MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F020.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F020.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: 20 hour RUC valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.19,-89.80 Latitude: 37.19 Longitude: -89.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 61 SFC 993 119 21.6 19.8 90 1.8 20.4 191 4 295.3 297.9 293.7 337.7 14.79 2 950 507 20.5 17.0 80 3.5 18.1 209 25 298.0 300.3 293.2 335.5 12.92 3 900 973 18.2 14.2 78 4.0 15.5 204 32 300.2 302.3 292.7 333.6 11.37 4 850 1460 14.4 11.3 82 3.1 12.4 201 36 301.2 303.1 291.9 330.6 9.94 5 800 1970 10.3 7.8 84 2.5 8.8 203 37 302.1 303.7 290.8 326.9 8.32 6 750 2504 6.8 5.2 89 1.6 5.9 209 39 304.0 305.3 290.6 326.2 7.41 7 700 3069 4.3 4.0 98 0.2 4.1 210 41 307.2 308.6 291.6 329.5 7.33 8 650 3669 1.1 -0.9 86 2.0 0.1 210 42 310.2 311.3 291.0 327.4 5.53 9 600 4310 -2.2 -5.7 77 3.5 -3.8 209 44 313.6 314.4 290.8 326.8 4.17 10 550 4996 -6.7 -8.9 84 2.2 -7.6 207 47 316.1 316.8 291.0 327.6 3.55 11 500 5735 -10.9 -12.3 89 1.4 -11.5 213 47 319.7 320.3 291.6 329.5 2.97 12 450 6537 -15.3 -16.9 87 1.6 -15.9 223 46 324.0 324.4 292.2 331.7 2.25 13 400 7417 -21.0 -23.3 81 2.3 -21.6 232 47 327.7 328.0 292.5 332.9 1.46 14 350 8388 -28.3 -31.2 76 2.9 -28.8 238 51 330.6 330.8 292.7 333.5 0.81 15 300 9473 -37.2 -40.5 71 3.3 -37.6 247 55 332.9 333.0 292.9 334.3 0.37 16 250 10701 -48.9 -52.5 66 3.6 -49.0 253 59 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.9 0.12 17 200 12127 -56.7 -65.5 32 8.8 -56.8 257 79 343.0 343.0 295.1 343.1 0.03 18 150 13956 -57.8 -83.1 3 25.4 -58.0 246 46 370.5 370.5 300.7 370.5 0.00 19 100 16442 -66.5 -87.6 4 21.0 -66.7 260 43 399.2 399.2 305.1 399.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5673.71 m Freezing level: 633.00 mb = 3887.26 m = 12753.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.62 mb = 3686.39 m = 12094.32 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.10 % Est. max temperature: 27.63 C = 81.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.40 mb = 340.18 m = 1116.06 ft T: 20.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.70 C/km ThetaE index: 11.48 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 861.91 mb = 1341.69 m = 4401.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.27 C = 81.09 F Cap Strength: 2.06 C Lifted Index: -2.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.91 C Showalter Index: 0.01 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.55 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.33 C Cross Totals Index: 22.21 C K Index: 36.41 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 303.83 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.29 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 470.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 37.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.36 mb = 988.67 m = 3243.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 833.36 mb = 1626.48 m = 5336.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.36 mb = 11140.75 m = 36550.59 ft B at Equ Level: 458.26 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 173.36 mb = 13035.62 m = 42767.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 208.4 at 39.2 knts Storm direction: 238.4 at 29.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 1.7 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 171.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 171.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.43 Bulk Rich Number: 7.21 Bulk Shear: 65.31 m/s