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: 31.98,-96.22 Latitude: 31.98 Longitude: -96.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 76 SFC 997 105 26.2 22.8 82 3.4 23.7 272 8 299.6 302.8 297.0 351.6 17.77 2 950 526 21.9 20.2 90 1.7 20.7 264 15 299.4 302.3 295.7 345.8 15.88 3 900 995 19.6 16.7 83 2.9 17.6 248 20 301.7 304.2 294.6 341.2 13.39 4 850 1485 17.0 12.8 77 4.1 14.3 233 24 303.9 306.0 293.5 336.8 11.03 5 800 2001 13.9 9.2 73 4.7 11.0 226 27 305.9 307.6 292.7 333.5 9.15 6 750 2542 10.8 6.2 73 4.6 8.1 230 30 308.3 309.8 292.4 332.6 7.96 7 700 3114 7.7 1.1 63 6.5 4.1 239 38 311.0 312.1 291.6 329.4 5.94 8 650 3720 2.5 -1.5 75 4.0 0.5 245 44 311.8 312.8 291.2 328.4 5.28 9 600 4363 -2.0 -4.0 86 2.0 -3.0 249 47 313.8 314.7 291.4 328.9 4.75 10 550 5049 -6.0 -7.3 91 1.2 -6.6 251 49 316.9 317.7 291.7 329.9 4.03 11 500 5791 -9.3 -10.4 92 1.1 -9.8 250 51 321.7 322.3 292.6 333.1 3.46 12 450 6599 -13.8 -14.7 92 1.0 -14.1 250 52 325.9 326.5 293.1 335.2 2.71 13 400 7483 -20.0 -21.9 85 1.8 -20.5 253 56 329.0 329.3 293.0 334.8 1.66 14 350 8459 -27.2 -29.4 81 2.3 -27.6 253 56 332.1 332.3 293.2 335.6 0.95 15 300 9549 -35.9 -44.7 40 8.7 -36.7 257 60 334.7 334.8 293.2 335.7 0.24 16 250 10793 -42.7 -65.4 7 22.7 -43.5 260 73 342.6 342.6 295.0 342.7 0.02 17 200 12278 -50.1 -75.5 3 25.4 -50.5 270 73 353.5 353.5 297.4 353.5 0.01 18 150 14103 -62.7 -80.5 7 17.8 -62.9 261 44 362.0 362.0 299.1 362.0 0.00 19 100 16518 -72.9 -87.1 10 14.2 -72.9 266 31 386.9 386.9 303.3 386.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5714.77 m Freezing level: 622.04 mb = 4079.38 m = 13383.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.93 mb = 3807.71 m = 12492.34 ft Precipitable water: 1.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.19 % Est. max temperature: 30.62 C = 87.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.36 mb = 531.70 m = 1744.39 ft T: 21.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.35 C/km ThetaE index: 23.24 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 883.59 mb = 1152.55 m = 3781.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.00 C = 84.20 F Cap Strength: 0.93 C Lifted Index: -4.84 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.73 C Showalter Index: -1.21 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.48 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.30 C Cross Totals Index: 22.18 C K Index: 32.60 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 314.66 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.80 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1409.83 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.71 mb = 863.46 m = 2832.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 828.71 mb = 1700.97 m = 5580.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.71 mb = 11100.39 m = 36418.16 ft B at Equ Level: 1407.54 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 128.71 mb = 15014.67 m = 49260.13 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.6 at 35.8 knts Storm direction: 274.6 at 26.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 3.9 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 136.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 136.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 45.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.55 Bulk Rich Number: 16.77 Bulk Shear: 84.05 m/s