MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F031.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F031.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: 31 hour RUC valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.31,-90.89 Latitude: 37.31 Longitude: -90.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 976 272 21.7 20.1 90 1.7 20.6 168 5 297.0 299.7 294.6 341.2 15.31 2 950 503 20.1 19.1 95 0.9 19.4 184 12 297.5 300.2 294.4 340.6 14.85 3 900 969 17.9 16.7 92 1.3 17.1 193 19 300.0 302.4 294.1 339.1 13.38 4 850 1457 14.8 13.5 92 1.3 14.0 200 23 301.7 303.8 293.2 335.6 11.51 5 800 1967 11.3 9.4 88 2.0 10.1 203 25 303.2 304.9 291.9 330.8 9.27 6 750 2505 8.7 3.9 72 4.8 6.0 208 25 306.0 307.3 290.7 326.6 6.77 7 700 3072 5.4 0.1 69 5.3 2.7 217 28 308.5 309.5 290.4 325.5 5.51 8 650 3673 0.6 -0.5 92 1.2 0.0 220 35 309.7 310.8 290.9 327.3 5.67 9 600 4312 -3.1 -3.2 99 0.1 -3.1 220 41 312.6 313.5 291.3 328.4 5.04 10 550 4996 -7.1 -7.4 98 0.3 -7.2 220 45 315.7 316.4 291.3 328.5 4.00 11 500 5735 -10.7 -11.4 94 0.7 -10.9 225 47 320.0 320.7 291.9 330.6 3.20 12 450 6539 -15.7 -17.2 88 1.5 -16.2 232 51 323.5 323.9 292.0 331.0 2.20 13 400 7416 -21.9 -24.6 78 2.7 -22.5 236 58 326.5 326.8 292.0 331.1 1.30 14 350 8384 -29.1 -32.5 72 3.4 -29.7 231 53 329.5 329.6 292.3 332.1 0.71 15 300 9464 -38.3 -41.7 70 3.4 -38.6 243 60 331.4 331.5 292.4 332.7 0.33 16 250 10687 -49.5 -53.1 66 3.5 -49.7 253 69 332.4 332.4 292.5 332.9 0.11 17 200 12112 -56.5 -66.7 26 10.2 -56.6 254 92 343.3 343.3 295.1 343.4 0.02 18 150 13948 -58.4 -82.1 3 23.7 -58.6 248 65 369.5 369.5 300.5 369.5 0.00 19 100 16437 -67.1 -87.5 4 20.4 -67.2 255 43 398.2 398.2 304.9 398.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.62 m Freezing level: 641.40 mb = 3782.92 m = 12411.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.69 mb = 3676.81 m = 12062.89 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.06 % Est. max temperature: 27.14 C = 80.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.51 mb = 479.97 m = 1574.70 ft T: 20.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.03 C/km ThetaE index: 15.73 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 888.67 mb = 1076.83 m = 3532.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.10 C = 77.19 F Cap Strength: 0.71 C Lifted Index: -3.77 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.17 C Showalter Index: -2.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.61 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.46 C Cross Totals Index: 24.14 C K Index: 33.64 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 344.99 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.11 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1359.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 909.20 mb = 881.02 m = 2890.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 864.20 mb = 1315.25 m = 4315.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 214.20 mb = 11673.80 m = 38299.40 ft B at Equ Level: 1354.09 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 134.20 mb = 14631.29 m = 48002.35 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.5 at 32.5 knts Storm direction: 246.5 at 24.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 147.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 147.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 49.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.04 Bulk Rich Number: 18.13 Bulk Shear: 74.99 m/s