MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F032.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F032.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: 32 hour RUC valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.09,-92.63 Latitude: 37.09 Longitude: -92.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 SFC 958 420 20.0 19.2 95 0.8 19.5 187 10 296.7 299.4 294.1 339.4 14.78 2 950 496 19.5 19.0 97 0.4 19.2 195 16 296.9 299.6 294.2 339.5 14.73 3 900 961 17.2 16.7 97 0.5 16.8 207 29 299.2 301.6 293.9 338.2 13.37 4 850 1448 14.3 12.7 90 1.7 13.3 216 33 301.2 303.2 292.6 333.3 10.90 5 800 1958 10.8 7.4 79 3.4 8.8 214 35 302.7 304.1 290.8 326.8 8.09 6 750 2493 7.5 4.4 81 3.1 5.8 215 38 304.7 306.0 290.5 325.9 7.01 7 700 3058 3.7 2.4 91 1.3 2.9 226 41 306.5 307.8 290.6 326.3 6.49 8 650 3657 0.8 0.1 95 0.7 0.5 236 43 309.9 311.0 291.2 328.4 5.96 9 600 4297 -2.8 -3.4 95 0.7 -3.1 238 46 312.9 313.9 291.3 328.5 4.96 10 550 4982 -6.6 -7.5 94 0.9 -7.0 237 50 316.2 317.0 291.4 329.0 3.96 11 500 5722 -10.3 -11.5 91 1.1 -10.8 235 54 320.4 321.1 292.0 331.0 3.19 12 450 6527 -15.1 -16.5 89 1.4 -15.6 230 56 324.3 324.7 292.3 332.2 2.34 13 400 7406 -21.0 -23.0 83 2.1 -21.5 224 58 327.7 328.0 292.5 333.0 1.50 14 350 8378 -28.1 -30.6 79 2.5 -28.6 219 57 330.8 331.0 292.8 334.0 0.86 15 300 9463 -37.5 -40.6 73 3.1 -37.8 216 58 332.5 332.6 292.7 333.9 0.37 16 250 10690 -48.7 -51.8 70 3.1 -48.8 213 55 333.7 333.7 292.9 334.2 0.13 17 200 12126 -54.1 -74.8 6 20.8 -54.4 240 76 347.2 347.2 296.0 347.2 0.01 18 150 13945 -60.5 -81.2 5 20.7 -60.6 261 68 365.9 365.9 299.8 365.9 0.00 19 100 16438 -66.8 -87.1 4 20.2 -67.0 257 41 398.6 398.6 305.0 398.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5666.72 m Freezing level: 638.29 mb = 3806.71 m = 12489.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.17 mb = 3741.43 m = 12274.90 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.94 % Est. max temperature: 25.60 C = 78.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.83 mb = 516.14 m = 1693.35 ft T: 19.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.25 C/km ThetaE index: 13.60 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 886.72 mb = 1087.88 m = 3569.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.96 C = 73.32 F Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lifted Index: -2.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.33 C Showalter Index: -0.62 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.66 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.66 C Cross Totals Index: 23.00 C K Index: 36.03 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 336.66 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.57 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 861.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.74 mb = 973.20 m = 3192.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 863.74 mb = 1311.57 m = 4302.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.74 mb = 11122.76 m = 36491.56 ft B at Equ Level: 857.22 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 153.74 mb = 13789.23 m = 45239.70 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.2 at 41.7 knts Storm direction: 258.2 at 31.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.3 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 269.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 269.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 89.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.08 Bulk Rich Number: 10.34 Bulk Shear: 83.37 m/s