MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510182100F018.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510182100F018.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: 18 hour RUC valid 15Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.52,-90.19 Latitude: 38.52 Longitude: -90.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 119 SFC 996 155 12.4 8.3 76 4.1 10.1 302 14 285.9 287.1 283.4 305.1 6.89 2 950 546 8.7 4.6 75 4.1 6.6 308 30 286.0 287.0 282.0 301.7 5.58 3 900 991 6.2 -0.8 61 7.0 3.0 320 38 287.9 288.6 281.1 299.5 4.01 4 850 1456 2.5 -5.2 57 7.6 -0.6 323 41 288.7 289.3 280.3 297.6 3.06 5 800 1943 -1.4 -12.3 43 10.8 -5.0 324 44 289.6 289.9 279.1 295.2 1.86 6 750 2452 -5.2 -20.5 29 15.3 -9.2 326 43 290.9 291.1 278.6 294.1 1.00 7 700 2990 -8.7 -31.0 15 22.3 -12.9 325 42 292.9 293.0 278.7 294.2 0.41 8 650 3560 -12.1 -39.3 8 27.2 -16.0 321 42 295.2 295.3 279.5 295.9 0.19 9 600 4168 -15.6 -44.6 6 29.0 -19.0 315 38 298.1 298.1 280.7 298.5 0.12 10 550 4819 -18.7 -47.9 6 29.2 -21.7 304 38 301.8 301.9 282.3 302.2 0.09 11 500 5525 -21.3 -54.3 3 33.0 -24.1 306 53 307.1 307.1 284.2 307.2 0.05 12 450 6297 -24.0 -58.4 3 34.4 -26.5 310 75 313.1 313.1 286.5 313.2 0.03 13 400 7149 -27.9 -60.6 3 32.6 -30.0 311 86 318.7 318.7 288.3 318.8 0.03 14 350 8099 -31.6 -62.3 3 30.7 -33.3 305 84 326.2 326.2 290.6 326.3 0.03 15 300 9180 -34.9 -64.4 3 29.5 -36.4 304 73 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.2 0.02 16 250 10445 -37.4 -69.0 2 31.6 -38.7 278 58 350.5 350.5 296.8 350.6 0.01 17 200 11973 -42.3 -73.9 2 31.6 -43.4 283 62 365.7 365.7 299.8 365.8 0.01 18 150 13869 -53.9 -82.6 2 28.7 -54.3 239 45 377.3 377.3 301.8 377.3 0.00 19 100 16404 -62.4 -87.6 2 25.2 -62.6 279 31 407.2 407.2 306.2 407.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5405.50 m Freezing level: 818.44 mb = 1763.46 m = 5785.55 ft Wetbulb zero: 858.60 mb = 1374.54 m = 4509.59 ft Precipitable water: 0.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 28.89 % Est. max temperature: 15.30 C = 59.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 936.17 mb = 667.07 m = 2188.53 ft T: 8.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.99 C/km ThetaE index: 11.06 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 850.59 mb = 1450.86 m = 4759.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 15.22 C = 59.39 F Cap Strength: 3.24 C Lifted Index: 6.42 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 24.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.24 C Showalter Index: 9.32 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.91 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.78 C Cross Totals Index: 16.14 C K Index: -3.71 Risk: None Sweat Index: 135.61 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.98 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 18.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 40.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 878.44 mb = 1188.56 m = 3899.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 783.44 mb = 2107.97 m = 6915.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 673.44 mb = 3287.50 m = 10785.63 ft B at Equ Level: 18.73 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 603.44 mb = 4124.13 m = 13530.46 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 315.6 at 42.3 knts Storm direction: 345.6 at 31.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.2 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 164.1 neg: -7.6 tot: 156.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 52.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.40 Bulk Shear: 47.04 m/s