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: 38.51,-91.24 Latitude: 38.51 Longitude: -91.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 982 212 20.2 19.4 95 0.8 19.7 246 8 294.9 297.5 293.5 336.8 14.63 2 950 499 18.4 18.1 98 0.3 18.2 243 19 295.8 298.3 293.3 335.8 13.89 3 900 962 16.4 15.5 95 0.8 15.8 247 23 298.4 300.6 292.9 334.5 12.42 4 850 1447 13.3 12.1 92 1.2 12.5 251 25 300.1 302.0 291.9 330.8 10.48 5 800 1955 9.6 7.7 88 1.9 8.5 253 27 301.4 302.9 290.5 325.8 8.24 6 750 2488 5.6 4.4 92 1.2 4.9 249 27 302.7 304.0 289.9 323.7 7.03 7 700 3048 1.8 1.6 99 0.2 1.7 235 30 304.4 305.6 289.7 323.1 6.16 8 650 3645 -0.4 -0.5 99 0.2 -0.4 222 38 308.5 309.6 290.6 326.0 5.66 9 600 4282 -3.3 -3.5 99 0.2 -3.4 218 45 312.3 313.2 291.1 327.8 4.94 10 550 4967 -6.7 -6.9 98 0.3 -6.8 220 47 316.2 317.0 291.6 329.5 4.14 11 500 5706 -10.7 -11.3 95 0.6 -11.0 222 47 319.9 320.6 291.9 330.5 3.22 12 450 6508 -15.8 -16.9 91 1.1 -16.2 223 47 323.3 323.8 292.0 331.0 2.26 13 400 7385 -21.9 -23.5 87 1.6 -22.3 227 52 326.5 326.8 292.2 331.6 1.44 14 350 8353 -29.2 -31.5 81 2.2 -29.6 229 61 329.3 329.5 292.3 332.2 0.79 15 300 9433 -38.4 -40.8 78 2.4 -38.6 228 68 331.3 331.4 292.4 332.7 0.36 16 250 10656 -49.3 -51.0 82 1.7 -49.4 227 79 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.3 0.14 17 200 12078 -57.6 -65.4 36 7.8 -57.7 240 84 341.6 341.6 294.7 341.7 0.03 18 150 13911 -57.6 -83.3 2 25.8 -57.9 258 56 370.9 370.9 300.7 370.9 0.00 19 100 16415 -64.9 -87.3 3 22.4 -65.1 255 42 402.3 402.3 305.5 402.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5651.40 m Freezing level: 658.85 mb = 3538.97 m = 11610.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.64 mb = 3513.88 m = 11528.33 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.78 % Est. max temperature: 25.83 C = 78.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.36 mb = 306.61 m = 1005.91 ft T: 19.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.71 C/km ThetaE index: 13.72 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.98 mb = 877.00 m = 2877.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.22 C = 73.80 F Cap Strength: 0.36 C Lifted Index: -1.94 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.40 C Showalter Index: 0.08 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.86 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.03 C Cross Totals Index: 22.83 C K Index: 35.96 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 241.50 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.19 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 766.80 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 923.29 mb = 743.17 m = 2438.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 878.29 mb = 1169.38 m = 3836.51 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.29 mb = 11235.34 m = 36860.91 ft B at Equ Level: 754.13 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 158.29 mb = 13568.72 m = 44516.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.9 at 34.6 knts Storm direction: 259.9 at 25.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 3.7 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 33.2 neg: -1.1 tot: 32.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 10.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 2.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.15 Bulk Rich Number: 15.97 Bulk Shear: 48.02 m/s