MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F009.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F009.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 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.06,-94.33 Latitude: 37.06 Longitude: -94.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 967 335 21.2 19.8 92 1.4 20.2 211 11 297.2 299.9 294.6 341.2 15.22 2 950 489 19.8 19.0 95 0.8 19.2 214 19 297.3 299.9 294.3 339.7 14.67 3 900 954 16.9 16.8 99 0.1 16.8 217 26 298.9 301.4 293.9 338.2 13.47 4 850 1441 14.6 13.5 93 1.1 13.9 220 29 301.4 303.5 293.2 335.4 11.52 5 800 1953 12.8 11.2 90 1.6 11.7 218 25 304.7 306.7 293.3 336.1 10.50 6 750 2494 9.8 8.7 93 1.1 9.1 220 26 307.2 309.0 293.3 335.8 9.46 7 700 3063 5.2 4.3 94 0.9 4.6 231 27 308.2 309.6 292.0 331.0 7.46 8 650 3663 0.0 -0.4 97 0.4 -0.2 237 28 309.0 310.1 290.7 326.7 5.73 9 600 4299 -4.9 -5.4 96 0.5 -5.1 232 32 310.4 311.2 289.9 323.8 4.26 10 550 4978 -8.6 -9.7 92 1.1 -9.1 223 40 313.9 314.5 290.2 324.6 3.33 11 500 5715 -11.0 -12.2 91 1.2 -11.5 216 49 319.6 320.2 291.6 329.4 2.99 12 450 6518 -15.1 -16.6 88 1.5 -15.6 212 56 324.2 324.7 292.3 332.1 2.32 13 400 7396 -21.9 -24.2 82 2.3 -22.5 216 63 326.5 326.7 292.0 331.2 1.35 14 350 8363 -29.5 -32.8 73 3.2 -30.0 225 69 329.0 329.1 292.1 331.5 0.70 15 300 9443 -38.0 -41.9 67 3.8 -38.4 222 56 331.8 331.8 292.5 333.0 0.32 16 250 10668 -49.1 -51.5 75 2.5 -49.1 220 62 333.1 333.2 292.7 333.7 0.13 17 200 12104 -54.9 -73.8 8 18.9 -55.1 244 86 345.9 345.9 295.7 345.9 0.01 18 150 13934 -56.6 -83.3 2 26.7 -56.9 251 59 372.5 372.5 301.0 372.5 0.00 19 100 16436 -66.3 -87.2 4 20.9 -66.5 258 43 399.6 399.6 305.2 399.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.41 m Freezing level: 649.71 mb = 3666.53 m = 12029.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.21 mb = 3635.47 m = 11927.26 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.00 % Est. max temperature: 27.54 C = 81.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.92 mb = 508.30 m = 1667.64 ft T: 19.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.11 C/km ThetaE index: 12.34 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.86 mb = 898.51 m = 2947.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.74 C = 72.93 F Cap Strength: 0.26 C Lifted Index: -3.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.07 C Showalter Index: -2.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.15 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.61 C Cross Totals Index: 24.54 C K Index: 38.25 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 292.59 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.30 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1179.11 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 909.02 mb = 868.60 m = 2849.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 894.02 mb = 1011.11 m = 3317.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 824.02 mb = 1703.37 m = 5588.42 ft B at Equ Level: 16.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 144.02 mb = 14185.12 m = 46538.53 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.3 at 32.5 knts Storm direction: 252.3 at 24.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 0.4 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 88.0 neg: -14.8 tot: 73.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.56 Bulk Rich Number: 47.09 Bulk Shear: 25.04 m/s