MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180600F018.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180600F018.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: 18 hour RUC valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.90,-91.63 Latitude: 36.90 Longitude: -91.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 56 SFC 971 311 20.6 19.6 94 1.0 19.9 181 9 296.2 298.9 294.1 339.2 14.93 2 950 498 19.3 19.0 98 0.3 19.1 192 20 296.7 299.4 294.1 339.2 14.71 3 900 963 17.4 15.4 88 2.1 16.1 204 28 299.5 301.7 293.2 335.4 12.29 4 850 1449 14.2 9.5 73 4.7 11.3 216 38 301.0 302.6 290.9 327.1 8.81 5 800 1959 11.6 5.4 66 6.2 8.0 223 47 303.5 304.8 290.2 324.6 7.04 6 750 2495 7.7 3.4 74 4.3 5.4 226 49 304.9 306.1 290.2 324.7 6.54 7 700 3060 3.4 1.9 90 1.5 2.6 227 49 306.2 307.4 290.4 325.4 6.29 8 650 3658 0.4 -0.2 95 0.6 0.1 227 49 309.4 310.5 291.0 327.4 5.81 9 600 4297 -2.8 -3.6 94 0.8 -3.2 225 50 312.9 313.8 291.2 328.3 4.89 10 550 4983 -6.2 -7.1 94 0.9 -6.6 224 51 316.7 317.5 291.7 329.8 4.09 11 500 5724 -10.3 -11.5 91 1.1 -10.8 223 52 320.5 321.1 292.0 331.0 3.19 12 450 6528 -15.1 -16.6 88 1.5 -15.6 223 54 324.3 324.7 292.3 332.1 2.32 13 400 7407 -21.3 -23.4 83 2.1 -21.8 223 57 327.4 327.7 292.4 332.5 1.45 14 350 8377 -28.8 -31.6 77 2.8 -29.3 224 57 329.9 330.0 292.4 332.7 0.77 15 300 9459 -38.0 -40.8 74 2.9 -38.2 227 57 331.9 331.9 292.6 333.2 0.36 16 250 10683 -49.3 -51.5 77 2.2 -49.4 229 59 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.3 0.13 17 200 12130 -52.7 -72.2 8 19.5 -53.1 252 74 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.3 0.01 18 150 13960 -58.3 -82.4 3 24.0 -58.6 241 54 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.6 0.00 19 100 16451 -66.0 -87.6 3 21.6 -66.1 266 39 400.2 400.2 305.2 400.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5667.97 m Freezing level: 643.34 mb = 3742.93 m = 12279.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.81 mb = 3672.45 m = 12048.58 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.75 % Est. max temperature: 26.75 C = 80.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 957.27 mb = 432.25 m = 1418.12 ft T: 19.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.15 C/km ThetaE index: 14.57 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 875.78 mb = 1194.65 m = 3919.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.54 C = 76.18 F Cap Strength: 1.10 C Lifted Index: -2.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.13 C Showalter Index: 2.38 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.35 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.53 C Cross Totals Index: 19.83 C K Index: 32.56 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 284.39 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.72 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 688.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.31 mb = 959.58 m = 3148.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 835.31 mb = 1595.41 m = 5234.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.31 mb = 11075.48 m = 36336.45 ft B at Equ Level: 677.11 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 175.31 mb = 12967.92 m = 42545.16 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.5 at 45.4 knts Storm direction: 252.5 at 34.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 320.6 neg: -0.4 tot: 320.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 106.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.97 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.31 Bulk Rich Number: 6.03 Bulk Shear: 114.08 m/s