MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F030.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F030.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: 30 hour RUC valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.46,-97.94 Latitude: 35.46 Longitude: -97.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 961 411 21.2 16.1 72 5.1 17.8 247 8 297.8 299.9 292.4 332.7 12.05 2 950 509 20.3 15.6 75 4.7 17.2 237 12 297.8 299.9 292.3 332.1 11.83 3 900 977 21.4 11.4 53 10.0 15.0 282 20 303.6 305.3 292.2 331.7 9.45 4 850 1471 19.5 2.9 33 16.6 10.2 289 28 306.6 307.6 289.9 323.6 5.56 5 800 1988 14.9 -0.6 35 15.5 6.8 294 29 307.0 307.9 289.1 321.2 4.58 6 750 2528 9.6 -0.6 49 10.2 4.3 286 26 307.0 307.9 289.3 322.0 4.88 7 700 3096 5.0 -0.8 66 5.8 2.1 249 24 308.1 309.0 290.0 324.0 5.16 8 650 3696 0.8 -1.1 87 1.9 -0.2 215 31 309.9 310.9 290.8 326.8 5.46 9 600 4334 -3.4 -3.6 98 0.2 -3.5 208 39 312.2 313.1 291.0 327.6 4.89 10 550 5016 -8.2 -10.2 86 2.0 -9.0 215 47 314.4 315.0 290.2 324.7 3.21 11 500 5750 -13.2 -16.2 78 3.1 -14.2 219 54 317.0 317.4 290.0 324.1 2.15 12 450 6544 -18.9 -22.1 76 3.2 -19.7 225 55 319.5 319.8 290.1 324.4 1.45 13 400 7410 -24.9 -29.7 64 4.8 -25.8 233 60 322.6 322.8 290.4 325.5 0.81 14 350 8365 -32.2 -41.9 38 9.7 -33.2 235 71 325.3 325.4 290.7 326.4 0.27 15 300 9434 -40.1 -54.7 20 14.6 -40.8 234 85 328.8 328.9 291.5 329.1 0.08 16 250 10656 -47.2 -61.0 19 13.8 -47.6 237 89 335.9 336.0 293.3 336.1 0.04 17 200 12120 -50.8 -79.6 2 28.8 -51.2 251 79 352.4 352.4 297.1 352.4 0.00 18 150 13966 -57.5 -82.6 3 25.1 -57.8 265 64 371.0 371.0 300.7 371.0 0.00 19 100 16452 -68.4 -87.3 5 18.9 -68.5 261 41 395.6 395.6 304.6 395.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5684.54 m Freezing level: 640.24 mb = 3820.30 m = 12533.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.50 mb = 3652.15 m = 11981.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.94 % Est. max temperature: 30.28 C = 86.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 890.76 mb = 1066.65 m = 3499.45 ft T: 21.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.86 C/km ThetaE index: 11.57 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 741.60 mb = 2620.83 m = 8598.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.51 C = 86.92 F Cap Strength: 4.68 C Lifted Index: -2.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.50 C Showalter Index: 1.27 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 48.78 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 32.67 C Cross Totals Index: 16.10 C K Index: 29.75 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 145.79 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.10 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 417.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 220.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 797.32 mb = 2016.03 m = 6614.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 672.32 mb = 3422.32 m = 11227.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 292.32 mb = 9607.50 m = 31520.29 ft B at Equ Level: 413.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 212.32 mb = 11727.49 m = 38475.56 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.1 at 34.7 knts Storm direction: 265.1 at 26.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 5.0 tot: 9.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 30.8 neg: -43.8 tot: -13.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -4.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.07 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: -0.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 6.36 Bulk Shear: 65.65 m/s