MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F028.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F028.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: 28 hour RUC valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.37,-92.34 Latitude: 37.37 Longitude: -92.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 961 394 17.6 16.7 95 0.9 17.0 303 11 294.1 296.4 291.7 330.1 12.57 2 950 488 16.7 15.8 94 1.0 16.1 301 14 294.1 296.3 291.2 328.2 11.93 3 900 947 14.0 12.8 93 1.2 13.3 305 19 295.9 297.8 290.5 325.9 10.39 4 850 1429 12.0 10.9 93 1.1 11.3 291 21 298.7 300.4 290.8 326.9 9.65 5 800 1935 9.6 8.6 94 1.0 9.0 274 25 301.4 303.0 291.0 327.5 8.81 6 750 2469 6.9 5.2 89 1.7 5.9 261 30 304.1 305.4 290.7 326.3 7.42 7 700 3033 3.4 1.4 87 2.0 2.4 250 36 306.3 307.4 290.2 324.8 6.07 8 650 3631 -0.1 -1.1 93 1.0 -0.6 237 45 308.8 309.8 290.5 325.6 5.44 9 600 4268 -3.7 -5.9 85 2.2 -4.7 230 47 311.9 312.6 290.2 324.9 4.11 10 550 4950 -7.6 -10.9 77 3.3 -8.9 229 47 315.0 315.6 290.2 324.9 3.03 11 500 5686 -11.9 -14.6 80 2.8 -12.8 222 52 318.6 319.1 290.8 326.8 2.46 12 450 6485 -16.5 -17.1 95 0.6 -16.7 210 50 322.4 322.9 291.7 329.9 2.22 13 400 7360 -22.6 -23.1 95 0.6 -22.7 205 62 325.7 326.0 291.9 330.8 1.48 14 350 8327 -29.2 -33.4 67 4.2 -29.9 204 72 329.4 329.5 292.2 331.8 0.65 15 300 9408 -37.9 -42.1 65 4.2 -38.3 196 68 331.9 332.0 292.6 333.1 0.31 16 250 10639 -45.4 -62.7 13 17.2 -46.0 216 67 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.6 0.03 17 200 12109 -51.9 -72.7 7 20.8 -52.2 242 79 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.6 0.01 18 150 13938 -59.2 -82.2 4 23.0 -59.5 251 62 368.0 368.0 300.2 368.0 0.00 19 100 16427 -65.4 -87.5 3 22.1 -65.5 261 41 401.3 401.3 305.4 401.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5635.94 m Freezing level: 651.92 mb = 3607.57 m = 11835.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.45 mb = 3501.92 m = 11489.11 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.83 % Est. max temperature: 24.20 C = 75.56 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.35 mb = 502.84 m = 1649.71 ft T: 16.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.76 C/km ThetaE index: 4.14 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 876.95 mb = 1165.74 m = 3824.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.62 C = 69.12 F Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lifted Index: 0.84 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.25 C Showalter Index: 0.90 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.52 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.81 C Cross Totals Index: 22.71 C K Index: 32.66 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 224.28 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.09 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 16.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 44.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.45 mb = 989.95 m = 3247.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 660.45 mb = 3502.00 m = 11489.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 610.45 mb = 4130.15 m = 13550.19 ft B at Equ Level: 16.71 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 500.45 mb = 5678.92 m = 18631.40 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.2 at 37.4 knts Storm direction: 270.2 at 28.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.3 neg: 6.3 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 132.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: -36.6 tot: -29.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -9.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.01 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: -0.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.12 Bulk Shear: 145.51 m/s