MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F011.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F011.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: 11 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.08,-92.00 Latitude: 37.08 Longitude: -92.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 961 402 21.6 19.9 90 1.8 20.4 227 7 298.1 300.9 295.0 342.7 15.36 2 950 503 20.6 19.1 91 1.5 19.5 219 13 298.0 300.7 294.6 340.9 14.77 3 900 969 17.5 17.2 98 0.3 17.4 219 19 299.6 302.1 294.4 340.2 13.89 4 850 1457 14.8 14.6 98 0.2 14.7 218 22 301.7 304.0 293.9 338.2 12.40 5 800 1968 11.4 11.1 98 0.3 11.2 222 24 303.3 305.3 292.9 334.4 10.45 6 750 2505 8.1 6.1 87 2.0 6.9 223 25 305.4 306.8 291.5 329.2 7.90 7 700 3072 4.1 0.9 80 3.2 2.5 214 29 307.1 308.2 290.3 325.0 5.86 8 650 3670 -0.2 -1.0 94 0.8 -0.6 205 37 308.7 309.8 290.5 325.7 5.47 9 600 4308 -2.9 -3.3 97 0.4 -3.1 209 43 312.8 313.7 291.3 328.5 4.99 10 550 4995 -5.8 -6.3 96 0.5 -6.0 219 48 317.2 318.0 292.0 331.2 4.34 11 500 5736 -10.1 -10.9 94 0.8 -10.4 225 51 320.8 321.4 292.2 331.7 3.33 12 450 6540 -15.3 -17.1 86 1.8 -15.9 231 56 324.0 324.4 292.1 331.5 2.22 13 400 7419 -21.1 -23.9 78 2.8 -21.8 231 55 327.5 327.8 292.4 332.4 1.38 14 350 8390 -28.4 -32.1 70 3.7 -29.0 227 51 330.4 330.6 292.6 333.1 0.74 15 300 9473 -37.7 -41.8 65 4.1 -38.1 232 53 332.3 332.3 292.7 333.5 0.32 16 250 10700 -48.7 -51.6 72 2.8 -48.8 232 50 333.6 333.7 292.9 334.2 0.13 17 200 12127 -57.7 -65.2 38 7.5 -57.8 250 84 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.5 0.03 18 150 13949 -57.7 -84.7 2 27.0 -57.9 250 63 370.7 370.7 300.7 370.7 0.00 19 100 16438 -66.9 -87.2 4 20.4 -67.0 257 41 398.6 398.6 305.0 398.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5677.67 m Freezing level: 652.30 mb = 3642.51 m = 11950.34 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.06 mb = 3546.10 m = 11634.06 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.39 % Est. max temperature: 26.39 C = 79.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.06 mb = 621.40 m = 2038.68 ft T: 19.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.34 C/km ThetaE index: 17.69 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 895.70 mb = 1009.94 m = 3313.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.23 C = 73.82 F Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lifted Index: -3.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.61 C Showalter Index: -2.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.61 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.93 C Cross Totals Index: 24.69 C K Index: 36.33 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 323.54 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.44 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1332.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.97 mb = 959.79 m = 3148.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 885.97 mb = 1103.18 m = 3619.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 205.97 mb = 11938.81 m = 39168.84 ft B at Equ Level: 1328.08 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 135.97 mb = 14551.55 m = 47740.71 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.0 at 35.2 knts Storm direction: 248.0 at 26.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: 4.2 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 83.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 83.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.54 Bulk Rich Number: 23.07 Bulk Shear: 57.73 m/s