MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F030.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F030.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 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.71,-95.32 Latitude: 33.71 Longitude: -95.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 78 SFC 992 151 23.6 21.4 87 2.2 22.0 250 11 297.4 300.4 295.4 344.8 16.35 2 950 525 20.6 18.5 88 2.1 19.1 255 23 298.1 300.7 294.1 339.4 14.22 3 900 990 17.4 13.8 79 3.6 15.1 264 26 299.5 301.5 292.3 332.0 11.12 4 850 1477 14.3 10.4 78 3.8 11.9 261 24 301.1 302.8 291.3 328.7 9.36 5 800 1987 12.1 9.0 81 3.1 10.2 236 23 304.1 305.8 292.0 331.2 9.06 6 750 2526 9.6 4.8 72 4.8 6.8 229 28 307.0 308.3 291.4 328.9 7.19 7 700 3096 6.0 1.1 71 4.8 3.4 228 34 309.1 310.2 291.0 327.4 5.94 8 650 3699 1.8 -0.5 84 2.4 0.6 227 41 311.1 312.1 291.3 328.7 5.68 9 600 4341 -2.1 -3.1 93 1.0 -2.6 228 46 313.7 314.7 291.6 329.8 5.09 10 550 5027 -6.5 -6.8 98 0.3 -6.7 228 49 316.4 317.2 291.6 329.8 4.17 11 500 5767 -10.6 -10.8 98 0.2 -10.7 225 50 320.1 320.7 292.0 331.1 3.34 12 450 6570 -15.1 -16.2 91 1.1 -15.4 219 49 324.3 324.8 292.4 332.4 2.40 13 400 7451 -20.8 -23.2 81 2.4 -21.4 224 52 327.9 328.2 292.6 333.1 1.48 14 350 8423 -28.4 -31.4 75 3.0 -28.9 233 63 330.5 330.6 292.6 333.4 0.79 15 300 9507 -36.6 -47.2 33 10.6 -37.4 242 70 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.5 0.18 16 250 10755 -42.3 -67.4 5 25.1 -43.2 251 60 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.2 0.02 17 200 12232 -50.6 -75.7 4 25.1 -51.1 263 61 352.6 352.6 297.2 352.6 0.01 18 150 14051 -63.5 -80.8 8 17.3 -63.6 254 57 360.7 360.7 298.8 360.7 0.00 19 100 16485 -71.4 -87.6 7 16.2 -71.5 255 37 389.7 389.7 303.8 389.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.74 m Freezing level: 626.35 mb = 4002.25 m = 13130.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.43 mb = 3817.58 m = 12524.71 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.52 % Est. max temperature: 27.70 C = 81.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.22 mb = 431.61 m = 1416.04 ft T: 21.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.21 C/km ThetaE index: 16.09 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 887.89 mb = 1105.69 m = 3627.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.01 C = 78.81 F Cap Strength: 0.83 C Lifted Index: -2.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.08 C Showalter Index: 1.25 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.91 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.88 C Cross Totals Index: 21.03 C K Index: 30.44 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 221.80 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.43 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 596.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.58 mb = 927.73 m = 3043.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 861.58 mb = 1361.61 m = 4467.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 281.58 mb = 9940.66 m = 32613.31 ft B at Equ Level: 591.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 191.58 mb = 12504.47 m = 41024.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.6 at 35.8 knts Storm direction: 262.6 at 26.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 3.5 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 58.8 neg: -0.6 tot: 58.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 19.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.42 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 11.78 Bulk Shear: 50.68 m/s