MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F034.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F034.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: 34 hour RUC valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.12,-88.79 Latitude: 37.12 Longitude: -88.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 994 118 21.2 19.7 92 1.4 20.2 94 2 294.8 297.5 293.6 336.9 14.71 2 950 514 22.8 15.8 65 7.0 18.1 199 26 300.3 302.5 293.2 335.3 11.93 3 900 983 19.5 12.8 65 6.7 15.2 202 35 301.6 303.6 292.3 332.4 10.40 4 850 1472 15.3 10.6 74 4.7 12.4 206 38 302.2 303.9 291.8 330.3 9.49 5 800 1983 11.1 8.1 82 3.0 9.3 210 42 303.0 304.5 291.2 328.3 8.49 6 750 2518 7.1 3.8 80 3.3 5.2 211 44 304.2 305.5 290.1 324.5 6.72 7 700 3081 3.0 1.2 88 1.9 2.1 213 40 305.8 306.9 290.0 324.0 5.96 8 650 3680 0.7 -3.3 75 4.0 -1.3 213 40 309.7 310.6 290.0 324.1 4.61 9 600 4320 -2.1 -6.2 73 4.1 -4.0 211 42 313.7 314.5 290.7 326.4 4.00 10 550 5006 -6.9 -8.9 86 2.0 -7.7 212 44 316.0 316.6 291.0 327.4 3.55 11 500 5742 -11.7 -14.2 82 2.5 -12.6 219 49 318.7 319.2 290.9 327.1 2.55 12 450 6542 -15.5 -19.0 75 3.4 -16.6 233 47 323.7 324.1 291.7 330.2 1.90 13 400 7422 -21.1 -24.7 73 3.6 -22.0 243 49 327.6 327.9 292.3 332.2 1.29 14 350 8393 -28.2 -33.0 63 4.8 -29.0 244 52 330.7 330.9 292.6 333.2 0.68 15 300 9478 -37.4 -43.5 53 6.1 -37.9 253 57 332.7 332.7 292.7 333.7 0.27 16 250 10705 -48.9 -54.5 52 5.5 -49.1 253 63 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.7 0.09 17 200 12137 -54.6 -67.3 19 12.7 -54.9 253 87 346.3 346.3 295.8 346.4 0.02 18 150 13967 -59.5 -81.3 4 21.8 -59.7 252 50 367.6 367.6 300.1 367.6 0.00 19 100 16436 -67.7 -87.4 4 19.6 -67.8 259 43 396.9 396.9 304.8 396.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5675.30 m Freezing level: 637.77 mb = 3836.16 m = 12585.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 669.00 mb = 3446.90 m = 11308.60 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.86 % Est. max temperature: 28.61 C = 83.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.77 mb = 298.66 m = 979.84 ft T: 21.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.55 C/km ThetaE index: 12.97 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 832.62 mb = 1645.80 m = 5399.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.80 C = 83.83 F Cap Strength: 2.33 C Lifted Index: -2.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.97 C Showalter Index: -0.63 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.39 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.04 C Cross Totals Index: 22.36 C K Index: 35.78 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 314.10 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.69 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 436.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 68.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 868.06 mb = 1291.85 m = 4238.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 803.06 mb = 1950.32 m = 6398.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 243.06 mb = 10885.30 m = 35712.50 ft B at Equ Level: 430.36 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 183.06 mb = 12700.07 m = 41666.38 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.6 at 39.9 knts Storm direction: 241.6 at 29.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 349.9 neg: -8.5 tot: 341.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 113.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.92 Bulk Rich Number: 5.54 Bulk Shear: 78.79 m/s