MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F001.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F001.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: 1 hour RUC valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.07,-90.5 Latitude: 37.07 Longitude: -90.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 56 SFC 986 177 25.3 19.7 71 5.6 21.3 193 8 299.6 302.3 295.0 342.9 14.81 2 950 506 23.1 18.0 73 5.1 19.6 199 21 300.6 303.1 294.6 341.1 13.80 3 900 975 19.3 16.6 85 2.7 17.5 200 25 301.4 303.8 294.4 340.6 13.33 4 850 1465 15.6 14.9 96 0.7 15.1 204 28 302.5 304.8 294.3 339.9 12.65 5 800 1978 12.3 12.1 98 0.2 12.1 211 29 304.3 306.3 293.7 337.5 11.15 6 750 2517 9.0 7.4 90 1.6 8.0 210 27 306.4 308.0 292.4 332.5 8.65 7 700 3086 6.4 0.8 67 5.6 3.4 207 28 309.5 310.6 291.0 327.5 5.80 8 650 3691 3.4 -4.0 58 7.5 -0.2 206 32 312.9 313.7 290.7 326.7 4.37 9 600 4335 -1.1 -9.1 55 8.0 -4.6 211 36 314.8 315.5 290.3 325.2 3.21 10 550 5022 -6.5 -11.2 69 4.7 -8.4 219 41 316.3 316.9 290.6 326.0 2.95 11 500 5760 -11.3 -14.9 74 3.7 -12.5 223 43 319.3 319.8 290.9 327.3 2.40 12 450 6560 -16.0 -20.5 68 4.5 -17.3 224 42 323.1 323.5 291.4 328.8 1.66 13 400 7439 -21.0 -35.3 26 14.4 -23.5 232 47 327.7 327.8 291.6 329.5 0.47 14 350 8409 -28.7 -46.0 17 17.3 -30.5 236 51 330.0 330.1 291.9 330.7 0.18 15 300 9491 -37.5 -59.6 8 22.0 -38.6 240 60 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.6 0.04 16 250 10722 -47.3 -52.0 58 4.7 -47.5 245 64 335.8 335.8 293.4 336.3 0.13 17 200 12162 -56.5 -63.3 42 6.8 -56.6 254 82 343.3 343.3 295.1 343.5 0.04 18 150 13977 -59.4 -80.5 5 21.1 -59.6 247 73 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.00 19 100 16446 -68.0 -87.6 4 19.5 -68.1 253 42 396.3 396.3 304.7 396.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.60 m Freezing level: 612.14 mb = 4178.49 m = 13708.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.57 mb = 3658.37 m = 12002.37 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.90 % Est. max temperature: 28.63 C = 83.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 909.15 mb = 887.19 m = 2910.68 ft T: 19.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.59 C/km ThetaE index: 17.70 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 861.33 mb = 1351.25 m = 4433.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.89 C = 82.21 F Cap Strength: 1.02 C Lifted Index: -5.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.67 C Showalter Index: -4.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.02 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.85 C Cross Totals Index: 26.17 C K Index: 36.18 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 423.02 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.57 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1264.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.23 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 879.85 mb = 1169.01 m = 3835.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 844.85 mb = 1516.13 m = 4974.12 ft Equ Level (EL): 214.85 mb = 11699.69 m = 38384.35 ft B at Equ Level: 1262.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 134.85 mb = 14625.83 m = 47984.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.6 at 31.7 knts Storm direction: 241.6 at 23.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 0.4 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 103.0 neg: -5.1 tot: 97.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 32.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.8 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.80 Bulk Rich Number: 37.86 Bulk Shear: 33.40 m/s