MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F028.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F028.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: 28 hour RUC valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 30.76,-95.05 Latitude: 30.76 Longitude: -95.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1003 65 25.0 23.8 93 1.2 24.2 125 4 297.9 301.3 297.3 352.8 18.87 1 1000 91 25.3 23.9 92 1.4 24.3 135 4 298.5 302.0 297.5 354.0 19.03 2 950 543 23.7 21.2 86 2.5 21.9 211 13 301.2 304.3 296.8 351.0 16.89 3 900 1015 20.5 19.0 91 1.4 19.5 225 17 302.6 305.5 296.4 348.7 15.59 4 850 1507 17.0 15.6 91 1.4 16.1 247 22 304.0 306.4 295.1 343.4 13.25 5 800 2023 14.0 9.6 75 4.4 11.3 256 25 306.1 307.9 292.9 334.6 9.45 6 750 2565 11.1 4.6 64 6.6 7.3 253 24 308.6 310.0 291.8 330.3 7.08 7 700 3139 8.9 2.0 62 6.9 5.1 267 31 312.4 313.6 292.3 332.1 6.32 8 650 3749 4.4 0.3 74 4.2 2.2 273 36 314.0 315.1 292.5 332.9 6.01 9 600 4395 -0.0 -7.2 58 7.2 -3.3 274 35 316.1 316.8 291.2 328.0 3.70 10 550 5087 -3.9 -13.6 47 9.7 -7.7 274 34 319.4 319.9 291.0 327.5 2.44 11 500 5832 -8.1 -21.8 32 13.7 -12.3 279 36 323.1 323.4 291.1 327.8 1.34 12 450 6642 -12.7 -40.8 8 28.1 -17.7 277 43 327.2 327.3 291.2 328.1 0.24 13 400 7529 -19.1 -50.7 4 31.6 -22.9 273 45 330.1 330.1 291.9 330.5 0.09 14 350 8505 -26.8 -52.1 7 25.3 -29.2 264 51 332.6 332.6 292.5 333.0 0.09 15 300 9598 -34.9 -51.4 17 16.4 -36.2 261 66 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.6 0.11 16 250 10845 -43.1 -67.6 5 24.5 -43.9 264 68 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.0 0.02 17 200 12321 -52.1 -72.0 7 19.9 -52.5 268 63 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.3 0.01 18 150 14123 -65.1 -78.6 14 13.5 -65.2 260 50 357.9 357.9 298.3 358.0 0.01 19 100 16527 -73.3 -86.5 12 13.2 -73.3 258 25 386.1 386.1 303.2 386.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5741.18 m Freezing level: 600.47 mb = 4388.83 m = 14398.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.14 mb = 3999.14 m = 13120.37 ft Precipitable water: 1.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.13 % Est. max temperature: 31.01 C = 87.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 986.38 mb = 212.08 m = 695.79 ft T: 24.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.33 C/km ThetaE index: 23.63 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 902.54 mb = 990.42 m = 3249.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.64 C = 85.35 F Cap Strength: 1.08 C Lifted Index: -5.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.02 C Showalter Index: -2.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.92 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.16 C Cross Totals Index: 23.76 C K Index: 33.85 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 360.08 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.10 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2032.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 63.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.85 mb = 767.94 m = 2519.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 880.85 mb = 1200.19 m = 3937.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 190.85 mb = 12614.03 m = 41384.11 ft B at Equ Level: 2025.75 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 264.6 at 27.5 knts Storm direction: 294.6 at 20.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.3 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 109.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 223.8 neg: -7.1 tot: 216.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 72.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.37 Bulk Rich Number: 23.44 Bulk Shear: 86.72 m/s