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: 33.17,-95.92 Latitude: 33.17 Longitude: -95.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 79 SFC 990 171 22.0 20.0 88 2.1 20.6 270 6 296.1 298.8 294.1 339.3 15.00 2 950 525 19.6 17.1 86 2.5 17.9 269 14 297.1 299.4 293.0 334.7 13.01 3 900 989 17.2 11.7 70 5.5 13.7 273 18 299.2 301.0 291.0 327.4 9.63 4 850 1474 13.5 9.9 79 3.6 11.3 271 21 300.3 302.0 290.9 327.0 9.05 5 800 1984 11.2 10.0 92 1.2 10.4 244 23 303.1 304.8 292.2 331.9 9.68 6 750 2522 9.5 8.1 91 1.5 8.6 227 33 306.9 308.6 292.9 334.3 9.05 7 700 3092 6.0 2.0 75 4.1 3.8 226 42 309.2 310.3 291.3 328.6 6.31 8 650 3694 1.5 -0.9 85 2.3 0.3 225 47 310.6 311.7 291.1 327.8 5.54 9 600 4336 -2.1 -3.6 89 1.5 -2.8 230 51 313.7 314.7 291.5 329.2 4.89 10 550 5023 -5.9 -6.6 95 0.6 -6.2 237 54 317.0 317.8 291.9 330.7 4.24 11 500 5764 -10.2 -10.8 95 0.7 -10.4 242 57 320.6 321.3 292.2 331.7 3.35 12 450 6568 -15.1 -16.7 88 1.6 -15.6 240 58 324.3 324.7 292.3 332.1 2.31 13 400 7448 -20.9 -25.4 67 4.5 -22.0 235 61 327.8 328.1 292.3 332.1 1.21 14 350 8421 -27.0 -36.7 39 9.7 -28.5 233 61 332.3 332.4 292.8 334.1 0.47 15 300 9513 -34.9 -61.6 5 26.8 -36.3 266 53 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.4 0.03 16 250 10763 -44.0 -66.7 6 22.7 -44.7 257 56 340.7 340.7 294.5 340.8 0.02 17 200 12235 -50.7 -74.6 4 23.9 -51.1 269 67 352.5 352.5 297.2 352.5 0.01 18 150 14066 -60.7 -81.3 5 20.6 -60.9 265 45 365.5 365.5 299.7 365.5 0.00 19 100 16501 -72.1 -87.4 8 15.3 -72.1 267 34 388.5 388.5 303.6 388.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.08 m Freezing level: 629.25 mb = 3960.48 m = 12993.55 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.83 mb = 3745.91 m = 12289.57 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.08 % Est. max temperature: 26.82 C = 80.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.07 mb = 433.19 m = 1421.22 ft T: 20.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.06 C/km ThetaE index: 12.33 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 864.06 mb = 1334.98 m = 4379.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.95 C = 78.71 F Cap Strength: 1.63 C Lifted Index: -0.34 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.67 C Showalter Index: 2.56 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.76 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.69 C Cross Totals Index: 20.07 C K Index: 29.54 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 217.19 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.91 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 71.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 69.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 893.89 mb = 1046.74 m = 3434.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 668.89 mb = 3461.46 m = 11356.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 458.89 mb = 6418.34 m = 21057.29 ft B at Equ Level: 71.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 348.89 mb = 8443.85 m = 27702.59 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.3 at 38.3 knts Storm direction: 267.3 at 28.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 5.6 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 88.2 neg: -7.3 tot: 81.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.43 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.63 Bulk Shear: 112.88 m/s