MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F040.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F040.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: 40 hour RUC valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.78,-97.54 Latitude: 32.78 Longitude: -97.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 102 SFC 983 253 21.0 16.2 74 4.8 17.8 175 4 295.6 297.8 291.7 329.8 11.89 2 950 548 22.0 15.5 67 6.5 17.7 195 11 299.5 301.7 292.7 333.8 11.72 3 900 1017 20.2 10.5 54 9.7 14.1 229 16 302.3 303.9 291.3 328.7 8.90 4 850 1508 18.4 4.3 39 14.1 10.3 292 19 305.4 306.6 290.0 324.0 6.11 5 800 2024 14.6 -0.3 36 14.9 6.8 314 24 306.7 307.6 289.1 321.2 4.68 6 750 2564 9.7 -3.1 40 12.9 3.4 319 26 307.1 307.9 288.6 319.7 4.04 7 700 3131 4.7 -6.9 43 11.6 -0.4 322 27 307.7 308.3 288.1 317.9 3.26 8 650 3730 0.7 -15.3 29 16.0 -5.1 321 28 309.7 310.1 287.3 315.5 1.79 9 600 4368 -2.5 -30.6 9 28.1 -9.4 321 31 313.2 313.3 287.1 314.9 0.50 10 550 5052 -6.9 -30.3 14 23.4 -12.4 316 32 315.9 316.0 288.1 317.9 0.56 11 500 5788 -12.2 -34.2 14 22.0 -16.6 304 33 318.1 318.2 288.6 319.6 0.42 12 450 6583 -16.8 -48.4 5 31.6 -20.8 291 40 322.1 322.1 289.5 322.5 0.11 13 400 7459 -21.4 -53.9 4 32.6 -24.6 282 49 327.2 327.2 291.0 327.5 0.06 14 350 8430 -28.1 -57.5 4 29.3 -30.3 285 52 330.8 330.8 292.0 331.0 0.05 15 300 9517 -35.5 -60.1 6 24.6 -36.8 284 51 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.5 0.04 16 250 10768 -41.8 -67.7 4 25.9 -42.7 269 49 343.9 343.9 295.3 343.9 0.02 17 200 12243 -52.0 -73.4 6 21.3 -52.4 271 59 350.4 350.4 296.7 350.4 0.01 18 150 14059 -62.8 -80.7 7 17.9 -63.0 272 56 361.9 361.9 299.1 361.9 0.00 19 100 16497 -72.2 -87.5 8 15.2 -72.3 262 39 388.1 388.1 303.5 388.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.09 m Freezing level: 639.67 mb = 3861.43 m = 12668.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 705.80 mb = 3062.99 m = 10049.06 ft Precipitable water: 0.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 33.15 % Est. max temperature: 31.20 C = 88.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 915.83 mb = 865.57 m = 2839.78 ft T: 20.77 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.38 C/km ThetaE index: 18.86 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 754.98 mb = 2508.63 m = 8230.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.42 C = 90.36 F Cap Strength: 5.39 C Lifted Index: -1.42 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.07 C Showalter Index: 1.98 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.15 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.65 C Cross Totals Index: 16.50 C K Index: 23.29 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 122.97 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.78 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 124.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 241.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 832.43 mb = 1685.56 m = 5529.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 687.43 mb = 3277.19 m = 10751.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 427.43 mb = 6965.78 m = 22853.34 ft B at Equ Level: 122.93 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 327.43 mb = 8899.85 m = 29198.62 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 309.0 at 25.9 knts Storm direction: 339.0 at 19.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 125.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 228.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 228.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 76.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 1.01 Bulk Shear: 123.24 m/s