MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F003.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F003.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: 3 hour RUC valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.81,-94.51 Latitude: 34.81 Longitude: -94.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 82 SFC 975 302 23.0 20.2 84 2.8 21.1 193 11 298.3 301.1 295.1 343.3 15.48 2 950 531 20.3 19.2 94 1.1 19.6 199 21 297.8 300.5 294.6 341.1 14.94 3 900 997 18.4 17.4 94 1.0 17.7 209 31 300.5 303.0 294.7 341.5 13.99 4 850 1488 16.8 12.9 78 3.9 14.3 217 29 303.8 305.8 293.5 336.7 11.06 5 800 2002 13.7 7.6 67 6.1 10.0 225 23 305.7 307.2 291.8 330.4 8.20 6 750 2544 12.1 -0.6 41 12.7 5.4 223 16 309.7 310.6 290.2 324.9 4.88 7 700 3119 9.1 -3.7 40 12.9 2.7 207 16 312.6 313.4 290.5 325.7 4.14 8 650 3727 4.1 -6.0 48 10.1 -0.6 202 17 313.6 314.3 290.5 325.6 3.76 9 600 4371 -1.4 -8.5 59 7.1 -4.5 211 22 314.5 315.1 290.3 325.2 3.35 10 550 5058 -6.7 -11.1 71 4.4 -8.4 217 30 316.2 316.7 290.5 325.9 2.99 11 500 5793 -12.4 -15.0 81 2.6 -13.3 217 37 318.0 318.4 290.5 325.9 2.39 12 450 6591 -16.1 -24.1 50 8.0 -18.2 222 41 323.0 323.2 290.9 327.2 1.21 13 400 7471 -20.3 -44.2 10 23.9 -23.6 229 56 328.6 328.6 291.5 329.3 0.19 14 350 8443 -28.4 -53.5 7 25.1 -30.4 235 63 330.5 330.5 291.9 330.8 0.07 15 300 9527 -36.8 -51.5 20 14.7 -37.8 239 72 333.4 333.5 292.7 333.9 0.11 16 250 10761 -46.9 -53.4 48 6.4 -47.2 243 78 336.3 336.3 293.5 336.7 0.11 17 200 12221 -51.1 -70.9 8 19.8 -51.5 247 91 351.8 351.8 297.0 351.9 0.01 18 150 14046 -61.5 -82.4 5 20.9 -61.6 250 72 364.2 364.2 299.5 364.2 0.00 19 100 16494 -70.2 -87.4 6 17.2 -70.3 246 35 392.1 392.1 304.1 392.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5711.20 m Freezing level: 613.03 mb = 4202.95 m = 13789.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 659.35 mb = 3609.45 m = 11841.87 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.89 % Est. max temperature: 29.38 C = 84.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 936.27 mb = 656.43 m = 2153.61 ft T: 19.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.03 C/km ThetaE index: 16.61 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 852.34 mb = 1463.99 m = 4803.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.27 C = 82.89 F Cap Strength: 1.32 C Lifted Index: -6.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.08 C Showalter Index: -4.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.43 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.17 C Cross Totals Index: 25.26 C K Index: 29.20 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 358.50 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1103.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 77.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.20 mb = 947.54 m = 3108.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 670.20 mb = 3475.56 m = 11402.62 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.20 mb = 11300.73 m = 37075.43 ft B at Equ Level: 1091.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 150.20 mb = 14037.77 m = 46055.11 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.2 at 24.7 knts Storm direction: 244.2 at 18.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 1.1 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 24.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 98.1 neg: -17.0 tot: 81.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.35 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.67 Bulk Rich Number: 164.25 Bulk Shear: 6.72 m/s