MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.60.2-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2511231800F016.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2511231800F016.rap.sound Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 20 Date: 16 hour RUC valid 10Z MON 24 NOV 25 Station: 29.9,-95.3 Latitude: 29.90 Longitude: -95.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1012 22 18.9 16.5 86 2.4 17.4 112 7 291.1 293.1 290.0 324.2 11.75 1 1000 122 18.7 16.7 88 2.0 17.4 120 15 291.9 294.0 290.6 326.0 12.04 2 950 564 18.4 18.1 98 0.3 18.2 161 24 295.9 298.4 293.3 335.9 13.92 3 900 1028 16.0 15.8 99 0.2 15.8 181 26 298.0 300.3 293.0 334.6 12.63 4 850 1513 15.2 9.7 69 5.5 11.8 191 23 302.1 303.7 291.3 328.5 8.89 5 800 2026 14.0 6.5 60 7.5 9.6 203 24 306.1 307.5 291.5 329.1 7.60 6 750 2569 12.0 1.1 47 10.9 6.1 202 25 309.6 310.6 290.8 326.7 5.54 7 700 3143 8.3 -1.5 50 9.9 3.2 206 24 311.7 312.6 290.9 327.0 4.88 8 650 3751 4.1 -3.0 60 7.1 0.5 227 20 313.6 314.5 291.3 328.5 4.71 9 600 4397 -0.7 -9.1 53 8.4 -4.3 240 21 315.3 315.9 290.5 325.7 3.20 10 550 5085 -5.7 -16.6 42 10.9 -9.5 243 25 317.3 317.7 289.9 323.7 1.90 11 500 5823 -10.6 -24.6 31 13.9 -14.4 240 32 320.1 320.3 289.9 323.7 1.05 12 450 6623 -16.5 -30.6 29 14.0 -19.5 240 37 322.5 322.6 290.2 324.8 0.67 13 400 7497 -23.4 -34.7 35 11.3 -25.2 252 42 324.6 324.7 290.7 326.5 0.50 14 350 8458 -30.8 -35.2 65 4.4 -31.4 256 52 327.2 327.4 291.5 329.3 0.55 15 300 9532 -39.7 -41.1 86 1.5 -39.8 257 59 329.5 329.5 291.9 330.8 0.35 16 250 10750 -49.0 -58.9 30 10.0 -49.3 254 60 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.5 0.05 17 200 12182 -57.2 -70.2 18 13.0 -57.3 250 62 342.2 342.2 294.8 342.3 0.01 18 150 13994 -59.3 -83.6 3 24.3 -59.6 256 71 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.00 19 100 16474 -70.8 -88.8 5 18.1 -70.8 252 42 391.0 391.0 303.9 391.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5701.55 m Freezing level: 607.26 mb = 4302.87 m = 14116.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.38 mb = 3820.97 m = 12535.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.80 % Est. max temperature: 28.94 C = 84.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 976.82 mb = 324.12 m = 1063.37 ft T: 18.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.08 C/km ThetaE index: 7.48 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 909.38 mb = 938.82 m = 3080.07 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.42 C = 77.75 F Cap Strength: 4.06 C Lifted Index: -0.40 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.28 C Showalter Index: 1.36 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.12 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.84 C Cross Totals Index: 20.29 C K Index: 25.60 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 313.25 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.85 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 183.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 340.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 948.38 mb = 578.78 m = 1898.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 543.38 mb = 5178.50 m = 16989.64 ft Equ Level (EL): 273.38 mb = 10152.70 m = 33308.98 ft B at Equ Level: 180.80 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 213.38 mb = 11766.66 m = 38604.04 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.2 at 23.9 knts Storm direction: 242.2 at 17.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.3 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 242.2 neg: -0.7 tot: 241.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 80.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.27 Bulk Rich Number: 2.22 Bulk Shear: 12.85 m/s