MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F008.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F008.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: 8 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.25,-93.33 Latitude: 37.25 Longitude: -93.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 46 SFC 961 387 20.5 19.0 92 1.4 19.5 235 15 296.9 299.6 294.1 339.0 14.55 2 950 489 19.4 18.3 93 1.1 18.7 234 24 296.8 299.4 293.7 337.4 14.04 3 900 953 16.4 15.4 94 0.9 15.8 236 34 298.4 300.6 292.9 334.3 12.35 4 850 1439 14.0 9.9 76 4.1 11.4 228 34 300.8 302.5 291.0 327.5 9.03 5 800 1948 10.9 6.8 76 4.1 8.5 215 33 302.8 304.2 290.5 325.9 7.76 6 750 2484 7.4 4.3 81 3.1 5.6 210 35 304.6 305.9 290.5 325.6 6.96 7 700 3048 3.4 2.3 93 1.0 2.8 210 38 306.2 307.4 290.6 325.9 6.48 8 650 3646 0.6 0.4 99 0.2 0.4 214 41 309.6 310.7 291.2 328.3 6.05 9 600 4286 -2.5 -2.7 98 0.2 -2.6 218 43 313.3 314.3 291.6 329.8 5.24 10 550 4972 -5.9 -6.2 97 0.4 -6.1 223 47 317.1 317.9 292.0 331.1 4.36 11 500 5714 -9.9 -10.8 93 0.9 -10.3 226 51 321.0 321.6 292.3 332.0 3.36 12 450 6520 -14.9 -16.3 89 1.4 -15.4 226 53 324.5 325.0 292.4 332.6 2.38 13 400 7400 -20.9 -22.9 84 2.0 -21.4 224 56 327.9 328.2 292.6 333.2 1.52 14 350 8373 -28.0 -30.5 79 2.6 -28.5 219 59 331.0 331.2 292.9 334.2 0.86 15 300 9459 -37.1 -40.0 74 2.9 -37.4 215 64 333.1 333.2 293.0 334.6 0.39 16 250 10688 -48.4 -51.2 72 2.8 -48.5 215 68 334.1 334.1 293.0 334.7 0.14 17 200 12122 -54.6 -65.9 24 11.3 -54.8 243 74 346.3 346.3 295.8 346.4 0.03 18 150 13940 -61.6 -79.3 8 17.7 -61.7 264 63 364.0 364.0 299.5 364.1 0.00 19 100 16429 -65.6 -87.2 3 21.6 -65.7 255 41 401.0 401.0 305.3 401.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5667.83 m Freezing level: 640.68 mb = 3765.44 m = 12353.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.81 mb = 3735.19 m = 12254.42 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.60 % Est. max temperature: 25.78 C = 78.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.60 mb = 565.42 m = 1855.03 ft T: 18.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.98 C/km ThetaE index: 13.40 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 872.66 mb = 1215.13 m = 3986.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.19 C = 73.74 F Cap Strength: 0.55 C Lifted Index: -0.74 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.51 C Showalter Index: 2.55 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.71 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.92 C Cross Totals Index: 19.79 C K Index: 32.75 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 237.42 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.83 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 259.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 891.68 mb = 1031.97 m = 3385.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 816.68 mb = 1774.72 m = 5822.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 366.68 mb = 8033.58 m = 26356.58 ft B at Equ Level: 258.52 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 206.68 mb = 11911.06 m = 39077.80 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.0 at 40.3 knts Storm direction: 251.0 at 30.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 2.7 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 76.5 neg: -26.6 tot: 49.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 16.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 7.91 Bulk Shear: 32.79 m/s