MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F045.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F045.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: 45 hour RUC valid 6Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 39.76,-74.62 Latitude: 39.76 Longitude: -74.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1005 24 18.0 15.4 85 2.6 16.4 151 11 290.7 292.7 289.3 321.8 11.03 1 1000 71 19.3 16.5 84 2.8 17.5 154 23 292.4 294.5 290.6 326.2 11.90 2 950 512 17.1 15.1 88 2.0 15.8 166 48 294.5 296.6 290.9 327.2 11.41 3 900 972 14.1 12.9 92 1.2 13.4 174 52 296.0 297.9 290.6 326.2 10.45 4 850 1452 10.4 9.0 91 1.3 9.6 183 51 297.0 298.5 289.3 321.8 8.53 5 800 1955 7.7 4.6 80 3.2 6.0 187 50 299.4 300.6 288.5 319.1 6.65 6 750 2485 4.5 3.2 91 1.3 3.8 186 50 301.5 302.7 288.9 320.7 6.44 7 700 3046 3.3 -8.0 43 11.3 -1.6 180 50 306.1 306.7 287.2 315.4 2.98 8 650 3644 1.0 -15.5 28 16.5 -5.0 177 53 310.1 310.4 287.3 315.8 1.76 9 600 4283 -3.2 -12.1 50 8.9 -6.7 178 54 312.4 312.9 288.9 320.5 2.52 10 550 4965 -7.6 -11.9 71 4.3 -9.2 187 52 315.1 315.6 290.0 324.2 2.80 11 500 5700 -11.9 -20.7 48 8.8 -14.5 196 55 318.5 318.8 289.8 323.5 1.47 12 450 6496 -18.0 -35.0 21 17.0 -21.0 197 57 320.6 320.6 289.4 322.1 0.43 13 400 7364 -24.7 -32.6 48 7.9 -26.1 193 62 322.9 323.0 290.3 325.1 0.61 14 350 8324 -30.0 -32.6 78 2.6 -30.4 184 68 328.3 328.5 291.9 330.9 0.70 15 300 9404 -37.6 -40.2 76 2.7 -37.8 188 74 332.4 332.5 292.7 333.9 0.38 16 250 10634 -48.0 -51.1 70 3.1 -48.1 198 87 334.7 334.7 293.1 335.2 0.14 17 200 12089 -51.7 -77.2 3 25.6 -52.1 212 59 350.9 350.9 296.8 351.0 0.01 18 150 13924 -57.8 -83.0 3 25.2 -58.0 223 51 370.5 370.5 300.7 370.5 0.00 19 100 16420 -64.8 -87.4 3 22.6 -65.0 224 21 402.4 402.4 305.5 402.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5629.08 m Freezing level: 638.49 mb = 3791.14 m = 12437.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 714.49 mb = 2879.08 m = 9445.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.46 % Est. max temperature: 24.21 C = 75.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 967.60 mb = 354.36 m = 1162.57 ft T: 17.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.74 C/km ThetaE index: 8.13 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.98 mb = 963.07 m = 3159.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.33 C = 73.99 F Cap Strength: 1.18 C Lifted Index: 0.93 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.22 C Showalter Index: 3.45 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.29 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.31 C Cross Totals Index: 20.98 C K Index: 20.01 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 265.98 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.32 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 70.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.80 mb = 731.83 m = 2400.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 870.80 mb = 1249.25 m = 4098.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 700.80 mb = 3036.47 m = 9962.05 ft B at Equ Level: 70.36 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 490.80 mb = 5840.44 m = 19161.31 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 182.0 at 50.6 knts Storm direction: 212.0 at 37.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 1.0 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 439.5 neg: -24.7 tot: 414.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 138.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.0 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.19 Bulk Rich Number: 1.10 Bulk Shear: 64.62 m/s