MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2511060600F021.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2511060600F021.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: 21 hour RUC valid 3Z FRI 7 NOV 25 Station: 40.0,-92.6 Latitude: 40.00 Longitude: -92.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 SFC 977 264 14.8 11.8 82 3.0 13.0 193 10 289.9 291.4 287.1 315.1 8.94 2 950 503 14.8 11.9 83 2.9 13.0 202 30 292.2 293.8 288.2 318.4 9.22 3 900 960 13.0 12.2 95 0.8 12.5 217 39 294.9 296.7 289.8 323.5 9.94 4 850 1439 10.2 10.1 99 0.1 10.2 235 39 296.9 298.5 289.8 323.5 9.18 5 800 1942 7.3 7.2 100 0.1 7.2 245 40 298.9 300.3 289.5 322.3 7.98 6 750 2471 3.7 3.2 97 0.5 3.5 252 40 300.6 301.8 288.6 319.8 6.44 7 700 3028 1.4 -3.7 69 5.1 -1.0 259 39 304.0 304.8 287.6 316.7 4.14 8 650 3623 -0.2 -12.1 40 11.9 -4.8 260 41 308.7 309.1 287.5 316.2 2.33 9 600 4257 -5.2 -14.5 48 9.4 -8.5 253 45 310.1 310.5 287.7 316.8 2.07 10 550 4933 -11.0 -16.4 64 5.4 -12.8 247 49 311.0 311.3 287.8 317.2 1.92 11 500 5657 -16.3 -17.9 87 1.6 -16.8 249 51 313.2 313.5 288.5 319.3 1.87 12 450 6442 -21.0 -22.2 90 1.2 -21.2 252 57 316.9 317.2 289.3 321.7 1.43 13 400 7301 -27.1 -28.2 90 1.1 -27.3 251 67 319.7 319.9 289.6 323.0 0.93 14 350 8247 -35.0 -40.4 58 5.3 -35.5 251 67 321.5 321.6 289.6 322.7 0.32 15 300 9304 -42.7 -48.2 55 5.5 -43.0 267 76 325.2 325.2 290.5 325.8 0.16 16 250 10506 -52.8 -55.5 72 2.7 -52.9 270 89 327.6 327.6 291.1 327.9 0.08 17 200 11916 -59.9 -67.0 39 7.1 -60.0 271 79 337.9 337.9 293.9 338.0 0.02 18 150 13717 -58.7 -82.5 3 23.8 -59.0 270 67 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.00 19 100 16256 -61.4 -88.2 2 26.9 -61.6 280 46 409.2 409.2 306.4 409.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5590.72 m Freezing level: 656.95 mb = 3540.18 m = 11614.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 710.96 mb = 2902.51 m = 9522.57 ft Precipitable water: 1.16 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.19 % Est. max temperature: 22.66 C = 72.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 934.57 mb = 641.67 m = 2105.18 ft T: 14.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.72 C/km ThetaE index: 7.38 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 859.77 mb = 1343.41 m = 4407.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.36 C = 70.46 F Cap Strength: 2.60 C Lifted Index: -0.13 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.78 C Showalter Index: -1.80 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 52.92 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.52 C Cross Totals Index: 26.40 C K Index: 31.51 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 383.05 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.91 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 156.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.50 mb = 955.31 m = 3134.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 535.50 mb = 5136.02 m = 16850.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 485.50 mb = 5876.38 m = 19279.21 ft B at Equ Level: 19.46 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 435.50 mb = 6680.97 m = 21918.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.3 at 42.5 knts Storm direction: 276.3 at 31.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 416.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 416.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 139.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 8.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.18 Bulk Shear: 112.21 m/s