MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F022.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F022.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: 22 hour RUC valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.65,-88.66 Latitude: 37.65 Longitude: -88.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 SFC 989 150 20.7 19.4 92 1.3 19.8 165 4 294.8 297.4 293.4 336.2 14.45 2 950 499 21.7 16.4 72 5.3 18.1 195 27 299.2 301.5 293.2 335.5 12.43 3 900 967 18.9 13.7 72 5.2 15.5 199 38 301.0 303.0 292.6 333.5 11.04 4 850 1455 14.5 12.0 85 2.5 13.0 202 42 301.4 303.3 292.3 332.2 10.45 5 800 1964 10.2 8.9 91 1.3 9.5 204 45 302.1 303.7 291.3 328.8 8.99 6 750 2498 6.7 1.2 68 5.5 3.8 206 46 303.9 304.9 289.0 320.7 5.57 7 700 3062 3.6 2.6 93 1.0 3.1 211 43 306.5 307.7 290.7 326.6 6.60 8 650 3661 0.8 0.6 98 0.2 0.7 215 44 309.9 311.1 291.4 328.9 6.16 9 600 4301 -2.5 -3.9 91 1.3 -3.2 213 48 313.2 314.1 291.2 328.3 4.79 10 550 4987 -6.9 -8.9 86 2.0 -7.7 211 53 315.9 316.6 291.0 327.4 3.55 11 500 5724 -11.7 -13.5 86 1.8 -12.3 215 57 318.8 319.3 291.0 327.7 2.70 12 450 6524 -15.5 -17.1 87 1.7 -16.0 228 55 323.8 324.2 292.1 331.3 2.22 13 400 7405 -20.8 -22.6 85 1.8 -21.2 234 52 328.0 328.3 292.6 333.4 1.56 14 350 8377 -27.9 -30.5 78 2.6 -28.3 240 51 331.2 331.3 292.9 334.3 0.86 15 300 9463 -37.1 -41.9 61 4.8 -37.6 247 52 333.0 333.1 292.9 334.2 0.32 16 250 10691 -48.8 -53.3 60 4.5 -49.0 249 57 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.9 0.11 17 200 12124 -53.8 -68.8 14 15.0 -54.1 252 76 347.6 347.6 296.1 347.6 0.02 18 150 13960 -58.1 -82.6 3 24.5 -58.3 247 50 370.0 370.0 300.5 370.0 0.00 19 100 16441 -66.7 -87.7 4 21.0 -66.8 268 41 398.9 398.9 305.0 398.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.80 m Freezing level: 637.77 mb = 3817.90 m = 12525.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.79 mb = 3775.39 m = 12386.30 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.31 % Est. max temperature: 27.43 C = 81.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.99 mb = 318.50 m = 1044.95 ft T: 21.19 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.76 C/km ThetaE index: 15.45 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 849.22 mb = 1462.60 m = 4798.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.28 C = 81.11 F Cap Strength: 2.05 C Lifted Index: -2.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.37 C Showalter Index: -1.52 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.96 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.23 C Cross Totals Index: 23.73 C K Index: 37.23 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 358.59 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.98 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 431.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 46.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 878.62 mb = 1172.15 m = 3845.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 823.62 mb = 1719.79 m = 5642.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 353.62 mb = 8302.33 m = 27238.29 ft B at Equ Level: 419.48 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 183.62 mb = 12669.05 m = 41564.61 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.5 at 44.7 knts Storm direction: 239.5 at 33.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 312.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 312.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 104.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.80 Bulk Rich Number: 4.62 Bulk Shear: 93.47 m/s