MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F021.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F021.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 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.34,-89.34 Latitude: 38.34 Longitude: -89.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 77 SFC 991 152 22.4 19.9 86 2.5 20.7 208 11 296.3 299.0 294.1 339.4 14.96 2 950 522 19.2 17.8 91 1.4 18.2 223 16 296.7 299.2 293.3 336.0 13.62 3 900 987 17.9 12.5 70 5.5 14.4 247 22 300.0 301.8 291.6 329.7 10.14 4 850 1474 14.8 8.7 67 6.0 11.2 251 28 301.6 303.2 290.7 326.4 8.35 5 800 1984 11.4 6.6 72 4.8 8.6 248 30 303.3 304.8 290.6 326.3 7.67 6 750 2520 7.7 4.3 79 3.4 5.8 244 33 305.0 306.3 290.6 326.0 6.96 7 700 3086 3.5 2.2 91 1.3 2.8 239 38 306.4 307.6 290.6 326.0 6.43 8 650 3684 -0.1 -0.3 98 0.2 -0.2 237 44 308.9 310.0 290.7 326.7 5.77 9 600 4322 -3.3 -3.5 98 0.2 -3.4 236 47 312.3 313.2 291.0 327.7 4.91 10 550 5006 -6.9 -7.2 98 0.3 -7.0 239 47 315.9 316.7 291.4 329.0 4.06 11 500 5745 -10.8 -11.3 96 0.5 -11.0 238 45 319.9 320.5 291.9 330.5 3.23 12 450 6547 -15.8 -16.8 92 1.0 -16.1 234 45 323.4 323.9 292.0 331.1 2.28 13 400 7424 -22.3 -24.0 86 1.7 -22.7 234 45 326.0 326.3 291.9 330.9 1.38 14 350 8390 -29.6 -31.7 82 2.1 -30.0 228 46 328.8 329.0 292.2 331.6 0.77 15 300 9467 -39.3 -43.5 64 4.2 -39.6 232 54 330.0 330.1 292.0 331.1 0.27 16 250 10687 -49.0 -52.0 70 3.1 -49.1 244 73 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.8 0.12 17 200 12121 -55.3 -67.9 19 12.6 -55.6 252 90 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.2 0.02 18 150 13946 -59.0 -82.2 3 23.1 -59.3 250 71 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.4 0.00 19 100 16433 -67.5 -87.5 4 20.0 -67.6 243 35 397.3 397.3 304.8 397.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5668.42 m Freezing level: 650.79 mb = 3674.28 m = 12054.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.61 mb = 3651.37 m = 11979.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.26 % Est. max temperature: 28.02 C = 82.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 956.46 mb = 463.18 m = 1519.61 ft T: 19.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.37 C/km ThetaE index: 13.46 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 854.10 mb = 1432.72 m = 4700.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.59 C = 81.67 F Cap Strength: 2.08 C Lifted Index: -1.65 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.37 C Showalter Index: 2.22 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.04 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.54 C Cross Totals Index: 19.50 C K Index: 32.98 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 205.56 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.76 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 579.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 46.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.44 mb = 973.10 m = 3192.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 786.44 mb = 2126.30 m = 6975.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 246.44 mb = 10779.30 m = 35364.72 ft B at Equ Level: 577.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 176.44 mb = 12915.89 m = 42374.46 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.5 at 36.2 knts Storm direction: 269.5 at 27.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 2.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 78.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 78.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.23 Bulk Rich Number: 8.25 Bulk Shear: 70.28 m/s