MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F010.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F010.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: 10 hour RUC valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.12,-89.00 Latitude: 38.12 Longitude: -89.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 52 SFC 990 137 22.9 20.3 86 2.5 21.1 173 5 296.8 299.6 294.6 341.1 15.33 2 950 499 21.6 17.3 77 4.3 18.7 190 25 299.1 301.5 293.7 337.5 13.18 3 900 966 18.5 14.2 76 4.3 15.7 195 33 300.6 302.6 292.8 334.0 11.38 4 850 1454 14.6 11.6 82 3.0 12.7 200 36 301.4 303.3 292.1 331.4 10.16 5 800 1964 11.2 10.5 96 0.7 10.8 206 37 303.1 305.0 292.5 332.9 10.03 6 750 2501 7.5 7.0 97 0.5 7.2 205 36 304.7 306.3 291.7 330.0 8.43 7 700 3067 5.1 0.1 70 5.0 2.5 203 34 308.1 309.1 290.3 325.0 5.50 8 650 3670 2.4 -5.0 58 7.4 -1.0 203 32 311.7 312.5 290.2 324.6 4.06 9 600 4311 -2.0 -7.8 65 5.8 -4.6 206 37 313.8 314.5 290.3 325.2 3.55 10 550 4997 -7.1 -9.9 81 2.8 -8.2 210 42 315.6 316.3 290.6 326.3 3.28 11 500 5733 -12.0 -13.6 87 1.7 -12.6 216 45 318.5 319.0 290.9 327.3 2.67 12 450 6532 -16.3 -19.7 75 3.4 -17.3 223 45 322.7 323.1 291.4 328.8 1.78 13 400 7409 -21.6 -25.0 74 3.4 -22.5 240 54 326.9 327.1 292.0 331.3 1.25 14 350 8378 -29.0 -34.8 57 5.8 -29.9 239 56 329.7 329.8 292.2 331.8 0.57 15 300 9459 -38.1 -44.2 53 6.1 -38.6 236 55 331.7 331.7 292.4 332.6 0.25 16 250 10682 -49.4 -53.6 62 4.1 -49.6 246 60 332.6 332.6 292.5 333.0 0.10 17 200 12108 -56.1 -65.2 31 9.1 -56.2 260 79 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.1 0.03 18 150 13943 -58.7 -83.9 2 25.2 -58.9 245 65 369.0 369.0 300.4 369.0 0.00 19 100 16437 -66.6 -87.4 4 20.8 -66.7 253 38 399.1 399.1 305.1 399.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5681.27 m Freezing level: 622.51 mb = 4022.41 m = 13196.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 664.72 mb = 3487.51 m = 11441.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.09 % Est. max temperature: 27.76 C = 81.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.69 mb = 456.18 m = 1496.62 ft T: 21.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.39 C/km ThetaE index: 9.70 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 861.43 mb = 1340.03 m = 4396.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.25 C = 81.04 F Cap Strength: 1.56 C Lifted Index: -3.90 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.63 C Showalter Index: -1.38 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.14 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.55 C Cross Totals Index: 23.59 C K Index: 33.17 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 339.07 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.88 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 849.76 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 27.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 887.60 mb = 1084.63 m = 3558.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 832.60 mb = 1628.11 m = 5341.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 222.60 mb = 11423.80 m = 37479.21 ft B at Equ Level: 833.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 152.60 mb = 13832.92 m = 45383.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 205.8 at 35.8 knts Storm direction: 235.8 at 26.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.6 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 198.9 neg: -19.2 tot: 179.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.06 Bulk Rich Number: 17.13 Bulk Shear: 49.60 m/s