MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F020.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F020.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: 20 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.43,-90.29 Latitude: 38.43 Longitude: -90.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 SFC 988 161 21.8 20.1 90 1.6 20.6 179 10 296.0 298.7 294.3 339.7 15.20 2 950 497 19.4 18.3 93 1.1 18.7 199 21 296.9 299.4 293.7 337.4 14.04 3 900 963 19.3 10.9 58 8.4 14.0 227 26 301.4 303.0 291.2 328.3 9.10 4 850 1452 16.9 5.2 46 11.7 10.2 241 32 303.8 305.0 289.8 323.5 6.53 5 800 1965 13.0 3.5 52 9.5 7.7 246 34 305.0 306.1 289.9 323.7 6.16 6 750 2503 8.5 2.4 65 6.1 5.2 247 35 305.8 307.0 290.0 324.3 6.07 7 700 3069 3.8 1.3 83 2.5 2.5 240 37 306.7 307.9 290.3 325.1 6.01 8 650 3667 0.0 -0.7 95 0.7 -0.4 231 42 309.0 310.0 290.6 326.3 5.59 9 600 4305 -3.4 -3.8 97 0.4 -3.6 226 48 312.1 313.0 290.9 327.3 4.81 10 550 4989 -7.3 -7.5 98 0.2 -7.4 228 49 315.4 316.2 291.2 328.1 3.95 11 500 5726 -11.6 -11.9 97 0.4 -11.7 231 48 318.9 319.5 291.4 329.0 3.06 12 450 6526 -16.5 -17.6 91 1.1 -16.9 231 50 322.5 322.9 291.6 329.7 2.14 13 400 7401 -22.6 -26.1 73 3.5 -23.4 231 54 325.6 325.9 291.6 329.7 1.14 14 350 8366 -29.8 -34.7 62 4.9 -30.5 227 55 328.6 328.7 291.9 330.7 0.57 15 300 9443 -38.9 -43.6 61 4.7 -39.3 231 58 330.5 330.6 292.2 331.6 0.27 16 250 10663 -49.9 -53.0 70 3.1 -50.0 232 62 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.3 0.11 17 200 12085 -56.6 -66.8 26 10.2 -56.7 250 83 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.3 0.02 18 150 13918 -57.9 -82.7 3 24.8 -58.2 243 66 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.4 0.00 19 100 16420 -65.7 -87.4 3 21.7 -65.9 252 41 400.7 400.7 305.3 400.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.31 m Freezing level: 649.69 mb = 3671.21 m = 12044.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 656.35 mb = 3588.74 m = 11773.92 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.29 % Est. max temperature: 29.88 C = 85.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.68 mb = 365.02 m = 1197.54 ft T: 20.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.80 C/km ThetaE index: 16.23 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 810.25 mb = 1857.30 m = 6093.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.53 C = 86.95 F Cap Strength: 3.44 C Lifted Index: -2.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.99 C Showalter Index: 2.92 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.24 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.46 C Cross Totals Index: 16.78 C K Index: 31.10 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 173.04 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.07 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 626.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 123.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 886.66 mb = 1090.65 m = 3578.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 751.66 mb = 2484.74 m = 8151.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.66 mb = 11148.65 m = 36576.50 ft B at Equ Level: 611.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 171.66 mb = 13058.26 m = 42841.53 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.2 at 38.3 knts Storm direction: 262.2 at 28.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 1.0 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 170.0 neg: -5.4 tot: 164.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 54.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.66 Bulk Rich Number: 7.00 Bulk Shear: 89.44 m/s