MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F031.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F031.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: 31 hour RUC valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.65,-95.65 Latitude: 32.65 Longitude: -95.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 83 SFC 993 141 23.8 21.4 86 2.5 22.1 258 6 297.5 300.5 295.5 344.8 16.32 2 950 531 21.1 17.7 81 3.5 18.8 277 13 298.6 301.1 293.8 338.0 13.52 3 900 998 18.8 9.9 56 8.9 13.3 294 16 300.9 302.4 290.6 326.2 8.55 4 850 1486 16.2 8.8 62 7.3 11.7 258 17 303.1 304.6 291.2 328.2 8.41 5 800 2000 13.5 8.0 69 5.5 10.2 236 25 305.5 307.1 292.0 330.9 8.42 6 750 2540 10.2 5.6 73 4.6 7.5 239 32 307.6 309.1 291.9 330.9 7.64 7 700 3111 6.4 2.7 77 3.7 4.3 243 38 309.5 310.8 291.7 330.0 6.65 8 650 3714 2.2 0.6 90 1.5 1.4 243 41 311.4 312.6 291.9 330.6 6.17 9 600 4358 -1.8 -2.4 96 0.6 -2.1 238 43 314.0 315.0 291.9 330.9 5.34 10 550 5044 -6.6 -8.6 85 2.1 -7.4 231 45 316.3 317.0 291.2 328.0 3.63 11 500 5783 -10.5 -14.5 72 4.0 -12.0 226 47 320.2 320.7 291.3 328.5 2.48 12 450 6587 -14.3 -16.4 85 2.0 -15.0 235 53 325.2 325.7 292.6 333.3 2.37 13 400 7469 -20.8 -24.9 69 4.1 -21.8 239 65 327.9 328.2 292.4 332.4 1.26 14 350 8443 -26.8 -47.8 12 20.9 -29.0 246 64 332.6 332.6 292.6 333.2 0.15 15 300 9536 -34.9 -60.1 6 25.2 -36.3 256 51 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.4 0.04 16 250 10783 -43.6 -65.7 7 22.2 -44.3 254 61 341.3 341.3 294.7 341.4 0.02 17 200 12262 -50.3 -73.8 5 23.4 -50.8 263 71 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.1 0.01 18 150 14083 -63.8 -82.2 6 18.4 -63.9 260 52 360.2 360.2 298.7 360.2 0.00 19 100 16504 -72.3 -86.9 9 14.6 -72.3 256 34 388.1 388.1 303.5 388.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5699.53 m Freezing level: 622.84 mb = 4063.76 m = 13332.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.55 mb = 3958.51 m = 12987.07 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.96 % Est. max temperature: 29.69 C = 85.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.60 mb = 452.17 m = 1483.49 ft T: 21.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.32 C/km ThetaE index: 18.67 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 808.98 mb = 1904.92 m = 6249.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.36 C = 88.45 F Cap Strength: 2.48 C Lifted Index: -1.85 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.09 C Showalter Index: 1.61 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.03 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.68 C Cross Totals Index: 19.34 C K Index: 31.83 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 187.13 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.06 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 227.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 121.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 880.78 mb = 1182.05 m = 3878.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 685.78 mb = 3277.72 m = 10753.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 365.78 mb = 8121.19 m = 26643.98 ft B at Equ Level: 225.82 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 245.78 mb = 10895.72 m = 35746.69 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.8 at 33.1 knts Storm direction: 269.8 at 24.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 3.4 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 113.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 95.6 neg: -23.6 tot: 72.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 2.73 Bulk Shear: 83.48 m/s