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,-95.56 Latitude: 31.41 Longitude: -95.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 80 SFC 997 107 25.1 23.2 89 1.9 23.8 160 4 298.5 301.8 297.0 351.7 18.27 2 950 532 24.3 21.1 82 3.2 22.0 206 18 301.9 304.9 296.9 351.4 16.78 3 900 1005 21.7 17.8 79 3.9 19.0 228 21 303.9 306.5 295.9 346.7 14.42 4 850 1499 18.2 14.7 80 3.5 15.8 248 23 305.2 307.5 294.9 342.6 12.49 5 800 2016 14.1 11.3 83 2.8 12.3 255 24 306.2 308.2 293.9 338.1 10.60 6 750 2558 10.7 6.3 74 4.4 8.1 263 27 308.2 309.7 292.4 332.7 8.04 7 700 3130 7.3 3.3 76 4.0 5.1 271 33 310.6 311.9 292.3 332.1 6.96 8 650 3736 3.4 -1.4 71 4.8 0.9 270 36 312.8 313.8 291.6 329.5 5.31 9 600 4381 -0.2 -11.5 42 11.3 -4.8 270 33 315.9 316.4 290.1 324.5 2.63 10 550 5072 -4.4 -20.1 28 15.7 -9.5 271 31 318.9 319.2 289.9 323.7 1.41 11 500 5815 -9.6 -29.0 19 19.4 -14.3 273 36 321.4 321.5 289.9 323.9 0.70 12 450 6619 -14.2 -36.7 13 22.5 -18.4 268 49 325.4 325.4 290.7 326.7 0.37 13 400 7503 -19.9 -50.0 5 30.1 -23.4 266 56 329.2 329.2 291.6 329.6 0.10 14 350 8477 -27.5 -56.9 4 29.4 -29.7 282 49 331.7 331.7 292.2 331.9 0.05 15 300 9565 -35.8 -59.6 7 23.8 -37.1 275 47 334.9 334.9 293.1 335.1 0.04 16 250 10811 -42.7 -66.2 6 23.5 -43.5 266 66 342.5 342.5 295.0 342.6 0.02 17 200 12289 -51.5 -72.7 6 21.2 -52.0 269 70 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.2 0.01 18 150 14100 -64.0 -79.6 10 15.6 -64.1 259 54 359.8 359.9 298.7 359.9 0.00 19 100 16517 -71.9 -87.0 9 15.1 -71.9 269 28 388.9 388.9 303.6 388.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5735.06 m Freezing level: 602.84 mb = 4344.64 m = 14253.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.17 mb = 3833.90 m = 12578.27 ft Precipitable water: 1.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.98 % Est. max temperature: 31.86 C = 89.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.73 mb = 342.04 m = 1122.15 ft T: 24.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.29 C/km ThetaE index: 27.98 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 864.45 mb = 1353.55 m = 4440.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.42 C = 88.55 F Cap Strength: 1.95 C Lifted Index: -6.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.31 C Showalter Index: -3.84 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.06 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.77 C Cross Totals Index: 24.29 C K Index: 38.50 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 398.55 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.67 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2047.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 63.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 37.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.71 mb = 959.53 m = 3148.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 829.71 mb = 1705.34 m = 5594.88 ft Equ Level (EL): 199.71 mb = 12297.99 m = 40347.23 ft B at Equ Level: 2033.24 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 262.5 at 28.4 knts Storm direction: 292.5 at 21.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 119.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 234.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 234.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 78.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.53 Bulk Rich Number: 24.55 Bulk Shear: 83.40 m/s