MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180600F019.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180600F019.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: 19 hour RUC valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 31.41,-94.85 Latitude: 31.41 Longitude: -94.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 85 SFC 999 90 23.9 22.5 92 1.3 22.9 162 3 297.1 300.2 296.1 347.6 17.46 2 950 535 23.3 21.2 88 2.1 21.8 206 20 300.8 303.9 296.8 350.6 16.95 3 900 1007 20.5 18.3 87 2.2 19.0 223 24 302.7 305.4 295.9 346.6 14.86 4 850 1499 17.6 14.9 84 2.7 15.8 244 25 304.6 306.9 294.8 342.3 12.63 5 800 2016 14.2 11.1 82 3.0 12.2 251 26 306.3 308.2 293.7 337.7 10.46 6 750 2557 10.5 6.4 76 4.0 8.0 249 25 307.9 309.4 292.4 332.6 8.09 7 700 3130 8.4 -1.3 50 9.7 3.4 259 29 311.8 312.7 290.9 327.3 4.97 8 650 3738 3.7 -1.5 69 5.1 1.0 266 36 313.1 314.1 291.6 329.8 5.30 9 600 4382 -0.9 -9.3 53 8.4 -4.5 267 34 315.1 315.7 290.3 325.3 3.15 10 550 5072 -4.5 -22.2 24 17.6 -9.9 265 33 318.7 318.9 289.6 322.7 1.18 11 500 5816 -9.0 -28.3 19 19.3 -13.9 267 37 322.0 322.2 290.2 324.7 0.74 12 450 6621 -14.0 -35.5 14 21.5 -18.3 267 45 325.6 325.7 290.9 327.1 0.41 13 400 7505 -19.9 -46.8 7 26.9 -23.4 266 53 329.1 329.2 291.6 329.7 0.14 14 350 8479 -27.3 -48.0 12 20.7 -29.4 275 44 332.0 332.0 292.4 332.6 0.14 15 300 9568 -35.7 -58.5 8 22.8 -37.0 263 51 335.1 335.1 293.1 335.3 0.05 16 250 10815 -42.5 -65.2 7 22.7 -43.3 264 70 342.8 342.8 295.0 342.9 0.02 17 200 12293 -51.7 -72.5 7 20.7 -52.1 266 68 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.9 0.01 18 150 14101 -64.6 -78.8 13 14.2 -64.7 257 55 358.8 358.8 298.5 358.8 0.01 19 100 16518 -72.0 -86.7 9 14.7 -72.0 264 28 388.7 388.7 303.6 388.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5731.06 m Freezing level: 609.58 mb = 4258.96 m = 13972.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.78 mb = 3853.16 m = 12641.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.64 % Est. max temperature: 31.42 C = 88.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 980.42 mb = 258.29 m = 847.38 ft T: 23.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.48 C/km ThetaE index: 23.30 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 885.74 mb = 1144.20 m = 3753.90 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.00 C = 86.00 F Cap Strength: 1.39 C Lifted Index: -5.71 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.91 C Showalter Index: -3.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.58 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.66 C Cross Totals Index: 23.92 C K Index: 31.87 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 371.25 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.46 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1794.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 59.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 25.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.39 mb = 792.36 m = 2599.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 837.39 mb = 1626.52 m = 5336.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 207.39 mb = 12052.43 m = 39541.60 ft B at Equ Level: 1782.66 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 255.7 at 28.8 knts Storm direction: 285.7 at 21.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.1 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 234.6 neg: -2.7 tot: 231.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 77.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.41 Bulk Rich Number: 23.86 Bulk Shear: 75.21 m/s