MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510190600F000.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510190600F000.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 0600Z 19 OCT 25 Station: 31.23,-91.57 Latitude: 31.23 Longitude: -91.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1009 24 22.4 20.7 90 1.7 21.2 189 7 294.8 297.5 294.0 338.9 15.39 1 1000 103 23.0 21.1 89 2.0 21.6 198 10 296.2 299.0 294.8 342.0 15.91 2 950 551 22.3 20.6 90 1.7 21.1 220 29 299.8 302.8 296.1 347.4 16.29 3 900 1020 19.0 17.5 91 1.5 17.9 232 32 301.1 303.6 294.9 342.6 14.12 4 850 1510 16.4 13.1 81 3.3 14.3 241 31 303.4 305.4 293.5 336.6 11.20 5 800 2024 14.0 7.2 64 6.8 10.0 256 31 306.1 307.6 291.8 330.3 8.01 6 750 2566 10.8 2.7 57 8.2 6.3 269 30 308.3 309.5 291.0 327.3 6.19 7 700 3138 7.9 -1.7 51 9.6 2.9 277 27 311.2 312.1 290.7 326.4 4.83 8 650 3746 4.3 -8.6 38 13.0 -1.4 275 27 313.9 314.5 289.9 323.7 3.06 9 600 4391 -0.2 -13.9 35 13.7 -5.4 266 29 315.9 316.4 289.7 323.1 2.18 10 550 5082 -4.6 -20.9 27 16.4 -9.7 263 32 318.7 318.9 289.7 323.2 1.31 11 500 5825 -8.8 -27.0 21 18.2 -13.6 265 38 322.4 322.5 290.4 325.3 0.84 12 450 6633 -13.2 -29.0 25 15.7 -17.0 265 45 326.6 326.7 291.5 329.4 0.77 13 400 7518 -19.8 -39.1 16 19.3 -22.9 255 45 329.3 329.4 291.9 330.5 0.32 14 350 8494 -26.3 -55.9 4 29.7 -28.8 246 52 333.3 333.4 292.7 333.6 0.06 15 300 9591 -33.8 -51.8 15 18.0 -35.1 257 53 337.8 337.8 293.9 338.2 0.11 16 250 10847 -41.3 -52.5 29 11.2 -42.0 257 48 344.7 344.7 295.6 345.2 0.12 17 200 12328 -52.2 -71.0 9 18.8 -52.6 254 52 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.1 0.01 18 150 14128 -65.1 -79.1 13 14.1 -65.1 253 48 358.0 358.0 298.3 358.0 0.01 19 100 16538 -72.4 -85.9 11 13.5 -72.4 265 35 387.9 387.9 303.5 387.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5721.87 m Freezing level: 601.68 mb = 4369.79 m = 14336.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.99 mb = 3546.49 m = 11635.34 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.62 % Est. max temperature: 30.56 C = 87.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 984.65 mb = 237.99 m = 780.79 ft T: 22.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.20 C/km ThetaE index: 24.31 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.37 mb = 968.63 m = 3177.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.55 C = 83.39 F Cap Strength: 1.40 C Lifted Index: -3.85 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.21 C Showalter Index: -0.57 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.02 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.18 C Cross Totals Index: 21.84 C K Index: 28.69 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 333.71 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.20 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 908.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 19.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.65 mb = 692.45 m = 2271.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 839.65 mb = 1613.92 m = 5294.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 259.65 mb = 10585.82 m = 34729.97 ft B at Equ Level: 905.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 139.65 mb = 14553.23 m = 47746.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 257.8 at 29.5 knts Storm direction: 287.8 at 22.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 278.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 278.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 92.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.47 Bulk Rich Number: 14.84 Bulk Shear: 61.18 m/s