MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510182100F003.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510182100F003.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: 3 hour RUC valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.55,-96.46 Latitude: 35.55 Longitude: -96.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 SFC 978 260 22.0 14.9 64 7.2 17.4 161 4 297.1 299.1 291.3 328.7 10.92 2 950 510 22.8 14.3 59 8.5 17.2 250 6 300.3 302.3 292.3 332.1 10.82 3 900 979 19.5 11.2 58 8.4 14.3 290 11 301.6 303.3 291.5 329.1 9.29 4 850 1467 15.3 9.2 67 6.0 11.6 294 16 302.1 303.7 291.1 327.8 8.64 5 800 1977 10.9 6.9 76 4.0 8.6 299 22 302.8 304.3 290.6 326.2 7.82 6 750 2512 6.8 2.3 73 4.4 4.4 300 27 303.9 305.0 289.4 322.2 6.05 7 700 3075 2.8 -3.1 65 5.9 0.0 299 32 305.6 306.4 288.4 319.0 4.36 8 650 3670 -1.4 -6.8 66 5.5 -3.7 292 36 307.4 308.1 288.2 318.4 3.52 9 600 4303 -5.5 -12.7 57 7.1 -8.2 290 36 309.7 310.2 287.9 317.4 2.41 10 550 4980 -9.4 -21.6 36 12.2 -12.9 290 37 312.9 313.2 287.8 317.1 1.23 11 500 5710 -13.9 -27.2 32 13.3 -17.0 285 40 316.1 316.2 288.4 318.9 0.82 12 450 6501 -19.7 -28.1 47 8.5 -21.4 281 44 318.5 318.7 289.2 321.5 0.84 13 400 7363 -25.5 -44.4 15 18.9 -27.6 275 44 321.9 321.9 289.5 322.6 0.19 14 350 8324 -29.0 -58.5 4 29.5 -31.0 266 62 329.7 329.7 291.7 329.8 0.04 15 300 9410 -35.6 -60.9 6 25.3 -37.0 266 53 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.3 0.03 16 250 10659 -42.1 -69.3 4 27.2 -43.0 257 64 343.4 343.4 295.1 343.5 0.01 17 200 12148 -49.2 -75.7 3 26.6 -49.7 260 73 354.9 354.9 297.7 355.0 0.01 18 150 13990 -60.5 -81.1 5 20.6 -60.7 259 63 365.8 365.8 299.8 365.8 0.00 19 100 16455 -66.9 -87.6 4 20.7 -67.1 272 34 398.4 398.4 305.0 398.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5644.25 m Freezing level: 666.30 mb = 3475.83 m = 11403.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 699.74 mb = 3077.67 m = 10097.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.13 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.02 % Est. max temperature: 27.36 C = 81.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 879.67 mb = 1173.92 m = 3851.38 ft T: 17.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.35 C/km ThetaE index: 15.01 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 794.04 mb = 2039.24 m = 6690.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.06 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.86 C = 82.15 F Cap Strength: 1.88 C Lifted Index: -2.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.53 C Showalter Index: -1.62 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 52.30 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.16 C Cross Totals Index: 23.14 C K Index: 32.53 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 248.74 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.79 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 506.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 61.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 821.97 mb = 1749.34 m = 5739.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 756.97 mb = 2435.70 m = 7991.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 366.97 mb = 7983.16 m = 26191.14 ft B at Equ Level: 503.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 246.97 mb = 10740.23 m = 35236.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 290.9 at 28.8 knts Storm direction: 320.9 at 21.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 1.5 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 119.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 92.5 neg: -1.0 tot: 91.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 30.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.25 Bulk Rich Number: 6.19 Bulk Shear: 81.77 m/s