MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F039.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F039.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: 39 hour RUC valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 30.35,-99.40 Latitude: 30.35 Longitude: -99.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 95 1 950 543 SFC 940 640 23.5 20.3 82 3.2 21.2 132 3 302.0 305.0 296.6 349.8 16.20 3 900 1017 22.1 18.0 78 4.0 19.2 277 4 304.2 306.9 296.1 347.7 14.61 4 850 1512 18.6 14.4 77 4.2 15.8 290 11 305.6 307.9 294.8 342.3 12.23 5 800 2029 14.5 10.2 75 4.3 11.8 290 18 306.6 308.4 293.3 336.2 9.80 6 750 2571 10.2 5.3 72 4.9 7.3 286 24 307.6 309.0 291.8 330.4 7.48 7 700 3141 6.7 -5.4 42 12.1 1.0 290 31 309.9 310.6 289.2 321.5 3.66 8 650 3747 4.8 -30.4 6 35.3 -4.8 307 33 314.4 314.5 287.5 316.1 0.47 9 600 4394 1.6 -30.9 7 32.5 -7.1 313 32 318.0 318.1 288.6 319.7 0.49 10 550 5087 -3.4 -32.1 9 28.7 -10.5 306 32 320.0 320.1 289.3 321.7 0.47 11 500 5832 -8.8 -42.4 5 33.6 -14.7 296 35 322.4 322.4 289.7 323.1 0.18 12 450 6640 -13.5 -48.3 4 34.8 -18.5 287 41 326.2 326.2 290.7 326.6 0.11 13 400 7524 -19.6 -51.3 4 31.7 -23.3 289 47 329.5 329.5 291.7 329.8 0.08 14 350 8500 -27.0 -54.9 5 27.9 -29.3 285 53 332.4 332.4 292.4 332.7 0.06 15 300 9594 -34.2 -56.5 9 22.3 -35.6 280 66 337.2 337.2 293.7 337.5 0.06 16 250 10846 -42.3 -65.8 6 23.6 -43.1 278 66 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.3 0.02 17 200 12324 -52.0 -72.7 7 20.7 -52.4 275 62 350.4 350.4 296.7 350.5 0.01 18 150 14127 -64.9 -78.9 13 14.0 -65.0 269 44 358.3 358.3 298.4 358.3 0.01 19 100 16528 -74.9 -86.6 15 11.7 -74.9 258 23 383.0 383.0 302.7 383.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5736.89 m Freezing level: 584.11 mb = 4614.38 m = 15138.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 691.33 mb = 3243.08 m = 10639.90 ft Precipitable water: 1.08 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.16 % Est. max temperature: 28.24 C = 82.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 897.33 mb = 1042.59 m = 3420.54 ft T: 21.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.76 C/km ThetaE index: 33.67 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 816.60 mb = 1853.87 m = 6082.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.70 C = 81.86 F Cap Strength: 1.43 C Lifted Index: -4.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.78 C Showalter Index: -2.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.50 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.34 C Cross Totals Index: 23.17 C K Index: 29.66 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 260.90 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.71 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1129.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 23.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 839.70 mb = 1615.81 m = 5301.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 794.70 mb = 2084.90 m = 6840.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 234.70 mb = 11264.07 m = 36955.15 ft B at Equ Level: 1127.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 124.70 mb = 15220.66 m = 49935.93 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 298.0 at 26.7 knts Storm direction: 328.0 at 20.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 2.0 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 128.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 155.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 155.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 52.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.66 Bulk Rich Number: 14.75 Bulk Shear: 76.62 m/s