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: 35.45,-96.97 Latitude: 35.45 Longitude: -96.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 970 313 21.2 16.1 73 5.0 17.8 228 6 296.9 299.1 292.2 331.6 11.98 2 950 494 19.5 13.9 70 5.6 15.9 238 11 297.0 298.9 291.0 327.6 10.57 3 900 958 18.1 8.5 54 9.5 12.4 259 22 300.1 301.5 289.7 323.1 7.78 4 850 1445 15.1 6.4 56 8.7 10.0 273 27 301.9 303.2 289.7 323.1 7.10 5 800 1955 11.4 6.3 71 5.1 8.5 263 25 303.3 304.7 290.5 325.8 7.52 6 750 2492 7.8 5.1 83 2.7 6.3 242 23 305.1 306.5 290.9 327.3 7.36 7 700 3057 4.6 4.0 96 0.6 4.2 219 28 307.5 308.9 291.6 329.7 7.28 8 650 3658 1.0 0.8 98 0.2 0.9 214 37 310.1 311.3 291.6 329.4 6.24 9 600 4297 -3.4 -3.9 96 0.5 -3.7 215 47 312.2 313.1 290.9 327.2 4.77 10 550 4980 -7.4 -8.6 91 1.1 -7.9 216 54 315.3 316.0 290.9 327.0 3.64 11 500 5717 -11.8 -12.7 93 0.9 -12.1 217 55 318.7 319.3 291.2 328.2 2.89 12 450 6515 -17.0 -18.5 88 1.5 -17.4 219 55 321.8 322.2 291.3 328.5 1.98 13 400 7387 -23.5 -25.8 81 2.4 -24.0 220 54 324.5 324.7 291.3 328.6 1.17 14 350 8349 -31.0 -33.4 80 2.4 -31.3 220 55 327.0 327.1 291.5 329.3 0.66 15 300 9421 -38.9 -44.2 57 5.3 -39.4 228 72 330.5 330.6 292.1 331.5 0.25 16 250 10665 -40.8 -70.4 3 29.6 -41.8 253 61 345.4 345.4 295.6 345.5 0.01 17 200 12158 -49.5 -74.5 4 25.0 -50.0 264 65 354.3 354.3 297.5 354.4 0.01 18 150 13989 -60.2 -81.7 4 21.6 -60.4 272 60 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.4 0.00 19 100 16460 -68.9 -87.1 5 18.3 -68.9 262 35 394.7 394.7 304.5 394.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5666.67 m Freezing level: 638.63 mb = 3803.10 m = 12477.20 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.17 mb = 3779.52 m = 12399.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.82 % Est. max temperature: 26.98 C = 80.56 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 900.54 mb = 952.78 m = 3125.90 ft T: 18.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.14 C/km ThetaE index: 8.47 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 754.69 mb = 2439.87 m = 8004.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.14 C = 84.45 F Cap Strength: 3.59 C Lifted Index: 1.70 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.91 C Showalter Index: 2.96 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.95 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.81 C Cross Totals Index: 18.14 C K Index: 32.58 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 185.76 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.01 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 17.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7186.95 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 822.32 mb = 1723.53 m = 5654.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.5 at 36.4 knts Storm direction: 255.5 at 27.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 4.4 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 44.4 neg: -17.6 tot: 26.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.15 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 1.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.21 Bulk Shear: 83.10 m/s