MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F025.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F025.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: 25 hour RUC valid 4Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 33.03,-96.26 Latitude: 33.03 Longitude: -96.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 94 SFC 991 168 19.8 18.7 93 1.1 19.1 243 4 293.7 296.2 292.6 333.1 13.81 2 950 541 23.5 16.4 64 7.1 18.7 262 25 301.1 303.3 293.7 337.7 12.45 3 900 1012 21.9 11.1 50 10.8 15.0 276 26 304.1 305.8 292.2 331.7 9.25 4 850 1505 17.7 6.7 48 11.1 11.2 305 26 304.7 306.1 290.7 326.5 7.24 5 800 2019 13.5 -1.1 36 14.7 6.0 324 24 305.6 306.4 288.4 319.1 4.40 6 750 2557 9.5 -9.1 26 18.6 1.5 307 23 306.9 307.4 287.1 315.0 2.56 7 700 3124 5.3 -13.7 24 19.0 -2.0 295 28 308.3 308.7 286.9 314.4 1.89 8 650 3725 2.4 -23.0 13 25.4 -5.4 305 31 311.7 311.9 287.0 314.8 0.93 9 600 4367 -1.4 -31.0 8 29.6 -8.8 324 34 314.5 314.6 287.5 316.2 0.48 10 550 5053 -6.2 -42.3 4 36.1 -12.8 341 46 316.7 316.7 287.9 317.3 0.17 11 500 5790 -11.4 -43.4 5 31.9 -16.6 335 60 319.1 319.1 288.6 319.7 0.16 12 450 6588 -17.0 -46.8 6 29.8 -20.9 328 63 321.9 321.9 289.5 322.4 0.13 13 400 7460 -23.4 -53.1 5 29.8 -26.2 313 57 324.6 324.6 290.2 324.9 0.07 14 350 8420 -31.1 -55.9 7 24.8 -32.7 311 75 326.9 326.9 290.9 327.1 0.06 15 300 9500 -36.1 -60.6 6 24.5 -37.4 301 64 334.5 334.5 293.0 334.6 0.04 16 250 10750 -42.1 -66.7 5 24.6 -42.9 280 49 343.5 343.5 295.2 343.6 0.02 17 200 12225 -51.9 -72.5 7 20.7 -52.2 267 55 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.7 0.01 18 150 14045 -61.4 -80.8 6 19.4 -61.5 268 57 364.4 364.4 299.5 364.4 0.00 19 100 16492 -71.9 -87.4 8 15.4 -72.0 263 45 388.8 388.8 303.6 388.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5696.50 m Freezing level: 618.61 mb = 4128.25 m = 13543.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 728.89 mb = 2791.90 m = 9159.66 ft Precipitable water: 0.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 27.42 % Est. max temperature: 30.96 C = 87.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.15 mb = 312.87 m = 1026.46 ft T: 21.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.27 C/km ThetaE index: 23.23 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 786.04 mb = 2165.75 m = 7105.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.02 C = 89.64 F Cap Strength: 3.94 C Lifted Index: -2.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.67 C Showalter Index: 1.50 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.25 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.16 C Cross Totals Index: 18.09 C K Index: 16.79 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 192.74 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.24 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 487.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 173.39 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.94 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 847.60 mb = 1528.76 m = 5015.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 722.60 mb = 2863.09 m = 9393.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 312.60 mb = 9211.88 m = 30222.33 ft B at Equ Level: 486.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 222.60 mb = 11517.56 m = 37786.82 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 317.3 at 33.5 knts Storm direction: 347.3 at 25.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 1.9 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 63.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 262.4 neg: -8.1 tot: 254.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 84.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.76 Bulk Rich Number: 4.78 Bulk Shear: 101.90 m/s