MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F005.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F005.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: 5 hour RUC valid 17Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.7,-95.11 Latitude: 32.70 Longitude: -95.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 77 SFC 993 137 27.8 20.5 64 7.3 22.6 200 14 301.6 304.4 296.0 347.1 15.45 2 950 529 23.0 19.1 78 4.0 20.2 202 22 300.6 303.3 295.3 343.9 14.77 3 900 998 19.0 17.2 89 1.8 17.7 203 24 301.1 303.6 294.7 341.7 13.81 4 850 1488 16.5 13.3 81 3.2 14.4 205 26 303.4 305.5 293.6 337.2 11.36 5 800 2003 13.6 11.9 90 1.7 12.5 212 28 305.6 307.7 294.0 338.8 11.04 6 750 2544 10.6 5.9 73 4.6 7.8 220 26 308.1 309.5 292.2 331.9 7.81 7 700 3117 9.2 -6.9 31 16.1 1.7 222 24 312.6 313.2 289.7 323.0 3.25 8 650 3727 5.1 -6.7 42 11.8 -0.4 223 27 314.8 315.5 290.6 326.2 3.56 9 600 4375 0.3 -6.7 59 7.0 -2.9 220 30 316.5 317.2 291.4 328.9 3.86 10 550 5066 -5.3 -9.8 70 4.5 -7.2 224 36 317.8 318.5 291.3 328.6 3.30 11 500 5805 -10.4 -16.8 59 6.5 -12.6 231 40 320.4 320.8 290.9 327.3 2.05 12 450 6611 -13.2 -31.8 19 18.6 -17.3 235 45 326.7 326.8 291.4 328.9 0.59 13 400 7498 -19.1 -47.3 6 28.2 -22.8 239 54 330.1 330.1 291.9 330.6 0.13 14 350 8474 -27.2 -50.2 9 23.0 -29.4 243 60 332.1 332.2 292.4 332.6 0.11 15 300 9564 -35.8 -53.0 16 17.1 -37.0 249 67 334.9 334.9 293.1 335.2 0.09 16 250 10802 -45.4 -57.0 26 11.5 -45.9 251 73 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.8 0.07 17 200 12272 -51.2 -72.1 7 20.9 -51.5 258 76 351.8 351.8 297.0 351.8 0.01 18 150 14091 -62.8 -79.3 9 16.5 -62.9 256 59 361.9 361.9 299.1 361.9 0.00 19 100 16508 -72.5 -86.5 10 14.0 -72.5 250 33 387.7 387.7 303.5 387.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5727.96 m Freezing level: 597.39 mb = 4410.85 m = 14471.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 659.52 mb = 3607.39 m = 11835.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.86 % Est. max temperature: 29.98 C = 85.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 892.77 mb = 1067.28 m = 3501.53 ft T: 18.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.26 C/km ThetaE index: 15.74 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 869.34 mb = 1295.25 m = 4249.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.76 C = 83.77 F Cap Strength: 0.60 C Lifted Index: -5.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.32 C Showalter Index: -2.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.50 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.85 C Cross Totals Index: 23.65 C K Index: 24.07 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 360.00 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.96 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1028.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 889.19 mb = 1101.76 m = 3614.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 824.19 mb = 1750.12 m = 5741.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 704.19 mb = 3067.92 m = 10065.23 ft B at Equ Level: 21.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 134.19 mb = 14755.04 m = 48408.32 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.0 at 28.7 knts Storm direction: 249.0 at 21.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 51.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 74.2 neg: -2.7 tot: 71.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.8 stream: 2.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.47 Bulk Rich Number: 51.35 Bulk Shear: 20.04 m/s