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: 31.23,-98.05 Latitude: 31.23 Longitude: -98.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 75 SFC 971 331 24.8 22.2 85 2.6 22.9 197 6 300.4 303.6 297.1 352.0 17.58 2 950 525 22.7 20.4 87 2.3 21.1 219 7 300.2 303.1 296.0 347.2 16.04 3 900 996 21.5 15.2 67 6.3 17.2 241 15 303.7 305.9 294.3 339.7 12.13 4 850 1490 18.6 9.4 55 9.2 12.9 254 20 305.7 307.3 292.3 332.1 8.76 5 800 2007 15.5 3.5 45 12.0 8.7 265 26 307.6 308.8 290.7 326.4 6.14 6 750 2550 11.7 4.3 61 7.3 7.5 263 31 309.2 310.6 291.9 330.7 6.97 7 700 3124 8.0 6.1 88 1.9 6.9 256 37 311.4 313.0 293.7 337.5 8.48 8 650 3732 4.1 3.7 97 0.4 3.8 252 43 313.6 315.0 293.7 337.5 7.69 9 600 4377 -1.5 -4.8 78 3.3 -3.0 261 45 314.4 315.3 291.3 328.7 4.48 10 550 5065 -5.3 -22.6 24 17.3 -10.5 275 43 317.8 318.0 289.3 321.7 1.13 11 500 5808 -8.9 -39.2 7 30.4 -14.7 286 43 322.2 322.3 289.7 323.2 0.25 12 450 6614 -14.3 -45.1 5 30.8 -18.9 278 49 325.3 325.3 290.5 325.9 0.15 13 400 7496 -20.1 -53.0 4 32.9 -23.7 267 52 328.8 328.8 291.5 329.1 0.07 14 350 8470 -27.4 -54.9 6 27.5 -29.7 275 49 331.8 331.8 292.3 332.1 0.06 15 300 9561 -34.8 -59.9 6 25.1 -36.2 270 51 336.3 336.3 293.4 336.5 0.04 16 250 10813 -41.8 -67.8 4 26.0 -42.7 266 71 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.0 0.02 17 200 12295 -51.6 -73.0 6 21.4 -52.0 274 73 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.1 0.01 18 150 14109 -62.4 -80.9 7 18.6 -62.5 270 49 362.7 362.7 299.2 362.7 0.00 19 100 16529 -73.7 -86.9 12 13.2 -73.7 266 23 385.4 385.4 303.1 385.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5732.81 m Freezing level: 613.31 mb = 4205.35 m = 13796.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.08 mb = 4085.91 m = 13405.04 ft Precipitable water: 1.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.57 % Est. max temperature: 31.09 C = 87.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 935.33 mb = 660.88 m = 2168.21 ft T: 22.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.30 C/km ThetaE index: 25.61 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 796.48 mb = 2043.72 m = 6705.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.04 C = 89.67 F Cap Strength: 2.82 C Lifted Index: -3.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.54 C Showalter Index: 1.37 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.81 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.51 C Cross Totals Index: 18.30 C K Index: 35.02 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 197.02 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.63 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 869.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.69 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 96.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 860.47 mb = 1384.11 m = 4541.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 725.47 mb = 2826.70 m = 9273.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 265.47 mb = 10400.93 m = 34123.38 ft B at Equ Level: 867.23 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.47 mb = 13883.39 m = 45548.63 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 265.1 at 33.9 knts Storm direction: 295.1 at 25.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 2.1 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 142.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 142.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.66 Bulk Rich Number: 8.23 Bulk Shear: 105.65 m/s