MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F021.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F021.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: 21 hour RUC valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 30.63,-96.82 Latitude: 30.63 Longitude: -96.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 SFC 992 142 33.4 16.9 37 16.5 21.9 227 12 307.2 309.5 295.3 344.3 12.30 2 950 529 27.7 15.4 47 12.3 19.4 229 16 305.3 307.4 294.4 340.2 11.66 3 900 1004 23.1 14.4 58 8.6 17.3 227 16 305.3 307.4 294.3 339.9 11.56 4 850 1499 18.5 12.5 68 6.1 14.6 227 17 305.5 307.5 293.7 337.8 10.74 5 800 2015 14.1 10.3 77 3.9 11.7 230 17 306.2 308.1 293.3 335.9 9.86 6 750 2557 10.4 6.1 75 4.3 7.9 244 17 307.9 309.4 292.3 332.0 7.91 7 700 3130 8.7 0.6 57 8.1 4.3 249 23 312.1 313.2 291.7 330.0 5.72 8 650 3740 5.5 -3.0 54 8.6 1.2 252 32 315.2 316.1 291.7 330.2 4.71 9 600 4388 0.1 -6.4 61 6.5 -2.9 260 40 316.3 317.0 291.4 328.9 3.94 10 550 5079 -5.0 -10.4 66 5.4 -7.2 265 43 318.1 318.8 291.3 328.4 3.15 11 500 5822 -9.1 -13.1 73 4.0 -10.6 264 45 321.9 322.5 292.0 331.2 2.78 12 450 6629 -13.5 -23.0 45 9.5 -16.2 261 49 326.2 326.5 292.0 330.9 1.34 13 400 7514 -19.5 -44.2 9 24.7 -22.9 261 56 329.7 329.7 291.8 330.4 0.19 14 350 8492 -26.3 -48.5 10 22.2 -28.6 258 67 333.3 333.4 292.7 333.9 0.13 15 300 9587 -34.5 -51.6 16 17.0 -35.8 261 70 336.7 336.8 293.6 337.2 0.11 16 250 10838 -41.8 -66.9 5 25.1 -42.7 269 69 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.0 0.02 17 200 12319 -51.9 -72.2 7 20.3 -52.3 271 61 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.6 0.01 18 150 14124 -64.3 -79.3 11 15.0 -64.4 259 44 359.3 359.3 298.5 359.3 0.00 19 100 16531 -74.7 -86.5 14 11.8 -74.7 272 27 383.3 383.3 302.8 383.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5749.92 m Freezing level: 598.89 mb = 4403.84 m = 14448.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.47 mb = 3923.26 m = 12871.44 ft Precipitable water: 1.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.74 % Est. max temperature: 31.82 C = 89.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 782.41 mb = 2201.97 m = 7224.23 ft T: 12.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.62 C/km ThetaE index: 14.30 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 776.56 mb = 2264.88 m = 7430.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.16 C = 91.70 F Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lifted Index: -2.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.75 C Showalter Index: -1.39 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.18 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.62 C Cross Totals Index: 21.56 C K Index: 31.97 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 331.48 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.32 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 444.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 791.37 mb = 2106.43 m = 6910.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 756.37 mb = 2485.89 m = 8155.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 736.37 mb = 2709.16 m = 8888.21 ft B at Equ Level: 11.29 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 676.37 mb = 3412.67 m = 11196.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 252.9 at 28.2 knts Storm direction: 282.9 at 21.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 0.1 tot: 2.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 47.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 47.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 47.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.7 stream: 2.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 12.57 Bulk Shear: 35.34 m/s