MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F003.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F003.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: 3 hour RUC valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.89,-89.27 Latitude: 37.89 Longitude: -89.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 46 SFC 991 126 22.8 21.1 90 1.7 21.6 174 4 296.8 299.7 295.1 343.3 16.11 2 950 492 20.4 18.9 91 1.4 19.4 195 14 297.9 300.5 294.4 340.4 14.65 3 900 958 18.3 16.6 90 1.7 17.2 195 22 300.3 302.8 294.1 339.4 13.33 4 850 1447 15.0 14.4 96 0.6 14.6 196 28 301.9 304.1 293.8 337.8 12.19 5 800 1958 11.6 11.4 99 0.2 11.5 201 29 303.5 305.5 293.1 335.3 10.67 6 750 2496 8.4 8.1 98 0.3 8.2 206 28 305.7 307.4 292.5 333.0 9.08 7 700 3063 4.8 3.9 94 0.9 4.3 209 28 307.8 309.2 291.7 330.0 7.28 8 650 3665 1.9 -1.6 77 3.5 0.1 209 34 311.1 312.1 291.0 327.5 5.23 9 600 4307 -2.0 -6.5 71 4.6 -4.0 213 42 313.9 314.6 290.7 326.3 3.91 10 550 4992 -7.2 -9.0 87 1.8 -7.9 218 48 315.6 316.3 290.8 326.9 3.52 11 500 5729 -11.3 -12.6 90 1.3 -11.8 222 50 319.3 319.8 291.4 328.8 2.91 12 450 6531 -15.6 -17.8 83 2.3 -16.3 224 47 323.7 324.1 291.9 330.8 2.09 13 400 7410 -21.3 -28.1 54 6.8 -22.8 230 53 327.3 327.4 291.9 330.6 0.94 14 350 8379 -28.9 -38.1 41 9.2 -30.2 229 53 329.8 329.8 292.0 331.3 0.41 15 300 9461 -37.5 -42.4 60 4.9 -37.9 234 56 332.6 332.6 292.7 333.7 0.30 16 250 10694 -47.4 -52.5 56 5.1 -47.6 248 56 335.6 335.7 293.3 336.1 0.12 17 200 12125 -58.1 -63.8 48 5.7 -58.2 254 72 340.8 340.8 294.6 341.0 0.04 18 150 13945 -58.8 -82.0 3 23.2 -59.0 246 72 368.8 368.8 300.4 368.8 0.00 19 100 16436 -66.5 -87.6 4 21.2 -66.6 259 36 399.3 399.3 305.1 399.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.73 m Freezing level: 625.37 mb = 3981.65 m = 13062.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.35 mb = 3685.78 m = 12092.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.50 % Est. max temperature: 28.21 C = 82.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.77 mb = 339.67 m = 1114.39 ft T: 21.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.04 C/km ThetaE index: 16.95 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.60 mb = 1038.31 m = 3406.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.66 C = 79.98 F Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lifted Index: -4.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.07 C Showalter Index: -3.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.97 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.30 C Cross Totals Index: 25.67 C K Index: 39.81 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 415.82 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.89 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1338.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 918.97 mb = 778.24 m = 2553.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 863.97 mb = 1307.41 m = 4289.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 203.97 mb = 11998.76 m = 39365.52 ft B at Equ Level: 1335.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 133.97 mb = 14639.68 m = 48029.85 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.0 at 33.5 knts Storm direction: 241.0 at 25.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 132.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 132.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 44.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.05 Bulk Rich Number: 18.02 Bulk Shear: 74.26 m/s