MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510190300F000.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510190300F000.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: RUC analysis for 0300Z 19 OCT 25 Station: 31.36,-91.69 Latitude: 31.36 Longitude: -91.69 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1010 13 23.4 21.5 89 1.9 22.1 179 6 295.7 298.6 294.8 342.2 16.17 1 1000 100 24.3 21.4 84 2.9 22.2 179 14 297.4 300.4 295.4 344.5 16.25 2 950 551 22.0 20.9 93 1.1 21.2 190 30 299.5 302.5 296.2 348.0 16.58 3 900 1020 19.2 18.2 94 1.0 18.5 198 30 301.3 304.0 295.5 344.9 14.81 4 850 1511 16.7 15.2 91 1.5 15.7 212 30 303.6 306.0 294.8 341.9 12.89 5 800 2026 14.3 12.3 88 2.0 13.0 224 32 306.4 308.5 294.4 340.4 11.33 6 750 2570 11.5 8.8 83 2.7 9.8 232 31 309.0 310.8 293.8 338.0 9.50 7 700 3145 8.4 7.0 91 1.4 7.5 240 30 311.8 313.5 294.2 339.6 9.02 8 650 3755 5.2 0.2 70 5.0 2.5 247 31 314.9 316.0 292.7 333.7 5.99 9 600 4405 1.3 -9.6 44 10.9 -3.4 248 31 317.6 318.2 291.0 327.7 3.07 10 550 5098 -3.3 -19.2 28 15.9 -8.7 245 31 320.2 320.5 290.4 325.4 1.52 11 500 5845 -7.3 -31.4 13 24.1 -13.1 249 38 324.2 324.3 290.6 326.2 0.55 12 450 6657 -11.6 -41.7 6 30.1 -17.0 250 48 328.6 328.7 291.6 329.5 0.22 13 400 7549 -17.8 -46.1 6 28.4 -21.8 249 52 331.9 331.9 292.4 332.5 0.15 14 350 8531 -25.3 -56.9 4 31.6 -28.1 251 56 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.8 0.05 15 300 9629 -33.9 -62.5 4 28.6 -35.5 256 58 337.6 337.6 293.7 337.7 0.03 16 250 10883 -41.7 -70.9 3 29.2 -42.6 262 56 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.1 0.01 17 200 12362 -52.5 -67.6 15 15.1 -52.8 263 51 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.7 0.02 18 150 14158 -66.1 -78.5 16 12.4 -66.1 257 47 356.3 356.3 298.0 356.3 0.01 19 100 16557 -72.8 -85.8 12 13.0 -72.8 256 29 387.1 387.1 303.3 387.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5744.05 m Freezing level: 585.99 mb = 4599.01 m = 15088.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.04 mb = 4020.88 m = 13191.70 ft Precipitable water: 1.91 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.75 % Est. max temperature: 30.85 C = 87.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 983.01 mb = 250.92 m = 823.23 ft T: 23.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.81 C/km ThetaE index: 10.00 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 910.55 mb = 918.89 m = 3014.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.65 C = 83.57 F Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lifted Index: -2.96 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.11 C Showalter Index: -1.27 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.42 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.94 C Cross Totals Index: 22.48 C K Index: 37.74 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 380.65 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.03 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 821.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 936.47 mb = 675.22 m = 2215.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 861.47 mb = 1395.54 m = 4578.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 241.47 mb = 11112.83 m = 36458.96 ft B at Equ Level: 821.47 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 131.47 mb = 14937.75 m = 49007.77 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.5 at 30.5 knts Storm direction: 261.5 at 22.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 266.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 266.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 88.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.28 Bulk Rich Number: 12.69 Bulk Shear: 64.75 m/s