MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F019.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F019.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: 19 hour RUC valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.59,-91.65 Latitude: 37.59 Longitude: -91.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 60 SFC 965 373 21.1 19.7 92 1.4 20.2 176 10 297.3 300.1 294.6 341.3 15.19 2 950 504 19.5 18.6 94 1.0 18.9 194 15 297.0 299.6 293.9 338.3 14.30 3 900 968 17.1 16.0 93 1.1 16.4 212 22 299.2 301.5 293.4 336.5 12.80 4 850 1456 15.7 12.0 79 3.7 13.3 229 26 302.6 304.5 292.7 333.5 10.44 5 800 1969 13.1 8.1 72 5.0 10.1 241 28 305.2 306.7 291.9 330.8 8.53 6 750 2509 9.3 5.6 78 3.6 7.2 239 30 306.6 308.1 291.7 329.8 7.65 7 700 3077 4.4 3.0 90 1.4 3.7 230 34 307.4 308.7 291.2 328.2 6.80 8 650 3676 0.4 -0.6 93 1.0 -0.2 220 40 309.4 310.4 290.8 326.8 5.64 9 600 4314 -3.3 -4.1 95 0.7 -3.7 217 45 312.3 313.2 290.9 327.1 4.72 10 550 4998 -7.2 -8.0 94 0.8 -7.5 222 47 315.5 316.3 291.1 327.8 3.82 11 500 5736 -11.1 -12.5 90 1.3 -11.6 226 46 319.5 320.0 291.5 329.1 2.93 12 450 6537 -16.3 -18.7 82 2.4 -17.1 229 48 322.7 323.1 291.5 329.3 1.93 13 400 7411 -22.6 -25.9 74 3.3 -23.3 232 54 325.7 325.9 291.6 329.8 1.16 14 350 8376 -29.9 -33.6 70 3.7 -30.5 231 54 328.4 328.5 291.9 330.7 0.64 15 300 9454 -38.8 -42.8 66 4.0 -39.1 236 57 330.7 330.8 292.2 331.8 0.29 16 250 10675 -49.6 -52.0 75 2.4 -49.7 236 58 332.3 332.4 292.5 332.8 0.12 17 200 12103 -55.5 -67.8 20 12.3 -55.7 252 88 344.9 344.9 295.5 345.0 0.02 18 150 13939 -57.6 -82.8 3 25.2 -57.9 244 62 370.9 370.9 300.7 370.9 0.00 19 100 16435 -66.9 -87.6 4 20.6 -67.1 256 38 398.4 398.4 305.0 398.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5675.36 m Freezing level: 645.24 mb = 3736.52 m = 12258.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.05 mb = 3650.28 m = 11975.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.15 % Est. max temperature: 28.11 C = 82.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.56 mb = 544.15 m = 1785.24 ft T: 19.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.86 C/km ThetaE index: 14.50 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 844.14 mb = 1514.48 m = 4968.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.61 C = 79.89 F Cap Strength: 1.30 C Lifted Index: -3.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.32 C Showalter Index: -1.56 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.99 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.82 C Cross Totals Index: 23.17 C K Index: 37.41 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 261.74 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.96 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1000.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 44.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.18 mb = 1014.14 m = 3327.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 750.18 mb = 2506.82 m = 8224.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.18 mb = 11203.81 m = 36757.46 ft B at Equ Level: 997.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 150.18 mb = 13931.01 m = 45704.87 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.8 at 36.2 knts Storm direction: 254.8 at 27.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 1.9 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 108.3 neg: -0.1 tot: 108.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 36.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.66 Bulk Rich Number: 14.59 Bulk Shear: 68.57 m/s