MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F016.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F016.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: 16 hour RUC valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.02,-92.51 Latitude: 38.02 Longitude: -92.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 43 SFC 973 277 21.7 20.2 91 1.5 20.6 190 7 297.2 300.0 294.8 342.0 15.48 2 950 484 19.6 18.9 96 0.7 19.2 200 14 297.1 299.8 294.2 339.5 14.65 3 900 949 17.7 16.5 93 1.2 16.9 211 23 299.7 302.2 293.9 338.4 13.22 4 850 1438 16.4 10.2 67 6.1 12.6 220 29 303.3 305.0 291.9 330.9 9.26 5 800 1951 13.1 5.6 61 7.4 8.8 226 32 305.1 306.4 290.7 326.7 7.16 6 750 2491 9.0 2.7 65 6.3 5.6 235 34 306.4 307.5 290.4 325.3 6.23 7 700 3057 4.4 1.0 79 3.4 2.6 242 37 307.3 308.4 290.4 325.4 5.89 8 650 3656 0.3 -1.7 86 2.0 -0.7 243 41 309.3 310.3 290.4 325.4 5.19 9 600 4294 -3.5 -4.8 91 1.3 -4.1 237 45 312.1 312.9 290.6 326.2 4.47 10 550 4977 -7.1 -8.0 93 0.9 -7.5 229 50 315.7 316.4 291.2 328.0 3.81 11 500 5716 -10.9 -12.3 89 1.4 -11.5 226 54 319.7 320.3 291.6 329.5 2.97 12 450 6517 -16.2 -18.9 80 2.7 -17.0 230 59 322.8 323.2 291.5 329.3 1.91 13 400 7393 -22.0 -25.0 77 3.0 -22.7 228 57 326.4 326.7 291.9 330.9 1.26 14 350 8361 -29.0 -32.9 69 3.8 -29.7 226 54 329.6 329.7 292.3 332.1 0.69 15 300 9443 -38.1 -41.9 68 3.7 -38.5 225 56 331.7 331.7 292.5 332.9 0.32 16 250 10666 -49.4 -52.5 70 3.1 -49.6 228 62 332.6 332.6 292.6 333.1 0.12 17 200 12087 -58.8 -64.7 47 5.9 -58.9 239 86 339.6 339.6 294.3 339.8 0.03 18 150 13916 -56.6 -83.2 2 26.6 -56.9 254 59 372.6 372.6 301.0 372.6 0.00 19 100 16426 -65.6 -87.3 3 21.7 -65.8 256 41 400.9 400.9 305.3 400.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5673.38 m Freezing level: 646.29 mb = 3703.59 m = 12150.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.11 mb = 3519.33 m = 11546.20 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.11 % Est. max temperature: 28.73 C = 83.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 951.82 mb = 468.02 m = 1535.49 ft T: 19.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.76 C/km ThetaE index: 16.64 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 844.53 mb = 1492.88 m = 4897.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.99 C = 82.38 F Cap Strength: 1.58 C Lifted Index: -3.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.84 C Showalter Index: -0.11 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.46 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.29 C Cross Totals Index: 21.17 C K Index: 34.15 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 274.31 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.34 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1201.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 40.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.90 mb = 912.31 m = 2993.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 778.90 mb = 2174.69 m = 7134.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 208.90 mb = 11809.75 m = 38745.42 ft B at Equ Level: 1201.71 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 138.90 mb = 14392.34 m = 47218.40 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.5 at 38.9 knts Storm direction: 260.5 at 29.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 209.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 209.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 69.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.34 Bulk Rich Number: 12.16 Bulk Shear: 98.79 m/s