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: 38.48,-90.32 Latitude: 38.48 Longitude: -90.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 21.7 20.0 90 1.7 20.5 181 9 295.8 298.6 294.1 339.1 15.03 2 950 496 19.2 18.4 95 0.9 18.7 201 20 296.7 299.3 293.7 337.5 14.13 3 900 962 19.0 11.5 62 7.5 14.3 226 27 301.1 302.8 291.5 329.2 9.52 4 850 1451 16.8 5.4 47 11.3 10.2 238 32 303.7 304.9 289.9 323.7 6.63 5 800 1964 13.0 3.3 52 9.7 7.6 245 34 305.0 306.2 289.8 323.5 6.07 6 750 2502 8.6 2.0 63 6.6 5.0 248 35 305.9 307.0 289.9 323.9 5.90 7 700 3068 3.7 0.9 81 2.9 2.2 243 37 306.6 307.7 290.1 324.4 5.82 8 650 3666 -0.1 -1.0 94 0.9 -0.6 233 42 308.9 309.9 290.5 325.8 5.48 9 600 4304 -3.4 -3.8 98 0.3 -3.6 227 48 312.1 313.0 290.9 327.3 4.83 10 550 4987 -7.2 -7.4 99 0.2 -7.3 227 48 315.5 316.3 291.2 328.3 3.99 11 500 5725 -11.6 -11.9 98 0.3 -11.7 230 47 318.9 319.5 291.5 329.0 3.08 12 450 6524 -16.6 -17.6 92 1.0 -16.9 231 50 322.4 322.8 291.6 329.6 2.13 13 400 7399 -22.6 -26.2 72 3.7 -23.4 231 54 325.6 325.9 291.6 329.6 1.12 14 350 8364 -29.8 -34.9 61 5.1 -30.6 227 55 328.5 328.6 291.9 330.6 0.56 15 300 9441 -38.9 -43.6 61 4.7 -39.3 231 59 330.5 330.5 292.1 331.5 0.27 16 250 10661 -49.9 -53.1 69 3.2 -50.1 232 64 331.8 331.8 292.3 332.3 0.11 17 200 12082 -56.6 -66.8 27 10.2 -56.8 250 83 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.2 0.02 18 150 13916 -57.8 -82.8 3 25.0 -58.1 243 65 370.4 370.5 300.7 370.5 0.00 19 100 16419 -65.7 -87.4 3 21.7 -65.8 252 41 400.9 400.9 305.3 400.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5670.47 m Freezing level: 651.05 mb = 3653.45 m = 11986.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.07 mb = 3541.94 m = 11620.38 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.33 % Est. max temperature: 29.80 C = 85.64 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 963.80 mb = 372.38 m = 1221.71 ft T: 20.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.77 C/km ThetaE index: 15.59 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 813.48 mb = 1822.65 m = 5979.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.45 C = 86.81 F Cap Strength: 3.12 C Lifted Index: -2.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.21 C Showalter Index: 2.80 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.35 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.35 C Cross Totals Index: 17.01 C K Index: 30.89 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 175.97 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.04 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 671.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 117.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 891.81 mb = 1040.20 m = 3412.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 746.81 mb = 2537.06 m = 8323.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.81 mb = 11006.45 m = 36109.95 ft B at Equ Level: 667.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 166.81 mb = 13238.66 m = 43433.40 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.5 at 38.2 knts Storm direction: 262.5 at 28.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.6 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 180.7 neg: -3.2 tot: 177.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.74 Bulk Rich Number: 7.61 Bulk Shear: 88.26 m/s