MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F020.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F020.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: 20 hour RUC valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 30.55,-95.19 Latitude: 30.55 Longitude: -95.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 84 SFC 1000 85 26.9 23.8 84 3.0 24.6 212 5 300.0 303.5 297.8 355.5 18.91 2 950 537 24.0 21.3 85 2.7 22.1 210 15 301.5 304.7 297.0 351.8 17.05 3 900 1009 20.5 18.1 86 2.3 18.8 217 19 302.6 305.3 295.8 346.1 14.71 4 850 1501 17.0 15.0 88 2.0 15.7 227 20 304.0 306.3 294.8 341.9 12.73 5 800 2017 14.3 10.7 79 3.6 12.0 236 20 306.4 308.3 293.6 337.1 10.18 6 750 2560 11.3 7.5 78 3.7 9.0 240 18 308.8 310.4 293.2 335.4 8.71 7 700 3134 9.1 -2.4 44 11.5 3.2 257 23 312.6 313.4 290.9 327.0 4.58 8 650 3745 6.0 -7.5 37 13.5 -0.3 263 30 315.7 316.3 290.7 326.5 3.34 9 600 4394 0.9 -12.4 36 13.3 -4.5 261 33 317.2 317.6 290.3 325.2 2.45 10 550 5086 -4.6 -16.9 38 12.3 -8.9 261 35 318.7 319.0 290.2 324.9 1.86 11 500 5828 -9.1 -24.2 28 15.2 -13.3 260 40 322.0 322.2 290.5 325.7 1.08 12 450 6636 -12.8 -39.2 9 26.4 -17.7 255 48 327.1 327.2 291.2 328.2 0.28 13 400 7524 -18.6 -45.1 8 26.5 -22.3 252 55 330.9 330.9 292.2 331.5 0.17 14 350 8504 -25.9 -44.9 15 19.0 -28.2 254 61 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.6 0.20 15 300 9598 -34.8 -53.0 14 18.2 -36.1 256 63 336.3 336.3 293.5 336.7 0.09 16 250 10849 -42.0 -65.0 6 23.1 -42.8 266 63 343.7 343.7 295.2 343.8 0.02 17 200 12328 -52.2 -72.0 7 19.8 -52.5 270 56 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.2 0.01 18 150 14129 -64.9 -78.8 13 13.9 -65.0 261 44 358.3 358.3 298.4 358.3 0.01 19 100 16531 -74.1 -86.4 13 12.3 -74.1 260 25 384.6 384.6 303.0 384.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5744.39 m Freezing level: 591.78 mb = 4507.95 m = 14789.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.89 mb = 3695.86 m = 12125.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.54 % Est. max temperature: 30.81 C = 87.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 957.27 mb = 469.73 m = 1541.08 ft T: 24.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.75 C/km ThetaE index: 30.61 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 897.27 mb = 1035.13 m = 3396.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.51 C = 85.12 F Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lifted Index: -6.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.81 C Showalter Index: -3.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.17 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.08 C Cross Totals Index: 24.09 C K Index: 29.59 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 376.78 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1871.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 61.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.60 mb = 878.07 m = 2880.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 878.60 mb = 1216.10 m = 3989.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 188.60 mb = 12695.35 m = 41650.90 ft B at Equ Level: 1861.42 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.0 at 25.8 knts Storm direction: 281.0 at 19.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 1.8 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 107.0 neg: -2.7 tot: 104.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.03 Bulk Rich Number: 38.94 Bulk Shear: 48.06 m/s