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: 32.52,-94.84 Latitude: 32.52 Longitude: -94.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 73 SFC 996 112 25.7 22.8 84 2.8 23.6 244 6 299.2 302.4 296.9 351.4 17.87 2 950 525 22.7 21.0 90 1.7 21.5 241 17 300.2 303.3 296.5 349.3 16.74 3 900 995 19.8 18.6 93 1.2 18.9 237 20 301.9 304.7 295.8 346.6 15.15 4 850 1486 16.1 15.8 98 0.3 15.9 236 24 303.0 305.5 295.0 342.8 13.41 5 800 2000 13.3 11.0 86 2.4 11.8 235 28 305.3 307.3 293.4 336.3 10.33 6 750 2542 11.1 5.9 70 5.2 8.0 234 30 308.6 310.0 292.3 332.3 7.77 7 700 3115 8.1 2.0 65 6.1 4.7 243 33 311.5 312.7 292.0 331.1 6.32 8 650 3722 3.9 -4.8 53 8.7 -0.3 249 38 313.3 314.1 290.7 326.4 4.12 9 600 4366 -1.4 -6.0 71 4.6 -3.6 247 39 314.5 315.2 291.0 327.4 4.06 10 550 5054 -5.2 -7.0 87 1.8 -6.1 248 41 317.9 318.7 292.0 331.1 4.10 11 500 5799 -9.1 -13.1 73 3.9 -10.6 253 43 321.9 322.5 292.0 331.3 2.80 12 450 6604 -14.3 -18.5 71 4.2 -15.7 254 48 325.2 325.6 292.3 332.0 1.98 13 400 7488 -19.8 -23.4 73 3.6 -20.8 250 49 329.2 329.5 292.9 334.3 1.44 14 350 8463 -27.1 -36.9 39 9.9 -28.6 257 49 332.3 332.4 292.8 334.0 0.46 15 300 9554 -35.7 -43.8 43 8.1 -36.5 252 47 335.1 335.1 293.3 336.1 0.26 16 250 10800 -42.3 -64.6 7 22.2 -43.2 258 74 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.2 0.03 17 200 12281 -51.1 -73.6 5 22.5 -51.5 261 75 351.9 351.9 297.1 352.0 0.01 18 150 14094 -63.9 -81.5 7 17.6 -64.0 262 60 360.0 360.0 298.7 360.0 0.00 19 100 16512 -70.9 -86.3 9 15.4 -71.0 264 36 390.7 390.7 303.9 390.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5725.20 m Freezing level: 613.50 mb = 4192.42 m = 13754.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.74 mb = 3687.85 m = 12099.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.82 % Est. max temperature: 29.71 C = 85.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 956.03 mb = 468.92 m = 1538.43 ft T: 23.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.42 C/km ThetaE index: 24.93 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.91 mb = 956.92 m = 3139.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.24 C = 82.84 F Cap Strength: 0.68 C Lifted Index: -5.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.22 C Showalter Index: -3.45 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.16 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.25 C Cross Totals Index: 24.92 C K Index: 34.92 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 366.48 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.36 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1840.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 60.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.27 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.80 mb = 795.96 m = 2611.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 885.80 mb = 1131.23 m = 3711.34 ft Equ Level (EL): 215.80 mb = 11776.32 m = 38635.76 ft B at Equ Level: 1833.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 105.80 mb = 16176.22 m = 53070.93 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.8 at 32.1 knts Storm direction: 274.8 at 24.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 3.9 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 119.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 119.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.96 Bulk Rich Number: 35.17 Bulk Shear: 52.34 m/s