MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F007.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F007.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: 7 hour RUC valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 30.33,-95.4 Latitude: 30.33 Longitude: -95.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1000 70 29.6 23.9 71 5.7 25.4 203 7 302.7 306.2 298.5 359.1 19.00 1 1000 73 29.0 23.1 71 5.9 24.6 204 8 302.1 305.5 297.8 355.5 18.05 2 950 528 24.6 21.7 84 2.9 22.5 204 14 302.1 305.3 297.4 353.7 17.44 3 900 1001 20.8 19.6 93 1.1 20.0 204 17 302.9 305.9 296.8 350.9 16.19 4 850 1494 17.9 16.5 92 1.4 17.0 203 20 304.9 307.5 295.9 346.8 14.04 5 800 2012 15.1 11.7 80 3.4 12.9 204 20 307.3 309.3 294.4 340.1 10.89 6 750 2556 11.1 6.8 74 4.4 8.5 210 19 308.7 310.2 292.7 333.9 8.27 7 700 3127 7.1 3.1 76 3.9 4.8 222 18 310.3 311.6 292.1 331.5 6.86 8 650 3737 6.2 -6.1 41 12.3 0.4 234 19 316.0 316.7 291.2 328.1 3.74 9 600 4388 1.8 -10.0 41 11.8 -3.3 239 21 318.3 318.8 291.2 328.0 2.98 10 550 5082 -3.2 -13.2 46 10.0 -7.2 245 26 320.3 320.7 291.3 328.6 2.50 11 500 5830 -7.0 -17.3 44 10.3 -10.6 246 28 324.5 324.9 292.0 331.3 1.97 12 450 6645 -10.7 -32.7 15 21.9 -15.8 247 34 329.7 329.8 292.2 331.8 0.54 13 400 7538 -17.7 -46.7 6 29.0 -21.8 245 37 332.0 332.0 292.4 332.5 0.14 14 350 8520 -25.8 -51.1 7 25.3 -28.3 252 43 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.4 0.10 15 300 9616 -34.6 -53.8 12 19.2 -36.0 258 50 336.6 336.6 293.6 336.9 0.08 16 250 10861 -44.1 -59.9 16 15.9 -44.7 260 52 340.5 340.6 294.5 340.7 0.05 17 200 12334 -51.8 -71.2 8 19.4 -52.2 266 51 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.8 0.01 18 150 14138 -65.1 -79.1 13 14.0 -65.1 255 41 358.0 358.0 298.3 358.0 0.01 19 100 16543 -74.3 -86.4 14 12.1 -74.3 270 28 384.2 384.2 302.9 384.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5756.91 m Freezing level: 581.80 mb = 4641.00 m = 15226.20 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.97 mb = 3800.13 m = 12467.47 ft Precipitable water: 1.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.03 % Est. max temperature: 31.77 C = 89.19 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 921.27 mb = 796.46 m = 2613.02 ft T: 22.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.20 C/km ThetaE index: 31.04 C Layer 1000.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 897.66 mb = 1023.13 m = 3356.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.89 C = 85.80 F Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lifted Index: -5.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.44 C Showalter Index: -2.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.39 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.89 C Cross Totals Index: 23.50 C K Index: 37.47 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 376.92 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.10 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2155.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 65.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.91 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.77 mb = 935.13 m = 3067.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 881.77 mb = 1177.27 m = 3862.40 ft Equ Level (EL): 181.77 mb = 12933.39 m = 42431.87 ft B at Equ Level: 2153.14 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.3 at 20.2 knts Storm direction: 256.3 at 15.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 0.5 tot: 2.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 60.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 48.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 48.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 16.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.3 stream: 2.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.58 Bulk Rich Number: 142.60 Bulk Shear: 15.11 m/s