MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F018.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F018.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: 18 hour RUC valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.35,-95.62 Latitude: 35.35 Longitude: -95.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 984 197 23.3 20.6 85 2.6 21.4 218 15 297.8 300.6 295.1 343.4 15.74 2 950 504 20.5 18.9 91 1.6 19.4 224 27 298.0 300.6 294.4 340.3 14.59 3 900 970 17.8 14.8 83 2.9 15.8 237 31 299.8 302.0 292.9 334.6 11.87 4 850 1457 14.6 10.8 78 3.9 12.2 262 29 301.5 303.2 291.6 329.8 9.58 5 800 1968 12.4 7.1 70 5.2 9.3 269 25 304.3 305.8 291.2 328.2 7.94 6 750 2507 9.5 6.9 83 2.7 7.9 219 21 306.9 308.5 292.3 332.2 8.34 7 700 3076 4.9 3.2 89 1.7 4.0 200 28 307.9 309.2 291.5 329.1 6.92 8 650 3677 0.7 -0.6 91 1.3 0.0 202 36 309.7 310.8 290.9 327.2 5.64 9 600 4316 -2.7 -4.1 90 1.4 -3.4 208 43 313.0 313.9 291.1 327.9 4.72 10 550 5001 -7.0 -8.2 91 1.2 -7.5 216 48 315.7 316.4 291.1 327.8 3.74 11 500 5739 -11.0 -12.4 90 1.3 -11.5 220 49 319.6 320.2 291.5 329.3 2.96 12 450 6541 -15.3 -16.9 87 1.6 -15.9 218 48 324.0 324.5 292.2 331.7 2.26 13 400 7421 -21.2 -23.2 84 2.0 -21.7 215 53 327.4 327.7 292.4 332.6 1.47 14 350 8391 -28.9 -31.4 79 2.5 -29.3 221 61 329.8 330.0 292.4 332.7 0.79 15 300 9472 -38.0 -40.6 76 2.6 -38.2 226 65 331.8 331.9 292.6 333.2 0.37 16 250 10697 -48.5 -52.2 66 3.6 -48.7 227 73 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.4 0.12 17 200 12162 -51.0 -76.1 4 25.1 -51.4 263 82 352.0 352.0 297.1 352.0 0.01 18 150 13992 -59.9 -82.9 3 23.0 -60.1 275 62 366.9 366.9 300.0 366.9 0.00 19 100 16460 -70.1 -87.2 6 17.1 -70.2 262 43 392.2 392.2 304.1 392.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5680.19 m Freezing level: 640.00 mb = 3804.52 m = 12481.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.71 mb = 3680.15 m = 12073.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.97 % Est. max temperature: 27.84 C = 82.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.36 mb = 528.25 m = 1733.07 ft T: 20.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.00 C/km ThetaE index: 15.24 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 880.66 mb = 1155.40 m = 3790.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.94 C = 78.69 F Cap Strength: 0.94 C Lifted Index: -3.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.23 C Showalter Index: 0.31 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.46 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.67 C Cross Totals Index: 21.79 C K Index: 34.73 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 236.81 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.15 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 941.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.94 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.84 mb = 943.17 m = 3094.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 847.84 mb = 1478.81 m = 4851.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.84 mb = 11024.62 m = 36169.59 ft B at Equ Level: 939.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 157.84 mb = 13667.68 m = 44840.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.8 at 35.2 knts Storm direction: 250.8 at 26.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 5.2 tot: 8.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 40.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 116.9 neg: -0.2 tot: 116.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.0 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.49 Bulk Rich Number: 54.69 Bulk Shear: 17.22 m/s