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: 40.47,-92.76 Latitude: 40.47 Longitude: -92.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 32 SFC 972 275 19.5 18.6 95 0.9 18.9 233 8 295.0 297.5 293.1 335.1 14.00 2 950 477 18.9 18.0 95 0.9 18.4 234 22 296.4 298.9 293.4 336.3 13.84 3 900 942 17.5 15.5 88 2.0 16.3 232 36 299.6 301.8 293.3 335.9 12.44 4 850 1430 14.9 13.0 88 1.9 13.7 232 42 301.8 303.8 293.0 334.6 11.13 5 800 1941 11.3 10.9 97 0.4 11.1 237 43 303.2 305.1 292.7 333.9 10.31 6 750 2478 7.9 6.2 89 1.7 6.9 242 40 305.1 306.6 291.5 329.0 7.93 7 700 3044 4.9 -2.3 60 7.1 1.4 244 40 307.9 308.7 289.4 322.2 4.63 8 650 3644 1.0 -4.8 65 5.9 -1.7 243 41 310.1 310.9 289.7 323.0 4.10 9 600 4283 -3.4 -4.6 91 1.3 -4.0 241 45 312.2 313.1 290.7 326.5 4.53 10 550 4967 -7.0 -8.4 90 1.4 -7.6 237 47 315.8 316.5 291.0 327.6 3.68 11 500 5704 -11.8 -15.5 74 3.7 -13.1 235 48 318.6 319.1 290.6 326.2 2.29 12 450 6501 -17.4 -24.1 56 6.7 -19.1 234 51 321.3 321.6 290.5 325.6 1.21 13 400 7373 -23.2 -27.2 70 4.0 -24.1 237 51 324.8 325.0 291.3 328.4 1.03 14 350 8335 -30.6 -34.4 69 3.8 -31.2 238 56 327.5 327.6 291.6 329.7 0.59 15 300 9410 -39.2 -49.1 34 9.9 -39.9 235 61 330.1 330.1 291.9 330.7 0.15 16 250 10629 -49.6 -55.0 53 5.5 -49.8 232 63 332.3 332.4 292.4 332.7 0.09 17 200 12062 -54.0 -73.0 8 19.0 -54.3 240 67 347.3 347.3 296.0 347.3 0.01 18 150 13896 -58.4 -82.4 3 24.0 -58.7 245 63 369.4 369.4 300.5 369.4 0.00 19 100 16389 -66.4 -87.1 4 20.7 -66.5 240 34 399.4 399.4 305.1 399.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.04 m Freezing level: 638.39 mb = 3792.41 m = 12442.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.98 mb = 3302.81 m = 10835.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.39 % Est. max temperature: 27.00 C = 80.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.77 mb = 388.47 m = 1274.49 ft T: 19.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.28 C/km ThetaE index: 14.07 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 862.50 mb = 1305.06 m = 4281.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.65 C = 78.17 F Cap Strength: 1.35 C Lifted Index: -3.29 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.48 C Showalter Index: -2.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.52 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.72 C Cross Totals Index: 24.80 C K Index: 32.58 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 370.32 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.74 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 938.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 23.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.81 mb = 924.70 m = 3033.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 806.81 mb = 1869.32 m = 6132.88 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.81 mb = 10977.30 m = 36014.32 ft B at Equ Level: 933.24 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 156.81 mb = 13612.69 m = 44660.52 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.1 at 41.7 knts Storm direction: 268.1 at 31.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 5.4 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 185.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 185.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.06 Bulk Rich Number: 17.58 Bulk Shear: 53.38 m/s