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: 38.53,-90.32 Latitude: 38.53 Longitude: -90.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 988 161 19.9 19.3 96 0.6 19.5 274 2 294.0 296.6 293.0 335.0 14.36 2 950 501 18.0 17.4 96 0.6 17.6 254 11 295.5 297.9 292.7 333.6 13.27 3 900 963 15.2 14.2 93 1.1 14.6 254 15 297.2 299.2 291.7 330.1 11.35 4 850 1446 12.0 10.2 89 1.8 10.9 255 17 298.7 300.4 290.5 325.8 9.26 5 800 1951 9.0 6.9 86 2.2 7.8 252 22 300.8 302.2 289.9 323.9 7.80 6 750 2484 5.8 4.4 91 1.4 5.1 234 28 302.9 304.2 289.9 323.9 7.03 7 700 3046 2.6 2.3 98 0.3 2.5 215 35 305.4 306.6 290.3 325.0 6.49 8 650 3643 0.0 -0.2 99 0.2 -0.1 209 41 309.0 310.1 290.9 327.0 5.83 9 600 4281 -3.2 -3.4 98 0.2 -3.3 209 44 312.4 313.4 291.2 328.0 4.96 10 550 4966 -6.7 -7.2 97 0.4 -6.9 212 46 316.1 316.9 291.5 329.2 4.06 11 500 5706 -10.6 -11.2 95 0.7 -10.8 215 46 320.2 320.8 291.9 330.9 3.25 12 450 6508 -15.4 -16.4 92 1.1 -15.7 214 47 323.9 324.4 292.2 331.8 2.35 13 400 7387 -21.3 -22.9 87 1.6 -21.7 212 50 327.3 327.6 292.4 332.6 1.52 14 350 8358 -28.4 -30.6 82 2.1 -28.8 215 54 330.4 330.6 292.7 333.5 0.86 15 300 9442 -37.4 -39.7 79 2.3 -37.7 219 59 332.6 332.7 292.9 334.2 0.41 16 250 10669 -48.7 -51.0 77 2.3 -48.8 225 67 333.6 333.6 292.9 334.2 0.14 17 200 12093 -57.8 -66.2 33 8.4 -57.9 237 84 341.2 341.2 294.6 341.3 0.03 18 150 13917 -59.5 -81.9 4 22.5 -59.7 265 57 367.6 367.6 300.1 367.6 0.00 19 100 16420 -64.8 -87.4 3 22.6 -64.9 255 39 402.6 402.6 305.6 402.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5646.68 m Freezing level: 649.86 mb = 3644.72 m = 11957.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.89 mb = 3619.55 m = 11875.03 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.63 % Est. max temperature: 25.04 C = 77.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.76 mb = 235.47 m = 772.52 ft T: 19.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.94 C/km ThetaE index: 11.13 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 917.38 mb = 799.49 m = 2622.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.43 C = 72.37 F Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lifted Index: -0.49 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.58 C Showalter Index: 2.76 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.36 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.57 C Cross Totals Index: 20.79 C K Index: 32.55 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 203.24 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.92 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 292.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.15 mb = 709.05 m = 2326.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 902.15 mb = 942.55 m = 3092.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 442.15 mb = 6639.68 m = 21783.45 ft B at Equ Level: 291.81 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 212.15 mb = 11716.41 m = 38439.21 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.8 at 32.5 knts Storm direction: 249.8 at 24.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: 5.7 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: -15.4 tot: -9.4 m^2/s^2 ave: -3.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.04 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 0.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 3.21 Bulk Shear: 91.19 m/s