MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.60.2-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2512031200F018.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2512031200F018.rap.sound Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 20 Date: 18 hour RUC valid 6Z THU 4 DEC 25 Station: 32.7,-96.9 Latitude: 32.70 Longitude: -96.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 163 SFC 999 175 8.5 8.1 97 0.4 8.3 66 7 281.8 283.0 281.5 300.5 6.81 2 950 587 8.2 8.1 99 0.1 8.1 60 9 285.5 286.7 283.5 305.4 7.14 3 900 1033 7.5 5.5 87 2.0 6.4 46 9 289.2 290.3 284.2 307.1 6.30 4 850 1504 8.2 1.1 61 7.2 4.6 219 5 294.8 295.6 284.9 309.0 4.86 5 800 2005 7.9 0.1 58 7.7 4.0 243 14 299.5 300.4 286.7 314.0 4.83 6 750 2534 4.8 -0.7 67 5.6 2.1 244 22 301.8 302.7 287.6 316.4 4.84 7 700 3093 1.4 -6.3 56 7.7 -2.0 242 31 304.0 304.6 286.9 314.5 3.40 8 650 3686 -2.6 -12.7 46 10.1 -6.3 247 36 306.0 306.4 286.4 313.0 2.21 9 600 4315 -6.3 -22.0 27 15.7 -10.7 252 41 308.8 309.0 286.2 312.5 1.09 10 550 4991 -9.8 -32.8 13 23.1 -14.5 254 50 312.5 312.6 286.8 314.0 0.44 11 500 5720 -13.7 -36.4 13 22.7 -17.8 254 63 316.3 316.4 287.9 317.5 0.34 12 450 6512 -18.4 -29.3 38 10.8 -20.7 250 76 320.1 320.2 289.6 322.7 0.75 13 400 7381 -24.0 -29.0 63 5.0 -25.0 250 83 323.8 324.0 290.8 326.9 0.87 14 350 8342 -30.3 -39.6 40 9.3 -31.4 254 90 327.9 327.9 291.5 329.2 0.35 15 300 9417 -39.4 -48.8 36 9.4 -40.1 257 97 329.8 329.8 291.8 330.4 0.15 16 250 10638 -49.4 -59.6 29 10.2 -49.7 251 107 332.6 332.6 292.4 332.8 0.05 17 200 12058 -61.4 -67.4 45 5.9 -61.5 243 105 335.5 335.5 293.2 335.6 0.02 18 150 13804 -65.3 -81.4 9 16.0 -65.4 246 108 357.6 357.6 298.2 357.6 0.00 19 100 16280 -64.0 -88.5 2 24.5 -64.2 250 72 404.1 404.1 305.7 404.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5556.63 m Freezing level: 682.72 mb = 3298.07 m = 10820.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 724.39 mb = 2815.78 m = 9238.02 ft Precipitable water: 0.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.78 % Est. max temperature: 21.63 C = 70.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 992.53 mb = 225.11 m = 738.54 ft T: 8.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.75 C/km ThetaE index: 3.99 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 733.30 mb = 2716.71 m = 8913.00 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.27 C = 84.69 F Cap Strength: 10.34 C Lifted Index: 12.03 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 17.93 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.22 C Showalter Index: 9.16 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 36.77 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.96 C Cross Totals Index: 14.81 C K Index: 15.34 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 85.88 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.85 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 28.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11736.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 11.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.59 mb = 695.36 m = 2281.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 250.4 at 31.5 knts Storm direction: 280.4 at 23.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.9 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 210.5 neg: -25.3 tot: 185.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.14 Bulk Shear: 20.33 m/s