MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F025.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F025.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: 25 hour RUC valid 4Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.83,-88.78 Latitude: 37.83 Longitude: -88.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 33 SFC 988 137 19.4 18.2 93 1.2 18.6 195 15 293.5 295.9 292.2 331.8 13.44 2 950 475 17.4 17.0 98 0.4 17.2 204 37 294.9 297.2 292.3 332.0 12.96 3 900 936 15.4 14.4 93 1.1 14.7 207 49 297.4 299.5 291.9 330.8 11.50 4 850 1420 12.8 10.9 88 1.9 11.6 211 53 299.5 301.3 291.1 327.8 9.66 5 800 1927 10.0 7.5 85 2.5 8.5 217 52 301.8 303.3 290.6 326.0 8.16 6 750 2461 6.4 4.7 89 1.7 5.5 222 50 303.5 304.9 290.3 325.0 7.16 7 700 3023 2.2 1.9 98 0.3 2.1 226 49 304.9 306.1 290.0 324.0 6.29 8 650 3620 0.0 -0.3 98 0.3 -0.2 227 49 309.0 310.1 290.8 326.8 5.79 9 600 4259 -2.8 -3.0 98 0.3 -2.9 224 48 312.9 313.9 291.4 329.0 5.10 10 550 4945 -6.1 -6.5 98 0.3 -6.3 221 48 316.8 317.6 291.9 330.6 4.29 11 500 5686 -10.2 -10.9 95 0.7 -10.5 219 49 320.5 321.2 292.1 331.5 3.32 12 450 6490 -15.1 -16.4 90 1.3 -15.6 217 50 324.2 324.7 292.3 332.2 2.36 13 400 7370 -21.0 -22.8 85 1.9 -21.5 215 52 327.7 328.0 292.6 333.1 1.52 14 350 8341 -28.3 -30.9 79 2.5 -28.8 213 55 330.5 330.7 292.7 333.6 0.83 15 300 9424 -37.7 -40.4 76 2.6 -38.0 212 62 332.2 332.3 292.7 333.6 0.38 16 250 10650 -48.8 -50.7 81 1.9 -48.9 214 71 333.5 333.5 292.8 334.1 0.15 17 200 12113 -51.2 -73.6 5 22.3 -51.6 245 72 351.7 351.7 297.0 351.7 0.01 18 150 13953 -60.2 -82.1 4 21.9 -60.4 243 64 366.3 366.3 299.9 366.3 0.00 19 100 16440 -66.3 -87.3 4 21.0 -66.4 251 37 399.6 399.6 305.2 399.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5653.60 m Freezing level: 649.90 mb = 3621.69 m = 11882.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.50 mb = 3577.05 m = 11735.59 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.21 % Est. max temperature: 25.86 C = 78.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.44 mb = 282.50 m = 926.84 ft T: 18.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.67 C/km ThetaE index: 8.00 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 907.03 mb = 869.59 m = 2852.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.46 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.87 C = 73.16 F Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lifted Index: 0.28 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.62 C Showalter Index: 2.04 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.13 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.00 C Cross Totals Index: 21.12 C K Index: 33.59 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 327.96 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.63 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 166.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 926.33 mb = 689.93 m = 2263.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 841.33 mb = 1505.48 m = 4939.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 521.33 mb = 5361.70 m = 17590.67 ft B at Equ Level: 166.23 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 311.33 mb = 9163.88 m = 30064.86 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.8 at 47.8 knts Storm direction: 248.8 at 35.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 357.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 357.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 119.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.35 Bulk Rich Number: 3.01 Bulk Shear: 55.21 m/s