MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F007.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F007.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: 7 hour RUC valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.37,-93.26 Latitude: 37.37 Longitude: -93.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 SFC 964 370 20.3 19.5 95 0.8 19.7 217 10 296.5 299.2 294.2 339.5 14.92 2 950 497 19.4 19.0 97 0.4 19.2 219 17 296.9 299.6 294.2 339.4 14.73 3 900 961 17.0 16.9 99 0.1 17.0 223 26 299.0 301.5 294.0 338.7 13.58 4 850 1449 14.7 14.6 99 0.1 14.6 224 29 301.5 303.8 293.8 338.0 12.36 5 800 1960 11.6 11.0 96 0.6 11.2 226 32 303.5 305.4 292.9 334.3 10.34 6 750 2497 7.8 6.5 92 1.3 7.0 226 33 305.0 306.5 291.5 329.4 8.10 7 700 3063 3.5 3.1 97 0.4 3.2 219 34 306.3 307.6 290.9 327.1 6.83 8 650 3660 0.1 -0.1 99 0.2 -0.0 208 36 309.1 310.2 290.9 327.1 5.85 9 600 4298 -3.7 -3.9 98 0.2 -3.8 204 40 311.8 312.7 290.8 326.8 4.77 10 550 4982 -6.8 -7.3 97 0.4 -7.0 212 45 316.0 316.8 291.4 329.0 4.03 11 500 5722 -10.2 -10.9 94 0.8 -10.5 222 51 320.6 321.3 292.2 331.6 3.32 12 450 6527 -14.6 -16.0 89 1.4 -15.1 226 54 324.8 325.3 292.6 333.1 2.44 13 400 7408 -20.6 -22.5 84 2.0 -21.1 225 56 328.3 328.6 292.7 333.8 1.57 14 350 8381 -28.0 -30.8 77 2.8 -28.5 224 59 330.9 331.1 292.8 334.0 0.84 15 300 9466 -37.2 -40.3 73 3.0 -37.5 221 58 332.9 333.0 292.9 334.3 0.38 16 250 10694 -48.6 -51.8 69 3.3 -48.7 222 68 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.4 0.13 17 200 12120 -58.1 -62.0 61 3.9 -58.2 241 82 340.7 340.7 294.6 340.9 0.05 18 150 13938 -58.1 -83.4 3 25.3 -58.3 260 63 370.0 370.0 300.5 370.0 0.00 19 100 16433 -66.7 -87.2 4 20.6 -66.8 253 41 398.9 398.9 305.0 398.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.12 m Freezing level: 648.91 mb = 3674.17 m = 12054.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.59 mb = 3652.90 m = 11984.44 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.85 % Est. max temperature: 26.65 C = 79.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 953.09 mb = 468.58 m = 1537.30 ft T: 19.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.13 C/km ThetaE index: 12.44 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 907.03 mb = 894.51 m = 2934.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.47 C = 72.45 F Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lifted Index: -2.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.88 C Showalter Index: -2.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.87 C Cross Totals Index: 24.74 C K Index: 39.02 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 296.83 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.42 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1058.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 909.96 mb = 866.77 m = 2843.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 894.96 mb = 1009.24 m = 3311.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 214.96 mb = 11659.34 m = 38251.95 ft B at Equ Level: 1058.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 144.96 mb = 14147.81 m = 46416.15 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.6 at 37.1 knts Storm direction: 247.6 at 27.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 1.4 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 72.9 neg: -8.9 tot: 64.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.48 Bulk Rich Number: 24.64 Bulk Shear: 42.96 m/s