MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F041.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F041.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: 41 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.14,-95.50 Latitude: 35.14 Longitude: -95.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 81 SFC 984 225 26.4 18.0 60 8.5 20.6 233 13 301.0 303.4 294.3 340.0 13.27 2 950 532 23.2 16.4 65 6.9 18.6 232 24 300.8 303.0 293.6 337.2 12.42 3 900 1001 19.6 14.3 71 5.3 16.1 240 28 301.7 303.8 293.2 335.4 11.44 4 850 1491 15.9 10.6 71 5.3 12.6 252 30 302.8 304.6 292.0 331.0 9.50 5 800 2003 12.4 7.1 70 5.3 9.2 261 32 304.4 305.8 291.2 328.1 7.91 6 750 2541 8.6 4.4 75 4.2 6.2 261 30 305.9 307.2 290.9 327.1 7.00 7 700 3108 4.3 1.8 84 2.5 2.9 249 27 307.2 308.4 290.6 326.3 6.24 8 650 3708 0.9 0.6 98 0.3 0.7 232 32 309.9 311.1 291.4 328.9 6.14 9 600 4349 -2.0 -2.2 99 0.1 -2.1 228 37 313.8 314.8 292.0 330.9 5.44 10 550 5035 -6.6 -6.9 97 0.4 -6.7 234 42 316.3 317.1 291.6 329.6 4.14 11 500 5774 -11.0 -11.6 95 0.6 -11.2 240 46 319.7 320.3 291.7 330.1 3.15 12 450 6575 -16.1 -17.4 90 1.2 -16.5 243 48 323.0 323.4 291.8 330.4 2.18 13 400 7450 -22.5 -24.6 83 2.1 -23.0 243 49 325.7 326.0 291.8 330.3 1.30 14 350 8414 -30.2 -33.0 77 2.7 -30.7 237 47 328.0 328.1 291.8 330.5 0.68 15 300 9488 -39.8 -42.0 79 2.3 -39.9 235 64 329.3 329.4 291.9 330.5 0.32 16 250 10707 -49.1 -52.9 64 3.8 -49.3 242 91 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.5 0.11 17 200 12162 -51.7 -75.0 4 23.4 -52.1 254 84 350.9 350.9 296.8 351.0 0.01 18 150 13993 -59.8 -81.6 4 21.8 -60.0 258 62 367.1 367.1 300.0 367.1 0.00 19 100 16461 -68.6 -87.3 5 18.6 -68.7 261 42 395.1 395.1 304.5 395.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.13 m Freezing level: 635.03 mb = 3899.42 m = 12793.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.15 mb = 3867.47 m = 12688.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.77 % Est. max temperature: 28.74 C = 83.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 869.45 mb = 1296.73 m = 4254.32 ft T: 17.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.71 C/km ThetaE index: 13.68 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 817.38 mb = 1821.13 m = 5974.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.09 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.26 C = 84.66 F Cap Strength: 1.56 C Lifted Index: -2.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.75 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.37 C Showalter Index: -0.19 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.44 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.85 C Cross Totals Index: 21.59 C K Index: 35.02 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 233.85 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.26 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 924.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 35.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 848.54 mb = 1505.05 m = 4937.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 773.54 mb = 2283.28 m = 7491.00 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.54 mb = 11151.35 m = 36585.35 ft B at Equ Level: 906.49 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 163.54 mb = 13443.30 m = 44104.77 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.4 at 33.8 knts Storm direction: 271.4 at 25.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 1.5 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 62.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 93.5 neg: -13.5 tot: 80.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.54 Bulk Rich Number: 39.61 Bulk Shear: 23.34 m/s