MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180600F015.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180600F015.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: 15 hour RUC valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.62,-89.69 Latitude: 38.62 Longitude: -89.69 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 SFC 990 151 20.3 19.7 96 0.6 19.9 193 2 294.3 297.0 293.4 336.5 14.75 2 950 508 18.8 16.8 88 2.0 17.5 240 8 296.3 298.6 292.6 333.1 12.76 3 900 971 16.6 13.1 80 3.5 14.4 250 14 298.6 300.5 291.6 329.5 10.60 4 850 1457 14.1 11.2 83 2.9 12.3 239 18 300.9 302.7 291.7 330.0 9.87 5 800 1967 11.2 8.8 85 2.5 9.7 225 21 303.1 304.8 291.6 329.7 8.91 6 750 2503 7.6 5.1 84 2.5 6.2 215 25 304.8 306.2 290.9 326.9 7.34 7 700 3068 3.7 1.6 86 2.1 2.6 209 32 306.6 307.7 290.4 325.4 6.16 8 650 3667 0.3 -1.4 89 1.7 -0.6 211 41 309.3 310.3 290.5 325.7 5.31 9 600 4305 -3.5 -5.0 90 1.4 -4.2 216 48 312.0 312.9 290.5 325.9 4.41 10 550 4987 -7.7 -8.6 94 0.8 -8.1 223 52 314.9 315.6 290.7 326.6 3.64 11 500 5723 -11.6 -12.3 95 0.7 -11.9 228 52 318.9 319.4 291.3 328.7 2.98 12 450 6523 -16.3 -17.2 92 1.0 -16.6 229 50 322.8 323.2 291.7 330.2 2.20 13 400 7399 -22.4 -24.0 87 1.6 -22.8 230 49 325.9 326.2 291.9 330.7 1.37 14 350 8364 -30.0 -34.5 65 4.5 -30.7 230 51 328.2 328.4 291.8 330.4 0.59 15 300 9440 -39.2 -42.9 67 3.8 -39.5 229 54 330.2 330.2 292.0 331.3 0.29 16 250 10659 -50.2 -52.1 81 1.9 -50.3 233 57 331.4 331.4 292.2 331.9 0.12 17 200 12081 -56.8 -66.4 29 9.6 -56.9 249 74 342.9 342.9 295.0 343.0 0.03 18 150 13916 -56.5 -83.4 2 26.9 -56.8 244 67 372.8 372.8 301.1 372.8 0.00 19 100 16425 -66.0 -87.4 3 21.4 -66.1 251 37 400.3 400.3 305.2 400.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5658.81 m Freezing level: 646.57 mb = 3710.26 m = 12172.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.95 mb = 3556.05 m = 11666.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.78 % Est. max temperature: 27.34 C = 81.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 981.14 mb = 229.21 m = 752.00 ft T: 20.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.78 C/km ThetaE index: 6.96 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 864.65 mb = 1311.42 m = 4302.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.22 C = 79.19 F Cap Strength: 1.36 C Lifted Index: -1.57 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.46 C Showalter Index: -0.40 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.56 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.74 C Cross Totals Index: 22.82 C K Index: 34.84 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 222.73 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.36 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 359.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 46.55 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 909.31 mb = 882.80 m = 2896.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 764.31 mb = 2345.74 m = 7695.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 244.31 mb = 10805.51 m = 35450.71 ft B at Equ Level: 354.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 184.31 mb = 12601.94 m = 41344.46 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.2 at 33.7 knts Storm direction: 251.2 at 25.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 3.9 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 73.2 neg: -6.2 tot: 67.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 3.53 Bulk Shear: 101.81 m/s