MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F030.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F030.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: 30 hour RUC valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.45,-92.32 Latitude: 37.45 Longitude: -92.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 60 SFC 964 375 20.9 19.7 93 1.1 20.1 222 6 297.1 299.8 294.6 340.9 15.17 2 950 504 19.7 19.0 96 0.7 19.2 217 9 297.2 299.8 294.3 339.8 14.74 3 900 969 17.2 17.1 99 0.1 17.1 215 15 299.3 301.8 294.1 339.4 13.76 4 850 1456 14.7 14.5 99 0.2 14.6 215 18 301.6 303.8 293.8 337.9 12.34 5 800 1967 11.5 11.2 98 0.3 11.3 218 21 303.4 305.4 293.0 334.7 10.53 6 750 2505 8.0 7.6 97 0.4 7.8 219 23 305.3 306.9 292.2 331.7 8.79 7 700 3071 3.9 3.1 95 0.8 3.5 218 28 306.8 308.1 291.0 327.7 6.86 8 650 3669 -0.4 -0.9 97 0.4 -0.7 219 34 308.5 309.5 290.4 325.5 5.53 9 600 4305 -4.3 -4.5 99 0.2 -4.4 222 41 311.2 312.0 290.5 325.5 4.58 10 550 4987 -7.9 -8.5 95 0.7 -8.1 227 49 314.8 315.5 290.7 326.5 3.65 11 500 5725 -10.5 -11.6 91 1.1 -10.9 235 55 320.3 320.9 291.9 330.7 3.15 12 450 6530 -14.8 -16.3 88 1.5 -15.3 239 56 324.6 325.1 292.4 332.7 2.38 13 400 7409 -21.3 -23.6 82 2.3 -21.9 235 56 327.3 327.6 292.3 332.3 1.43 14 350 8379 -28.6 -31.5 76 2.9 -29.1 230 55 330.2 330.3 292.5 333.0 0.79 15 300 9462 -37.7 -41.0 71 3.3 -38.0 232 54 332.2 332.3 292.7 333.6 0.35 16 250 10687 -49.2 -53.3 62 4.1 -49.3 239 62 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.4 0.11 17 200 12109 -59.4 -64.0 55 4.6 -59.5 245 87 338.6 338.6 294.0 338.8 0.03 18 150 13937 -56.8 -82.7 2 25.9 -57.1 255 59 372.2 372.2 300.9 372.2 0.00 19 100 16435 -66.4 -87.1 4 20.7 -66.5 256 45 399.4 399.4 305.1 399.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5665.04 m Freezing level: 655.10 mb = 3608.27 m = 11838.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.21 mb = 3567.89 m = 11705.54 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.64 % Est. max temperature: 26.60 C = 79.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.60 mb = 516.58 m = 1694.78 ft T: 19.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.42 C/km ThetaE index: 15.41 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.91 mb = 931.59 m = 3056.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.85 C = 73.13 F Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lifted Index: -3.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.60 C Showalter Index: -2.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.21 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.19 C Cross Totals Index: 25.02 C K Index: 38.94 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 356.82 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.60 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1359.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.59 mb = 887.16 m = 2910.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 893.59 mb = 1029.79 m = 3378.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 193.59 mb = 12315.67 m = 40405.26 ft B at Equ Level: 1331.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 133.59 mb = 14650.93 m = 48066.78 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.3 at 33.6 knts Storm direction: 255.3 at 25.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 3.5 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 107.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 107.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.4 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.61 Bulk Rich Number: 18.63 Bulk Shear: 72.99 m/s