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: 38.30,-90.44 Latitude: 38.30 Longitude: -90.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 39 SFC 984 177 23.9 20.9 83 3.0 21.8 185 9 298.4 301.3 295.5 345.0 16.00 2 950 486 20.9 19.0 89 1.9 19.6 188 17 298.3 301.0 294.6 341.1 14.70 3 900 952 18.0 16.6 91 1.4 17.1 199 23 300.1 302.5 294.1 339.1 13.32 4 850 1441 15.7 12.3 80 3.3 13.5 210 26 302.6 304.5 292.8 334.1 10.65 5 800 1953 12.2 9.4 83 2.8 10.5 219 24 304.2 305.9 292.3 332.0 9.29 6 750 2491 8.5 6.5 87 2.1 7.3 220 26 305.8 307.3 291.8 330.3 8.10 7 700 3059 5.9 -0.2 65 6.1 2.7 217 32 309.0 310.0 290.5 325.8 5.41 8 650 3662 2.1 -3.4 67 5.5 -0.6 216 37 311.4 312.2 290.5 325.8 4.59 9 600 4302 -3.3 -4.8 89 1.5 -4.0 219 40 312.3 313.1 290.7 326.4 4.47 10 550 4985 -7.9 -10.4 82 2.5 -8.9 219 43 314.7 315.3 290.2 324.9 3.16 11 500 5720 -12.3 -15.3 78 3.0 -13.3 217 46 318.0 318.5 290.5 325.7 2.33 12 450 6517 -16.9 -20.4 74 3.5 -18.0 218 48 321.9 322.3 291.0 327.7 1.68 13 400 7392 -22.3 -25.8 73 3.5 -23.1 228 54 326.0 326.2 291.7 330.1 1.17 14 350 8358 -29.5 -31.7 81 2.2 -29.9 242 65 329.0 329.2 292.2 331.8 0.77 15 300 9437 -38.5 -41.2 75 2.7 -38.7 241 69 331.2 331.2 292.4 332.5 0.35 16 250 10659 -49.5 -52.9 68 3.3 -49.7 249 77 332.4 332.5 292.5 332.9 0.11 17 200 12084 -56.0 -66.4 26 10.4 -56.2 253 87 344.1 344.1 295.3 344.2 0.03 18 150 13922 -57.1 -82.9 2 25.9 -57.3 243 63 371.8 371.8 300.9 371.8 0.00 19 100 16420 -66.5 -87.2 4 20.7 -66.6 252 41 399.2 399.2 305.1 399.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5680.49 m Freezing level: 630.50 mb = 3911.51 m = 12832.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.63 mb = 3554.70 m = 11662.25 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.92 % Est. max temperature: 28.54 C = 83.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 942.06 mb = 557.99 m = 1830.66 ft T: 20.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.85 C/km ThetaE index: 19.22 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 888.28 mb = 1064.02 m = 3490.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.14 C = 79.04 F Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lifted Index: -5.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.03 C Showalter Index: -2.96 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.97 C Cross Totals Index: 24.63 C K Index: 34.22 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 358.83 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.72 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1622.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.97 mb = 875.92 m = 2873.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 832.97 mb = 1611.74 m = 5287.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 212.97 mb = 11682.68 m = 38328.55 ft B at Equ Level: 1618.21 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 132.97 mb = 14664.51 m = 48111.32 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.5 at 32.9 knts Storm direction: 245.5 at 24.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 1.4 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 125.1 neg: -4.0 tot: 121.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 40.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.06 Bulk Rich Number: 28.44 Bulk Shear: 57.05 m/s