MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F029.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F029.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: 29 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.08,-92.29 Latitude: 37.08 Longitude: -92.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 962 397 22.2 20.4 90 1.8 20.9 175 8 298.7 301.6 295.5 344.9 15.89 2 950 505 21.0 19.5 91 1.5 20.0 184 11 298.5 301.3 295.0 342.8 15.22 3 900 972 17.8 17.3 97 0.5 17.5 196 17 299.8 302.4 294.4 340.5 13.93 4 850 1460 15.0 14.0 94 1.0 14.4 206 21 301.9 304.1 293.6 337.1 11.91 5 800 1971 12.0 10.1 88 1.9 10.8 210 21 303.9 305.7 292.5 333.0 9.75 6 750 2510 9.8 4.5 70 5.3 6.8 212 24 307.2 308.5 291.3 328.7 7.06 7 700 3081 7.0 -1.0 57 8.0 2.9 222 31 310.3 311.2 290.6 326.1 5.08 8 650 3684 0.7 -2.0 82 2.7 -0.6 227 36 309.8 310.7 290.5 325.6 5.08 9 600 4321 -4.3 -7.0 81 2.8 -5.5 226 42 311.2 311.9 289.7 323.0 3.76 10 550 5001 -8.6 -11.4 80 2.8 -9.6 227 48 313.9 314.5 289.8 323.3 2.91 11 500 5736 -11.9 -13.8 86 1.9 -12.6 229 52 318.6 319.1 290.9 327.3 2.63 12 450 6537 -15.9 -17.8 85 1.9 -16.5 231 53 323.2 323.6 291.8 330.3 2.10 13 400 7413 -22.3 -24.7 81 2.4 -22.8 234 55 326.0 326.3 291.9 330.6 1.29 14 350 8380 -29.3 -32.2 76 2.9 -29.8 230 50 329.2 329.3 292.2 331.9 0.73 15 300 9459 -38.7 -41.2 77 2.5 -38.9 240 63 330.8 330.9 292.3 332.2 0.35 16 250 10682 -49.1 -52.8 65 3.8 -49.2 250 78 333.1 333.2 292.7 333.6 0.11 17 200 12118 -55.2 -68.3 18 13.1 -55.4 247 93 345.4 345.4 295.6 345.5 0.02 18 150 13941 -58.4 -82.5 3 24.1 -58.7 245 68 369.4 369.4 300.5 369.4 0.00 19 100 16434 -67.0 -87.4 4 20.4 -67.1 256 45 398.3 398.3 305.0 398.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.70 m Freezing level: 642.99 mb = 3773.19 m = 12379.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.89 mb = 3573.46 m = 11723.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.28 % Est. max temperature: 26.92 C = 80.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.18 mb = 622.38 m = 2041.90 ft T: 20.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.12 C/km ThetaE index: 21.89 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 893.36 mb = 1034.85 m = 3395.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.62 C = 74.51 F Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lifted Index: -5.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.95 C Showalter Index: -3.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.80 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.92 C Cross Totals Index: 25.88 C K Index: 32.89 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 412.87 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.05 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1623.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.89 mb = 982.18 m = 3222.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 883.89 mb = 1125.88 m = 3693.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 213.89 mb = 11686.23 m = 38340.19 ft B at Equ Level: 1613.38 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 133.89 mb = 14639.97 m = 48030.81 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.6 at 34.4 knts Storm direction: 252.6 at 25.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 151.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 151.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 50.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.01 Bulk Rich Number: 19.65 Bulk Shear: 82.60 m/s