MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F017.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F017.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: 17 hour RUC valid 17Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.48,-96.91 Latitude: 33.48 Longitude: -96.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 986 211 22.8 21.0 89 1.9 21.5 233 12 297.2 300.1 295.2 343.7 16.06 2 950 533 20.2 19.1 93 1.1 19.5 239 23 297.7 300.4 294.4 340.6 14.80 3 900 999 18.1 13.6 75 4.5 15.2 260 28 300.2 302.2 292.4 332.4 10.97 4 850 1487 15.2 7.2 59 7.9 10.5 279 26 302.0 303.4 290.1 324.5 7.53 5 800 1998 11.9 4.1 59 7.8 7.6 275 17 303.9 305.1 289.8 323.3 6.45 6 750 2535 8.6 5.7 82 2.9 6.9 238 15 305.9 307.3 291.5 329.0 7.65 7 700 3104 6.4 5.5 94 1.0 5.9 205 25 309.6 311.1 292.9 334.5 8.11 8 650 3708 2.2 -1.7 75 3.9 0.3 203 33 311.5 312.5 291.1 327.8 5.21 9 600 4349 -2.7 -5.9 79 3.2 -4.2 211 43 312.9 313.7 290.5 325.9 4.09 10 550 5034 -6.8 -8.5 88 1.7 -7.5 218 48 316.0 316.7 291.1 327.8 3.66 11 500 5773 -10.2 -11.3 91 1.1 -10.6 224 51 320.6 321.2 292.0 331.2 3.22 12 450 6578 -14.5 -16.0 88 1.5 -15.0 227 55 325.0 325.5 292.6 333.3 2.44 13 400 7460 -20.7 -22.2 88 1.4 -21.1 232 58 328.1 328.4 292.7 333.7 1.62 14 350 8431 -28.7 -31.0 81 2.3 -29.1 236 64 330.1 330.2 292.6 333.1 0.82 15 300 9515 -37.4 -41.9 62 4.6 -37.8 233 70 332.7 332.7 292.7 333.9 0.32 16 250 10750 -44.5 -64.0 10 19.5 -45.2 249 82 339.9 339.9 294.3 340.0 0.03 17 200 12224 -50.9 -75.1 4 24.2 -51.4 263 82 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.2 0.01 18 150 14052 -60.3 -81.3 5 21.0 -60.5 268 62 366.2 366.2 299.9 366.2 0.00 19 100 16496 -71.7 -87.6 8 15.9 -71.8 269 35 389.2 389.2 303.7 389.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.51 m Freezing level: 627.59 mb = 3995.54 m = 13108.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.15 mb = 3743.46 m = 12281.55 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.72 % Est. max temperature: 28.16 C = 82.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.62 mb = 445.79 m = 1462.53 ft T: 20.93 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.23 C/km ThetaE index: 20.35 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 865.23 mb = 1335.35 m = 4381.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.10 C = 80.77 F Cap Strength: 1.44 C Lifted Index: -2.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.50 C Showalter Index: 3.80 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.78 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.35 C Cross Totals Index: 17.43 C K Index: 31.63 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 189.62 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.33 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 605.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 24.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.24 mb = 987.63 m = 3240.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 816.24 mb = 1828.37 m = 5998.51 ft Equ Level (EL): 266.24 mb = 10323.52 m = 33869.41 ft B at Equ Level: 598.61 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 186.24 mb = 12676.95 m = 41590.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.0 at 32.8 knts Storm direction: 256.0 at 24.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 5.0 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 50.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 126.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 126.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 42.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: 8.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.26 Bulk Rich Number: 22.24 Bulk Shear: 27.23 m/s