MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F021.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F021.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: 21 hour RUC valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.11,-93.19 Latitude: 37.11 Longitude: -93.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 49 SFC 960 403 19.9 19.3 96 0.7 19.5 216 8 296.5 299.2 294.1 339.2 14.80 2 950 492 19.2 18.8 98 0.3 18.9 216 12 296.6 299.3 294.0 338.6 14.55 3 900 956 16.8 16.7 99 0.1 16.8 222 21 298.9 301.3 293.8 338.0 13.43 4 850 1443 14.2 14.1 99 0.1 14.1 226 23 301.0 303.2 293.4 336.3 11.97 5 800 1953 11.1 10.4 95 0.7 10.7 223 27 303.0 304.8 292.4 332.6 9.96 6 750 2490 8.1 6.9 92 1.3 7.4 214 33 305.4 307.0 291.9 330.5 8.34 7 700 3056 3.6 3.3 98 0.4 3.4 208 37 306.5 307.8 291.0 327.6 6.93 8 650 3654 0.2 0.0 99 0.2 0.1 213 42 309.2 310.3 291.0 327.4 5.90 9 600 4293 -2.8 -3.0 99 0.2 -2.9 223 49 312.9 313.9 291.5 329.0 5.12 10 550 4978 -6.4 -7.0 96 0.6 -6.7 228 52 316.5 317.3 291.6 329.8 4.13 11 500 5719 -10.1 -11.1 92 1.0 -10.5 229 53 320.7 321.3 292.1 331.5 3.27 12 450 6524 -14.8 -16.4 88 1.5 -15.3 228 54 324.6 325.1 292.4 332.6 2.37 13 400 7405 -20.7 -22.9 83 2.2 -21.3 224 57 328.0 328.3 292.6 333.3 1.51 14 350 8377 -28.2 -30.8 78 2.7 -28.6 219 60 330.8 331.0 292.7 333.8 0.84 15 300 9461 -37.6 -40.8 72 3.2 -37.9 218 62 332.4 332.4 292.7 333.8 0.36 16 250 10688 -48.6 -51.8 69 3.2 -48.7 216 61 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.4 0.13 17 200 12127 -53.4 -76.8 4 23.4 -53.8 244 71 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.2 0.01 18 150 13951 -60.1 -81.8 4 21.7 -60.3 261 61 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.5 0.00 19 100 16438 -66.8 -87.3 4 20.5 -67.0 262 44 398.6 398.6 305.0 398.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.75 m Freezing level: 646.47 mb = 3698.93 m = 12135.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.69 mb = 3670.01 m = 12040.57 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.63 % Est. max temperature: 25.94 C = 78.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 950.60 mb = 486.35 m = 1595.60 ft T: 19.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.16 C/km ThetaE index: 11.80 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 902.73 mb = 930.03 m = 3051.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.10 C = 71.78 F Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lifted Index: -2.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.43 C Showalter Index: -1.77 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.55 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.34 C Cross Totals Index: 24.21 C K Index: 38.06 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 300.85 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.08 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 868.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.51 mb = 894.21 m = 2933.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 891.51 mb = 1036.77 m = 3401.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.51 mb = 11183.38 m = 36690.45 ft B at Equ Level: 857.28 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 161.51 mb = 13482.57 m = 44233.61 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.1 at 38.9 knts Storm direction: 252.1 at 29.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 2.6 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 122.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 122.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 40.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.47 Bulk Rich Number: 11.59 Bulk Shear: 74.92 m/s