MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F017.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F017.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: 17 hour RUC valid 14Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.48,-96.21 Latitude: 35.48 Longitude: -96.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 977 258 22.5 20.2 87 2.3 20.9 193 14 297.6 300.4 294.8 342.2 15.40 2 950 506 20.6 19.2 92 1.4 19.6 199 30 298.1 300.8 294.7 341.4 14.92 3 900 975 20.9 13.8 64 7.0 16.3 223 38 303.0 305.0 293.3 336.0 11.10 4 850 1468 19.3 11.9 62 7.4 14.5 240 31 306.3 308.3 293.7 337.4 10.33 5 800 1987 15.4 12.2 81 3.2 13.3 230 24 307.6 309.7 294.7 341.6 11.25 6 750 2532 11.7 7.5 75 4.2 9.1 217 18 309.3 310.9 293.3 335.8 8.69 7 700 3105 8.0 0.7 60 7.2 4.1 220 21 311.3 312.4 291.5 329.3 5.77 8 650 3712 3.2 -6.2 50 9.4 -1.2 239 23 312.6 313.3 290.1 324.4 3.70 9 600 4354 -2.2 -8.3 63 6.1 -4.8 246 25 313.6 314.2 290.1 324.4 3.39 10 550 5038 -7.5 -14.6 57 7.1 -10.0 232 29 315.2 315.6 289.5 322.6 2.24 11 500 5773 -13.1 -21.1 51 7.9 -15.4 227 36 317.0 317.3 289.3 321.9 1.43 12 450 6565 -18.6 -28.0 44 9.4 -20.6 230 44 319.9 320.0 289.6 322.8 0.85 13 400 7435 -23.1 -39.5 21 16.5 -25.4 231 55 325.0 325.0 290.6 326.1 0.31 14 350 8399 -29.6 -48.0 15 18.4 -31.3 234 65 328.8 328.8 291.5 329.4 0.14 15 300 9479 -38.0 -48.1 34 10.0 -38.8 236 76 331.8 331.8 292.4 332.4 0.16 16 250 10707 -47.9 -51.6 66 3.7 -48.0 236 88 334.9 334.9 293.2 335.4 0.13 17 200 12158 -51.6 -72.7 6 21.1 -52.0 245 99 351.1 351.1 296.8 351.1 0.01 18 150 13993 -59.4 -83.3 3 23.9 -59.6 252 74 367.7 367.7 300.2 367.7 0.00 19 100 16464 -69.7 -87.7 6 17.9 -69.8 259 37 393.0 393.0 304.2 393.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5713.80 m Freezing level: 620.43 mb = 4091.39 m = 13423.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.05 mb = 3573.69 m = 11724.55 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.69 % Est. max temperature: 31.76 C = 89.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.85 mb = 553.25 m = 1815.11 ft T: 20.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.90 C/km ThetaE index: 17.25 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 782.42 mb = 2174.78 m = 7135.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.09 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.04 C = 91.47 F Cap Strength: 4.36 C Lifted Index: -5.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.61 C Showalter Index: -5.23 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 57.37 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.38 C Cross Totals Index: 24.99 C K Index: 37.03 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 408.25 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.07 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1185.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 188.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 871.72 mb = 1250.38 m = 4102.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 676.72 mb = 3382.04 m = 11095.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.72 mb = 11062.18 m = 36292.79 ft B at Equ Level: 1181.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 146.72 mb = 14127.57 m = 46349.73 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.7 at 27.6 knts Storm direction: 258.7 at 20.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 1.7 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 35.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 234.1 neg: -49.2 tot: 185.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.63 Bulk Rich Number: 57.50 Bulk Shear: 20.63 m/s