MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F022.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F022.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: 22 hour RUC valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.66,-92.10 Latitude: 37.66 Longitude: -92.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 SFC 968 341 22.4 20.1 87 2.2 20.8 196 8 298.3 301.1 295.1 343.3 15.49 2 950 501 20.2 18.8 91 1.4 19.2 204 12 297.7 300.4 294.3 339.9 14.53 3 900 967 17.7 15.5 87 2.2 16.3 218 19 299.7 302.0 293.3 336.1 12.43 4 850 1456 17.1 7.1 52 10.0 11.2 232 25 304.1 305.5 290.7 326.6 7.48 5 800 1969 13.3 3.6 52 9.7 7.9 242 27 305.3 306.5 290.0 324.1 6.18 6 750 2508 8.8 1.9 62 7.0 5.1 247 30 306.2 307.3 290.0 324.0 5.85 7 700 3074 3.8 0.8 80 3.0 2.2 244 33 306.7 307.8 290.1 324.5 5.80 8 650 3672 -0.1 -1.1 93 1.0 -0.6 232 36 308.8 309.9 290.5 325.7 5.44 9 600 4309 -3.8 -4.1 97 0.4 -3.9 224 43 311.8 312.7 290.7 326.6 4.70 10 550 4992 -7.1 -7.4 98 0.3 -7.2 223 48 315.6 316.4 291.3 328.4 3.98 11 500 5731 -10.9 -11.9 93 1.0 -11.3 227 49 319.7 320.3 291.7 329.8 3.07 12 450 6533 -16.2 -18.2 84 2.0 -16.9 234 57 322.8 323.2 291.6 329.7 2.02 13 400 7408 -22.1 -24.7 79 2.6 -22.7 234 59 326.3 326.6 291.9 330.8 1.29 14 350 8376 -29.6 -33.3 70 3.7 -30.2 228 54 328.9 329.0 292.0 331.3 0.66 15 300 9455 -38.5 -42.9 63 4.4 -38.9 229 58 331.1 331.2 292.3 332.2 0.29 16 250 10677 -49.7 -53.2 66 3.5 -49.8 236 71 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.7 0.11 17 200 12100 -56.8 -66.6 28 9.7 -57.0 249 96 342.8 342.8 295.0 342.9 0.02 18 150 13935 -57.0 -83.1 2 26.1 -57.3 243 60 371.8 371.8 300.9 371.8 0.00 19 100 16433 -66.6 -87.2 4 20.6 -66.7 255 40 399.1 399.1 305.1 399.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5673.31 m Freezing level: 651.37 mb = 3655.58 m = 11993.22 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.88 mb = 3538.06 m = 11607.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.39 % Est. max temperature: 28.88 C = 83.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 936.85 mb = 621.32 m = 2038.44 ft T: 19.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.56 C/km ThetaE index: 19.26 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 815.43 mb = 1807.24 m = 5929.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.94 C = 84.09 F Cap Strength: 2.81 C Lifted Index: -2.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.86 C Showalter Index: 1.99 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.14 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.06 C Cross Totals Index: 18.07 C K Index: 32.15 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 184.32 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.60 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 962.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 74.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.48 mb = 1134.69 m = 3722.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 757.48 mb = 2425.10 m = 7956.27 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.48 mb = 11278.96 m = 37004.01 ft B at Equ Level: 960.17 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 157.48 mb = 13624.21 m = 44698.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.4 at 35.5 knts Storm direction: 260.4 at 26.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 1.1 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 102.2 neg: -2.6 tot: 99.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.59 Bulk Rich Number: 12.79 Bulk Shear: 75.26 m/s