MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F012.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F012.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 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.68,-96.58 Latitude: 35.68 Longitude: -96.58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 109 SFC 983 260 19.1 18.1 94 1.0 18.4 4 9 293.7 296.1 292.2 331.9 13.39 2 950 551 17.8 16.5 92 1.3 17.0 350 21 295.3 297.5 292.0 331.1 12.50 3 900 1013 15.3 14.0 92 1.3 14.4 344 24 297.2 299.3 291.6 329.8 11.22 4 850 1496 12.3 11.4 94 0.9 11.8 345 25 299.1 300.9 291.3 328.4 10.03 5 800 2002 9.3 7.0 86 2.3 8.0 340 22 301.1 302.5 290.1 324.5 7.89 6 750 2536 6.4 2.5 76 3.9 4.3 329 20 303.5 304.7 289.3 322.0 6.11 7 700 3098 3.2 -3.3 62 6.5 0.1 317 22 306.1 306.9 288.5 319.3 4.30 8 650 3695 -0.5 -12.7 39 12.2 -5.1 314 29 308.3 308.8 287.2 315.4 2.21 9 600 4328 -5.5 -21.6 27 16.1 -10.2 312 33 309.8 310.0 286.6 313.5 1.13 10 550 5004 -10.0 -30.2 18 20.1 -14.5 303 35 312.2 312.3 286.8 314.2 0.57 11 500 5732 -14.3 -38.6 11 24.3 -18.3 305 40 315.6 315.6 287.6 316.6 0.27 12 450 6522 -19.5 -48.6 6 29.1 -22.8 321 62 318.7 318.7 288.5 319.1 0.10 13 400 7386 -25.1 -54.8 4 29.8 -27.5 329 93 322.4 322.4 289.6 322.6 0.06 14 350 8342 -31.5 -58.6 5 27.0 -33.2 318 73 326.2 326.2 290.7 326.4 0.04 15 300 9422 -36.5 -64.4 4 27.9 -37.7 296 69 334.0 334.0 292.8 334.1 0.02 16 250 10668 -42.2 -68.1 4 25.9 -43.0 298 49 343.3 343.3 295.1 343.4 0.02 17 200 12147 -50.6 -71.9 6 21.3 -51.0 264 64 352.7 352.7 297.2 352.7 0.01 18 150 13985 -57.9 -83.1 3 25.2 -58.1 278 59 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.4 0.00 19 100 16462 -67.3 -87.4 4 20.1 -67.4 266 36 397.6 397.6 304.9 397.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5623.36 m Freezing level: 657.22 mb = 3608.38 m = 11838.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 698.70 mb = 3113.07 m = 10213.35 ft Precipitable water: 1.16 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.06 % Est. max temperature: 25.12 C = 77.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.17 mb = 388.13 m = 1273.39 ft T: 18.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.66 C/km ThetaE index: 18.38 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 894.92 mb = 1060.84 m = 3480.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.80 C = 73.05 F Cap Strength: 0.70 C Lifted Index: -3.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.31 C Showalter Index: -2.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.43 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.67 C Cross Totals Index: 25.76 C K Index: 31.63 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 295.63 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.37 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 600.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.88 mb = 873.01 m = 2864.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 849.88 mb = 1497.33 m = 4912.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 329.88 mb = 8756.84 m = 28729.43 ft B at Equ Level: 594.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 229.88 mb = 11224.26 m = 36824.56 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 319.2 at 29.0 knts Storm direction: 349.2 at 21.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 3.3 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 10.4 neg: -8.9 tot: 1.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 0.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.03 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: -0.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 15.89 Bulk Shear: 37.80 m/s