MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F025.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F025.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: 25 hour RUC valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.48,-90.45 Latitude: 38.48 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 62 SFC 987 174 20.1 19.3 95 0.8 19.6 255 6 294.3 296.9 293.2 335.6 14.44 2 950 505 18.1 17.9 99 0.1 18.0 241 16 295.5 298.0 293.0 335.0 13.74 3 900 968 16.0 15.6 97 0.4 15.7 242 19 298.0 300.2 292.8 334.1 12.45 4 850 1452 12.7 12.0 96 0.7 12.3 244 21 299.4 301.4 291.7 330.0 10.43 5 800 1959 8.9 7.7 92 1.2 8.2 251 22 300.6 302.1 290.3 325.1 8.28 6 750 2491 5.3 3.9 91 1.4 4.5 248 25 302.3 303.5 289.5 322.5 6.77 7 700 3051 2.0 1.9 99 0.1 1.9 232 31 304.7 305.8 289.9 323.7 6.27 8 650 3648 -0.1 -0.2 99 0.1 -0.2 219 37 308.9 310.0 290.8 326.8 5.82 9 600 4286 -3.1 -3.2 99 0.1 -3.1 217 42 312.6 313.5 291.3 328.4 5.05 10 550 4972 -6.5 -6.8 98 0.3 -6.6 219 44 316.4 317.2 291.7 329.8 4.19 11 500 5712 -10.6 -11.1 96 0.5 -10.8 221 42 320.1 320.7 291.9 330.9 3.27 12 450 6514 -15.7 -16.7 92 1.1 -16.0 221 41 323.6 324.0 292.1 331.3 2.30 13 400 7392 -21.7 -23.4 86 1.7 -22.1 221 46 326.8 327.1 292.2 331.9 1.45 14 350 8361 -28.9 -31.2 80 2.4 -29.3 225 60 329.8 330.0 292.4 332.8 0.81 15 300 9443 -37.6 -40.3 76 2.7 -37.9 228 71 332.4 332.5 292.7 333.8 0.38 16 250 10670 -48.8 -51.6 73 2.8 -49.0 223 70 333.5 333.5 292.8 334.0 0.13 17 200 12091 -59.5 -65.2 47 5.7 -59.6 237 84 338.6 338.6 294.0 338.7 0.03 18 150 13914 -58.3 -82.4 3 24.0 -58.6 261 58 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.6 0.00 19 100 16416 -65.1 -87.3 3 22.2 -65.2 256 40 402.0 402.0 305.5 402.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5650.10 m Freezing level: 652.17 mb = 3622.12 m = 11883.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.80 mb = 3601.01 m = 11814.19 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.86 % Est. max temperature: 25.49 C = 77.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 976.50 mb = 267.42 m = 877.37 ft T: 19.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.73 C/km ThetaE index: 13.04 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 925.39 mb = 729.83 m = 2394.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.47 C = 72.44 F Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lifted Index: -1.55 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.98 C Showalter Index: 0.62 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.94 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.31 C Cross Totals Index: 22.63 C K Index: 35.25 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 226.93 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.04 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 594.00 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 931.52 mb = 673.28 m = 2208.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 896.52 mb = 1000.81 m = 3283.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.52 mb = 11022.88 m = 36163.85 ft B at Equ Level: 589.17 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 166.52 mb = 13252.14 m = 43477.61 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.6 at 31.4 knts Storm direction: 257.6 at 23.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 3.9 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 29.2 neg: -2.4 tot: 26.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 2.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 11.78 Bulk Shear: 50.44 m/s