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: 35.09,-96.79 Latitude: 35.09 Longitude: -96.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 SFC 973 297 23.2 19.0 77 4.2 20.3 196 16 298.7 301.3 294.4 340.6 14.39 2 950 502 21.2 18.4 84 2.8 19.3 201 30 298.7 301.3 294.3 339.9 14.17 3 900 971 20.5 14.2 67 6.3 16.4 220 42 302.6 304.7 293.4 336.4 11.41 4 850 1464 19.8 10.4 55 9.4 13.8 242 36 306.8 308.6 293.1 335.1 9.36 5 800 1984 16.1 11.1 72 5.0 12.9 229 25 308.3 310.3 294.3 340.0 10.43 6 750 2530 12.4 6.4 67 5.9 8.8 212 21 310.0 311.5 293.0 334.8 8.09 7 700 3104 8.5 -1.4 50 9.8 3.4 215 20 311.9 312.8 291.0 327.4 4.95 8 650 3711 3.2 -4.7 56 7.9 -0.6 234 19 312.6 313.4 290.5 325.7 4.14 9 600 4353 -2.1 -8.3 63 6.2 -4.7 226 21 313.7 314.4 290.2 324.7 3.42 10 550 5038 -7.6 -13.5 63 5.9 -9.8 214 27 315.1 315.6 289.7 323.1 2.46 11 500 5772 -13.3 -19.1 62 5.8 -15.0 219 34 316.8 317.2 289.5 322.5 1.69 12 450 6564 -18.2 -28.9 39 10.7 -20.5 227 43 320.3 320.5 289.7 323.1 0.78 13 400 7436 -22.7 -40.4 18 17.7 -25.2 231 57 325.5 325.6 290.7 326.6 0.28 14 350 8401 -29.9 -46.8 18 16.9 -31.5 233 66 328.5 328.5 291.5 329.1 0.16 15 300 9479 -38.0 -47.7 36 9.7 -38.7 238 79 331.8 331.8 292.4 332.4 0.17 16 250 10707 -47.9 -54.3 47 6.4 -48.1 237 90 334.9 334.9 293.1 335.2 0.09 17 200 12161 -51.6 -73.3 6 21.7 -52.0 246 99 351.0 351.0 296.8 351.1 0.01 18 150 13996 -58.7 -83.3 3 24.5 -59.0 254 75 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.00 19 100 16474 -69.3 -87.7 5 18.4 -69.4 262 35 393.8 393.8 304.3 393.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5717.43 m Freezing level: 619.57 mb = 4101.95 m = 13457.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 657.21 mb = 3620.66 m = 11878.65 ft Precipitable water: 1.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.98 % Est. max temperature: 32.06 C = 89.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 915.37 mb = 824.02 m = 2703.45 ft T: 20.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.16 C/km ThetaE index: 17.45 C Layer 750.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 759.47 mb = 2423.91 m = 7952.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.07 C = 93.33 F Cap Strength: 5.09 C Lifted Index: -5.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.43 C Showalter Index: -4.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.72 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 33.04 C Cross Totals Index: 23.68 C K Index: 33.60 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 385.32 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.48 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1031.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 241.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 857.10 mb = 1392.59 m = 4568.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 662.10 mb = 3559.97 m = 11679.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 232.10 mb = 11191.05 m = 36715.61 ft B at Equ Level: 1009.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 162.10 mb = 13500.88 m = 44293.69 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.8 at 27.3 knts Storm direction: 251.8 at 20.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 3.4 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 22.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 238.9 neg: -55.8 tot: 183.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.33 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.0 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.54 Bulk Rich Number: 104.33 Bulk Shear: 9.89 m/s