MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F012.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F012.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: 12 hour RUC valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.3,-89.02 Latitude: 38.30 Longitude: -89.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 SFC 990 149 21.4 20.1 92 1.3 20.5 187 4 295.4 298.1 294.0 338.8 15.13 2 950 509 18.7 18.4 98 0.3 18.5 208 12 296.1 298.7 293.6 336.9 14.16 3 900 973 16.5 16.3 99 0.2 16.4 208 17 298.5 300.9 293.4 336.5 13.06 4 850 1459 14.3 14.0 98 0.3 14.1 218 18 301.1 303.3 293.4 336.2 11.90 5 800 1970 11.5 10.5 93 1.1 10.9 219 21 303.4 305.3 292.6 333.2 9.99 6 750 2507 8.6 7.5 93 1.0 7.9 218 26 305.9 307.5 292.3 332.1 8.71 7 700 3075 5.2 4.3 94 0.9 4.7 218 31 308.2 309.6 292.0 331.0 7.47 8 650 3676 0.7 -0.6 91 1.3 0.0 220 35 309.8 310.8 290.9 327.3 5.65 9 600 4314 -3.6 -5.8 85 2.1 -4.6 220 41 311.9 312.7 290.3 325.0 4.15 10 550 4997 -7.6 -9.8 84 2.2 -8.5 220 47 315.1 315.7 290.5 325.7 3.30 11 500 5734 -11.3 -13.3 85 2.0 -12.1 223 47 319.3 319.8 291.2 328.3 2.75 12 450 6535 -15.9 -18.6 80 2.7 -16.8 230 46 323.2 323.6 291.7 329.9 1.96 13 400 7411 -22.2 -26.2 70 4.0 -23.1 233 51 326.2 326.4 291.7 330.1 1.13 14 350 8378 -29.4 -34.0 64 4.6 -30.2 229 52 329.0 329.2 292.0 331.3 0.61 15 300 9456 -38.5 -43.0 62 4.5 -38.9 231 56 331.1 331.2 292.3 332.2 0.29 16 250 10680 -49.1 -52.0 72 2.9 -49.2 238 66 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.6 0.13 17 200 12112 -55.3 -69.5 15 14.3 -55.5 247 80 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.3 0.02 18 150 13941 -57.1 -83.4 2 26.2 -57.4 240 66 371.6 371.6 300.8 371.6 0.00 19 100 16436 -67.0 -87.4 4 20.4 -67.1 254 37 398.3 398.3 305.0 398.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.24 m Freezing level: 641.95 mb = 3778.87 m = 12397.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.79 mb = 3678.77 m = 12069.32 ft Precipitable water: 1.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.49 % Est. max temperature: 27.59 C = 81.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.89 mb = 311.73 m = 1022.71 ft T: 20.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.20 C/km ThetaE index: 13.81 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 931.64 mb = 676.21 m = 2218.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.01 C = 73.42 F Cap Strength: 0.03 C Lifted Index: -3.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.69 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.58 C Showalter Index: -2.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.91 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.61 C Cross Totals Index: 25.29 C K Index: 38.74 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 326.21 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.67 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 961.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 933.72 mb = 657.13 m = 2155.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 918.72 mb = 796.03 m = 2611.62 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.72 mb = 11251.09 m = 36912.58 ft B at Equ Level: 950.82 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 158.72 mb = 13581.77 m = 44559.07 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.3 at 31.3 knts Storm direction: 249.3 at 23.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.8 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 99.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 99.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.43 Bulk Rich Number: 14.74 Bulk Shear: 65.21 m/s