MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F012.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F012.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: 12 hour RUC valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.90,-94.18 Latitude: 33.90 Longitude: -94.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 SFC 994 118 24.3 21.7 85 2.6 22.5 229 7 298.0 301.0 295.8 346.2 16.63 2 950 514 20.9 19.8 93 1.1 20.1 228 19 298.4 301.2 295.1 343.4 15.47 3 900 981 18.5 17.8 96 0.7 18.0 226 22 300.6 303.2 295.0 342.8 14.40 4 850 1470 15.5 15.2 98 0.3 15.3 222 25 302.4 304.8 294.4 340.5 12.88 5 800 1984 12.4 12.0 97 0.4 12.1 223 29 304.4 306.4 293.7 337.5 11.10 6 750 2523 9.2 7.0 86 2.2 7.9 222 32 306.6 308.2 292.3 332.1 8.44 7 700 3092 6.6 -0.4 61 7.1 2.9 219 36 309.8 310.8 290.6 326.3 5.30 8 650 3697 3.3 -2.7 65 5.9 0.3 222 42 312.7 313.6 291.1 327.9 4.84 9 600 4342 -1.1 -4.6 77 3.5 -2.8 226 50 314.8 315.7 291.5 329.2 4.52 10 550 5029 -6.0 -8.4 83 2.4 -7.0 229 55 316.9 317.7 291.4 328.9 3.70 11 500 5770 -10.0 -12.7 81 2.7 -11.1 227 54 320.8 321.4 291.8 330.3 2.87 12 450 6574 -15.0 -19.2 70 4.2 -16.3 223 54 324.4 324.7 291.9 330.8 1.86 13 400 7454 -21.1 -32.4 36 11.2 -23.3 228 62 327.5 327.7 291.7 329.8 0.63 14 350 8425 -28.6 -33.9 60 5.3 -29.4 227 59 330.2 330.3 292.4 332.5 0.62 15 300 9510 -36.2 -48.6 27 12.4 -37.1 237 66 334.4 334.4 293.0 335.0 0.15 16 250 10756 -42.9 -66.8 6 23.9 -43.7 252 66 342.2 342.2 294.8 342.3 0.02 17 200 12233 -51.6 -73.9 5 22.3 -52.0 259 61 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.1 0.01 18 150 14047 -63.0 -80.8 7 17.9 -63.1 258 54 361.6 361.6 299.0 361.6 0.00 19 100 16483 -70.7 -87.2 7 16.5 -70.8 258 35 391.1 391.1 303.9 391.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.93 m Freezing level: 612.74 mb = 4177.60 m = 13705.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.96 mb = 3759.96 m = 12335.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.57 % Est. max temperature: 28.96 C = 84.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 956.93 mb = 450.22 m = 1477.07 ft T: 21.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.22 C/km ThetaE index: 19.95 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 910.55 mb = 880.40 m = 2888.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.46 C = 79.63 F Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lifted Index: -4.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.24 C Showalter Index: -3.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.77 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.55 C Cross Totals Index: 25.22 C K Index: 33.68 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 357.49 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.10 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1348.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.65 mb = 738.18 m = 2421.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 880.65 mb = 1167.21 m = 3829.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 240.65 mb = 11008.11 m = 36115.40 ft B at Equ Level: 1340.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 130.65 mb = 14877.02 m = 48808.52 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.0 at 38.0 knts Storm direction: 255.0 at 28.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.5 neg: 4.5 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 104.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 104.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.68 Bulk Rich Number: 18.12 Bulk Shear: 74.42 m/s