MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171800F021.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171800F021.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: 21 hour RUC valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.75,-90.45 Latitude: 38.75 Longitude: -90.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 73 SFC 991 156 23.4 17.5 69 5.9 19.4 231 12 297.3 299.6 292.9 334.3 12.78 2 950 518 19.4 15.9 81 3.4 17.1 240 26 296.8 299.0 292.2 331.7 12.07 3 900 983 17.3 14.7 85 2.5 15.6 250 33 299.3 301.4 292.7 333.7 11.77 4 850 1470 14.7 14.0 96 0.7 14.3 255 35 301.6 303.8 293.5 336.7 11.93 5 800 1982 12.1 11.8 98 0.3 11.9 246 31 304.0 306.1 293.5 336.6 10.94 6 750 2521 8.7 6.9 88 1.8 7.6 233 30 306.0 307.6 292.0 331.1 8.33 7 700 3088 5.5 -2.5 56 8.1 1.5 236 32 308.6 309.4 289.6 322.7 4.53 8 650 3689 0.9 -7.4 54 8.3 -2.7 241 36 310.0 310.6 288.9 320.6 3.37 9 600 4327 -3.5 -8.6 68 5.0 -5.7 242 40 312.1 312.7 289.6 322.7 3.34 10 550 5010 -7.4 -9.9 82 2.5 -8.5 241 43 315.3 315.9 290.5 325.8 3.27 11 500 5747 -12.0 -14.8 79 2.9 -13.0 239 46 318.5 318.9 290.7 326.5 2.42 12 450 6544 -17.1 -20.8 73 3.7 -18.1 234 51 321.8 322.1 291.0 327.3 1.62 13 400 7416 -23.4 -29.6 56 6.3 -24.6 233 55 324.6 324.8 291.0 327.5 0.82 14 350 8378 -30.7 -37.2 53 6.5 -31.5 236 55 327.4 327.5 291.5 329.1 0.45 15 300 9453 -39.3 -46.0 49 6.7 -39.8 240 64 330.0 330.0 291.9 330.8 0.21 16 250 10673 -49.0 -53.0 63 4.0 -49.2 251 84 333.2 333.2 292.7 333.6 0.11 17 200 12106 -55.9 -67.5 22 11.7 -56.1 254 92 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.4 0.02 18 150 13930 -59.0 -81.9 4 22.8 -59.2 252 74 368.4 368.4 300.3 368.4 0.00 19 100 16417 -67.6 -87.4 4 19.8 -67.7 249 35 397.1 397.1 304.8 397.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5673.63 m Freezing level: 639.79 mb = 3819.11 m = 12529.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 681.96 mb = 3299.92 m = 10826.37 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.25 % Est. max temperature: 28.06 C = 82.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 908.42 mb = 902.79 m = 2961.86 ft T: 17.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.57 C/km ThetaE index: 16.10 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 835.94 mb = 1610.96 m = 5285.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.28 C = 82.90 F Cap Strength: 1.81 C Lifted Index: -2.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.16 C Showalter Index: -3.77 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.67 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.69 C Cross Totals Index: 25.98 C K Index: 32.66 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 358.48 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.13 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 437.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 78.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 891.12 mb = 1067.29 m = 3501.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 686.12 mb = 3250.61 m = 10664.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 266.12 mb = 10254.71 m = 33643.64 ft B at Equ Level: 437.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 186.12 mb = 12561.94 m = 41213.22 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.5 at 35.7 knts Storm direction: 271.5 at 26.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 1.8 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 66.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 113.7 neg: -39.3 tot: 74.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.42 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.27 Bulk Rich Number: 15.64 Bulk Shear: 28.00 m/s