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: 34.21,-96.4 Latitude: 34.21 Longitude: -96.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 79 SFC 985 212 22.8 20.2 85 2.6 21.0 232 15 297.3 300.0 294.7 341.6 15.33 2 950 526 20.5 19.0 91 1.5 19.5 234 29 298.0 300.7 294.5 340.7 14.72 3 900 992 18.0 14.4 79 3.6 15.7 247 35 300.1 302.2 292.8 334.0 11.55 4 850 1480 15.5 8.4 63 7.1 11.2 267 32 302.3 303.8 290.7 326.6 8.15 5 800 1991 12.2 4.3 59 7.9 7.8 281 27 304.2 305.4 289.9 323.9 6.54 6 750 2529 8.6 2.0 63 6.6 5.1 274 17 305.9 307.0 289.9 323.9 5.92 7 700 3096 5.2 5.0 99 0.2 5.1 205 19 308.2 309.7 292.3 332.1 7.83 8 650 3699 1.9 1.5 97 0.4 1.7 191 30 311.1 312.4 292.2 331.6 6.59 9 600 4341 -2.5 -4.1 89 1.6 -3.3 197 38 313.2 314.1 291.2 328.1 4.71 10 550 5025 -7.4 -9.5 85 2.1 -8.3 209 46 315.3 315.9 290.6 326.2 3.37 11 500 5762 -11.0 -13.5 82 2.5 -11.9 217 50 319.6 320.2 291.3 328.6 2.69 12 450 6565 -14.8 -16.7 85 1.9 -15.5 217 52 324.6 325.0 292.3 332.4 2.29 13 400 7446 -21.0 -22.7 86 1.7 -21.4 223 59 327.7 328.0 292.6 333.1 1.54 14 350 8417 -28.4 -30.4 82 2.1 -28.7 232 66 330.5 330.7 292.7 333.6 0.87 15 300 9500 -37.9 -41.1 71 3.3 -38.2 236 73 332.0 332.1 292.6 333.3 0.35 16 250 10729 -45.6 -60.4 17 14.7 -46.2 243 84 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.4 0.04 17 200 12202 -51.3 -75.9 4 24.6 -51.7 262 83 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.5 0.01 18 150 14032 -59.5 -82.3 4 22.8 -59.7 265 62 367.6 367.6 300.1 367.6 0.00 19 100 16484 -71.2 -87.6 7 16.5 -71.2 266 36 390.2 390.2 303.8 390.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.55 m Freezing level: 628.38 mb = 3976.61 m = 13046.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.74 mb = 3914.93 m = 12844.10 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.47 % Est. max temperature: 28.42 C = 83.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.58 mb = 538.93 m = 1768.11 ft T: 20.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.07 C/km ThetaE index: 17.70 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 861.33 mb = 1367.02 m = 4484.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.37 C = 81.26 F Cap Strength: 1.26 C Lifted Index: -3.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.86 C Showalter Index: 1.90 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.83 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.45 C Cross Totals Index: 19.38 C K Index: 34.64 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 215.20 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.37 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 742.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 27.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 899.93 mb = 992.87 m = 3257.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 804.93 mb = 1939.49 m = 6363.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 254.93 mb = 10597.73 m = 34769.02 ft B at Equ Level: 737.61 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 174.93 mb = 13054.21 m = 42828.24 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.3 at 33.5 knts Storm direction: 253.3 at 25.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 4.6 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 29.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 168.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 168.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 56.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.2 stream: 11.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.53 Bulk Rich Number: 52.27 Bulk Shear: 14.20 m/s