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: 33.42,-96.21 Latitude: 33.42 Longitude: -96.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 SFC 985 203 24.0 22.1 89 2.0 22.6 223 10 298.4 301.6 296.3 348.5 17.20 2 950 520 20.9 20.4 97 0.5 20.5 227 17 298.4 301.3 295.5 345.1 16.05 3 900 988 18.3 17.8 97 0.5 17.9 232 23 300.3 303.0 294.9 342.4 14.35 4 850 1477 15.6 14.0 90 1.6 14.6 239 25 302.5 304.7 293.8 337.8 11.93 5 800 1989 12.5 9.8 84 2.7 10.8 245 25 304.4 306.2 292.5 333.0 9.56 6 750 2528 9.2 7.2 87 2.0 8.0 235 23 306.6 308.2 292.3 332.3 8.51 7 700 3098 6.8 1.8 70 5.1 4.1 217 25 310.1 311.2 291.5 329.3 6.23 8 650 3704 3.4 -2.7 64 6.1 0.4 215 30 312.8 313.7 291.2 328.1 4.84 9 600 4347 -1.9 -4.9 80 3.0 -3.4 216 37 313.9 314.7 291.1 327.9 4.42 10 550 5033 -7.2 -8.6 90 1.4 -7.8 219 45 315.6 316.3 290.9 327.3 3.64 11 500 5770 -11.4 -12.5 91 1.2 -11.8 223 50 319.2 319.7 291.4 328.8 2.92 12 450 6571 -15.3 -16.4 91 1.1 -15.7 224 52 323.9 324.4 292.2 331.9 2.35 13 400 7451 -21.2 -23.1 85 1.8 -21.7 228 58 327.4 327.7 292.4 332.6 1.49 14 350 8422 -28.2 -31.1 76 2.9 -28.7 232 63 330.7 330.8 292.7 333.7 0.81 15 300 9508 -36.3 -47.8 29 11.6 -37.2 239 83 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.9 0.17 16 250 10754 -42.2 -67.6 5 25.4 -43.0 252 78 343.3 343.3 295.1 343.4 0.02 17 200 12237 -50.7 -75.1 4 24.4 -51.1 262 70 352.5 352.5 297.2 352.6 0.01 18 150 14056 -62.8 -80.9 7 18.1 -63.0 265 59 361.9 361.9 299.1 361.9 0.00 19 100 16495 -70.9 -87.2 7 16.3 -70.9 260 33 390.8 390.8 303.9 390.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.87 m Freezing level: 618.24 mb = 4112.65 m = 13492.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.05 mb = 3765.39 m = 12353.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.93 % Est. max temperature: 28.62 C = 83.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 957.86 mb = 448.40 m = 1471.10 ft T: 21.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.82 C/km ThetaE index: 21.18 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 919.34 mb = 803.89 m = 2637.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.16 C = 77.28 F Cap Strength: 0.15 C Lifted Index: -6.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.20 C Showalter Index: -3.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.40 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.99 C Cross Totals Index: 25.41 C K Index: 35.95 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 337.67 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.87 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1515.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.11 mb = 759.09 m = 2490.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 909.11 mb = 900.53 m = 2954.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 249.11 mb = 10777.79 m = 35359.78 ft B at Equ Level: 1512.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 129.11 mb = 14957.94 m = 49073.99 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.1 at 31.9 knts Storm direction: 254.1 at 23.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 1.9 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 58.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 43.9 neg: -4.1 tot: 39.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 13.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.38 Bulk Rich Number: 42.17 Bulk Shear: 35.92 m/s