MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F014.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F014.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: 14 hour RUC valid 14Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.04,-96.67 Latitude: 33.04 Longitude: -96.67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 989 188 23.2 20.6 85 2.6 21.4 205 11 297.3 300.2 295.0 342.6 15.64 2 950 535 20.4 20.0 98 0.4 20.1 210 28 297.9 300.7 295.1 343.3 15.68 3 900 1002 19.9 15.8 78 4.0 17.1 212 31 302.0 304.3 294.1 339.4 12.67 4 850 1494 17.9 11.7 67 6.2 13.8 225 23 304.9 306.7 293.2 335.3 10.18 5 800 2011 14.4 8.6 68 5.8 10.8 243 18 306.5 308.2 292.6 333.1 8.78 6 750 2553 10.9 5.0 67 5.9 7.5 233 12 308.4 309.8 291.9 330.8 7.31 7 700 3125 8.2 -1.9 49 10.1 3.0 233 13 311.5 312.4 290.7 326.5 4.76 8 650 3733 4.1 -3.2 59 7.3 0.5 222 13 313.7 314.5 291.3 328.4 4.66 9 600 4378 -1.0 -3.8 81 2.8 -2.4 208 17 314.9 315.9 291.7 330.2 4.80 10 550 5066 -6.3 -8.3 85 2.0 -7.2 215 27 316.6 317.3 291.3 328.6 3.72 11 500 5805 -11.3 -18.9 53 7.6 -13.6 220 34 319.3 319.6 290.3 325.1 1.72 12 450 6605 -14.6 -35.1 16 20.5 -18.6 227 42 324.9 325.0 290.7 326.5 0.43 13 400 7489 -19.7 -51.1 4 31.3 -23.4 233 51 329.3 329.4 291.6 329.7 0.09 14 350 8463 -27.7 -49.7 10 22.0 -29.8 242 59 331.5 331.5 292.2 331.9 0.12 15 300 9551 -36.2 -51.8 18 15.6 -37.2 244 66 334.4 334.4 293.0 334.9 0.11 16 250 10787 -46.5 -54.9 38 8.4 -46.9 250 75 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.3 0.09 17 200 12255 -51.1 -72.9 6 21.8 -51.5 257 82 351.8 351.8 297.0 351.8 0.01 18 150 14070 -62.9 -81.2 7 18.3 -63.0 249 69 361.7 361.7 299.0 361.7 0.00 19 100 16499 -72.2 -86.8 9 14.6 -72.2 258 35 388.3 388.3 303.5 388.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5717.82 m Freezing level: 609.90 mb = 4250.69 m = 13945.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.49 mb = 3839.22 m = 12595.71 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.02 % Est. max temperature: 31.08 C = 87.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 951.93 mb = 516.89 m = 1695.82 ft T: 20.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.25 C/km ThetaE index: 16.89 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 833.01 mb = 1666.38 m = 5467.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.26 C = 88.27 F Cap Strength: 2.20 C Lifted Index: -5.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.06 C Showalter Index: -2.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.03 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.12 C Cross Totals Index: 22.91 C K Index: 30.72 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 281.04 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.01 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 978.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 81.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.88 mb = 917.29 m = 3009.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 743.88 mb = 2620.80 m = 8598.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.88 mb = 11225.40 m = 36828.30 ft B at Equ Level: 974.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 143.88 mb = 14319.60 m = 46979.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.1 at 21.6 knts Storm direction: 250.1 at 16.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 0.6 tot: 2.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 4.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 74.5 neg: -4.9 tot: 69.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.33 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.45 Bulk Rich Number: 464.73 Bulk Shear: 2.10 m/s