MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F027.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F027.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: 27 hour RUC valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 30.95,-94.91 Latitude: 30.95 Longitude: -94.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 87 SFC 1000 87 25.3 23.7 91 1.6 24.1 152 3 298.4 301.8 297.3 352.9 18.71 2 950 538 23.0 21.6 92 1.4 22.0 213 12 300.5 303.7 296.9 351.4 17.32 3 900 1009 20.1 18.8 92 1.3 19.2 224 17 302.2 305.1 296.1 347.6 15.34 4 850 1500 16.7 15.4 92 1.3 15.8 239 22 303.6 306.1 294.9 342.4 13.05 5 800 2016 14.0 10.6 80 3.4 11.9 243 25 306.1 308.0 293.4 336.4 10.08 6 750 2558 10.9 6.4 74 4.5 8.2 241 25 308.4 309.9 292.6 333.1 8.09 7 700 3131 8.6 0.7 57 8.0 4.3 256 28 312.0 313.1 291.7 330.0 5.74 8 650 3742 5.6 -3.2 53 8.7 1.1 265 35 315.3 316.2 291.7 330.1 4.66 9 600 4390 0.4 -7.8 54 8.2 -3.3 267 37 316.6 317.2 291.2 328.0 3.54 10 550 5082 -4.2 -12.6 52 8.4 -7.5 265 38 319.1 319.6 291.1 327.8 2.64 11 500 5827 -8.5 -16.4 53 8.0 -11.3 266 41 322.7 323.1 291.7 329.9 2.11 12 450 6635 -13.5 -29.4 25 15.9 -17.3 267 44 326.3 326.4 291.4 329.0 0.74 13 400 7521 -19.3 -45.9 8 26.6 -22.9 263 49 329.9 329.9 291.9 330.5 0.16 14 350 8498 -26.6 -50.9 8 24.3 -28.9 256 57 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.4 0.10 15 300 9592 -34.8 -51.2 17 16.4 -36.0 257 67 336.3 336.3 293.5 336.8 0.11 16 250 10839 -42.8 -66.0 6 23.2 -43.6 263 69 342.5 342.5 294.9 342.5 0.02 17 200 12317 -51.9 -72.3 7 20.4 -52.2 269 63 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.7 0.01 18 150 14120 -64.9 -78.7 13 13.8 -65.0 260 49 358.2 358.2 298.4 358.2 0.01 19 100 16523 -73.4 -86.5 12 13.2 -73.4 257 25 386.0 386.0 303.2 386.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5740.00 m Freezing level: 595.83 mb = 4447.99 m = 14592.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.28 mb = 3902.15 m = 12802.18 ft Precipitable water: 1.83 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.66 % Est. max temperature: 30.49 C = 86.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 977.09 mb = 290.51 m = 953.09 ft T: 24.25 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.35 C/km ThetaE index: 22.95 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 910.94 mb = 903.60 m = 2964.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.71 C = 83.67 F Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lifted Index: -5.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.17 C Showalter Index: -2.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.07 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.19 C Cross Totals Index: 23.88 C K Index: 32.60 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 353.15 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.51 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1933.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 62.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 929.95 mb = 723.73 m = 2374.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 884.95 mb = 1153.91 m = 3785.75 ft Equ Level (EL): 194.95 mb = 12477.63 m = 40936.61 ft B at Equ Level: 1924.01 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 255.9 at 28.6 knts Storm direction: 285.9 at 21.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.1 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 175.8 neg: -3.4 tot: 172.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.80 Bulk Rich Number: 24.28 Bulk Shear: 79.60 m/s