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: 39.24,-90.20 Latitude: 39.24 Longitude: -90.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 SFC 987 171 21.4 19.5 89 1.9 20.1 207 12 295.7 298.4 293.8 337.8 14.64 2 950 499 18.6 17.4 93 1.1 17.8 209 21 296.0 298.4 292.9 334.4 13.32 3 900 962 15.8 14.1 89 1.7 14.7 217 27 297.8 299.9 291.9 330.7 11.30 4 850 1447 14.4 9.7 73 4.8 11.5 228 34 301.2 302.9 291.0 327.6 8.90 5 800 1957 11.9 6.2 68 5.7 8.6 234 33 303.8 305.2 290.6 326.2 7.47 6 750 2494 7.7 2.5 70 5.1 4.9 247 34 304.9 306.0 289.8 323.5 6.14 7 700 3058 2.8 0.2 83 2.6 1.5 257 38 305.6 306.6 289.5 322.5 5.55 8 650 3654 -0.7 -2.4 88 1.7 -1.5 253 43 308.2 309.1 289.8 323.5 4.94 9 600 4290 -4.3 -5.7 90 1.4 -4.9 244 47 311.2 312.0 290.0 324.3 4.17 10 550 4972 -7.6 -8.6 92 1.1 -8.0 235 49 315.1 315.8 290.8 326.8 3.63 11 500 5709 -11.5 -12.5 92 1.0 -11.9 231 49 319.1 319.6 291.3 328.7 2.93 12 450 6509 -16.4 -17.9 88 1.5 -16.9 229 51 322.6 323.0 291.6 329.7 2.09 13 400 7384 -22.5 -24.5 83 2.0 -23.0 227 53 325.7 326.0 291.8 330.3 1.31 14 350 8349 -30.0 -32.8 77 2.7 -30.4 226 55 328.3 328.4 291.9 330.8 0.69 15 300 9426 -39.1 -42.2 73 3.0 -39.4 224 56 330.2 330.3 292.1 331.4 0.31 16 250 10644 -50.2 -53.1 71 3.0 -50.3 221 61 331.5 331.5 292.2 331.9 0.11 17 200 12069 -56.4 -69.3 18 12.9 -56.6 243 91 343.5 343.5 295.1 343.5 0.02 18 150 13903 -56.4 -82.3 2 25.9 -56.7 241 64 372.9 372.9 301.1 372.9 0.00 19 100 16412 -65.4 -87.2 3 21.8 -65.5 251 41 401.3 401.3 305.4 401.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5654.61 m Freezing level: 660.02 mb = 3534.88 m = 11597.24 ft Wetbulb zero: 675.16 mb = 3348.74 m = 10986.54 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.14 % Est. max temperature: 27.61 C = 81.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.83 mb = 409.94 m = 1344.94 ft T: 19.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.38 C/km ThetaE index: 15.28 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.56 mb = 946.78 m = 3106.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.49 C = 74.28 F Cap Strength: 1.09 C Lifted Index: -1.87 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.72 C Showalter Index: 0.94 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.88 C Cross Totals Index: 21.13 C K Index: 32.93 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 263.44 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.15 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 566.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 35.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.44 mb = 816.05 m = 2677.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 770.44 mb = 2270.50 m = 7449.07 ft Equ Level (EL): 240.44 mb = 10892.98 m = 35737.69 ft B at Equ Level: 561.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 180.44 mb = 12724.62 m = 41746.93 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.8 at 38.8 knts Storm direction: 267.8 at 29.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 113.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 198.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 198.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 66.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.59 Bulk Rich Number: 7.25 Bulk Shear: 78.10 m/s