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: 37.50,-93.13 Latitude: 37.50 Longitude: -93.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 SFC 964 369 19.7 19.4 98 0.4 19.5 264 2 295.9 298.6 294.0 338.6 14.82 2 950 499 18.8 18.6 99 0.2 18.7 227 6 296.3 298.9 293.7 337.6 14.35 3 900 963 16.5 16.3 98 0.3 16.4 222 13 298.6 300.9 293.4 336.5 13.02 4 850 1449 14.3 13.9 98 0.4 14.0 219 16 301.1 303.3 293.3 335.9 11.83 5 800 1960 11.5 11.1 97 0.5 11.3 215 20 303.5 305.4 292.9 334.5 10.42 6 750 2498 8.1 7.6 97 0.5 7.8 214 25 305.4 307.0 292.2 331.7 8.75 7 700 3064 4.0 3.8 98 0.2 3.9 215 30 306.9 308.2 291.3 328.7 7.18 8 650 3662 0.1 -0.1 99 0.2 -0.0 217 35 309.1 310.2 290.9 327.1 5.85 9 600 4299 -4.1 -4.3 98 0.2 -4.2 222 41 311.4 312.2 290.5 325.9 4.63 10 550 4982 -7.5 -7.9 96 0.5 -7.7 233 48 315.2 316.0 291.0 327.5 3.83 11 500 5720 -11.1 -11.7 95 0.7 -11.3 239 56 319.6 320.2 291.7 329.8 3.12 12 450 6522 -15.9 -17.1 90 1.3 -16.3 235 63 323.3 323.7 291.9 330.8 2.22 13 400 7399 -21.3 -23.4 84 2.0 -21.8 227 67 327.3 327.6 292.3 332.4 1.46 14 350 8370 -28.5 -30.9 79 2.5 -28.9 224 63 330.4 330.5 292.6 333.4 0.83 15 300 9454 -37.4 -40.1 76 2.7 -37.7 224 61 332.6 332.7 292.8 334.1 0.39 16 250 10681 -48.5 -51.2 73 2.7 -48.7 224 65 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.4 0.14 17 200 12107 -59.3 -64.3 52 5.0 -59.4 231 86 338.9 338.9 294.1 339.0 0.03 18 150 13925 -57.6 -83.1 3 25.4 -57.9 261 67 370.8 370.8 300.7 370.8 0.00 19 100 16427 -66.5 -87.2 4 20.6 -66.7 257 44 399.2 399.2 305.1 399.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5662.90 m Freezing level: 648.95 mb = 3675.61 m = 12058.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.50 mb = 3656.07 m = 11994.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.48 % Est. max temperature: 26.50 C = 79.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.32 mb = 415.18 m = 1362.11 ft T: 19.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.66 C/km ThetaE index: 12.66 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.86 mb = 907.43 m = 2977.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.07 C = 71.72 F Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lifted Index: -2.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.72 C Showalter Index: -2.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.31 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.34 C Cross Totals Index: 24.96 C K Index: 39.03 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 348.64 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.35 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 841.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 909.95 mb = 868.75 m = 2850.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 874.95 mb = 1203.15 m = 3947.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 214.95 mb = 11646.54 m = 38209.96 ft B at Equ Level: 835.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 154.95 mb = 13720.09 m = 45012.86 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.6 at 33.9 knts Storm direction: 256.6 at 25.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.7 neg: 4.6 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 135.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 135.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 45.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.50 Bulk Rich Number: 9.24 Bulk Shear: 91.07 m/s