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: 37.59,-90.08 Latitude: 37.59 Longitude: -90.08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 68 SFC 980 244 25.0 18.7 68 6.3 20.6 200 8 299.9 302.4 294.5 340.8 13.98 2 950 514 21.0 17.4 80 3.7 18.5 204 13 298.5 300.9 293.6 337.1 13.24 3 900 980 17.7 16.0 90 1.7 16.5 218 17 299.8 302.1 293.6 337.2 12.80 4 850 1468 15.5 13.5 88 2.0 14.2 231 23 302.4 304.5 293.4 336.5 11.54 5 800 1980 11.7 10.7 93 1.0 11.1 227 23 303.6 305.5 292.7 333.9 10.15 6 750 2518 8.5 6.0 85 2.5 7.0 221 25 305.8 307.2 291.6 329.4 7.84 7 700 3086 5.9 2.8 81 3.1 4.2 216 29 309.0 310.2 291.6 329.6 6.70 8 650 3689 2.2 -1.3 78 3.5 0.4 217 32 311.5 312.5 291.2 328.2 5.36 9 600 4331 -2.1 -7.3 68 5.2 -4.4 226 37 313.7 314.4 290.5 325.5 3.69 10 550 5016 -6.9 -15.2 52 8.3 -9.8 229 41 315.9 316.3 289.6 323.0 2.13 11 500 5753 -12.0 -23.1 39 11.0 -15.0 231 43 318.4 318.6 289.5 322.5 1.19 12 450 6549 -16.9 -28.3 36 11.4 -19.5 234 42 322.0 322.1 290.2 324.9 0.82 13 400 7424 -22.0 -39.5 19 17.5 -24.5 238 44 326.5 326.5 291.0 327.6 0.31 14 350 8391 -29.4 -46.6 17 17.2 -31.1 234 55 329.1 329.2 291.6 329.8 0.17 15 300 9471 -38.1 -50.9 25 12.8 -38.9 241 64 331.6 331.7 292.3 332.1 0.12 16 250 10699 -47.7 -50.8 70 3.1 -47.9 246 76 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.7 0.14 17 200 12139 -54.0 -68.0 16 14.1 -54.2 246 94 347.3 347.3 296.0 347.4 0.02 18 150 13965 -59.9 -83.0 3 23.1 -60.0 247 65 367.0 367.0 300.0 367.0 0.00 19 100 16433 -68.0 -87.3 5 19.3 -68.1 249 36 396.3 396.3 304.7 396.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5684.91 m Freezing level: 624.07 mb = 4022.08 m = 13195.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.53 mb = 3744.59 m = 12285.27 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.42 % Est. max temperature: 27.98 C = 82.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 893.75 mb = 1039.46 m = 3410.25 ft T: 17.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.71 C/km ThetaE index: 7.77 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 849.51 mb = 1473.08 m = 4832.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.09 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.48 C = 81.47 F Cap Strength: 0.99 C Lifted Index: -4.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.07 C Showalter Index: -3.80 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.10 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.52 C Cross Totals Index: 25.57 C K Index: 37.99 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 357.91 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.82 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 889.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.99 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 886.87 mb = 1105.51 m = 3626.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 811.87 mb = 1855.93 m = 6088.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 241.87 mb = 10912.37 m = 35801.29 ft B at Equ Level: 889.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 161.87 mb = 13481.49 m = 44230.08 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.7 at 30.1 knts Storm direction: 254.7 at 22.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 1.5 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 71.5 neg: -0.1 tot: 71.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.33 Bulk Rich Number: 18.93 Bulk Shear: 47.01 m/s 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: 37.98,-93.39 Latitude: 37.98 Longitude: -93.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 44 SFC 973 286 21.0 19.3 91 1.6 19.8 212 8 296.4 299.1 294.0 338.8 14.68 2 950 490 19.0 18.5 97 0.5 18.7 217 14 296.4 299.0 293.7 337.4 14.21 3 900 953 16.3 16.2 99 0.1 16.3 226 20 298.3 300.7 293.3 336.1 12.98 4 850 1439 14.3 12.8 91 1.5 13.3 238 21 301.1 303.1 292.6 333.4 10.97 5 800 1951 12.4 10.5 88 1.9 11.2 234 18 304.4 306.3 292.9 334.4 10.03 6 750 2491 9.7 8.5 92 1.2 9.0 234 25 307.1 308.9 293.2 335.4 9.33 7 700 3061 5.6 3.2 85 2.4 4.2 239 31 308.6 309.9 291.6 329.8 6.90 8 650 3661 0.3 -1.2 90 1.5 -0.4 243 37 309.3 310.3 290.6 326.0 5.41 9 600 4297 -5.0 -6.5 90 1.4 -5.7 245 41 310.3 311.1 289.6 322.7 3.93 10 550 4975 -9.3 -13.2 73 3.9 -10.7 241 47 313.0 313.5 289.1 321.2 2.52 11 500 5707 -12.8 -15.5 80 2.8 -13.7 233 51 317.5 317.9 290.3 325.0 2.28 12 450 6505 -17.0 -19.3 83 2.2 -17.7 225 58 321.9 322.2 291.2 328.1 1.85 13 400 7378 -23.0 -25.8 78 2.7 -23.7 226 69 325.0 325.3 291.5 329.1 1.17 14 350 8342 -30.1 -33.6 71 3.5 -30.6 225 59 328.2 328.3 291.9 330.5 0.64 15 300 9418 -39.4 -42.3 73 3.0 -39.6 221 59 329.9 330.0 292.0 331.1 0.31 16 250 10636 -49.9 -52.3 76 2.4 -50.0 222 82 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.4 0.12 17 200 12079 -54.4 -73.2 8 18.9 -54.6 240 83 346.7 346.7 295.9 346.7 0.01 18 150 13912 -56.8 -82.4 3 25.6 -57.1 242 59 372.1 372.1 300.9 372.2 0.00 19 100 16417 -66.1 -87.2 4 21.1 -66.2 254 45 399.9 399.9 305.2 400.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5663.00 m Freezing level: 647.31 mb = 3695.37 m = 12123.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.79 mb = 3601.67 m = 11816.34 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.63 % Est. max temperature: 27.34 C = 81.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 950.16 mb = 488.37 m = 1602.23 ft T: 18.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.93 C/km ThetaE index: 14.19 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 912.11 mb = 838.86 m = 2752.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.35 C = 72.22 F Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lifted Index: -4.60 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.02 C Showalter Index: -3.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.61 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.06 C Cross Totals Index: 25.56 C K Index: 37.46 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 317.35 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.75 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1131.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.50 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.96 mb = 812.10 m = 2664.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 899.96 mb = 953.84 m = 3129.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 849.96 mb = 1439.68 m = 4723.32 ft B at Equ Level: 14.90 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 149.96 mb = 13913.44 m = 45647.21 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.6 at 33.6 knts Storm direction: 266.6 at 25.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.5 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 113.3 neg: -5.9 tot: 107.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.51 Bulk Rich Number: 19.95 Bulk Shear: 56.74 m/s