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,-95.08 Latitude: 30.76 Longitude: -95.08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 25.1 23.8 93 1.3 24.2 124 4 298.0 301.4 297.3 352.9 18.87 1 1000 91 25.4 23.9 91 1.5 24.3 134 4 298.6 302.0 297.4 353.9 18.97 2 950 543 23.7 21.1 85 2.6 21.9 211 13 301.3 304.4 296.8 350.8 16.81 3 900 1015 20.5 19.0 91 1.5 19.5 225 17 302.6 305.5 296.4 348.7 15.57 4 850 1507 17.1 15.6 91 1.4 16.1 247 22 304.0 306.5 295.1 343.5 13.25 5 800 2023 14.0 9.7 75 4.3 11.3 256 25 306.1 307.8 292.9 334.6 9.47 6 750 2565 11.1 4.5 64 6.6 7.3 253 24 308.6 309.9 291.7 330.2 7.03 7 700 3139 8.9 2.3 63 6.6 5.2 268 32 312.3 313.6 292.4 332.5 6.45 8 650 3748 4.4 0.3 75 4.1 2.2 274 36 313.9 315.1 292.5 332.9 6.04 9 600 4395 -0.0 -7.6 57 7.6 -3.4 275 35 316.1 316.8 291.0 327.6 3.58 10 550 5086 -3.9 -14.1 45 10.2 -7.8 275 33 319.5 319.9 290.9 327.3 2.34 11 500 5832 -8.1 -22.6 30 14.5 -12.5 280 36 323.2 323.4 291.0 327.5 1.24 12 450 6642 -12.7 -41.9 7 29.2 -17.7 277 43 327.3 327.3 291.2 328.1 0.21 13 400 7529 -19.1 -51.0 4 31.9 -22.9 273 45 330.1 330.1 291.9 330.5 0.09 14 350 8505 -26.8 -52.5 7 25.6 -29.2 264 50 332.6 332.6 292.5 332.9 0.08 15 300 9598 -34.9 -51.5 17 16.6 -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 68 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.1 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 50 357.9 357.9 298.3 357.9 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: 5741.29 m Freezing level: 600.48 mb = 4388.58 m = 14398.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.55 mb = 3993.69 m = 13102.50 ft Precipitable water: 1.83 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.57 % Est. max temperature: 31.06 C = 87.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 984.92 mb = 224.98 m = 738.12 ft T: 24.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.31 C/km ThetaE index: 23.69 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.59 mb = 1009.29 m = 3311.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.75 C = 85.54 F Cap Strength: 1.11 C Lifted Index: -5.60 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.02 C Showalter Index: -2.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.90 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.17 C Cross Totals Index: 23.73 C K Index: 34.17 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 361.10 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.15 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2012.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 63.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.39 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.49 mb = 780.70 m = 2561.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 879.49 mb = 1213.48 m = 3981.19 ft Equ Level (EL): 189.49 mb = 12658.78 m = 41530.93 ft B at Equ Level: 2003.64 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 264.9 at 27.6 knts Storm direction: 294.9 at 20.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.3 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 225.0 neg: -6.5 tot: 218.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 72.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.36 Bulk Rich Number: 23.10 Bulk Shear: 87.13 m/s