MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F017.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F017.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: 17 hour RUC valid 2Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 30.94,-95.48 Latitude: 30.94 Longitude: -95.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1003 67 24.5 22.9 91 1.5 23.3 178 4 297.4 300.6 296.4 349.0 17.82 1 1000 94 25.6 23.5 88 2.1 24.0 183 4 298.7 302.1 297.2 352.6 18.48 2 950 547 24.7 19.3 72 5.3 20.9 203 22 302.2 305.0 295.8 346.5 15.00 3 900 1020 22.0 16.9 73 5.1 18.5 238 19 304.2 306.7 295.4 344.7 13.62 4 850 1514 18.2 14.1 77 4.1 15.5 263 20 305.2 307.4 294.6 341.1 12.00 5 800 2031 13.9 12.1 89 1.8 12.7 270 21 306.0 308.1 294.2 339.5 11.15 6 750 2572 10.1 8.7 91 1.4 9.3 277 26 307.6 309.4 293.4 336.3 9.47 7 700 3143 7.2 -0.8 57 8.0 3.1 280 29 310.4 311.4 290.7 326.6 5.17 8 650 3750 4.1 -10.6 33 14.7 -2.1 280 29 313.6 314.1 289.4 322.1 2.62 9 600 4396 0.4 -14.7 31 15.1 -5.4 281 30 316.6 317.0 289.8 323.3 2.03 10 550 5088 -3.9 -20.2 27 16.3 -9.2 281 31 319.5 319.8 290.0 324.3 1.40 11 500 5832 -8.7 -27.7 20 19.0 -13.6 280 36 322.5 322.6 290.3 325.3 0.79 12 450 6640 -13.2 -34.0 16 20.7 -17.6 272 45 326.6 326.7 291.2 328.4 0.48 13 400 7525 -20.0 -45.5 8 25.5 -23.4 271 48 329.0 329.1 291.6 329.7 0.16 14 350 8498 -27.5 -47.8 13 20.3 -29.6 276 42 331.7 331.7 292.3 332.3 0.15 15 300 9590 -34.6 -57.2 8 22.7 -36.0 265 53 336.7 336.7 293.6 336.9 0.06 16 250 10844 -41.5 -65.7 6 24.2 -42.4 266 67 344.4 344.4 295.4 344.5 0.02 17 200 12325 -52.0 -72.0 7 20.0 -52.3 267 64 350.5 350.5 296.7 350.5 0.01 18 150 14128 -64.9 -79.1 12 14.2 -65.0 263 51 358.3 358.3 298.4 358.3 0.01 19 100 16541 -71.8 -86.7 9 14.9 -71.8 262 29 389.1 389.1 303.6 389.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5738.54 m Freezing level: 595.45 mb = 4458.80 m = 14628.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.26 mb = 3498.67 m = 11478.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.30 % Est. max temperature: 32.24 C = 90.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 981.05 mb = 262.64 m = 861.65 ft T: 25.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.90 C/km ThetaE index: 30.49 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 850.00 mb = 1513.89 m = 4966.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.30 C = 90.15 F Cap Strength: 2.54 C Lifted Index: -4.95 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.79 C Showalter Index: -2.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.65 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.86 C Cross Totals Index: 22.79 C K Index: 33.02 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 257.81 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1457.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 57.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 893.95 mb = 1078.04 m = 3536.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 818.95 mb = 1831.06 m = 6007.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.95 mb = 11427.75 m = 37492.17 ft B at Equ Level: 1455.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 108.95 mb = 16030.95 m = 52594.35 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 271.9 at 26.2 knts Storm direction: 301.9 at 19.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 114.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 206.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 206.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 68.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.66 Bulk Rich Number: 17.16 Bulk Shear: 84.95 m/s