MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F020.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F020.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: 20 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 31.12,-97.63 Latitude: 31.12 Longitude: -97.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 82 SFC 982 241 26.0 22.5 81 3.5 23.5 267 7 300.7 304.0 297.3 352.9 17.77 2 950 534 23.1 20.0 82 3.1 20.9 259 13 300.7 303.5 295.9 346.6 15.66 3 900 1004 19.8 18.2 91 1.6 18.7 249 15 301.9 304.6 295.6 345.6 14.80 4 850 1496 16.6 15.9 96 0.7 16.1 238 16 303.5 306.0 295.2 343.6 13.50 5 800 2010 13.2 13.0 98 0.3 13.1 234 19 305.3 307.5 294.5 340.7 11.83 6 750 2552 10.6 8.6 88 2.0 9.4 238 22 308.1 309.8 293.5 336.6 9.41 7 700 3126 9.2 1.5 59 7.6 4.9 241 28 312.6 313.8 292.2 331.8 6.12 8 650 3735 4.8 -3.1 57 7.9 0.8 251 38 314.4 315.3 291.5 329.3 4.69 9 600 4381 -0.7 -6.2 66 5.5 -3.3 258 47 315.3 316.0 291.2 328.1 4.00 10 550 5071 -4.8 -10.6 64 5.8 -7.2 261 48 318.4 319.0 291.3 328.5 3.10 11 500 5815 -8.9 -12.6 75 3.7 -10.4 261 47 322.2 322.7 292.2 331.8 2.90 12 450 6622 -14.1 -18.6 69 4.5 -15.6 260 50 325.5 325.8 292.3 332.2 1.95 13 400 7505 -20.1 -29.6 42 9.5 -22.1 261 55 328.9 329.1 292.2 331.9 0.82 14 350 8481 -26.8 -39.4 29 12.6 -28.6 259 56 332.6 332.6 292.8 333.9 0.36 15 300 9573 -34.8 -49.1 22 14.4 -36.0 259 66 336.4 336.4 293.6 336.9 0.15 16 250 10823 -42.7 -66.0 6 23.3 -43.5 266 75 342.6 342.6 295.0 342.7 0.02 17 200 12302 -51.6 -72.3 7 20.7 -52.0 272 72 351.0 351.0 296.8 351.0 0.01 18 150 14117 -62.5 -81.3 6 18.8 -62.7 257 46 362.4 362.4 299.2 362.4 0.00 19 100 16533 -74.1 -86.7 13 12.5 -74.2 263 23 384.5 384.5 302.9 384.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5733.36 m Freezing level: 606.64 mb = 4295.42 m = 14092.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.76 mb = 3863.37 m = 12674.96 ft Precipitable water: 1.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.72 % Est. max temperature: 29.41 C = 84.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 933.74 mb = 683.97 m = 2243.98 ft T: 22.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.73 C/km ThetaE index: 24.82 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 883.20 mb = 1166.08 m = 3825.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.73 C = 81.92 F Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lifted Index: -4.90 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.63 C Showalter Index: -3.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.32 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.49 C Cross Totals Index: 24.83 C K Index: 33.78 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 371.25 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.40 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1425.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.50 mb = 1018.39 m = 3341.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 863.50 mb = 1360.05 m = 4462.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.50 mb = 11565.10 m = 37942.79 ft B at Equ Level: 1419.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 113.50 mb = 15778.39 m = 51765.74 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.2 at 32.0 knts Storm direction: 283.2 at 24.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 2.5 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 104.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 104.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.50 Bulk Rich Number: 25.40 Bulk Shear: 56.13 m/s