MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F014.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F014.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: 14 hour RUC valid 17Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.47,-96.31 Latitude: 32.47 Longitude: -96.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 95 SFC 997 117 23.8 22.1 90 1.7 22.6 251 12 297.2 300.3 295.8 346.6 17.07 2 950 544 20.7 20.3 98 0.4 20.4 239 21 298.2 301.1 295.4 344.6 15.98 3 900 1011 18.0 17.8 99 0.2 17.9 235 25 300.1 302.7 294.8 342.3 14.41 4 850 1500 15.4 15.2 98 0.2 15.3 234 26 302.3 304.7 294.4 340.4 12.88 5 800 2013 12.3 11.5 95 0.8 11.8 237 23 304.3 306.2 293.4 336.2 10.71 6 750 2552 9.0 8.1 94 0.9 8.5 240 19 306.4 308.1 292.7 333.9 9.10 7 700 3121 6.0 3.9 86 2.1 4.8 232 19 309.2 310.6 292.1 331.5 7.27 8 650 3727 3.7 -1.9 67 5.6 0.8 220 25 313.1 314.1 291.5 329.2 5.11 9 600 4373 -0.7 -7.3 61 6.7 -3.7 219 33 315.3 316.1 290.9 327.2 3.67 10 550 5061 -5.9 -11.4 65 5.5 -8.1 222 38 317.1 317.7 290.7 326.6 2.90 11 500 5801 -9.9 -12.0 84 2.2 -10.7 225 40 321.0 321.6 292.0 331.1 3.04 12 450 6606 -14.5 -16.1 88 1.5 -15.0 228 40 325.0 325.5 292.6 333.2 2.43 13 400 7489 -20.3 -28.9 46 8.5 -22.2 235 53 328.6 328.7 292.2 331.8 0.88 14 350 8463 -27.2 -43.8 19 16.6 -29.2 242 66 332.1 332.2 292.5 333.0 0.23 15 300 9553 -36.0 -50.7 21 14.7 -37.0 247 76 334.7 334.7 293.1 335.2 0.12 16 250 10796 -43.1 -63.2 9 20.1 -43.8 253 80 342.1 342.1 294.8 342.2 0.03 17 200 12276 -51.1 -73.5 5 22.4 -51.5 260 77 351.9 351.9 297.0 351.9 0.01 18 150 14092 -63.8 -80.3 9 16.5 -63.9 254 61 360.2 360.2 298.7 360.2 0.00 19 100 16517 -72.2 -86.8 9 14.6 -72.2 259 29 388.2 388.2 303.5 388.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5705.24 m Freezing level: 607.66 mb = 4273.71 m = 14021.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.23 mb = 3836.57 m = 12587.02 ft Precipitable water: 1.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.56 % Est. max temperature: 29.04 C = 84.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.90 mb = 326.80 m = 1072.17 ft T: 22.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.94 C/km ThetaE index: 19.99 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 934.18 mb = 689.10 m = 2260.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.41 C = 77.73 F Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lifted Index: -4.85 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.99 C Showalter Index: -3.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.36 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.30 C Cross Totals Index: 25.06 C K Index: 38.38 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 300.11 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.94 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1328.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 938.44 mb = 649.75 m = 2131.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 923.44 mb = 788.93 m = 2588.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 243.44 mb = 10972.04 m = 35997.05 ft B at Equ Level: 1327.91 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 123.44 mb = 15257.38 m = 50056.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.9 at 27.3 knts Storm direction: 257.9 at 20.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 2.5 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 59.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 21.1 neg: -10.2 tot: 10.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 3.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.27 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.1 stream: 1.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 73.95 Bulk Shear: 17.96 m/s