MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F016.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F016.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 13Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.35,-95.92 Latitude: 35.35 Longitude: -95.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 60 SFC 981 224 21.4 19.5 89 1.9 20.1 189 12 296.1 298.8 293.9 338.4 14.66 2 950 507 20.6 19.4 93 1.2 19.8 201 32 298.1 300.8 294.8 341.9 15.09 3 900 975 21.1 14.2 65 6.9 16.5 224 38 303.3 305.4 293.6 337.1 11.40 4 850 1470 19.3 11.5 60 7.9 14.3 240 29 306.4 308.3 293.5 336.7 10.05 5 800 1988 15.5 11.8 79 3.7 13.1 238 21 307.6 309.7 294.5 340.6 10.92 6 750 2533 11.6 7.7 77 3.9 9.2 235 15 309.1 310.8 293.3 336.1 8.82 7 700 3106 7.6 2.9 72 4.7 4.9 229 18 310.9 312.2 292.2 331.8 6.75 8 650 3712 3.1 -0.0 80 3.1 1.4 231 26 312.4 313.6 291.9 330.8 5.88 9 600 4355 -1.9 -6.6 70 4.6 -4.0 237 28 313.9 314.6 290.6 326.3 3.89 10 550 5040 -7.1 -15.0 53 8.0 -9.9 236 31 315.7 316.1 289.6 322.8 2.16 11 500 5776 -12.5 -20.6 51 8.1 -14.9 231 35 317.8 318.0 289.6 322.8 1.48 12 450 6571 -17.7 -27.8 41 10.1 -20.0 232 40 321.0 321.2 290.0 324.0 0.86 13 400 7443 -22.3 -40.4 18 18.0 -24.9 234 50 326.0 326.0 290.9 327.0 0.28 14 350 8410 -29.1 -47.5 15 18.4 -30.9 236 60 329.5 329.6 291.7 330.1 0.15 15 300 9491 -37.9 -51.9 22 14.0 -38.8 242 68 331.9 332.0 292.3 332.4 0.11 16 250 10721 -47.6 -52.0 61 4.4 -47.8 243 80 335.3 335.3 293.3 335.8 0.13 17 200 12170 -52.1 -72.2 7 20.1 -52.4 250 94 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.4 0.01 18 150 14001 -60.2 -82.8 4 22.6 -60.4 253 75 366.3 366.3 299.9 366.4 0.00 19 100 16459 -70.4 -87.4 7 16.9 -70.5 255 39 391.7 391.7 304.0 391.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5716.18 m Freezing level: 619.38 mb = 4106.05 m = 13471.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.92 mb = 3875.63 m = 12715.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.91 % Est. max temperature: 32.04 C = 89.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.25 mb = 467.62 m = 1534.18 ft T: 20.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.55 C/km ThetaE index: 17.87 C Layer 750.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 787.99 mb = 2115.91 m = 6941.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.18 C = 91.72 F Cap Strength: 4.35 C Lifted Index: -5.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.16 C Showalter Index: -4.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.84 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.85 C Cross Totals Index: 23.99 C K Index: 38.59 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 368.10 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.74 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1111.00 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 188.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 880.03 mb = 1169.40 m = 3836.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 685.03 mb = 3282.87 m = 10770.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.03 mb = 11121.48 m = 36487.36 ft B at Equ Level: 1104.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.03 mb = 13790.50 m = 45243.87 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.6 at 27.2 knts Storm direction: 260.6 at 20.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 1.2 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 36.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 250.1 neg: -30.8 tot: 219.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 73.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.44 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.6 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.65 Bulk Rich Number: 49.58 Bulk Shear: 22.41 m/s