MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F006.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F006.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: 6 hour RUC valid 6Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 39.04,-94.40 Latitude: 39.04 Longitude: -94.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 44 SFC 974 270 20.5 17.9 85 2.7 18.7 235 6 295.9 298.3 292.9 334.2 13.32 2 950 491 20.2 16.7 80 3.6 17.8 236 20 297.7 300.0 292.9 334.4 12.66 3 900 957 18.2 14.5 79 3.8 15.8 227 31 300.3 302.4 292.9 334.3 11.58 4 850 1446 15.2 12.5 84 2.7 13.4 225 38 302.0 304.0 292.7 333.9 10.78 5 800 1957 11.5 10.7 95 0.7 11.0 228 42 303.4 305.3 292.7 333.7 10.18 6 750 2495 8.5 8.4 99 0.1 8.5 234 42 305.8 307.6 292.7 333.8 9.28 7 700 3063 5.2 4.9 98 0.3 5.0 237 41 308.2 309.7 292.2 331.9 7.76 8 650 3664 1.0 -0.4 90 1.4 0.3 240 42 310.0 311.1 291.1 327.8 5.72 9 600 4304 -2.5 -9.7 57 7.3 -5.5 243 44 313.3 313.8 289.7 323.0 3.04 10 550 4989 -6.6 -11.6 67 5.0 -8.5 243 45 316.3 316.8 290.5 325.6 2.86 11 500 5727 -11.6 -19.1 54 7.5 -13.9 240 47 318.9 319.2 290.2 324.6 1.69 12 450 6525 -17.1 -27.5 40 10.4 -19.5 240 50 321.7 321.9 290.2 324.8 0.89 13 400 7397 -22.8 -34.5 33 11.8 -24.8 240 55 325.4 325.5 290.9 327.3 0.51 14 350 8362 -30.0 -42.6 28 12.6 -31.4 241 59 328.3 328.3 291.5 329.3 0.26 15 300 9438 -39.3 -46.9 44 7.6 -39.8 244 65 330.0 330.0 291.9 330.7 0.19 16 250 10655 -50.4 -54.9 59 4.5 -50.6 246 68 331.1 331.1 292.1 331.5 0.09 17 200 12092 -53.3 -70.5 11 17.2 -53.6 249 78 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.4 0.01 18 150 13928 -59.0 -82.2 3 23.3 -59.2 248 69 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.5 0.00 19 100 16413 -67.3 -87.5 4 20.3 -67.4 246 35 397.7 397.7 304.9 397.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.73 m Freezing level: 636.05 mb = 3842.88 m = 12607.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.79 mb = 3691.62 m = 12111.47 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.38 % Est. max temperature: 27.34 C = 81.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 936.75 mb = 612.29 m = 2008.81 ft T: 19.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.29 C/km ThetaE index: 10.74 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 833.59 mb = 1609.94 m = 5281.90 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.10 C = 80.78 F Cap Strength: 2.07 C Lifted Index: -2.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.75 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.65 C Showalter Index: -2.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.86 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.77 C Cross Totals Index: 24.09 C K Index: 38.95 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 369.34 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.89 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 591.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 47.59 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 877.09 mb = 1177.50 m = 3863.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 762.09 mb = 2361.89 m = 7748.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 232.09 mb = 11133.87 m = 36527.99 ft B at Equ Level: 567.88 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 182.09 mb = 12690.48 m = 41634.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.9 at 40.5 knts Storm direction: 266.9 at 30.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 5.0 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 197.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 197.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 66.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.67 Bulk Rich Number: 9.32 Bulk Shear: 63.41 m/s