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: 35.74,-96.13 Latitude: 35.74 Longitude: -96.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 980 237 21.1 16.8 77 4.3 18.2 182 3 295.9 298.1 292.2 331.6 12.39 2 950 511 21.9 14.7 64 7.1 17.2 259 7 299.4 301.4 292.3 332.0 11.17 3 900 978 18.8 11.0 60 7.9 13.9 291 13 300.9 302.6 291.2 328.0 9.18 4 850 1466 14.6 9.1 70 5.5 11.3 294 18 301.4 303.0 290.8 326.9 8.59 5 800 1974 10.3 6.5 77 3.8 8.1 297 23 302.1 303.5 290.2 324.9 7.63 6 750 2508 6.4 2.1 74 4.3 4.1 301 30 303.5 304.6 289.2 321.4 5.93 7 700 3070 2.6 -2.8 67 5.4 0.0 299 35 305.4 306.2 288.4 319.0 4.44 8 650 3665 -1.5 -5.7 73 4.1 -3.4 290 38 307.2 307.9 288.5 319.2 3.85 9 600 4297 -5.9 -10.6 69 4.7 -7.7 288 37 309.3 309.9 288.2 318.3 2.84 10 550 4974 -9.8 -18.7 48 8.9 -12.5 287 36 312.5 312.8 288.0 317.8 1.59 11 500 5704 -14.1 -27.1 32 13.0 -17.1 282 39 315.8 316.0 288.3 318.7 0.83 12 450 6494 -19.7 -27.0 53 7.2 -21.3 278 43 318.5 318.6 289.3 321.7 0.93 13 400 7356 -25.9 -38.3 30 12.4 -27.5 273 45 321.4 321.4 289.6 322.7 0.35 14 350 8315 -29.1 -60.6 3 31.6 -31.2 261 62 329.6 329.6 291.6 329.7 0.03 15 300 9401 -35.4 -61.1 5 25.7 -36.8 257 57 335.4 335.4 293.2 335.6 0.03 16 250 10653 -41.4 -70.1 3 28.7 -42.3 252 62 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.6 0.01 17 200 12142 -49.4 -75.7 3 26.2 -50.0 258 73 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.5 0.01 18 150 13983 -60.3 -81.4 5 21.0 -60.5 261 65 366.2 366.2 299.9 366.2 0.00 19 100 16454 -67.1 -87.5 4 20.5 -67.2 270 33 398.1 398.1 304.9 398.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5636.87 m Freezing level: 668.56 mb = 3444.22 m = 11299.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 699.71 mb = 3073.52 m = 10083.61 ft Precipitable water: 1.17 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.40 % Est. max temperature: 26.87 C = 80.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 920.86 mb = 780.10 m = 2559.34 ft T: 20.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.35 C/km ThetaE index: 13.00 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 811.13 mb = 1858.48 m = 6097.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.14 C = 80.86 F Cap Strength: 1.90 C Lifted Index: -2.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.73 C Showalter Index: -1.35 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.94 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.70 C Cross Totals Index: 23.24 C K Index: 32.40 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 242.56 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.65 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 560.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 57.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.90 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 839.61 mb = 1568.90 m = 5147.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 774.61 mb = 2241.35 m = 7353.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 364.61 mb = 8021.19 m = 26315.91 ft B at Equ Level: 557.13 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 244.61 mb = 10798.79 m = 35428.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 289.5 at 29.7 knts Storm direction: 319.5 at 22.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.8 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 123.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 96.5 neg: -4.0 tot: 92.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 30.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.28 Bulk Rich Number: 7.04 Bulk Shear: 79.58 m/s