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: 32.81,-94.09 Latitude: 32.81 Longitude: -94.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1000 75 24.1 22.6 91 1.5 23.0 217 6 297.2 300.4 296.1 347.8 17.49 1 1000 78 24.2 22.6 91 1.6 23.0 212 7 297.3 300.5 296.2 348.0 17.50 2 950 526 21.2 20.5 96 0.7 20.7 223 20 298.7 301.7 295.7 345.8 16.18 3 900 994 18.8 18.1 95 0.8 18.3 225 24 300.9 303.6 295.3 344.0 14.66 4 850 1484 16.0 14.9 93 1.1 15.3 228 27 302.9 305.3 294.4 340.5 12.67 5 800 1998 13.0 11.2 89 1.7 11.9 227 29 305.0 306.9 293.4 336.5 10.53 6 750 2538 9.5 7.8 89 1.7 8.4 224 32 306.8 308.5 292.7 333.6 8.86 7 700 3107 5.8 4.7 93 1.1 5.2 221 34 308.9 310.4 292.4 332.5 7.70 8 650 3712 3.8 -1.6 68 5.4 1.0 223 38 313.3 314.3 291.6 329.8 5.24 9 600 4360 0.3 -6.8 59 7.1 -3.0 227 43 316.5 317.2 291.4 328.8 3.82 10 550 5050 -5.3 -9.2 74 3.9 -7.0 229 47 317.7 318.4 291.5 329.0 3.46 11 500 5791 -9.6 -13.8 72 4.2 -11.2 230 49 321.3 321.8 291.7 330.1 2.63 12 450 6598 -14.3 -18.2 72 3.9 -15.6 231 51 325.3 325.7 292.3 332.2 2.04 13 400 7481 -20.3 -28.4 49 8.1 -22.1 240 58 328.6 328.8 292.2 331.9 0.92 14 350 8454 -27.3 -36.1 43 8.7 -28.7 240 61 331.9 332.0 292.7 333.8 0.50 15 300 9544 -35.7 -45.8 35 10.1 -36.5 246 68 335.1 335.2 293.3 336.0 0.21 16 250 10789 -43.4 -64.5 8 21.2 -44.1 255 71 341.6 341.6 294.7 341.7 0.03 17 200 12268 -50.7 -74.4 4 23.7 -51.2 265 69 352.4 352.4 297.1 352.5 0.01 18 150 14086 -63.2 -81.5 7 18.3 -63.3 258 57 361.3 361.3 299.0 361.3 0.00 19 100 16509 -72.5 -87.2 9 14.7 -72.5 263 33 387.7 387.7 303.5 387.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5713.26 m Freezing level: 597.37 mb = 4396.22 m = 14423.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.25 mb = 3872.65 m = 12705.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.71 % Est. max temperature: 29.80 C = 85.64 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.18 mb = 261.40 m = 857.61 ft T: 22.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.75 C/km ThetaE index: 19.20 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 924.61 mb = 760.22 m = 2494.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.70 C = 80.05 F Cap Strength: 0.35 C Lifted Index: -5.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.64 C Showalter Index: -3.03 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.23 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.66 C Cross Totals Index: 24.58 C K Index: 39.54 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 336.01 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.13 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1488.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.27 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 936.96 mb = 645.35 m = 2117.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 891.96 mb = 1070.70 m = 3512.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.96 mb = 11285.14 m = 37024.27 ft B at Equ Level: 1486.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 121.96 mb = 15322.39 m = 50269.70 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.3 at 34.9 knts Storm direction: 256.3 at 26.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 1.3 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 100.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 100.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.85 Bulk Rich Number: 25.80 Bulk Shear: 57.70 m/s