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: 38.39,-90.66 Latitude: 38.39 Longitude: -90.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 61 SFC 985 194 22.0 19.7 87 2.3 20.4 207 9 296.5 299.1 294.1 339.2 14.81 2 950 505 19.6 18.0 91 1.6 18.5 212 17 297.0 299.5 293.6 337.0 13.80 3 900 970 17.7 12.5 72 5.2 14.4 229 18 299.8 301.6 291.6 329.7 10.20 4 850 1457 14.5 7.3 62 7.2 10.3 253 21 301.3 302.7 289.9 323.8 7.58 5 800 1966 11.0 5.0 67 6.0 7.6 258 26 302.8 304.1 289.8 323.3 6.84 6 750 2502 7.2 4.0 80 3.2 5.5 251 26 304.4 305.7 290.3 325.0 6.83 7 700 3066 3.1 2.7 97 0.5 2.9 236 28 306.0 307.2 290.6 326.1 6.64 8 650 3664 -0.2 -0.5 98 0.3 -0.4 228 35 308.7 309.8 290.6 326.2 5.69 9 600 4300 -4.4 -4.6 98 0.2 -4.5 231 45 311.0 311.9 290.3 325.2 4.52 10 550 4980 -8.6 -9.3 95 0.7 -8.9 234 51 313.9 314.6 290.3 325.0 3.44 11 500 5715 -12.0 -13.3 90 1.3 -12.5 235 51 318.4 319.0 291.0 327.5 2.75 12 450 6514 -16.5 -18.2 86 1.7 -17.0 233 50 322.5 322.9 291.5 329.4 2.02 13 400 7389 -22.6 -24.8 82 2.2 -23.1 232 56 325.7 325.9 291.7 330.2 1.28 14 350 8353 -30.0 -32.8 77 2.8 -30.4 230 60 328.3 328.5 291.9 330.9 0.70 15 300 9430 -39.0 -41.7 75 2.7 -39.2 224 62 330.4 330.5 292.2 331.7 0.33 16 250 10649 -50.3 -52.5 77 2.3 -50.3 237 75 331.4 331.4 292.2 331.8 0.12 17 200 12079 -53.3 -71.0 10 17.6 -53.7 248 90 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.3 0.01 18 150 13917 -58.0 -82.1 3 24.1 -58.3 245 64 370.1 370.1 300.6 370.1 0.00 19 100 16416 -65.7 -87.3 3 21.5 -65.9 247 42 400.7 400.7 305.3 400.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5654.27 m Freezing level: 653.40 mb = 3622.85 m = 11885.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.95 mb = 3590.03 m = 11778.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.17 % Est. max temperature: 27.30 C = 81.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 951.82 mb = 488.58 m = 1602.94 ft T: 19.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.70 C/km ThetaE index: 15.85 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 853.32 mb = 1423.67 m = 4670.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.74 C = 80.14 F Cap Strength: 1.83 C Lifted Index: -2.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.66 C Showalter Index: 2.36 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.75 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.46 C Cross Totals Index: 19.30 C K Index: 33.31 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 180.25 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.69 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 727.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 34.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.56 mb = 1040.93 m = 3415.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 807.56 mb = 1887.19 m = 6191.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.56 mb = 10976.22 m = 36010.79 ft B at Equ Level: 715.81 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 177.56 mb = 12839.58 m = 42124.08 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.6 at 34.0 knts Storm direction: 265.6 at 25.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 2.0 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 58.4 neg: -2.9 tot: 55.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.25 Bulk Rich Number: 11.74 Bulk Shear: 61.98 m/s