MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F035.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F035.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: 35 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.37,-97.39 Latitude: 32.37 Longitude: -97.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 89 SFC 982 250 25.4 19.3 69 6.0 21.1 258 5 300.1 302.7 294.9 342.5 14.51 2 950 539 22.6 16.8 70 5.8 18.7 266 8 300.1 302.5 293.7 337.5 12.75 3 900 1007 18.8 12.6 67 6.2 14.8 276 10 300.9 302.8 292.0 331.1 10.25 4 850 1495 14.8 9.2 69 5.6 11.4 287 12 301.7 303.2 290.9 327.3 8.64 5 800 2005 11.3 6.0 70 5.3 8.3 285 13 303.2 304.6 290.3 325.2 7.35 6 750 2542 8.6 5.6 81 3.0 6.9 241 15 306.0 307.4 291.5 329.1 7.65 7 700 3111 7.2 3.4 77 3.8 5.1 228 29 310.4 311.8 292.3 332.1 7.01 8 650 3718 3.4 0.1 79 3.2 1.7 236 40 312.8 313.9 292.1 331.4 5.95 9 600 4361 -2.1 -4.1 86 2.1 -3.1 245 48 313.7 314.6 291.3 328.6 4.70 10 550 5046 -7.0 -9.7 81 2.8 -8.1 246 50 315.8 316.5 290.7 326.6 3.32 11 500 5784 -11.3 -15.0 74 3.7 -12.6 245 51 319.3 319.8 290.9 327.2 2.38 12 450 6584 -15.9 -19.3 75 3.3 -16.9 243 53 323.2 323.6 291.6 329.5 1.85 13 400 7461 -21.9 -29.7 49 7.8 -23.5 246 57 326.6 326.7 291.6 329.5 0.81 14 350 8432 -27.4 -57.7 4 30.4 -29.7 254 61 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.1 0.04 15 300 9526 -34.3 -61.4 5 27.1 -35.8 268 50 337.0 337.0 293.6 337.2 0.03 16 250 10776 -42.9 -66.9 5 24.0 -43.7 264 64 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.3 0.02 17 200 12256 -50.4 -74.6 4 24.2 -50.8 264 67 353.0 353.0 297.3 353.1 0.01 18 150 14081 -62.7 -82.5 5 19.8 -62.9 265 56 362.0 362.0 299.1 362.0 0.00 19 100 16504 -72.3 -87.4 9 15.1 -72.3 265 30 388.0 388.0 303.5 388.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.82 m Freezing level: 618.94 mb = 4117.25 m = 13507.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.40 mb = 3938.32 m = 12920.84 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.20 % Est. max temperature: 27.49 C = 81.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 899.02 mb = 1016.46 m = 3334.81 ft T: 18.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.91 C/km ThetaE index: 17.29 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 833.01 mb = 1664.78 m = 5461.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.46 C = 81.42 F Cap Strength: 1.06 C Lifted Index: -2.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.01 C Showalter Index: 1.30 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.58 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.08 C Cross Totals Index: 20.51 C K Index: 31.54 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 187.11 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.01 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 304.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 19.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 853.65 mb = 1458.32 m = 4784.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 808.65 mb = 1914.36 m = 6280.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 728.65 mb = 2780.11 m = 9120.98 ft B at Equ Level: 8.19 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 698.65 mb = 3127.08 m = 10259.33 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.1 at 31.0 knts Storm direction: 276.1 at 23.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 4.5 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 90.5 neg: -13.0 tot: 77.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 25.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 3.95 Bulk Shear: 77.07 m/s