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: 38.73,-90.34 Latitude: 38.73 Longitude: -90.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 36 SFC 985 168 22.8 20.1 85 2.6 20.9 194 7 297.2 300.0 294.6 341.3 15.25 2 950 482 20.1 18.7 92 1.4 19.1 194 16 297.6 300.2 294.1 339.3 14.40 3 900 948 17.8 14.4 80 3.4 15.5 201 21 299.9 302.0 292.7 333.6 11.51 4 850 1435 15.5 10.9 74 4.6 12.6 204 22 302.4 304.2 292.0 331.1 9.69 5 800 1948 12.5 9.2 81 3.2 10.4 218 22 304.4 306.1 292.2 332.0 9.19 6 750 2487 8.9 6.1 83 2.7 7.3 228 24 306.2 307.7 291.7 330.2 7.92 7 700 3054 5.1 1.9 80 3.1 3.4 230 30 308.1 309.3 291.0 327.4 6.30 8 650 3655 0.9 -2.0 81 2.9 -0.6 224 35 310.0 311.0 290.5 325.8 5.08 9 600 4293 -3.7 -4.0 98 0.3 -3.8 220 41 311.8 312.7 290.8 326.8 4.75 10 550 4976 -7.9 -9.0 92 1.1 -8.4 220 46 314.7 315.3 290.6 326.0 3.51 11 500 5711 -12.3 -17.6 65 5.3 -14.0 218 49 318.0 318.4 290.1 324.4 1.92 12 450 6508 -17.1 -23.8 56 6.8 -18.8 219 50 321.8 322.0 290.6 326.1 1.24 13 400 7381 -22.8 -26.7 70 3.9 -23.7 229 58 325.4 325.6 291.5 329.2 1.08 14 350 8346 -29.7 -32.4 77 2.7 -30.1 238 65 328.7 328.9 292.1 331.3 0.72 15 300 9424 -38.6 -41.8 72 3.2 -38.9 239 70 330.9 331.0 292.3 332.1 0.32 16 250 10646 -49.7 -53.1 68 3.3 -49.8 243 80 332.1 332.1 292.4 332.6 0.11 17 200 12070 -55.3 -67.9 20 12.5 -55.5 250 86 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.2 0.02 18 150 13910 -57.2 -82.7 3 25.5 -57.5 242 61 371.6 371.6 300.8 371.6 0.00 19 100 16412 -66.0 -87.2 4 21.3 -66.1 251 41 400.3 400.3 305.2 400.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5674.25 m Freezing level: 639.96 mb = 3783.13 m = 12411.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 657.21 mb = 3565.50 m = 11697.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.62 % Est. max temperature: 28.54 C = 83.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.98 mb = 500.44 m = 1641.84 ft T: 19.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.54 C/km ThetaE index: 10.19 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.42 mb = 1361.24 m = 4465.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.56 C = 81.60 F Cap Strength: 1.23 C Lifted Index: -4.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.75 C Showalter Index: -1.62 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.07 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.83 C Cross Totals Index: 23.25 C K Index: 35.63 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 320.01 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.37 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1097.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 35.55 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.98 mb = 928.56 m = 3046.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 776.98 mb = 2191.41 m = 7189.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 226.98 mb = 11262.45 m = 36949.86 ft B at Equ Level: 1090.31 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 146.98 mb = 14034.90 m = 46045.69 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.8 at 32.7 knts Storm direction: 248.8 at 24.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 108.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 108.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 36.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.62 Bulk Rich Number: 18.98 Bulk Shear: 57.86 m/s