MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F017.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F017.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: 17 hour RUC valid 5Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 30.13,-96.26 Latitude: 30.13 Longitude: -96.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1003 82 24.4 19.8 76 4.5 21.2 207 8 297.3 299.9 294.3 339.7 14.66 1 1000 104 25.5 20.4 74 5.0 21.9 208 10 298.6 301.4 295.1 343.1 15.28 2 950 556 25.5 16.9 59 8.6 19.6 227 22 303.0 305.4 294.6 341.1 12.83 3 900 1030 23.3 14.4 57 8.9 17.3 264 17 305.5 307.6 294.3 340.0 11.53 4 850 1526 19.0 14.0 73 5.0 15.7 291 19 306.0 308.3 294.7 341.7 11.88 5 800 2044 14.3 12.2 87 2.2 12.9 308 21 306.4 308.5 294.4 340.2 11.21 6 750 2585 9.5 8.4 92 1.2 8.8 317 23 306.9 308.7 293.0 334.9 9.24 7 700 3157 8.4 -10.1 26 18.5 0.4 318 29 311.8 312.2 288.7 319.9 2.53 8 650 3766 5.9 -26.0 8 32.0 -3.8 312 29 315.7 315.8 288.1 318.1 0.70 9 600 4414 1.1 -27.4 10 28.6 -7.0 305 29 317.4 317.6 288.7 319.8 0.67 10 550 5107 -3.0 -41.7 3 38.7 -10.7 310 35 320.6 320.6 289.1 321.2 0.18 11 500 5855 -7.3 -49.1 2 41.8 -14.0 307 40 324.1 324.2 290.1 324.5 0.09 12 450 6665 -12.6 -52.7 2 40.1 -17.9 292 44 327.4 327.5 291.0 327.7 0.06 13 400 7552 -19.8 -54.6 3 34.8 -23.5 296 44 329.3 329.3 291.6 329.5 0.06 14 350 8524 -28.2 -55.4 6 27.2 -30.4 304 43 330.7 330.7 292.0 330.9 0.06 15 300 9609 -36.5 -59.0 8 22.4 -37.7 277 35 333.9 333.9 292.8 334.1 0.04 16 250 10860 -41.4 -65.0 6 23.7 -42.3 271 66 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.7 0.02 17 200 12341 -52.2 -71.9 8 19.7 -52.6 272 63 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.1 0.01 18 150 14142 -64.6 -79.0 12 14.4 -64.7 271 48 358.7 358.7 298.4 358.7 0.01 19 100 16554 -72.8 -86.5 11 13.7 -72.8 265 29 387.1 387.1 303.3 387.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5751.17 m Freezing level: 586.08 mb = 4607.30 m = 15115.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 695.60 mb = 3208.39 m = 10526.10 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 40.11 % Est. max temperature: 33.09 C = 91.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 938.41 mb = 663.64 m = 2177.25 ft T: 24.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.81 C/km ThetaE index: 23.57 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 803.52 mb = 2006.36 m = 6582.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.49 C = 92.29 F Cap Strength: 3.48 C Lifted Index: -1.10 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.27 C Showalter Index: -1.22 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.55 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.29 C Cross Totals Index: 21.26 C K Index: 21.75 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 245.98 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.28 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 534.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 125.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 850.90 mb = 1516.69 m = 4975.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 775.90 mb = 2300.42 m = 7547.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 705.90 mb = 3087.03 m = 10127.94 ft B at Equ Level: 42.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 175.90 mb = 13144.89 m = 43125.76 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 302.3 at 26.8 knts Storm direction: 332.3 at 20.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 122.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 188.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 188.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 63.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.58 Bulk Rich Number: 4.81 Bulk Shear: 111.10 m/s