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: 32.50,-96.78 Latitude: 32.50 Longitude: -96.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 SFC 988 178 27.0 22.2 75 4.7 23.5 231 12 301.1 304.3 297.1 352.2 17.35 2 950 525 22.8 20.1 85 2.7 20.9 229 17 300.3 303.2 295.8 346.5 15.75 3 900 994 19.2 17.3 89 1.9 17.9 231 19 301.3 303.9 294.9 342.4 13.93 4 850 1484 16.4 13.4 83 2.9 14.4 236 20 303.3 305.4 293.6 337.3 11.46 5 800 1999 13.5 9.2 75 4.3 10.8 241 20 305.5 307.2 292.6 333.1 9.16 6 750 2539 9.9 5.6 75 4.3 7.4 232 19 307.3 308.7 291.9 330.5 7.63 7 700 3108 5.6 3.1 84 2.5 4.2 225 21 308.7 310.0 291.6 329.7 6.85 8 650 3713 3.3 -0.8 75 4.0 1.2 223 28 312.7 313.7 291.7 330.1 5.57 9 600 4358 -0.9 -5.7 70 4.8 -3.2 221 37 315.0 315.8 291.2 328.3 4.16 10 550 5046 -5.5 -12.0 60 6.4 -8.1 222 44 317.5 318.1 290.7 326.7 2.78 11 500 5788 -10.2 -16.7 59 6.5 -12.5 227 46 320.6 321.0 291.0 327.5 2.06 12 450 6589 -15.4 -28.7 31 13.3 -18.5 233 52 323.9 324.0 290.7 326.7 0.79 13 400 7470 -20.2 -44.7 9 24.5 -23.5 237 64 328.7 328.8 291.6 329.4 0.18 14 350 8445 -27.0 -46.8 14 19.8 -29.1 244 75 332.4 332.4 292.5 333.0 0.16 15 300 9537 -34.9 -55.7 10 20.8 -36.2 246 82 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.4 0.07 16 250 10787 -42.3 -64.6 7 22.3 -43.1 255 79 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.3 0.03 17 200 12268 -51.0 -73.5 5 22.5 -51.4 260 75 352.0 352.0 297.1 352.1 0.01 18 150 14085 -63.3 -81.8 6 18.6 -63.4 266 61 361.1 361.1 298.9 361.1 0.00 19 100 16505 -71.6 -86.7 9 15.1 -71.7 259 34 389.3 389.3 303.7 389.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5713.32 m Freezing level: 611.17 mb = 4213.99 m = 13825.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.35 mb = 3884.18 m = 12743.22 ft Precipitable water: 1.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.63 % Est. max temperature: 29.64 C = 85.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 922.88 mb = 776.15 m = 2546.38 ft T: 20.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.91 C/km ThetaE index: 22.43 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 888.48 mb = 1104.56 m = 3623.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.62 C = 81.72 F Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lifted Index: -5.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.82 C Showalter Index: -2.32 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.21 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.58 C Cross Totals Index: 23.63 C K Index: 37.48 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 271.34 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.98 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1457.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.51 mb = 989.12 m = 3245.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 865.51 mb = 1329.17 m = 4360.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.51 mb = 11183.30 m = 36690.16 ft B at Equ Level: 1450.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 115.51 mb = 15644.41 m = 51326.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.8 at 28.7 knts Storm direction: 256.8 at 21.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: 1.5 tot: 2.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 46.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 27.3 neg: -2.2 tot: 25.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.1 stream: 1.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.19 Bulk Rich Number: 61.47 Bulk Shear: 23.71 m/s