MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F029.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F029.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: 29 hour RUC valid 2Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.82,-89.81 Latitude: 37.82 Longitude: -89.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 48 SFC 989 145 19.4 18.5 95 0.9 18.8 198 12 293.5 295.9 292.4 332.4 13.67 2 950 489 17.6 17.4 99 0.2 17.5 206 30 295.1 297.5 292.6 333.2 13.29 3 900 951 15.5 15.0 97 0.5 15.2 205 40 297.5 299.7 292.3 332.3 12.01 4 850 1435 13.1 12.6 97 0.5 12.9 208 41 299.9 301.9 292.2 331.8 10.88 5 800 1943 10.1 9.3 94 0.9 9.6 215 41 302.0 303.7 291.5 329.3 9.21 6 750 2477 6.6 5.8 94 0.9 6.1 217 44 303.8 305.2 290.8 326.9 7.71 7 700 3040 2.4 2.3 99 0.1 2.4 218 45 305.2 306.4 290.2 324.9 6.49 8 650 3637 -0.1 -0.2 99 0.1 -0.2 220 46 308.8 309.9 290.8 326.7 5.81 9 600 4276 -2.6 -2.7 99 0.1 -2.7 223 46 313.1 314.0 291.6 329.5 5.22 10 550 4963 -6.0 -6.2 99 0.2 -6.1 224 47 316.9 317.8 292.0 331.0 4.39 11 500 5704 -10.3 -10.7 97 0.4 -10.4 225 47 320.5 321.2 292.2 331.7 3.39 12 450 6507 -15.3 -16.3 92 1.0 -15.6 226 48 324.1 324.5 292.3 332.1 2.38 13 400 7387 -21.2 -22.8 87 1.6 -21.7 225 50 327.4 327.7 292.4 332.7 1.53 14 350 8357 -28.5 -30.5 83 2.0 -28.9 223 54 330.3 330.5 292.6 333.5 0.86 15 300 9441 -37.6 -40.2 77 2.6 -37.9 220 58 332.4 332.4 292.7 333.8 0.38 16 250 10668 -48.5 -50.3 82 1.7 -48.6 216 66 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.5 0.15 17 200 12113 -53.3 -72.4 8 19.1 -53.6 242 78 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.4 0.01 18 150 13942 -58.6 -82.3 3 23.8 -58.8 253 62 369.2 369.2 300.4 369.2 0.00 19 100 16437 -66.4 -87.6 4 21.2 -66.5 260 35 399.4 399.4 305.1 399.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5656.42 m Freezing level: 652.60 mb = 3606.16 m = 11831.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.10 mb = 3598.95 m = 11807.44 ft Precipitable water: 1.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.53 % Est. max temperature: 26.23 C = 79.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 976.05 mb = 256.26 m = 840.72 ft T: 18.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.76 C/km ThetaE index: 8.31 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 922.27 mb = 741.80 m = 2433.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.29 C = 72.13 F Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lifted Index: -0.32 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.86 C Showalter Index: 0.15 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.29 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.38 C Cross Totals Index: 22.91 C K Index: 35.95 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 341.84 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.15 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 224.14 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 931.93 mb = 652.70 m = 2141.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 846.93 mb = 1464.92 m = 4806.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 446.93 mb = 6558.25 m = 21516.32 ft B at Equ Level: 223.73 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 226.93 mb = 11294.61 m = 37055.34 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.3 at 42.8 knts Storm direction: 248.3 at 32.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 231.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 231.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 77.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.29 Bulk Rich Number: 4.18 Bulk Shear: 53.57 m/s