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: 34.00,-95.41 Latitude: 34.00 Longitude: -95.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 104 SFC 995 147 18.8 18.9 100 -0.0 18.9 295 3 292.4 294.9 292.2 331.8 13.90 2 950 549 20.7 18.0 85 2.6 18.9 299 24 298.1 300.7 293.9 338.3 13.84 3 900 1015 17.7 13.6 77 4.1 15.0 314 36 299.8 301.8 292.2 331.8 10.93 4 850 1501 14.0 8.9 71 5.1 10.9 330 33 300.8 302.3 290.5 325.7 8.44 5 800 2010 11.3 3.7 59 7.7 7.1 308 24 303.2 304.4 289.3 322.0 6.23 6 750 2546 8.4 -4.6 39 13.0 2.3 293 27 305.7 306.4 287.8 317.0 3.63 7 700 3112 5.2 -14.6 22 19.9 -2.2 302 33 308.3 308.6 286.7 314.0 1.75 8 650 3711 0.7 -19.8 20 20.6 -5.9 305 36 309.8 310.0 286.7 313.8 1.22 9 600 4348 -3.5 -29.2 12 25.7 -9.9 307 37 312.1 312.2 286.8 314.0 0.57 10 550 5030 -7.1 -45.4 3 38.3 -13.4 317 42 315.6 315.7 287.5 316.1 0.12 11 500 5767 -11.4 -46.9 3 35.6 -16.6 326 59 319.2 319.2 288.6 319.6 0.11 12 450 6565 -16.6 -48.4 5 31.8 -20.7 327 76 322.4 322.4 289.6 322.8 0.11 13 400 7437 -23.8 -48.9 8 25.0 -26.4 325 73 324.0 324.0 290.1 324.5 0.11 14 350 8399 -29.1 -62.5 3 33.3 -31.2 289 53 329.5 329.5 291.6 329.6 0.02 15 300 9480 -37.2 -65.6 4 28.5 -38.4 305 73 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.1 0.02 16 250 10727 -42.2 -67.9 4 25.7 -43.0 264 39 343.3 343.3 295.1 343.4 0.02 17 200 12201 -51.8 -72.8 6 21.0 -52.1 261 65 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.8 0.01 18 150 14022 -61.5 -80.7 6 19.2 -61.6 272 64 364.2 364.2 299.5 364.2 0.00 19 100 16482 -69.1 -87.1 6 18.1 -69.1 264 42 394.3 394.3 304.4 394.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5662.47 m Freezing level: 641.20 mb = 3823.54 m = 12544.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 724.46 mb = 2830.31 m = 9285.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.04 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 37.66 % Est. max temperature: 27.43 C = 81.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 995.62 mb = 142.13 m = 466.31 ft T: -9999.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.26 C/km ThetaE index: 24.48 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 872.85 mb = 1275.23 m = 4183.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.73 C = 80.12 F Cap Strength: 1.97 C Lifted Index: -2.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.83 C Showalter Index: 1.96 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.61 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.34 C Cross Totals Index: 20.26 C K Index: 14.37 Risk: None Sweat Index: 231.48 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.12 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 561.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 40.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.97 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.72 mb = 912.86 m = 2994.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 805.72 mb = 1950.33 m = 6398.64 ft Equ Level (EL): 295.72 mb = 9578.32 m = 31424.56 ft B at Equ Level: 556.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 205.72 mb = 12015.30 m = 39419.80 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 312.9 at 35.9 knts Storm direction: 342.9 at 26.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 2.6 tot: 8.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 240.7 neg: -35.5 tot: 205.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 68.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.5 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.68 Bulk Rich Number: 9.74 Bulk Shear: 57.69 m/s