MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180600F018.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180600F018.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: 18 hour RUC valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.83,-96.26 Latitude: 32.83 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 73 SFC 990 161 23.7 21.9 90 1.8 22.4 212 3 297.7 300.7 295.9 346.8 16.96 2 950 523 24.1 18.0 69 6.1 19.9 244 14 301.6 304.2 294.9 342.3 13.82 3 900 996 21.6 15.4 68 6.2 17.5 246 23 303.8 306.1 294.4 340.6 12.35 4 850 1489 18.0 12.7 71 5.3 14.5 253 27 305.0 307.0 293.7 337.5 10.89 5 800 2005 13.9 6.6 61 7.3 9.6 263 28 305.9 307.4 291.5 329.1 7.67 6 750 2544 9.4 -0.3 51 9.7 4.4 268 26 306.8 307.7 289.4 322.1 4.99 7 700 3112 5.7 -9.9 31 15.6 -0.9 260 31 308.8 309.3 287.8 317.0 2.57 8 650 3714 2.1 -13.0 32 15.1 -3.8 253 38 311.3 311.7 288.2 318.3 2.15 9 600 4355 -1.4 -24.8 15 23.4 -8.1 261 38 314.5 314.7 287.9 317.5 0.85 10 550 5042 -5.8 -30.0 13 24.2 -11.7 271 35 317.2 317.3 288.5 319.2 0.58 11 500 5781 -11.6 -30.8 19 19.2 -15.9 271 38 318.8 319.0 289.0 320.9 0.58 12 450 6576 -17.5 -39.6 13 22.2 -21.0 267 51 321.3 321.3 289.5 322.3 0.27 13 400 7450 -21.4 -53.5 4 32.1 -24.6 259 64 327.2 327.2 291.0 327.5 0.07 14 350 8423 -27.4 -55.6 5 28.1 -29.7 270 66 331.8 331.8 292.3 332.0 0.06 15 300 9513 -35.3 -61.0 5 25.7 -36.7 281 57 335.6 335.6 293.3 335.8 0.03 16 250 10763 -42.5 -65.9 6 23.4 -43.3 262 49 342.9 342.9 295.0 343.0 0.02 17 200 12237 -51.7 -72.9 6 21.2 -52.0 264 66 351.0 351.0 296.8 351.0 0.01 18 150 14058 -61.2 -81.9 5 20.7 -61.4 268 59 364.7 364.7 299.6 364.7 0.00 19 100 16504 -72.4 -87.6 8 15.2 -72.5 267 40 387.8 387.8 303.5 387.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5707.10 m Freezing level: 619.97 mb = 4098.80 m = 13447.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 708.24 mb = 3015.82 m = 9894.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.47 % Est. max temperature: 31.13 C = 88.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 965.45 mb = 381.86 m = 1252.80 ft T: 23.93 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.51 C/km ThetaE index: 29.82 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 824.02 mb = 1752.99 m = 5751.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.89 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.45 C = 88.62 F Cap Strength: 2.72 C Lifted Index: -5.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.73 C Showalter Index: -3.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.89 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.59 C Cross Totals Index: 24.30 C K Index: 26.63 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 342.56 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.27 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1221.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 76.70 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.26 mb = 1285.57 m = 4217.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 785.26 mb = 2160.22 m = 7087.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 255.26 mb = 10620.30 m = 34843.07 ft B at Equ Level: 1214.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 145.26 mb = 14252.01 m = 46757.99 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 261.5 at 30.7 knts Storm direction: 291.5 at 23.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 1.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 139.3 neg: -0.0 tot: 139.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.01 Bulk Rich Number: 20.65 Bulk Shear: 59.15 m/s