MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F026.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F026.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: 26 hour RUC valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.00,-90.81 Latitude: 37.00 Longitude: -90.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 981 226 21.0 20.0 94 1.0 20.3 193 10 295.7 298.5 294.1 339.3 15.15 2 950 505 19.2 18.9 98 0.3 19.1 206 27 296.7 299.4 294.1 339.0 14.65 3 900 970 16.9 16.3 97 0.5 16.5 210 34 298.9 301.3 293.6 337.0 13.07 4 850 1456 14.2 13.4 95 0.7 13.7 219 36 301.0 303.1 293.0 334.8 11.48 5 800 1966 11.1 9.9 93 1.2 10.4 224 37 303.0 304.8 292.2 331.7 9.65 6 750 2503 7.6 5.5 87 2.0 6.4 222 38 304.8 306.2 291.0 327.6 7.59 7 700 3068 3.4 2.2 92 1.2 2.7 216 40 306.2 307.4 290.5 325.8 6.42 8 650 3666 0.4 -0.1 96 0.6 0.1 215 43 309.4 310.5 291.0 327.5 5.84 9 600 4306 -2.5 -3.2 95 0.6 -2.9 216 47 313.2 314.2 291.5 329.1 5.05 10 550 4992 -6.0 -6.6 96 0.6 -6.2 221 50 317.0 317.8 291.9 330.7 4.26 11 500 5734 -9.7 -10.5 94 0.8 -10.1 227 51 321.2 321.9 292.4 332.5 3.44 12 450 6540 -14.4 -15.5 91 1.1 -14.7 229 49 325.2 325.7 292.7 333.8 2.55 13 400 7423 -20.2 -21.9 86 1.7 -20.7 231 48 328.7 329.0 292.9 334.5 1.65 14 350 8397 -27.5 -30.0 80 2.4 -28.0 234 50 331.6 331.8 293.0 334.9 0.91 15 300 9485 -36.5 -39.4 74 2.9 -36.8 236 53 333.9 334.0 293.2 335.5 0.42 16 250 10717 -48.1 -51.0 72 2.9 -48.2 238 58 334.6 334.6 293.1 335.2 0.14 17 200 12144 -58.1 -64.4 44 6.3 -58.2 248 71 340.8 340.8 294.6 340.9 0.03 18 150 13955 -59.1 -82.0 4 22.8 -59.3 265 57 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.00 19 100 16448 -67.8 -87.2 5 19.5 -67.9 258 45 396.8 396.8 304.8 396.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5672.46 m Freezing level: 642.93 mb = 3756.55 m = 12324.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.71 mb = 3694.34 m = 12120.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.18 % Est. max temperature: 26.95 C = 80.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 967.05 mb = 351.75 m = 1154.01 ft T: 20.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.91 C/km ThetaE index: 13.53 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 915.62 mb = 822.15 m = 2697.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.43 C = 74.17 F Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lifted Index: -2.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.67 C Showalter Index: -0.69 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.05 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.88 C Cross Totals Index: 23.17 C K Index: 36.15 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 327.90 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.57 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 758.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 923.60 mb = 747.61 m = 2452.77 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 888.60 mb = 1078.53 m = 3538.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 218.60 mb = 11575.61 m = 37977.25 ft B at Equ Level: 752.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 148.60 mb = 14013.02 m = 45973.91 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.2 at 41.3 knts Storm direction: 249.2 at 31.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 1.1 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 182.6 neg: -0.9 tot: 181.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.86 Bulk Rich Number: 14.02 Bulk Shear: 54.14 m/s