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: 31.55,-93.60 Latitude: 31.55 Longitude: -93.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1002 81 23.9 22.9 94 1.0 23.2 213 6 296.8 300.1 296.3 348.4 17.82 1 1000 98 24.1 23.1 94 1.1 23.4 214 7 297.3 300.6 296.5 349.6 18.05 2 950 546 21.5 21.2 98 0.3 21.3 223 23 299.0 302.1 296.3 348.3 16.93 3 900 1016 19.3 19.2 99 0.2 19.2 225 26 301.4 304.3 296.1 347.7 15.70 4 850 1506 16.4 15.4 94 0.9 15.7 239 29 303.3 305.7 294.8 342.1 13.08 5 800 2021 13.5 11.5 88 2.0 12.2 250 30 305.6 307.6 293.7 337.8 10.73 6 750 2563 10.4 8.8 89 1.7 9.4 254 30 307.9 309.7 293.5 336.7 9.50 7 700 3135 7.8 3.3 73 4.4 5.2 256 31 311.1 312.4 292.4 332.6 6.96 8 650 3743 4.2 -3.5 57 7.7 0.4 258 32 313.7 314.6 291.2 328.1 4.55 9 600 4389 -0.3 -12.4 39 12.1 -5.1 253 32 315.8 316.2 289.9 323.8 2.45 10 550 5078 -4.9 -14.8 46 9.9 -8.6 250 32 318.3 318.7 290.5 325.6 2.19 11 500 5821 -9.3 -17.1 53 7.7 -12.0 255 34 321.7 322.0 291.3 328.4 2.00 12 450 6627 -14.4 -23.3 47 8.9 -16.9 259 38 325.1 325.3 291.6 329.6 1.30 13 400 7510 -20.0 -35.3 24 15.3 -22.7 259 44 329.0 329.1 291.9 330.8 0.48 14 350 8485 -27.1 -54.2 6 27.1 -29.4 249 47 332.2 332.3 292.4 332.5 0.07 15 300 9579 -34.4 -51.9 15 17.6 -35.7 255 62 336.9 337.0 293.7 337.4 0.11 16 250 10831 -42.0 -65.5 6 23.5 -42.8 259 67 343.7 343.7 295.2 343.8 0.02 17 200 12310 -51.8 -72.2 7 20.4 -52.2 262 65 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.8 0.01 18 150 14118 -63.7 -80.2 9 16.5 -63.8 259 47 360.3 360.3 298.8 360.3 0.00 19 100 16535 -72.5 -86.5 10 14.0 -72.5 260 30 387.7 387.7 303.5 387.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5723.43 m Freezing level: 603.45 mb = 4344.46 m = 14253.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.63 mb = 3785.12 m = 12418.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.86 % Est. max temperature: 30.24 C = 86.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 988.50 mb = 198.99 m = 652.85 ft T: 23.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.37 C/km ThetaE index: 25.79 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 940.62 mb = 632.54 m = 2075.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.44 C = 79.60 F Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lifted Index: -5.90 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.45 C Showalter Index: -3.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.47 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.71 C Cross Totals Index: 24.76 C K Index: 36.69 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 367.53 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.75 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1686.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 58.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 945.32 mb = 589.35 m = 1933.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 920.32 mb = 821.90 m = 2696.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 220.32 mb = 11668.77 m = 38282.91 ft B at Equ Level: 1685.31 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 110.32 mb = 15949.57 m = 52327.36 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 248.6 at 29.4 knts Storm direction: 278.6 at 22.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 169.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 169.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 56.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.68 Bulk Rich Number: 42.03 Bulk Shear: 40.12 m/s