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: 38.09,-92.01 Latitude: 38.09 Longitude: -92.01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 SFC 973 289 21.8 20.1 90 1.7 20.6 213 6 297.2 300.0 294.7 341.6 15.36 2 950 498 19.6 18.7 95 0.9 19.0 212 12 297.1 299.7 294.0 338.8 14.45 3 900 962 17.0 15.9 93 1.2 16.3 221 18 299.1 301.4 293.3 336.1 12.70 4 850 1450 16.2 9.5 65 6.7 12.1 222 25 303.2 304.8 291.6 329.5 8.82 5 800 1963 13.0 5.7 61 7.3 8.8 231 25 305.0 306.4 290.8 326.8 7.20 6 750 2502 8.7 3.3 69 5.3 5.7 249 26 306.0 307.2 290.5 325.7 6.49 7 700 3068 3.7 0.4 79 3.4 2.0 259 32 306.6 307.7 289.9 323.8 5.61 8 650 3665 -0.5 -3.2 82 2.7 -1.8 257 37 308.4 309.3 289.6 322.8 4.64 9 600 4301 -4.2 -6.0 87 1.8 -5.0 242 44 311.3 312.1 290.0 324.1 4.07 10 550 4983 -7.2 -8.3 91 1.1 -7.7 229 52 315.6 316.3 291.0 327.5 3.71 11 500 5722 -10.9 -12.0 91 1.1 -11.3 225 57 319.8 320.4 291.7 329.8 3.05 12 450 6523 -16.2 -18.0 86 1.8 -16.7 227 60 322.9 323.3 291.7 329.9 2.07 13 400 7399 -22.4 -24.9 80 2.5 -23.0 228 61 325.9 326.1 291.8 330.3 1.27 14 350 8365 -29.8 -33.0 73 3.3 -30.3 226 58 328.6 328.7 292.0 331.1 0.68 15 300 9443 -38.8 -42.4 69 3.5 -39.2 228 57 330.6 330.7 292.2 331.8 0.31 16 250 10663 -49.9 -53.1 69 3.2 -50.0 231 65 331.8 331.9 292.3 332.3 0.11 17 200 12086 -56.4 -66.7 26 10.3 -56.6 248 99 343.4 343.4 295.1 343.5 0.02 18 150 13921 -56.5 -83.2 2 26.7 -56.8 245 60 372.7 372.7 301.1 372.7 0.00 19 100 16425 -66.0 -87.3 4 21.3 -66.1 253 41 400.3 400.3 305.2 400.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5667.97 m Freezing level: 656.03 mb = 3593.18 m = 11788.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 673.96 mb = 3373.49 m = 11067.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.22 % Est. max temperature: 28.64 C = 83.56 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.76 mb = 499.71 m = 1639.46 ft T: 19.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.50 C/km ThetaE index: 18.84 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 838.48 mb = 1565.53 m = 5136.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.08 C = 82.55 F Cap Strength: 1.80 C Lifted Index: -2.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.02 C Showalter Index: 0.62 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.52 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.11 C Cross Totals Index: 20.41 C K Index: 33.27 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 251.32 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.00 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1078.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 48.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.95 mb = 933.96 m = 3064.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 767.95 mb = 2304.63 m = 7561.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 217.95 mb = 11537.86 m = 37853.40 ft B at Equ Level: 1060.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 147.95 mb = 14005.97 m = 45950.80 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.8 at 36.2 knts Storm direction: 265.8 at 27.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 133.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 120.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 120.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 40.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.72 Bulk Rich Number: 12.46 Bulk Shear: 86.51 m/s