MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F044.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F044.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: 44 hour RUC valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.85,-95.17 Latitude: 34.85 Longitude: -95.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 88 SFC 977 291 21.4 18.1 81 3.3 19.2 192 11 296.5 299.0 293.2 335.5 13.51 2 950 533 21.4 16.1 72 5.3 17.9 210 27 298.9 301.2 293.0 334.6 12.24 3 900 1001 20.6 9.2 48 11.3 13.6 240 36 302.7 304.2 290.9 327.1 8.16 4 850 1493 18.2 3.9 39 14.3 10.1 259 39 305.2 306.3 289.8 323.2 5.95 5 800 2008 14.3 0.7 40 13.5 7.1 270 40 306.4 307.3 289.3 321.9 5.05 6 750 2548 9.6 -0.8 48 10.4 4.2 276 38 307.0 307.9 289.3 321.8 4.82 7 700 3114 4.3 -1.2 67 5.5 1.5 276 36 307.3 308.2 289.6 322.8 5.02 8 650 3713 -0.0 -2.1 86 2.1 -1.0 266 34 308.9 309.9 290.2 324.6 5.06 9 600 4351 -3.5 -4.0 96 0.5 -3.7 255 36 312.1 313.0 290.9 327.0 4.74 10 550 5035 -7.0 -7.3 98 0.2 -7.1 251 37 315.7 316.5 291.3 328.7 4.04 11 500 5773 -11.3 -12.4 92 1.0 -11.7 252 42 319.2 319.8 291.5 329.0 2.96 12 450 6573 -16.8 -19.0 83 2.2 -17.4 253 53 322.2 322.5 291.3 328.6 1.89 13 400 7447 -22.5 -25.8 74 3.3 -23.2 244 52 325.8 326.0 291.7 329.9 1.17 14 350 8413 -29.3 -31.9 78 2.6 -29.7 229 54 329.2 329.4 292.2 332.0 0.75 15 300 9492 -38.6 -41.6 73 3.0 -38.9 224 63 331.0 331.0 292.3 332.2 0.33 16 250 10715 -47.5 -56.4 36 8.8 -47.9 244 81 335.4 335.4 293.2 335.7 0.07 17 200 12180 -51.8 -73.0 6 21.2 -52.2 267 67 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.7 0.01 18 150 14001 -61.6 -80.8 6 19.1 -61.8 270 57 363.9 363.9 299.4 363.9 0.00 19 100 16457 -69.2 -87.2 6 18.0 -69.3 267 44 394.0 394.0 304.3 394.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5684.44 m Freezing level: 650.19 mb = 3710.81 m = 12174.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.07 mb = 3467.42 m = 11375.92 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.04 % Est. max temperature: 30.53 C = 86.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 930.61 mb = 711.83 m = 2335.38 ft T: 21.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.89 C/km ThetaE index: 13.67 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 753.91 mb = 2504.18 m = 8215.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.76 C = 89.16 F Cap Strength: 4.87 C Lifted Index: -0.50 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.30 C Showalter Index: 3.31 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.67 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.47 C Cross Totals Index: 15.21 C K Index: 27.83 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 167.68 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.12 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 143.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 211.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 824.66 mb = 1749.85 m = 5740.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 699.66 mb = 3118.33 m = 10230.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 409.66 mb = 7269.81 m = 23850.81 ft B at Equ Level: 142.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 259.66 mb = 10461.04 m = 34320.57 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 257.7 at 37.0 knts Storm direction: 287.7 at 27.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.4 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 383.9 neg: -7.8 tot: 376.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 125.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.34 Bulk Rich Number: 1.62 Bulk Shear: 88.40 m/s