MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180600F009.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180600F009.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: 9 hour RUC valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.87,-88.61 Latitude: 37.87 Longitude: -88.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 90 SFC 995 135 22.9 17.7 72 5.2 19.4 209 12 296.5 298.8 292.7 333.7 12.90 2 950 536 21.4 13.7 61 7.7 16.4 223 30 298.9 300.8 291.6 329.4 10.43 3 900 1004 19.7 12.1 62 7.5 14.8 232 32 301.8 303.6 292.0 331.1 9.93 4 850 1493 15.2 12.1 82 3.0 13.2 234 29 302.0 304.0 292.6 333.1 10.52 5 800 2004 11.2 8.4 83 2.8 9.5 246 23 303.1 304.7 291.5 329.0 8.68 6 750 2540 9.2 -0.2 52 9.4 4.3 247 18 306.5 307.5 289.3 322.0 5.03 7 700 3110 7.3 -4.3 43 11.6 1.7 239 19 310.6 311.3 289.7 323.1 3.97 8 650 3715 2.4 -6.0 54 8.4 -1.4 253 23 311.7 312.4 289.9 323.6 3.77 9 600 4355 -2.5 -11.4 50 8.9 -6.0 250 27 313.3 313.8 289.3 321.9 2.67 10 550 5040 -6.9 -24.3 24 17.4 -11.7 237 31 315.9 316.1 288.5 319.3 0.97 11 500 5776 -11.9 -37.6 10 25.7 -16.6 237 36 318.6 318.6 288.6 319.7 0.30 12 450 6572 -17.3 -45.5 7 28.2 -21.1 239 40 321.5 321.5 289.3 322.0 0.14 13 400 7445 -22.5 -48.2 8 25.7 -25.4 245 41 325.8 325.8 290.6 326.3 0.12 14 350 8412 -29.1 -48.7 13 19.6 -31.0 246 46 329.4 329.5 291.7 330.0 0.13 15 300 9491 -38.6 -53.1 20 14.5 -39.4 254 50 331.0 331.0 292.1 331.4 0.09 16 250 10716 -48.5 -52.9 61 4.3 -48.7 261 67 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.4 0.11 17 200 12166 -51.2 -74.5 5 23.3 -51.7 259 82 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.7 0.01 18 150 13993 -61.7 -82.4 5 20.7 -61.8 252 65 363.8 363.9 299.4 363.9 0.00 19 100 16459 -68.1 -87.3 5 19.2 -68.2 250 29 396.2 396.2 304.7 396.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.35 m Freezing level: 625.30 mb = 4031.23 m = 13225.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 672.84 mb = 3432.99 m = 11262.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.96 % Est. max temperature: 28.54 C = 83.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 921.51 mb = 799.31 m = 2622.38 ft T: 20.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.19 C/km ThetaE index: 11.14 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 806.64 mb = 1933.95 m = 6344.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.38 C = 84.88 F Cap Strength: 2.67 C Lifted Index: -1.10 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.67 C Showalter Index: -2.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.02 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.02 C Cross Totals Index: 24.00 C K Index: 27.56 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 309.87 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.62 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 111.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 202.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 850.40 mb = 1488.81 m = 4884.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 605.40 mb = 4283.73 m = 14054.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 405.40 mb = 7345.34 m = 24098.58 ft B at Equ Level: 110.92 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 275.40 mb = 10065.53 m = 33023.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.3 at 26.7 knts Storm direction: 269.3 at 20.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 0.6 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 35.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 122.8 neg: -19.8 tot: 103.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 10.53 Bulk Shear: 10.55 m/s