MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F019.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F019.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: 19 hour RUC valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.76,-95.30 Latitude: 37.76 Longitude: -95.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 SFC 970 302 21.5 19.5 88 2.0 20.1 280 7 297.2 299.9 294.4 340.2 14.86 2 950 482 20.6 17.8 84 2.8 18.7 276 11 298.1 300.5 293.7 337.5 13.58 3 900 948 17.6 13.5 77 4.2 14.9 294 16 299.7 301.6 292.1 331.4 10.83 4 850 1434 14.1 6.3 59 7.8 9.6 305 19 301.0 302.3 289.3 322.0 7.07 5 800 1942 9.6 1.6 57 8.0 5.4 312 20 301.3 302.3 287.9 317.5 5.37 6 750 2473 4.2 -0.0 74 4.2 2.1 314 23 301.2 302.1 287.6 316.5 5.10 7 700 3030 0.3 -1.8 86 2.1 -0.7 304 24 302.8 303.7 287.9 317.4 4.79 8 650 3621 -2.5 -3.8 91 1.2 -3.1 283 26 306.1 306.9 288.7 319.8 4.45 9 600 4252 -5.7 -6.6 93 0.9 -6.1 255 29 309.6 310.3 289.3 321.8 3.90 10 550 4930 -9.3 -10.4 92 1.1 -9.7 235 35 313.1 313.7 289.8 323.2 3.16 11 500 5662 -13.3 -14.5 91 1.2 -13.7 221 41 316.8 317.3 290.3 325.0 2.49 12 450 6456 -17.8 -19.0 90 1.2 -18.1 207 44 320.9 321.2 290.9 327.3 1.90 13 400 7327 -23.8 -25.2 88 1.4 -24.1 197 50 324.1 324.3 291.3 328.4 1.23 14 350 8287 -31.5 -33.3 84 1.8 -31.8 190 57 326.2 326.4 291.3 328.6 0.66 15 300 9356 -40.5 -42.8 78 2.3 -40.6 194 63 328.3 328.4 291.6 329.4 0.29 16 250 10588 -43.7 -67.2 6 23.6 -44.4 223 58 341.1 341.2 294.6 341.2 0.02 17 200 12071 -49.5 -73.5 4 24.0 -50.0 238 67 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.5 0.01 18 150 13910 -58.2 -82.8 3 24.6 -58.4 261 59 369.9 369.9 300.5 369.9 0.00 19 100 16414 -64.0 -87.6 3 23.6 -64.2 255 46 404.1 404.1 305.7 404.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5619.90 m Freezing level: 694.28 mb = 3097.56 m = 10162.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 712.15 mb = 2890.99 m = 9484.75 ft Precipitable water: 1.27 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.44 % Est. max temperature: 25.45 C = 77.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.90 mb = 556.07 m = 1824.36 ft T: 20.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.18 C/km ThetaE index: 23.72 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 846.29 mb = 1470.69 m = 4825.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.25 C = 77.45 F Cap Strength: 1.35 C Lifted Index: -3.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.40 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -5.20 C Showalter Index: 2.01 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.10 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.45 C Cross Totals Index: 19.65 C K Index: 31.66 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 154.12 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.52 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1020.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 19.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.96 mb = 1226.86 m = 4025.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 825.96 mb = 1674.30 m = 5493.04 ft Equ Level (EL): 275.96 mb = 9920.04 m = 32545.67 ft B at Equ Level: 1007.25 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 185.96 mb = 12536.48 m = 41129.69 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 261.3 at 27.0 knts Storm direction: 291.3 at 20.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 1.4 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -168.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 7.7 neg: -27.9 tot: -20.2 m^2/s^2 ave: -6.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: -2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 27.91 Bulk Shear: 36.56 m/s