MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F018.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F018.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: 18 hour RUC valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.81,-91.06 Latitude: 37.81 Longitude: -91.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 971 324 20.3 19.3 94 0.9 19.6 202 7 295.9 298.6 293.9 338.2 14.70 2 950 512 18.7 18.4 99 0.2 18.5 212 16 296.1 298.7 293.6 337.0 14.19 3 900 976 16.8 16.5 98 0.3 16.6 224 23 298.8 301.3 293.7 337.4 13.25 4 850 1463 15.2 13.2 88 2.0 13.9 242 28 302.0 304.1 293.2 335.4 11.29 5 800 1976 13.0 8.7 75 4.3 10.4 253 30 305.0 306.7 292.2 331.7 8.89 6 750 2516 9.0 6.9 86 2.1 7.8 249 31 306.4 307.9 292.2 331.6 8.33 7 700 3083 4.1 3.5 96 0.6 3.8 241 33 307.1 308.4 291.3 328.6 7.06 8 650 3681 -0.2 -0.7 97 0.4 -0.4 231 38 308.7 309.8 290.6 326.1 5.62 9 600 4318 -3.7 -3.9 99 0.1 -3.8 228 43 311.8 312.7 290.8 326.9 4.80 10 550 5001 -7.4 -7.6 98 0.2 -7.5 231 45 315.3 316.0 291.1 327.9 3.92 11 500 5739 -11.3 -12.0 95 0.7 -11.6 233 46 319.3 319.9 291.5 329.3 3.06 12 450 6540 -16.5 -18.5 84 2.0 -17.1 234 48 322.6 322.9 291.5 329.3 1.98 13 400 7415 -22.4 -25.7 74 3.3 -23.1 232 51 325.9 326.2 291.7 330.1 1.18 14 350 8381 -29.7 -34.3 64 4.6 -30.4 229 51 328.8 328.9 292.0 331.0 0.60 15 300 9459 -38.6 -42.6 66 4.0 -38.9 227 55 331.0 331.1 292.3 332.2 0.30 16 250 10682 -49.1 -51.7 74 2.6 -49.2 235 72 333.0 333.1 292.7 333.6 0.13 17 200 12117 -55.2 -70.4 13 15.3 -55.4 248 86 345.4 345.4 295.6 345.5 0.01 18 150 13941 -58.7 -81.9 4 23.1 -59.0 246 67 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.00 19 100 16431 -67.0 -87.7 4 20.8 -67.1 252 36 398.3 398.3 305.0 398.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5672.31 m Freezing level: 652.46 mb = 3651.76 m = 11980.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.28 mb = 3615.76 m = 11862.59 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.36 % Est. max temperature: 28.05 C = 82.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.02 mb = 438.95 m = 1440.11 ft T: 19.29 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.81 C/km ThetaE index: 11.37 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 902.73 mb = 949.59 m = 3115.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.55 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.02 C = 73.43 F Cap Strength: 0.94 C Lifted Index: -3.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.62 C Showalter Index: -2.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.94 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.45 C Cross Totals Index: 24.49 C K Index: 39.04 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 297.95 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.31 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1023.14 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 29.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.58 mb = 847.15 m = 2779.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 758.58 mb = 2420.44 m = 7940.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.58 mb = 11258.03 m = 36935.34 ft B at Equ Level: 1012.48 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 148.58 mb = 13999.40 m = 45929.22 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.7 at 35.4 knts Storm direction: 264.7 at 26.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 1.5 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 121.2 neg: -4.4 tot: 116.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.77 Bulk Rich Number: 17.20 Bulk Shear: 59.49 m/s