MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F011.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F011.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: 11 hour RUC valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 24.88,-99.82 Latitude: 24.88 Longitude: -99.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 69 1 950 523 SFC 908 919 25.5 21.6 79 3.8 22.6 97 2 306.9 310.3 299.1 361.8 18.21 3 900 1002 24.9 20.1 75 4.8 21.4 96 2 307.1 310.2 298.1 357.3 16.64 4 850 1502 22.0 15.8 68 6.1 17.7 15 5 309.2 311.7 296.6 350.0 13.44 5 800 2027 19.2 11.1 59 8.1 13.9 359 13 311.6 313.6 295.2 343.8 10.46 6 750 2580 15.8 6.9 56 8.8 10.3 351 17 313.7 315.3 294.3 339.8 8.38 7 700 3162 11.7 5.0 63 6.7 7.7 329 15 315.5 317.0 294.3 340.1 7.85 8 650 3777 7.1 2.3 72 4.8 4.4 304 16 317.0 318.3 294.1 339.1 6.99 9 600 4430 2.3 -3.6 65 5.9 -0.7 294 16 318.8 319.7 292.9 334.6 4.90 10 550 5128 -1.6 -10.0 53 8.4 -5.3 300 15 322.2 322.8 292.5 333.0 3.25 11 500 5881 -5.1 -24.0 21 18.9 -10.9 319 16 326.8 327.1 291.9 330.7 1.10 12 450 6701 -9.7 -42.8 5 33.1 -15.8 320 15 331.0 331.1 292.2 331.8 0.19 13 400 7597 -16.5 -36.5 16 19.9 -20.4 288 13 333.5 333.6 293.1 335.1 0.42 14 350 8585 -24.1 -47.9 9 23.8 -26.9 275 17 336.3 336.3 293.5 336.8 0.14 15 300 9688 -32.7 -50.6 15 17.9 -34.2 268 22 339.3 339.3 294.3 339.8 0.12 16 250 10948 -41.5 -60.0 12 18.4 -42.3 263 37 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.5 0.05 17 200 12420 -54.0 -65.9 22 11.8 -54.2 254 39 347.2 347.2 296.0 347.4 0.03 18 150 14202 -67.9 -76.5 28 8.6 -67.9 261 26 353.2 353.2 297.3 353.2 0.01 19 100 16570 -76.5 -86.7 18 10.2 -76.5 266 8 379.9 379.9 302.2 380.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5811.91 m Freezing level: 570.68 mb = 4838.97 m = 15875.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 606.78 mb = 4338.26 m = 14232.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.67 % Est. max temperature: 31.72 C = 89.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 859.41 mb = 1405.93 m = 4612.59 ft T: 22.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.18 C/km ThetaE index: 22.03 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 728.61 mb = 2823.60 m = 9263.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.78 C = 91.01 F Cap Strength: 3.04 C Lifted Index: -2.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.74 C Showalter Index: -2.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.98 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.05 C Cross Totals Index: 20.93 C K Index: 36.19 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 215.50 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.68 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1267.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 106.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 786.67 mb = 2171.03 m = 7122.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 671.67 mb = 3504.66 m = 11498.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 161.67 mb = 13737.82 m = 45071.05 ft B at Equ Level: 1262.21 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 320.6 at 14.0 knts Storm direction: 350.6 at 10.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 3.1 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.4 neg: -37.6 tot: -37.2 m^2/s^2 ave: -12.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: -3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 44.51 Bulk Shear: 28.46 m/s