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: 31.62,-97.09 Latitude: 31.62 Longitude: -97.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 81 SFC 993 139 23.3 22.3 94 1.0 22.6 277 9 297.0 300.1 296.0 347.1 17.31 2 950 531 20.9 20.0 95 0.9 20.3 262 15 298.4 301.3 295.3 344.1 15.72 3 900 998 18.9 17.9 94 1.0 18.2 254 17 301.0 303.6 295.1 343.5 14.47 4 850 1489 16.3 15.3 94 1.0 15.6 244 21 303.2 305.6 294.7 341.7 12.97 5 800 2004 13.1 12.3 95 0.8 12.6 241 25 305.1 307.2 294.1 339.1 11.34 6 750 2544 9.7 9.0 96 0.7 9.3 241 29 307.1 308.9 293.4 336.4 9.67 7 700 3116 8.0 2.3 67 5.7 4.8 242 34 311.3 312.5 292.1 331.4 6.47 8 650 3724 4.3 -0.7 70 5.0 1.7 250 45 313.8 314.9 292.1 331.5 5.62 9 600 4369 -1.1 -5.4 73 4.2 -3.1 258 53 314.8 315.6 291.3 328.5 4.28 10 550 5057 -5.5 -16.6 41 11.2 -9.4 265 51 317.6 318.0 289.9 323.9 1.89 11 500 5800 -9.0 -24.3 28 15.4 -13.3 268 47 322.1 322.3 290.5 325.8 1.07 12 450 6606 -14.1 -30.6 23 16.5 -17.8 264 50 325.5 325.6 291.1 327.9 0.66 13 400 7489 -20.1 -39.9 15 19.8 -23.2 257 53 328.9 328.9 291.7 330.0 0.30 14 350 8464 -27.0 -43.1 20 16.1 -29.0 259 46 332.3 332.4 292.6 333.3 0.24 15 300 9555 -35.6 -57.5 9 21.9 -36.9 268 48 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.4 0.05 16 250 10800 -42.6 -66.0 6 23.4 -43.4 261 72 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.8 0.02 17 200 12281 -50.9 -74.4 4 23.5 -51.3 272 77 352.2 352.2 297.1 352.2 0.01 18 150 14104 -62.1 -81.0 6 18.9 -62.3 268 47 363.0 363.0 299.3 363.1 0.00 19 100 16521 -73.3 -87.1 10 13.8 -73.3 268 29 386.1 386.1 303.2 386.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5718.68 m Freezing level: 610.53 mb = 4233.51 m = 13889.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.72 mb = 3941.37 m = 12930.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.64 % Est. max temperature: 29.75 C = 85.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.31 mb = 264.48 m = 867.72 ft T: 22.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.32 C/km ThetaE index: 15.69 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 909.77 mb = 905.06 m = 2969.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.74 C = 80.13 F Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lifted Index: -4.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.07 C Showalter Index: -2.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.56 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.28 C Cross Totals Index: 24.28 C K Index: 34.90 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 359.53 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.15 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1169.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.82 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.13 mb = 713.44 m = 2340.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 855.13 mb = 1437.25 m = 4715.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 245.13 mb = 10930.13 m = 35859.58 ft B at Equ Level: 1167.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 135.13 mb = 14725.91 m = 48312.77 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 255.5 at 35.5 knts Storm direction: 285.5 at 26.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 3.3 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 119.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 119.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.9 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.55 Bulk Rich Number: 16.26 Bulk Shear: 71.97 m/s