MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F023.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F023.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: 23 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.98,-92.23 Latitude: 37.98 Longitude: -92.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 52 SFC 972 297 21.1 19.7 92 1.4 20.2 223 10 296.7 299.4 294.3 340.1 15.05 2 950 497 19.5 18.7 95 0.8 18.9 218 18 296.9 299.6 294.0 338.7 14.44 3 900 961 16.8 16.6 99 0.2 16.7 219 25 298.8 301.2 293.7 337.5 13.28 4 850 1448 14.3 12.5 89 1.8 13.1 220 29 301.1 303.1 292.5 332.9 10.79 5 800 1958 11.7 5.9 68 5.8 8.4 223 33 303.7 305.0 290.5 325.6 7.31 6 750 2496 8.1 4.5 78 3.6 6.1 231 31 305.3 306.6 290.7 326.6 7.04 7 700 3061 3.2 2.5 95 0.7 2.8 238 30 306.0 307.2 290.5 325.9 6.54 8 650 3658 -0.4 -0.7 98 0.2 -0.6 235 32 308.5 309.5 290.5 325.8 5.62 9 600 4294 -4.0 -4.2 99 0.2 -4.1 228 39 311.5 312.3 290.6 326.1 4.66 10 550 4977 -7.2 -7.7 97 0.4 -7.4 225 45 315.5 316.2 291.2 328.0 3.90 11 500 5716 -10.7 -11.5 94 0.8 -11.0 227 47 320.0 320.6 291.8 330.5 3.18 12 450 6518 -15.7 -16.9 91 1.1 -16.1 229 48 323.5 323.9 292.0 331.1 2.27 13 400 7396 -21.6 -23.6 84 2.0 -22.1 234 57 326.9 327.2 292.2 331.9 1.42 14 350 8366 -28.6 -31.2 78 2.6 -29.0 236 68 330.2 330.4 292.6 333.2 0.81 15 300 9448 -37.8 -40.7 74 2.9 -38.1 226 63 332.1 332.2 292.7 333.5 0.37 16 250 10675 -48.7 -51.9 69 3.2 -48.8 228 65 333.7 333.7 292.9 334.2 0.13 17 200 12097 -60.5 -64.8 57 4.3 -60.6 240 80 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.0 0.03 18 150 13920 -56.5 -82.8 2 26.4 -56.8 257 54 372.8 372.8 301.1 372.8 0.00 19 100 16428 -65.9 -87.4 3 21.5 -66.0 255 43 400.4 400.4 305.3 400.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5663.53 m Freezing level: 656.10 mb = 3584.64 m = 11760.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.48 mb = 3553.17 m = 11657.23 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.45 % Est. max temperature: 26.93 C = 80.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.80 mb = 471.39 m = 1546.53 ft T: 19.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.22 C/km ThetaE index: 14.50 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 906.45 mb = 900.03 m = 2952.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.01 C = 73.42 F Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lifted Index: -2.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.83 C Showalter Index: -0.82 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.21 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.99 C Cross Totals Index: 23.22 C K Index: 36.81 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 296.63 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.61 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1077.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.78 mb = 840.21 m = 2756.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 887.78 mb = 1077.69 m = 3535.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 197.78 mb = 12167.35 m = 39918.63 ft B at Equ Level: 1064.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 147.78 mb = 14012.37 m = 45971.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.3 at 34.8 knts Storm direction: 257.3 at 26.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 2.1 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 112.1 neg: -0.0 tot: 112.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 37.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.73 Bulk Rich Number: 26.52 Bulk Shear: 40.64 m/s