MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F005.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F005.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: 5 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.23,-90.61 Latitude: 37.23 Longitude: -90.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 982 210 22.7 20.3 87 2.3 21.1 180 5 297.4 300.2 294.8 342.2 15.48 2 950 498 20.9 18.8 88 2.1 19.4 201 16 298.4 301.0 294.4 340.5 14.48 3 900 965 18.1 17.0 93 1.1 17.4 202 24 300.2 302.7 294.3 340.1 13.64 4 850 1453 14.9 14.7 99 0.2 14.8 203 28 301.8 304.0 293.9 338.5 12.45 5 800 1965 11.8 11.7 99 0.1 11.8 207 31 303.8 305.8 293.4 336.2 10.89 6 750 2504 8.5 8.3 99 0.2 8.4 209 32 305.8 307.5 292.7 333.5 9.21 7 700 3072 5.8 2.3 78 3.5 3.9 209 34 308.9 310.1 291.4 328.8 6.48 8 650 3676 3.5 -5.6 52 9.0 -0.8 209 37 312.9 313.6 290.3 325.2 3.88 9 600 4319 -1.8 -7.5 65 5.8 -4.3 213 42 314.0 314.7 290.5 325.6 3.62 10 550 5005 -6.8 -8.0 91 1.2 -7.3 217 46 316.0 316.8 291.2 328.3 3.80 11 500 5744 -10.6 -11.6 93 1.0 -11.0 221 47 320.1 320.7 291.9 330.5 3.15 12 450 6547 -15.6 -17.2 87 1.7 -16.1 224 48 323.7 324.1 292.0 331.1 2.20 13 400 7425 -21.6 -25.0 74 3.4 -22.4 231 55 326.9 327.2 292.1 331.4 1.26 14 350 8394 -29.0 -35.1 56 6.0 -29.9 229 52 329.6 329.7 292.2 331.6 0.55 15 300 9477 -37.3 -40.7 71 3.4 -37.7 240 52 332.8 332.9 292.9 334.2 0.37 16 250 10706 -48.2 -52.1 64 3.9 -48.4 247 54 334.4 334.4 293.0 334.9 0.12 17 200 12136 -57.4 -64.2 42 6.8 -57.5 256 68 341.8 341.8 294.8 342.0 0.03 18 150 13957 -59.3 -81.8 4 22.5 -59.5 241 73 367.9 367.9 300.2 367.9 0.00 19 100 16438 -67.2 -87.5 4 20.3 -67.3 254 40 397.9 397.9 304.9 398.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5692.21 m Freezing level: 617.03 mb = 4099.95 m = 13451.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.54 mb = 3569.57 m = 11711.04 ft Precipitable water: 1.75 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.03 % Est. max temperature: 27.76 C = 81.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.14 mb = 506.10 m = 1660.42 ft T: 20.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.14 C/km ThetaE index: 16.99 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 889.45 mb = 1065.76 m = 3496.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.80 C = 78.43 F Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lifted Index: -4.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.06 C Showalter Index: -3.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.80 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.51 C Cross Totals Index: 25.29 C K Index: 36.70 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 380.45 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.69 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1266.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.45 mb = 884.41 m = 2901.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 863.45 mb = 1319.26 m = 4328.22 ft Equ Level (EL): 203.45 mb = 12026.75 m = 39457.35 ft B at Equ Level: 1255.59 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 133.45 mb = 14672.60 m = 48137.85 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.2 at 35.2 knts Storm direction: 242.2 at 26.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.3 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 143.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 143.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.03 Bulk Rich Number: 19.86 Bulk Shear: 63.78 m/s