MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F015.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F015.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: 15 hour RUC valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.66,-89.45 Latitude: 37.66 Longitude: -89.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 992 141 20.2 18.9 92 1.3 19.4 204 11 294.1 296.6 292.8 334.0 14.00 2 950 511 17.8 17.6 99 0.2 17.7 213 30 295.3 297.7 292.7 333.8 13.44 3 900 973 16.1 14.9 93 1.2 15.4 215 35 298.1 300.3 292.5 332.9 11.96 4 850 1459 13.7 13.1 96 0.6 13.3 217 36 300.5 302.5 292.6 333.3 11.18 5 800 1968 10.9 10.7 99 0.2 10.7 219 37 302.7 304.6 292.5 332.9 10.15 6 750 2505 7.8 7.6 99 0.2 7.6 219 39 305.0 306.6 292.1 331.3 8.76 7 700 3070 3.7 3.4 98 0.3 3.5 218 42 306.6 307.9 291.1 327.9 7.01 8 650 3669 0.2 0.1 99 0.1 0.1 219 48 309.2 310.3 291.0 327.5 5.93 9 600 4309 -2.4 -2.5 99 0.1 -2.4 221 51 313.4 314.4 291.7 330.1 5.30 10 550 4996 -5.7 -5.9 98 0.2 -5.8 223 51 317.3 318.2 292.2 331.7 4.47 11 500 5738 -10.0 -10.4 96 0.5 -10.2 223 50 320.9 321.6 292.3 332.3 3.46 12 450 6542 -15.1 -16.1 92 1.0 -15.4 225 51 324.2 324.7 292.4 332.4 2.42 13 400 7422 -21.2 -22.9 86 1.7 -21.7 232 50 327.4 327.7 292.4 332.7 1.51 14 350 8392 -28.5 -30.9 80 2.4 -28.9 240 48 330.3 330.5 292.6 333.4 0.83 15 300 9475 -37.9 -40.4 78 2.5 -38.2 243 49 331.9 332.0 292.6 333.4 0.38 16 250 10699 -49.4 -52.0 74 2.6 -49.5 245 48 332.7 332.7 292.6 333.2 0.13 17 200 12131 -53.9 -68.9 14 15.0 -54.2 253 80 347.4 347.4 296.1 347.5 0.02 18 150 13957 -58.8 -82.6 3 23.7 -59.0 264 50 368.8 368.8 300.4 368.8 0.00 19 100 16450 -66.3 -87.2 4 20.9 -66.5 253 37 399.6 399.6 305.2 399.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5670.65 m Freezing level: 646.43 mb = 3714.54 m = 12186.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.34 mb = 3701.54 m = 12144.00 ft Precipitable water: 1.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.61 % Est. max temperature: 26.99 C = 80.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.87 mb = 305.34 m = 1001.77 ft T: 19.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.12 C/km ThetaE index: 5.87 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.98 mb = 888.25 m = 2914.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.73 C = 74.72 F Cap Strength: 0.59 C Lifted Index: -0.43 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.89 C Showalter Index: -0.32 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.69 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.67 C Cross Totals Index: 23.02 C K Index: 36.46 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 316.37 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.33 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 200.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.36 mb = 689.48 m = 2262.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 805.36 mb = 1912.04 m = 6273.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 375.36 mb = 7884.11 m = 25866.19 ft B at Equ Level: 196.68 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 205.36 mb = 11961.75 m = 39244.13 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.7 at 42.3 knts Storm direction: 249.7 at 31.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.9 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 168.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 168.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 56.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.18 Bulk Rich Number: 3.79 Bulk Shear: 52.81 m/s