MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F010.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F010.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: 10 hour RUC valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.24,-93.18 Latitude: 37.24 Longitude: -93.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 SFC 960 411 20.8 19.6 93 1.3 19.9 184 10 297.5 300.2 294.6 341.2 15.09 2 950 498 19.9 18.9 94 1.0 19.2 200 14 297.4 300.0 294.2 339.7 14.61 3 900 963 17.1 16.9 99 0.2 17.0 211 22 299.1 301.6 294.0 338.8 13.62 4 850 1450 14.7 14.1 96 0.6 14.3 219 27 301.5 303.7 293.5 336.8 11.97 5 800 1962 12.8 4.7 58 8.1 8.2 230 29 304.8 306.0 290.3 325.0 6.69 6 750 2500 8.5 2.2 65 6.3 5.1 236 28 305.8 306.9 290.0 324.1 6.00 7 700 3067 4.1 1.2 82 2.8 2.5 229 30 307.0 308.1 290.3 325.3 5.99 8 650 3665 0.3 -0.6 93 0.9 -0.2 216 33 309.3 310.4 290.8 326.8 5.63 9 600 4303 -3.5 -4.0 97 0.4 -3.7 210 38 312.0 313.0 290.9 327.0 4.76 10 550 4987 -6.8 -7.1 98 0.3 -7.0 214 45 316.0 316.8 291.5 329.1 4.08 11 500 5726 -11.0 -11.4 96 0.5 -11.2 219 50 319.7 320.3 291.7 330.2 3.19 12 450 6528 -15.8 -17.4 87 1.6 -16.3 224 53 323.4 323.8 291.9 330.7 2.16 13 400 7406 -21.5 -24.5 77 3.0 -22.2 229 62 327.0 327.3 292.2 331.6 1.31 14 350 8376 -28.8 -33.2 66 4.4 -29.5 224 61 329.9 330.0 292.3 332.3 0.67 15 300 9457 -37.9 -42.7 61 4.8 -38.4 225 61 331.9 332.0 292.5 333.0 0.29 16 250 10683 -48.9 -52.8 64 3.9 -49.1 229 66 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.8 0.11 17 200 12113 -56.4 -70.7 15 14.3 -56.6 244 86 343.4 343.4 295.1 343.5 0.01 18 150 13937 -57.6 -84.2 2 26.7 -57.8 251 61 370.9 370.9 300.7 370.9 0.00 19 100 16430 -66.7 -87.1 4 20.4 -66.8 257 43 398.8 398.8 305.0 398.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.54 m Freezing level: 645.71 mb = 3719.81 m = 12203.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.89 mb = 3629.26 m = 11906.89 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.75 % Est. max temperature: 27.44 C = 81.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 942.28 mb = 568.01 m = 1863.51 ft T: 19.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.65 C/km ThetaE index: 17.10 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 897.85 mb = 983.20 m = 3225.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.58 C = 72.64 F Cap Strength: 0.25 C Lifted Index: -3.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.27 C Showalter Index: -2.84 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.70 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.66 C Cross Totals Index: 25.04 C K Index: 36.90 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 332.73 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.45 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1157.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.90 mb = 944.73 m = 3099.47 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 876.90 mb = 1184.54 m = 3886.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 816.90 mb = 1785.76 m = 5858.73 ft B at Equ Level: 16.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 146.90 mb = 14065.48 m = 46146.04 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.2 at 34.9 knts Storm direction: 249.2 at 26.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 1.3 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 95.0 neg: -2.9 tot: 92.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 30.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.68 Bulk Rich Number: 23.53 Bulk Shear: 49.19 m/s