MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F021.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F021.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 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.64,-91.00 Latitude: 38.64 Longitude: -91.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 46 SFC 982 203 18.9 18.5 98 0.3 18.7 98 1 293.5 296.0 292.5 332.9 13.82 2 950 486 17.2 17.1 99 0.1 17.1 228 7 294.6 297.0 292.2 331.8 12.99 3 900 947 15.0 14.8 99 0.2 14.8 225 13 297.0 299.1 292.0 331.1 11.82 4 850 1430 12.0 11.1 95 0.8 11.4 226 18 298.7 300.5 291.0 327.5 9.84 5 800 1936 9.4 7.8 90 1.6 8.5 222 24 301.1 302.7 290.5 325.8 8.33 6 750 2469 5.9 5.2 96 0.7 5.5 215 29 303.0 304.3 290.3 325.2 7.43 7 700 3030 1.9 1.8 99 0.1 1.8 211 33 304.6 305.7 289.8 323.5 6.24 8 650 3626 -0.5 -0.5 99 0.1 -0.5 210 36 308.4 309.5 290.5 325.9 5.66 9 600 4264 -3.1 -3.2 99 0.1 -3.2 213 40 312.5 313.4 291.2 328.3 5.02 10 550 4949 -6.8 -6.9 99 0.1 -6.8 214 41 316.0 316.8 291.5 329.3 4.15 11 500 5688 -11.2 -11.7 96 0.5 -11.4 213 43 319.4 320.0 291.6 329.7 3.13 12 450 6488 -16.1 -17.3 91 1.2 -16.5 212 47 323.0 323.4 291.8 330.4 2.19 13 400 7365 -21.7 -23.5 85 1.8 -22.2 212 53 326.8 327.1 292.2 331.8 1.43 14 350 8334 -28.8 -31.3 79 2.5 -29.2 210 59 330.0 330.1 292.5 332.9 0.80 15 300 9417 -37.6 -40.2 76 2.6 -37.8 205 62 332.4 332.5 292.7 333.9 0.38 16 250 10644 -48.9 -51.5 74 2.6 -49.1 206 70 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.8 0.13 17 200 12078 -53.8 -69.6 13 15.7 -54.1 232 83 347.6 347.6 296.1 347.6 0.02 18 150 13913 -58.0 -82.5 3 24.4 -58.3 258 62 370.1 370.1 300.6 370.1 0.00 19 100 16428 -64.5 -87.5 3 23.0 -64.7 252 42 403.1 403.1 305.6 403.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5641.09 m Freezing level: 659.96 mb = 3507.49 m = 11507.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.83 mb = 3493.31 m = 11460.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.34 % Est. max temperature: 24.86 C = 76.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 977.81 mb = 239.22 m = 784.82 ft T: 18.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.92 C/km ThetaE index: 9.42 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 924.80 mb = 715.67 m = 2347.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.11 C = 70.00 F Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lifted Index: -0.73 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.00 C Showalter Index: 1.26 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.53 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.19 C Cross Totals Index: 22.34 C K Index: 34.26 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 212.31 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.34 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 277.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 928.35 mb = 683.01 m = 2240.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 903.35 mb = 915.76 m = 3004.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 423.35 mb = 6942.69 m = 22777.57 ft B at Equ Level: 277.11 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 223.35 mb = 11368.18 m = 37296.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.4 at 30.8 knts Storm direction: 244.4 at 23.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 4.2 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 77.8 neg: -7.5 tot: 70.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 3.40 Bulk Shear: 81.87 m/s