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: 37.37,-90.87 Latitude: 37.37 Longitude: -90.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 973 280 23.5 20.0 81 3.5 21.1 172 7 298.9 301.7 295.1 343.5 15.30 2 950 492 22.0 18.5 80 3.5 19.6 187 18 299.5 302.2 294.6 341.2 14.27 3 900 960 18.4 16.7 90 1.7 17.3 192 24 300.5 302.9 294.3 339.9 13.43 4 850 1448 14.9 14.3 96 0.6 14.6 197 28 301.8 304.0 293.7 337.7 12.18 5 800 1960 11.6 11.5 99 0.1 11.6 205 31 303.6 305.5 293.2 335.5 10.72 6 750 2498 8.7 6.2 84 2.5 7.2 207 30 306.0 307.5 291.7 330.0 7.95 7 700 3066 6.5 -1.0 59 7.5 2.7 206 31 309.7 310.7 290.5 325.6 5.10 8 650 3670 2.8 -4.9 57 7.7 -0.9 206 34 312.1 312.9 290.3 325.0 4.07 9 600 4311 -2.9 -5.9 80 2.9 -4.3 208 38 312.7 313.5 290.5 325.7 4.11 10 550 4995 -7.3 -8.3 92 1.1 -7.7 212 42 315.5 316.2 291.0 327.4 3.72 11 500 5734 -11.1 -11.9 93 0.9 -11.4 217 45 319.6 320.2 291.6 329.7 3.06 12 450 6535 -16.0 -17.7 87 1.6 -16.6 224 48 323.1 323.5 291.8 330.3 2.12 13 400 7412 -21.9 -24.6 79 2.7 -22.6 232 56 326.5 326.8 292.0 331.1 1.30 14 350 8379 -29.5 -33.3 70 3.8 -30.0 232 54 329.0 329.2 292.1 331.5 0.66 15 300 9459 -38.2 -42.1 66 3.9 -38.5 236 54 331.5 331.6 292.4 332.7 0.31 16 250 10683 -49.4 -53.1 65 3.7 -49.6 249 63 332.6 332.6 292.5 333.0 0.11 17 200 12112 -54.9 -65.8 25 11.0 -55.1 258 83 345.9 345.9 295.7 346.0 0.03 18 150 13946 -58.2 -83.1 3 24.9 -58.5 241 68 369.8 369.8 300.5 369.8 0.00 19 100 16436 -66.7 -87.5 4 20.8 -66.8 254 40 398.9 398.9 305.0 399.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.30 m Freezing level: 625.63 mb = 3982.69 m = 13066.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 662.22 mb = 3518.57 m = 11543.71 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.19 % Est. max temperature: 27.24 C = 81.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 925.22 mb = 720.58 m = 2364.07 ft T: 20.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.60 C/km ThetaE index: 18.48 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 876.76 mb = 1183.28 m = 3882.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.61 C = 78.10 F Cap Strength: 0.65 C Lifted Index: -4.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.33 C Showalter Index: -3.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.36 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.96 C Cross Totals Index: 25.40 C K Index: 32.81 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 388.34 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.71 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1443.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 889.83 mb = 1056.77 m = 3467.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 864.83 mb = 1300.29 m = 4265.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 214.83 mb = 11653.73 m = 38233.55 ft B at Equ Level: 1430.98 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 134.83 mb = 14600.64 m = 47901.77 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 207.9 at 33.9 knts Storm direction: 237.9 at 25.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.2 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 144.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 144.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.26 Bulk Rich Number: 28.74 Bulk Shear: 50.21 m/s