MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171800F016.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171800F016.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: 16 hour RUC valid 10Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.35,-97.60 Latitude: 35.35 Longitude: -97.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 39 SFC 961 388 20.4 16.0 76 4.3 17.5 182 7 296.9 299.1 292.2 331.6 12.01 2 950 488 22.0 16.3 70 5.8 18.1 194 19 299.6 301.8 293.2 335.6 12.33 3 900 958 21.7 14.4 63 7.4 16.8 225 37 303.9 306.0 293.9 338.2 11.51 4 850 1453 19.8 14.0 69 5.9 15.9 235 36 306.9 309.1 295.0 342.7 11.87 5 800 1973 16.3 12.0 76 4.2 13.5 227 28 308.5 310.6 294.8 342.2 11.11 6 750 2519 12.5 6.0 65 6.5 8.6 229 23 310.1 311.6 292.9 334.2 7.83 7 700 3094 7.5 0.8 62 6.7 3.9 229 22 310.8 311.9 291.4 328.9 5.80 8 650 3699 3.0 -5.9 52 8.9 -1.1 242 29 312.4 313.1 290.1 324.4 3.79 9 600 4341 -1.5 -11.7 46 10.2 -5.5 248 36 314.4 314.9 289.6 322.9 2.61 10 550 5028 -6.1 -17.9 39 11.8 -10.1 242 38 316.8 317.2 289.5 322.5 1.69 11 500 5766 -11.4 -24.7 32 13.3 -14.9 235 40 319.2 319.4 289.6 322.8 1.04 12 450 6565 -16.6 -33.9 21 17.3 -19.9 238 46 322.4 322.5 290.0 324.1 0.48 13 400 7439 -21.9 -45.2 10 23.3 -24.8 242 54 326.5 326.6 290.9 327.2 0.17 14 350 8407 -29.1 -47.1 16 18.0 -30.9 242 61 329.6 329.6 291.7 330.2 0.16 15 300 9489 -37.5 -51.4 22 13.9 -38.4 247 71 332.5 332.6 292.5 333.0 0.11 16 250 10719 -47.6 -52.2 60 4.5 -47.9 249 82 335.2 335.3 293.3 335.7 0.12 17 200 12168 -52.8 -70.5 10 17.7 -53.1 249 89 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.2 0.01 18 150 13993 -61.3 -82.0 5 20.8 -61.4 249 79 364.5 364.5 299.5 364.5 0.00 19 100 16442 -69.3 -87.7 5 18.4 -69.4 255 36 393.9 393.9 304.3 393.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5726.77 m Freezing level: 616.54 mb = 4128.56 m = 13544.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.21 mb = 3559.04 m = 11676.50 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.18 % Est. max temperature: 31.50 C = 88.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 901.42 mb = 944.07 m = 3097.31 ft T: 21.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.07 C/km ThetaE index: 20.16 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 744.04 mb = 2585.83 m = 8483.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.51 C = 92.32 F Cap Strength: 4.67 C Lifted Index: -3.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.54 C Showalter Index: -5.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.48 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.17 C Cross Totals Index: 25.31 C K Index: 38.40 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 428.62 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.92 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 750.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 215.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 826.43 mb = 1694.39 m = 5558.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 671.43 mb = 3433.84 m = 11265.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 241.43 mb = 10945.87 m = 35911.21 ft B at Equ Level: 748.24 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 161.43 mb = 13527.38 m = 44380.63 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.3 at 32.3 knts Storm direction: 265.3 at 24.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 2.1 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 62.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 269.2 neg: -61.7 tot: 207.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 69.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.20 Bulk Rich Number: 24.76 Bulk Shear: 30.34 m/s