MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510182100F002.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510182100F002.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: 2 hour RUC valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 31.55,-94.77 Latitude: 31.55 Longitude: -94.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 SFC 995 106 26.8 24.6 87 2.3 25.2 169 3 300.4 304.1 298.5 358.9 19.89 2 950 512 24.6 22.3 87 2.3 22.9 209 14 302.2 305.5 297.8 355.8 18.13 3 900 986 21.8 19.7 88 2.1 20.4 216 20 304.0 307.0 297.2 352.5 16.28 4 850 1481 18.3 16.7 91 1.6 17.2 226 26 305.3 308.0 296.2 348.0 14.26 5 800 1999 15.0 12.2 83 2.8 13.2 233 28 307.2 309.3 294.6 341.1 11.24 6 750 2543 12.1 6.5 68 5.6 8.7 241 27 309.7 311.2 292.9 334.5 8.10 7 700 3118 9.3 -1.2 48 10.6 3.8 245 28 312.8 313.8 291.3 328.5 5.00 8 650 3729 5.7 -6.9 40 12.6 -0.2 249 32 315.4 316.1 290.7 326.7 3.51 9 600 4378 0.7 -13.0 35 13.7 -4.7 255 35 316.9 317.4 290.2 324.7 2.35 10 550 5068 -4.7 -16.6 39 11.9 -8.9 260 39 318.5 318.9 290.2 324.9 1.90 11 500 5812 -9.1 -17.2 52 8.1 -11.9 259 43 321.9 322.3 291.3 328.7 1.99 12 450 6619 -13.4 -28.2 28 14.8 -17.0 255 51 326.4 326.6 291.5 329.4 0.83 13 400 7504 -19.8 -39.1 16 19.3 -22.9 249 55 329.3 329.4 291.9 330.5 0.32 14 350 8480 -26.6 -47.1 13 20.6 -28.8 249 61 332.9 333.0 292.7 333.6 0.16 15 300 9574 -34.7 -54.0 12 19.3 -36.0 253 70 336.4 336.5 293.5 336.8 0.08 16 250 10825 -41.4 -65.7 5 24.3 -42.3 258 67 344.4 344.5 295.4 344.5 0.02 17 200 12309 -51.7 -71.6 7 19.9 -52.0 268 72 351.0 351.0 296.8 351.0 0.01 18 150 14117 -64.0 -80.7 9 16.6 -64.1 273 52 359.8 359.8 298.7 359.8 0.00 19 100 16518 -72.9 -86.3 11 13.4 -72.9 264 29 386.9 386.9 303.3 386.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5753.08 m Freezing level: 593.37 mb = 4469.21 m = 14662.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.99 mb = 3703.71 m = 12151.14 ft Precipitable water: 1.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.76 % Est. max temperature: 31.91 C = 89.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.90 mb = 392.98 m = 1289.28 ft T: 25.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.85 C/km ThetaE index: 34.22 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 888.87 mb = 1093.74 m = 3588.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.69 C = 87.24 F Cap Strength: 1.08 C Lifted Index: -8.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.70 C Showalter Index: -5.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.28 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.42 C Cross Totals Index: 25.86 C K Index: 33.61 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 474.68 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.84 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2644.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 72.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.87 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.14 mb = 849.44 m = 2786.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 869.14 mb = 1288.11 m = 4226.04 ft Equ Level (EL): 169.14 mb = 13362.69 m = 43840.33 ft B at Equ Level: 2633.86 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.1 at 29.9 knts Storm direction: 276.1 at 22.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 184.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 184.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.83 Bulk Rich Number: 36.06 Bulk Shear: 73.33 m/s