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: 31.41,-94.54 Latitude: 31.41 Longitude: -94.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1000 82 26.0 23.3 85 2.7 24.0 194 5 299.2 302.5 297.2 352.7 18.34 2 950 531 23.1 20.4 85 2.7 21.2 211 15 300.6 303.6 296.2 348.0 16.12 3 900 1002 20.3 17.2 82 3.1 18.2 217 22 302.5 305.0 295.1 343.4 13.86 4 850 1494 17.4 13.9 80 3.5 15.1 222 25 304.4 306.6 294.2 339.7 11.84 5 800 2010 14.4 10.2 76 4.2 11.8 221 27 306.5 308.4 293.4 336.2 9.83 6 750 2552 10.7 7.0 78 3.7 8.5 221 29 308.2 309.8 292.7 333.9 8.42 7 700 3124 6.8 5.0 89 1.7 5.8 221 30 310.0 311.4 292.8 334.1 7.85 8 650 3731 4.4 -0.4 71 4.8 1.8 227 32 313.9 315.0 292.2 331.9 5.72 9 600 4380 1.0 -6.9 56 7.9 -2.7 235 34 317.2 318.0 291.6 329.5 3.79 10 550 5073 -3.9 -12.3 52 8.4 -7.2 242 39 319.5 320.0 291.3 328.4 2.70 11 500 5818 -8.4 -18.0 46 9.5 -11.6 245 42 322.8 323.1 291.5 329.1 1.86 12 450 6626 -13.4 -31.8 20 18.5 -17.4 245 47 326.4 326.5 291.3 328.6 0.59 13 400 7512 -19.0 -49.9 5 30.9 -22.8 243 54 330.2 330.3 291.9 330.6 0.10 14 350 8490 -26.6 -44.4 17 17.9 -28.7 248 61 332.9 333.0 292.7 333.8 0.21 15 300 9583 -35.2 -53.4 14 18.1 -36.5 251 67 335.7 335.7 293.3 336.1 0.09 16 250 10831 -42.1 -65.4 6 23.3 -42.9 261 66 343.5 343.5 295.2 343.6 0.02 17 200 12312 -51.8 -72.3 7 20.6 -52.1 265 61 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.8 0.01 18 150 14118 -64.2 -79.7 10 15.5 -64.3 262 47 359.4 359.4 298.6 359.5 0.00 19 100 16524 -73.8 -86.4 13 12.6 -73.9 264 28 385.1 385.1 303.1 385.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5738.24 m Freezing level: 590.00 mb = 4518.37 m = 14823.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.65 mb = 3988.73 m = 13086.24 ft Precipitable water: 1.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.08 % Est. max temperature: 31.21 C = 88.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.21 mb = 418.59 m = 1373.31 ft T: 23.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.63 C/km ThetaE index: 18.87 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 879.88 mb = 1196.24 m = 3924.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.05 C = 86.09 F Cap Strength: 1.23 C Lifted Index: -4.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.29 C Showalter Index: -1.50 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.16 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.82 C Cross Totals Index: 22.34 C K Index: 38.01 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 332.50 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1443.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.92 mb = 887.12 m = 2910.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 836.92 mb = 1625.81 m = 5333.96 ft Equ Level (EL): 216.92 mb = 11773.17 m = 38625.42 ft B at Equ Level: 1434.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 106.92 mb = 16127.38 m = 52910.69 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.0 at 29.9 knts Storm direction: 260.0 at 22.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 0.7 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 115.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 115.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.95 Bulk Rich Number: 26.05 Bulk Shear: 55.40 m/s