MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F011.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F011.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: 11 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.84,-96.48 Latitude: 32.84 Longitude: -96.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 990 157 26.7 22.6 78 4.1 23.8 240 9 300.8 304.0 297.3 352.9 17.74 2 950 517 22.9 20.4 86 2.5 21.1 241 15 300.4 303.4 296.1 347.5 16.05 3 900 987 19.2 17.9 93 1.2 18.4 239 18 301.3 303.9 295.3 344.0 14.53 4 850 1476 15.6 15.1 97 0.5 15.3 238 20 302.4 304.8 294.4 340.2 12.77 5 800 1990 12.8 10.9 88 1.9 11.6 234 22 304.8 306.7 293.2 335.6 10.29 6 750 2530 10.1 6.3 77 3.8 7.9 227 25 307.6 309.1 292.2 331.9 8.00 7 700 3101 6.6 2.7 76 3.8 4.4 231 32 309.8 311.0 291.8 330.3 6.68 8 650 3707 3.8 -5.8 50 9.5 -0.7 237 42 313.2 313.9 290.4 325.4 3.82 9 600 4350 -1.8 -9.9 54 8.1 -5.2 236 47 314.0 314.6 289.9 323.7 3.01 10 550 5035 -7.0 -10.8 74 3.8 -8.5 232 50 315.8 316.4 290.5 325.7 3.05 11 500 5773 -11.0 -12.7 87 1.7 -11.6 232 53 319.7 320.2 291.5 329.2 2.88 12 450 6575 -15.5 -19.0 75 3.5 -16.6 237 56 323.8 324.2 291.8 330.3 1.90 13 400 7454 -21.1 -25.8 66 4.6 -22.2 242 58 327.5 327.8 292.2 331.7 1.17 14 350 8427 -27.4 -40.2 29 12.8 -29.1 250 60 331.8 331.9 292.6 333.1 0.33 15 300 9520 -34.1 -63.5 4 29.4 -35.7 264 52 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.4 0.02 16 250 10772 -41.8 -67.4 4 25.7 -42.7 258 75 343.9 344.0 295.3 344.0 0.02 17 200 12257 -50.5 -74.1 4 23.6 -51.0 264 70 352.8 352.8 297.3 352.8 0.01 18 150 14075 -63.5 -81.0 8 17.5 -63.6 264 54 360.7 360.7 298.8 360.8 0.00 19 100 16497 -71.1 -87.1 8 16.0 -71.2 260 37 390.3 390.3 303.8 390.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.30 m Freezing level: 616.27 mb = 4140.72 m = 13584.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 657.19 mb = 3616.60 m = 11865.34 ft Precipitable water: 1.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.98 % Est. max temperature: 28.88 C = 83.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 932.82 mb = 675.61 m = 2216.55 ft T: 21.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.57 C/km ThetaE index: 29.17 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.66 mb = 970.59 m = 3184.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.22 C = 81.00 F Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lifted Index: -7.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.29 C Showalter Index: -4.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.55 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.53 C Cross Totals Index: 26.03 C K Index: 37.75 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 345.16 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.27 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1734.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 58.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.67 mb = 912.89 m = 2995.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 892.67 mb = 1056.65 m = 3466.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 232.67 mb = 11250.35 m = 36910.15 ft B at Equ Level: 1728.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 112.67 mb = 15784.38 m = 51785.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.0 at 34.4 knts Storm direction: 264.0 at 25.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 2.0 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 82.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 82.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.4 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.45 Bulk Rich Number: 27.79 Bulk Shear: 62.41 m/s