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: 35.61,-95.35 Latitude: 35.61 Longitude: -95.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 SFC 986 183 23.1 20.8 87 2.3 21.5 212 13 297.5 300.4 295.2 343.6 15.92 2 950 503 20.3 19.1 93 1.2 19.5 221 26 297.8 300.5 294.5 340.8 14.82 3 900 969 17.5 15.8 89 1.8 16.4 233 30 299.6 301.9 293.4 336.4 12.61 4 850 1456 14.6 11.4 81 3.2 12.6 254 30 301.5 303.3 292.0 331.0 10.00 5 800 1968 13.2 8.3 72 4.9 10.2 244 28 305.2 306.8 292.0 331.1 8.60 6 750 2508 9.8 6.7 81 3.1 7.9 211 28 307.2 308.7 292.3 332.1 8.21 7 700 3076 4.6 2.4 86 2.1 3.4 202 31 307.6 308.8 291.0 327.6 6.54 8 650 3676 0.6 -0.6 92 1.2 -0.0 202 37 309.6 310.7 290.9 327.1 5.63 9 600 4316 -2.6 -3.8 91 1.2 -3.2 207 42 313.1 314.0 291.2 328.3 4.81 10 550 5001 -7.0 -8.1 92 1.0 -7.5 213 45 315.7 316.5 291.1 327.9 3.79 11 500 5739 -11.2 -12.4 91 1.2 -11.6 219 46 319.4 320.0 291.5 329.1 2.95 12 450 6540 -15.5 -16.8 90 1.3 -15.9 218 45 323.8 324.2 292.2 331.5 2.29 13 400 7420 -21.1 -22.9 85 1.8 -21.6 215 48 327.5 327.8 292.4 332.8 1.51 14 350 8390 -28.8 -31.4 78 2.6 -29.3 217 57 329.9 330.1 292.4 332.8 0.79 15 300 9472 -38.1 -40.9 74 2.9 -38.4 225 62 331.7 331.8 292.6 333.1 0.36 16 250 10696 -49.4 -51.7 77 2.3 -49.5 229 69 332.6 332.6 292.6 333.1 0.13 17 200 12151 -51.4 -77.6 3 26.2 -51.8 260 83 351.4 351.4 297.0 351.4 0.00 18 150 13983 -59.5 -83.1 3 23.6 -59.7 269 60 367.6 367.6 300.1 367.6 0.00 19 100 16456 -69.4 -87.2 6 17.8 -69.5 262 45 393.6 393.6 304.3 393.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5681.37 m Freezing level: 641.05 mb = 3790.82 m = 12436.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.56 mb = 3669.31 m = 12038.26 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.03 % Est. max temperature: 28.12 C = 82.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 953.39 mb = 472.08 m = 1548.79 ft T: 20.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.93 C/km ThetaE index: 12.62 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 897.85 mb = 989.20 m = 3245.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.06 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.28 C = 77.50 F Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lifted Index: -4.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.93 C Showalter Index: -0.44 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.41 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.82 C Cross Totals Index: 22.59 C K Index: 35.07 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 243.27 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.43 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1172.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.24 mb = 842.99 m = 2765.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 868.24 mb = 1274.88 m = 4182.62 ft Equ Level (EL): 818.24 mb = 1777.19 m = 5830.62 ft B at Equ Level: 12.38 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 148.24 mb = 14054.45 m = 46109.85 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.3 at 35.4 knts Storm direction: 247.3 at 26.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 4.2 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 54.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 78.0 neg: -16.2 tot: 61.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.31 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.51 Bulk Rich Number: 48.28 Bulk Shear: 24.28 m/s