MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F005.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F005.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: 5 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 18.31,-122.33 Latitude: 18.31 Longitude: -122.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1014 6 24.4 19.5 74 4.9 21.0 75 13 296.4 298.9 293.6 337.3 14.18 1 1000 123 23.0 18.1 74 4.9 19.7 74 14 296.2 298.5 292.9 334.2 13.19 2 950 569 18.8 16.9 89 1.9 17.5 76 14 296.2 298.5 292.6 333.2 12.83 3 900 1032 15.6 14.6 93 1.1 15.0 84 7 297.6 299.7 292.1 331.5 11.67 4 850 1516 13.1 12.8 98 0.3 12.9 223 4 299.9 301.9 292.3 332.2 11.02 5 800 2025 11.1 10.4 95 0.7 10.6 229 12 303.0 304.8 292.4 332.5 9.94 6 750 2562 8.9 8.4 96 0.6 8.6 221 16 306.3 308.0 292.9 334.2 9.25 7 700 3133 7.5 0.8 62 6.7 3.9 223 23 310.8 311.9 291.4 328.9 5.81 8 650 3743 6.4 -16.5 18 22.9 -2.3 227 23 316.2 316.6 289.3 321.7 1.62 9 600 4395 2.8 -31.7 6 34.5 -6.4 225 20 319.4 319.5 289.0 321.0 0.45 10 550 5091 -1.4 -34.2 6 32.8 -9.4 227 19 322.4 322.5 289.9 323.8 0.38 11 500 5843 -5.5 -44.7 3 39.3 -12.8 232 16 326.4 326.4 290.9 326.9 0.14 12 450 6660 -10.2 -48.9 3 38.7 -16.3 233 16 330.4 330.4 291.9 330.8 0.10 13 400 7557 -16.2 -53.1 3 36.9 -20.8 225 19 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.2 0.07 14 350 8545 -24.2 -55.8 4 31.5 -27.2 227 20 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.3 0.06 15 300 9647 -33.4 -54.8 10 21.4 -34.9 245 23 338.3 338.4 294.0 338.7 0.08 16 250 10898 -43.9 -59.7 16 15.7 -44.6 234 29 340.8 340.8 294.6 341.0 0.05 17 200 12355 -55.5 -66.3 25 10.9 -55.6 222 34 344.9 344.9 295.5 345.0 0.03 18 150 14140 -65.7 -78.6 15 12.9 -65.8 228 31 356.9 356.9 298.1 356.9 0.01 19 100 16542 -74.6 -86.6 14 12.1 -74.6 247 12 383.7 383.7 302.8 383.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5719.74 m Freezing level: 566.67 mb = 4858.86 m = 15940.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 668.56 mb = 3510.86 m = 11518.44 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.70 % Est. max temperature: 27.25 C = 81.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 943.44 mb = 628.43 m = 2061.76 ft T: 18.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.79 C/km ThetaE index: 13.16 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 909.57 mb = 941.11 m = 3087.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.35 C = 77.63 F Cap Strength: 4.01 C Lifted Index: 4.14 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.95 C Showalter Index: 4.78 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 36.83 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.55 C Cross Totals Index: 18.29 C K Index: 24.67 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 177.17 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.88 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.41 mb = 821.20 m = 2694.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 887.41 mb = 1150.88 m = 3775.81 ft Equ Level (EL): 807.41 mb = 1947.16 m = 6388.26 ft B at Equ Level: 6.73 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 747.41 mb = 2590.95 m = 8500.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.1 at 16.0 knts Storm direction: 250.1 at 12.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.7 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 122.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 55.3 neg: -7.2 tot: 48.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 16.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.43 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 107.43 m/s