MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F005.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F005.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 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.53,-90.32 Latitude: 38.53 Longitude: -90.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 987 164 19.8 19.5 98 0.3 19.6 236 3 294.1 296.7 293.3 335.9 14.64 2 950 491 18.2 18.1 99 0.1 18.2 220 12 295.7 298.2 293.2 335.7 13.91 3 900 954 16.3 16.1 99 0.1 16.2 221 17 298.3 300.6 293.3 335.9 12.93 4 850 1439 13.9 13.7 99 0.1 13.8 219 20 300.7 302.8 293.1 335.1 11.71 5 800 1949 11.0 10.8 98 0.2 10.9 215 25 302.9 304.8 292.6 333.2 10.21 6 750 2485 7.6 7.3 98 0.2 7.4 213 29 304.8 306.4 291.9 330.6 8.61 7 700 3050 3.7 3.6 99 0.1 3.6 211 31 306.5 307.9 291.2 328.1 7.09 8 650 3649 -0.0 -0.1 99 0.1 -0.0 211 34 309.0 310.1 290.9 327.0 5.86 9 600 4286 -3.6 -3.7 99 0.1 -3.7 212 37 311.9 312.9 290.9 327.2 4.85 10 550 4971 -6.4 -7.0 96 0.6 -6.7 214 41 316.4 317.2 291.6 329.7 4.11 11 500 5713 -9.8 -10.5 95 0.7 -10.1 215 44 321.0 321.7 292.3 332.3 3.43 12 450 6517 -15.0 -16.0 92 1.0 -15.3 214 44 324.4 324.9 292.4 332.7 2.44 13 400 7398 -20.9 -22.6 86 1.7 -21.4 214 48 327.8 328.1 292.6 333.3 1.56 14 350 8371 -27.8 -30.0 81 2.3 -28.2 219 57 331.3 331.5 293.0 334.6 0.90 15 300 9458 -36.8 -39.7 75 2.8 -37.1 221 65 333.4 333.5 293.0 335.0 0.40 16 250 10688 -48.3 -51.1 72 2.9 -48.4 222 68 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.9 0.14 17 200 12116 -57.1 -63.5 44 6.4 -57.2 235 82 342.4 342.4 294.9 342.6 0.04 18 150 13938 -58.8 -82.3 3 23.5 -59.1 261 57 368.7 368.7 300.3 368.7 0.00 19 100 16440 -65.0 -87.4 3 22.3 -65.2 260 39 402.1 402.1 305.5 402.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5663.19 m Freezing level: 650.10 mb = 3647.77 m = 11967.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.53 mb = 3642.41 m = 11950.02 ft Precipitable water: 1.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.29 % Est. max temperature: 26.96 C = 80.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 983.10 mb = 196.48 m = 644.61 ft T: 19.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.07 C/km ThetaE index: 8.81 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 931.64 mb = 657.92 m = 2158.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.34 C = 72.22 F Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lifted Index: -1.24 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.69 C Showalter Index: -0.95 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.29 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.71 C Cross Totals Index: 23.58 C K Index: 37.39 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 249.62 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.69 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 478.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.17 mb = 634.71 m = 2082.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 879.17 mb = 1152.81 m = 3782.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.17 mb = 10971.53 m = 35995.39 ft B at Equ Level: 472.48 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 169.17 mb = 13176.32 m = 43228.86 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.1 at 30.5 knts Storm direction: 244.1 at 22.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 5.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 72.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 72.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.18 Bulk Rich Number: 8.04 Bulk Shear: 59.55 m/s