 1.9 -23.1 233 51 325.5 325.8 291.7 330.1 1.30 14 350 8373 -29.9 -32.3 80 2.3 -30.3 231 55 328.4 328.5 292.0 331.0 0.73 15 300 9450 -39.2 -41.8 77 2.6 -39.5 231 62 330.1 330.1 292.1 331.3 0.32 16 250 10669 -49.7 -52.4 73 2.7 -49.8 237 79 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.6 0.12 17 200 12102 -54.1 -69.8 13 15.8 -54.4 247 95 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.2 0.02 18 150 13932 -59.9 -81.7 4 21.8 -60.0 248 67 367.0 367.0 300.0 367.0 0.00 19 100 16423 -66.3 -87.5 4 21.2 -66.4 253 39 399.7 399.7 305.2 399.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5664.05 m Freezing level: 649.95 mb = 3682.88 m = 12082.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.43 mb = 3664.39 m = 12022.14 ft Precipitable water: 1.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.43 % Est. max temperature: 27.97 C = 82.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 933.09 mb = 671.46 m = 2202.93 ft T: 18.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.86 C/km ThetaE index: 15.40 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 859.38 mb = 1375.61 m = 4513.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.52 C = 79.73 F Cap Strength: 1.19 C Lifted Index: -3.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.81 C Showalter Index: -1.15 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.03 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.18 C Cross Totals Index: 22.85 C K Index: 37.42 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 256.35 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.74 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1051.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 28.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.25 mb = 960.19 m = 3150.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 787.25 mb = 2114.61 m = 6937.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.25 mb = 11281.76 m = 37013.21 ft B at Equ Level: 1031.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 157.25 mb = 13631.95 m = 44723.69 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.4 at 35.1 knts Storm direction: 268.4 at 26.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 1.4 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 92.7 neg: -5.8 tot: 86.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 29.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.59 Bulk Rich Number: 27.95 Bulk Shear: 37.62 m/s