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: 31.36,-97.03 Latitude: 31.36 Longitude: -97.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 80 SFC 995 129 25.0 22.6 87 2.3 23.3 279 10 298.6 301.8 296.6 350.0 17.64 2 950 532 21.7 20.7 94 1.1 21.0 264 15 299.2 302.2 296.0 347.1 16.38 3 900 1001 19.2 18.4 95 0.8 18.7 252 16 301.3 304.1 295.6 345.5 14.99 4 850 1492 16.4 15.6 95 0.8 15.9 234 18 303.3 305.8 295.0 342.7 13.25 5 800 2007 13.1 12.5 96 0.6 12.7 229 21 305.1 307.3 294.1 339.4 11.44 6 750 2548 9.9 8.9 93 1.1 9.3 235 25 307.4 309.1 293.4 336.3 9.56 7 700 3120 8.4 1.5 61 7.0 4.6 241 30 311.8 313.0 291.9 330.8 6.09 8 650 3729 4.4 -2.4 61 6.8 0.9 251 40 313.9 314.9 291.6 329.5 4.92 9 600 4374 -0.8 -6.2 67 5.4 -3.3 259 49 315.1 315.9 291.2 328.0 4.01 10 550 5063 -5.1 -14.3 49 9.1 -8.5 264 48 318.0 318.4 290.5 325.6 2.30 11 500 5806 -9.1 -17.2 52 8.1 -11.9 265 46 321.9 322.3 291.3 328.7 1.98 12 450 6613 -14.2 -21.2 55 7.0 -16.3 263 48 325.3 325.6 291.9 330.7 1.56 13 400 7495 -20.2 -28.9 46 8.7 -22.1 261 52 328.7 328.9 292.2 331.9 0.88 14 350 8470 -27.2 -34.4 50 7.3 -28.3 260 48 332.1 332.2 292.9 334.3 0.59 15 300 9561 -35.3 -53.4 14 18.0 -36.5 262 56 335.6 335.6 293.3 335.9 0.09 16 250 10809 -42.1 -66.6 5 24.6 -42.9 265 74 343.5 343.5 295.2 343.6 0.02 17 200 12292 -51.1 -73.6 5 22.5 -51.5 272 73 351.8 351.8 297.0 351.9 0.01 18 150 14111 -62.3 -81.3 6 19.0 -62.5 263 46 362.7 362.7 299.2 362.7 0.00 19 100 16524 -73.8 -86.7 12 12.9 -73.8 265 28 385.2 385.2 303.1 385.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5725.52 m Freezing level: 608.04 mb = 4270.49 m = 14010.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.35 mb = 3862.10 m = 12670.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.68 % Est. max temperature: 29.91 C = 85.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.53 mb = 425.79 m = 1396.95 ft T: 22.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.54 C/km ThetaE index: 24.33 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 912.89 mb = 877.60 m = 2879.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.18 C = 80.93 F Cap Strength: 0.43 C Lifted Index: -5.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.36 C Showalter Index: -3.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.26 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.53 C Cross Totals Index: 24.73 C K Index: 34.17 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 384.81 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.82 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1529.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 926.98 mb = 744.75 m = 2443.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 881.98 mb = 1174.75 m = 3854.12 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.98 mb = 11306.46 m = 37094.24 ft B at Equ Level: 1527.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 111.98 mb = 15850.82 m = 52003.36 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.9 at 32.5 knts Storm direction: 283.9 at 24.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 2.9 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 104.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 104.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.51 Bulk Rich Number: 29.38 Bulk Shear: 52.07 m/s