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: 30.87,-95.14 Latitude: 30.87 Longitude: -95.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 68 24.8 23.6 93 1.2 23.9 94 4 297.8 301.1 297.0 351.8 18.59 1 1000 92 25.2 23.7 91 1.5 24.1 112 2 298.3 301.7 297.3 352.9 18.75 2 950 543 23.3 21.1 88 2.2 21.8 217 12 300.8 303.9 296.7 350.4 16.86 3 900 1015 20.4 19.2 93 1.2 19.6 224 16 302.5 305.4 296.4 349.1 15.77 4 850 1507 17.0 16.0 94 1.0 16.3 244 22 304.0 306.5 295.3 344.2 13.54 5 800 2022 13.7 10.5 81 3.2 11.7 254 26 305.8 307.6 293.3 335.9 10.01 6 750 2564 11.0 4.6 65 6.3 7.3 253 25 308.5 309.8 291.8 330.3 7.12 7 700 3138 8.7 3.3 68 5.5 5.6 267 32 312.2 313.5 292.7 333.7 6.93 8 650 3747 4.1 0.3 76 3.8 2.1 274 37 313.6 314.8 292.4 332.5 6.01 9 600 4393 -0.1 -8.6 52 8.6 -3.8 275 36 316.1 316.7 290.8 326.8 3.32 10 550 5084 -3.9 -14.7 43 10.8 -8.0 276 34 319.4 319.9 290.8 326.8 2.21 11 500 5830 -8.2 -23.9 27 15.7 -12.8 281 36 323.1 323.3 290.9 326.9 1.11 12 450 6639 -12.7 -41.4 7 28.7 -17.7 278 44 327.2 327.3 291.2 328.1 0.22 13 400 7526 -19.2 -49.4 5 30.2 -22.9 275 45 330.0 330.0 291.8 330.4 0.11 14 350 8502 -27.0 -52.4 7 25.4 -29.3 267 46 332.3 332.4 292.4 332.7 0.09 15 300 9594 -35.0 -52.4 15 17.5 -36.2 262 64 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.5 0.10 16 250 10841 -43.0 -67.7 5 24.6 -43.8 264 68 342.1 342.1 294.8 342.2 0.02 17 200 12317 -52.1 -72.4 7 20.4 -52.4 267 64 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.4 0.01 18 150 14120 -65.1 -78.6 14 13.5 -65.1 259 50 358.0 358.0 298.3 358.0 0.01 19 100 16526 -73.1 -86.5 11 13.4 -73.2 260 25 386.5 386.5 303.3 386.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5738.69 m Freezing level: 600.63 mb = 4384.69 m = 14385.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.51 mb = 3966.96 m = 13014.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.40 % Est. max temperature: 30.96 C = 87.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 985.25 mb = 222.40 m = 729.66 ft T: 24.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.28 C/km ThetaE index: 22.66 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.91 mb = 976.80 m = 3204.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.45 C = 85.01 F Cap Strength: 0.99 C Lifted Index: -5.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.06 C Showalter Index: -3.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.30 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.17 C Cross Totals Index: 24.12 C K Index: 35.64 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 376.45 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.41 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1977.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 62.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.99 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 928.35 mb = 744.20 m = 2441.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 883.35 mb = 1175.40 m = 3856.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 193.35 mb = 12529.44 m = 41106.58 ft B at Equ Level: 1968.59 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 265.4 at 27.8 knts Storm direction: 295.4 at 20.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.1 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 232.9 neg: -1.5 tot: 231.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 77.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.40 Bulk Rich Number: 23.96 Bulk Shear: 82.52 m/s