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: 34.15,-96.43 Latitude: 34.15 Longitude: -96.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 80 SFC 985 212 22.8 20.2 86 2.5 21.0 233 15 297.2 300.0 294.7 341.5 15.32 2 950 527 20.6 19.1 91 1.5 19.5 235 29 298.1 300.7 294.6 340.9 14.76 3 900 993 18.1 14.3 78 3.8 15.6 248 35 300.2 302.3 292.7 333.8 11.45 4 850 1481 15.5 8.1 62 7.3 11.1 269 32 302.4 303.8 290.6 326.2 8.01 5 800 1992 12.2 4.2 58 8.0 7.8 281 26 304.2 305.4 289.9 323.8 6.49 6 750 2530 8.6 1.8 63 6.7 4.9 273 17 305.9 307.0 289.9 323.7 5.83 7 700 3097 5.2 5.0 99 0.2 5.1 205 20 308.2 309.7 292.3 332.2 7.85 8 650 3700 1.9 1.6 97 0.4 1.7 191 30 311.1 312.4 292.2 331.6 6.60 9 600 4342 -2.5 -4.1 89 1.6 -3.3 197 38 313.2 314.1 291.2 328.1 4.70 10 550 5025 -7.5 -9.6 85 2.1 -8.3 210 46 315.2 315.9 290.6 326.1 3.37 11 500 5762 -10.9 -13.4 82 2.5 -11.9 217 51 319.7 320.2 291.3 328.7 2.72 12 450 6566 -14.8 -16.7 85 2.0 -15.4 217 52 324.7 325.1 292.4 332.5 2.30 13 400 7447 -20.9 -22.7 86 1.7 -21.4 224 59 327.8 328.1 292.6 333.2 1.55 14 350 8418 -28.4 -30.4 82 2.1 -28.7 233 66 330.5 330.7 292.7 333.6 0.87 15 300 9501 -37.9 -41.3 70 3.4 -38.2 236 73 332.0 332.1 292.6 333.3 0.34 16 250 10731 -45.4 -61.9 14 16.5 -46.0 244 84 338.6 338.6 294.0 338.7 0.04 17 200 12204 -51.3 -76.1 4 24.8 -51.7 262 83 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.6 0.01 18 150 14034 -59.6 -82.2 4 22.6 -59.8 265 62 367.4 367.4 300.1 367.5 0.00 19 100 16485 -71.2 -87.6 7 16.4 -71.3 266 36 390.1 390.1 303.8 390.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.62 m Freezing level: 628.37 mb = 3977.48 m = 13049.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.74 mb = 3915.60 m = 12846.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.24 % Est. max temperature: 28.44 C = 83.19 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.36 mb = 532.41 m = 1746.74 ft T: 20.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.06 C/km ThetaE index: 17.89 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 859.77 mb = 1383.16 m = 4537.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.47 C = 81.45 F Cap Strength: 1.35 C Lifted Index: -3.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.79 C Showalter Index: 2.16 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.47 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.41 C Cross Totals Index: 19.06 C K Index: 34.35 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 211.92 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.48 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 731.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 29.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 899.03 mb = 1001.92 m = 3287.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 804.03 mb = 1949.50 m = 6395.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 254.03 mb = 10623.07 m = 34852.17 ft B at Equ Level: 723.09 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 174.03 mb = 13088.67 m = 42941.31 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.5 at 33.5 knts Storm direction: 253.5 at 25.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 4.6 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 29.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 171.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 171.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.3 stream: 11.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.53 Bulk Rich Number: 51.46 Bulk Shear: 14.22 m/s