MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F015.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F015.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: 15 hour RUC valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.75,-92.68 Latitude: 37.75 Longitude: -92.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 SFC 966 349 21.5 19.9 90 1.7 20.4 210 11 297.6 300.4 294.8 341.9 15.29 2 950 495 19.7 18.9 95 0.8 19.2 207 17 297.2 299.9 294.2 339.5 14.62 3 900 960 17.3 17.1 98 0.2 17.1 216 26 299.3 301.8 294.1 339.4 13.72 4 850 1448 15.8 13.1 84 2.7 14.0 223 32 302.7 304.7 293.3 335.9 11.21 5 800 1962 13.3 6.3 62 7.0 9.2 228 36 305.4 306.8 291.2 328.0 7.50 6 750 2501 8.9 2.0 62 6.9 5.2 238 38 306.3 307.4 290.0 324.3 5.92 7 700 3067 3.5 0.4 80 3.1 1.9 244 39 306.4 307.4 289.9 323.6 5.64 8 650 3664 -0.2 -1.9 88 1.7 -1.0 245 42 308.7 309.7 290.2 324.6 5.12 9 600 4301 -3.8 -4.7 94 0.9 -4.3 238 46 311.7 312.5 290.5 325.8 4.49 10 550 4984 -7.2 -7.8 96 0.6 -7.5 231 49 315.5 316.3 291.1 328.0 3.87 11 500 5722 -11.1 -11.9 94 0.8 -11.4 227 50 319.6 320.2 291.6 329.7 3.08 12 450 6524 -15.9 -17.6 87 1.6 -16.4 227 51 323.2 323.6 291.9 330.5 2.14 13 400 7401 -22.1 -24.4 81 2.3 -22.6 226 50 326.3 326.6 292.0 331.0 1.33 14 350 8367 -29.7 -32.9 74 3.2 -30.2 227 52 328.7 328.8 292.0 331.2 0.69 15 300 9446 -38.4 -41.5 73 3.1 -38.7 225 52 331.2 331.3 292.4 332.5 0.33 16 250 10669 -49.5 -52.4 72 2.9 -49.6 228 59 332.5 332.5 292.5 333.0 0.12 17 200 12096 -56.5 -67.4 24 10.9 -56.7 242 92 343.3 343.3 295.1 343.3 0.02 18 150 13924 -56.7 -83.5 2 26.8 -57.1 247 61 372.3 372.3 300.9 372.3 0.00 19 100 16428 -66.1 -87.4 4 21.3 -66.2 255 41 400.0 400.0 305.2 400.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.43 m Freezing level: 652.59 mb = 3633.48 m = 11920.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.66 mb = 3448.29 m = 11313.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.20 % Est. max temperature: 28.34 C = 83.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 943.39 mb = 555.41 m = 1822.19 ft T: 19.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.49 C/km ThetaE index: 18.27 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.41 mb = 1042.16 m = 3419.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.81 C = 74.86 F Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lifted Index: -3.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.88 C Showalter Index: -2.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.00 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.85 C Cross Totals Index: 24.15 C K Index: 36.81 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 343.87 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.34 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1360.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 23.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.54 mb = 916.94 m = 3008.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 779.54 mb = 2178.13 m = 7146.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 219.54 mb = 11499.93 m = 37728.98 ft B at Equ Level: 1360.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 139.54 mb = 14370.05 m = 47145.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.3 at 40.1 knts Storm direction: 262.3 at 30.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 208.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 208.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 69.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.55 Bulk Rich Number: 18.19 Bulk Shear: 74.80 m/s