MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F012.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F012.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: 12 hour RUC valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.26,-94.15 Latitude: 32.26 Longitude: -94.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 997 97 24.8 23.5 93 1.3 23.9 185 4 298.2 301.6 297.1 352.4 18.63 2 950 523 22.4 21.8 96 0.6 22.0 226 19 299.9 303.1 296.9 351.3 17.56 3 900 993 19.8 19.4 98 0.3 19.5 228 22 301.9 304.8 296.4 349.0 15.98 4 850 1485 17.2 14.9 86 2.3 15.7 237 28 304.1 306.5 294.7 341.7 12.61 5 800 2001 14.5 10.0 75 4.4 11.7 240 30 306.6 308.4 293.3 335.8 9.71 6 750 2544 11.6 5.0 64 6.6 7.8 242 33 309.2 310.5 292.2 331.7 7.33 7 700 3118 8.3 1.5 62 6.8 4.6 249 34 311.7 312.9 291.9 330.7 6.11 8 650 3726 4.1 -3.3 59 7.4 0.4 248 35 313.6 314.5 291.2 328.3 4.63 9 600 4372 -0.2 -9.9 48 9.8 -4.3 242 37 315.9 316.5 290.5 325.7 3.00 10 550 5062 -4.7 -12.7 54 8.0 -7.8 243 38 318.5 319.0 290.9 327.2 2.62 11 500 5806 -9.5 -13.0 76 3.5 -10.8 250 40 321.5 322.0 291.9 330.9 2.82 12 450 6611 -14.5 -16.1 88 1.6 -15.0 252 44 325.0 325.5 292.6 333.2 2.42 13 400 7494 -20.1 -22.4 82 2.2 -20.7 250 46 328.8 329.1 292.9 334.4 1.59 14 350 8469 -27.2 -29.9 77 2.8 -27.7 252 46 332.1 332.3 293.2 335.4 0.91 15 300 9560 -35.6 -37.9 80 2.3 -35.9 253 52 335.1 335.2 293.6 337.0 0.49 16 250 10806 -42.5 -64.6 7 22.1 -43.3 258 75 342.8 342.9 295.0 343.0 0.03 17 200 12284 -51.5 -72.9 6 21.4 -51.9 261 75 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.3 0.01 18 150 14095 -64.0 -80.5 9 16.5 -64.1 262 60 359.9 359.9 298.7 359.9 0.00 19 100 16515 -71.4 -86.5 9 15.1 -71.5 262 32 389.7 389.7 303.8 389.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5732.80 m Freezing level: 601.93 mb = 4347.23 m = 14262.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.47 mb = 3782.42 m = 12409.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.72 % Est. max temperature: 30.89 C = 87.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.33 mb = 256.37 m = 841.08 ft T: 23.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.62 C/km ThetaE index: 26.71 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 927.93 mb = 727.63 m = 2387.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.38 C = 81.29 F Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lifted Index: -6.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.54 C Showalter Index: -3.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.04 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.67 C Cross Totals Index: 24.36 C K Index: 34.75 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 368.88 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.20 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2127.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 65.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.59 mb = 637.60 m = 2091.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 912.59 mb = 872.61 m = 2862.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 202.59 mb = 12199.38 m = 40023.72 ft B at Equ Level: 2124.22 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.7 at 31.7 knts Storm direction: 272.7 at 23.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 174.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 174.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 58.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.98 Bulk Rich Number: 38.96 Bulk Shear: 54.62 m/s