MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F009.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F009.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: 9 hour RUC valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 31.46,-100.57 Latitude: 31.46 Longitude: -100.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 69 1 950 513 SFC 939 616 29.8 10.9 31 18.9 17.6 285 12 308.5 310.1 293.1 335.1 8.73 3 900 990 24.2 8.6 37 15.6 14.6 280 16 306.4 307.9 291.7 330.0 7.80 4 850 1485 19.3 7.1 45 12.2 12.0 277 18 306.4 307.8 291.5 329.0 7.46 5 800 2002 14.7 4.1 49 10.6 8.6 274 21 306.8 308.0 290.7 326.4 6.42 6 750 2543 10.5 1.7 54 8.9 5.7 266 27 308.0 309.1 290.5 325.8 5.77 7 700 3114 6.9 -1.6 55 8.5 2.5 254 37 310.1 311.0 290.3 325.3 4.85 8 650 3718 2.6 -10.1 38 12.7 -2.7 259 43 311.9 312.5 288.9 320.7 2.73 9 600 4361 -0.3 -30.6 8 30.3 -8.1 275 44 315.8 315.9 287.9 317.5 0.50 10 550 5051 -3.3 -37.6 5 34.3 -10.8 298 40 320.1 320.2 289.1 321.1 0.27 11 500 5797 -8.4 -35.7 9 27.3 -14.2 304 47 322.8 322.9 290.0 324.2 0.36 12 450 6605 -14.2 -44.7 6 30.5 -18.8 293 48 325.4 325.4 290.6 326.0 0.16 13 400 7485 -20.8 -50.7 5 29.9 -24.2 282 38 327.9 328.0 291.2 328.3 0.09 14 350 8456 -28.4 -55.4 6 27.0 -30.5 278 51 330.5 330.5 291.9 330.8 0.06 15 300 9546 -33.7 -62.0 4 28.3 -35.3 275 66 337.9 337.9 293.9 338.0 0.03 16 250 10805 -41.2 -65.7 5 24.5 -42.1 261 72 344.8 344.8 295.5 344.9 0.02 17 200 12285 -52.1 -71.5 8 19.4 -52.5 265 72 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.3 0.01 18 150 14093 -62.7 -81.0 7 18.3 -62.9 269 57 362.0 362.0 299.1 362.1 0.00 19 100 16526 -72.1 -87.2 9 15.1 -72.1 259 25 388.5 388.5 303.6 388.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5728.05 m Freezing level: 605.10 mb = 4295.06 m = 14091.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 675.92 mb = 3399.46 m = 11152.94 ft Precipitable water: 0.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 32.17 % Est. max temperature: 28.43 C = 83.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 712.35 mb = 2969.34 m = 9741.80 ft T: 7.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.69 C/km ThetaE index: 17.52 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 669.73 mb = 3474.56 m = 11399.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.52 C = 90.54 F Cap Strength: 2.96 C Lifted Index: 2.59 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.37 C Showalter Index: 3.32 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.16 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 27.68 C Cross Totals Index: 15.48 C K Index: 26.26 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 168.23 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.84 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 9.83 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5751.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 712.08 mb = 2972.57 m = 9752.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 280.8 at 35.1 knts Storm direction: 310.8 at 26.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 4.7 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 135.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 135.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 45.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.18 Bulk Shear: 55.33 m/s