MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F049.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F049.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: 49 hour RUC valid 10Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 40.67,-75.19 Latitude: 40.67 Longitude: -75.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 32 SFC 987 143 15.6 14.5 93 1.1 15.0 221 6 289.9 291.7 288.6 319.7 10.59 2 950 467 13.9 12.3 90 1.6 13.0 208 18 291.3 293.0 288.2 318.3 9.52 3 900 922 12.1 7.8 75 4.3 9.6 202 31 294.0 295.3 287.2 315.2 7.37 4 850 1400 10.3 6.2 76 4.0 8.0 195 37 296.9 298.2 287.9 317.4 7.02 5 800 1902 7.9 5.6 85 2.4 6.6 186 45 299.6 300.9 288.9 320.7 7.14 6 750 2432 4.6 3.8 95 0.8 4.2 183 54 301.6 302.8 289.3 321.7 6.74 7 700 2991 1.1 0.7 98 0.3 0.9 184 64 303.7 304.7 289.1 321.1 5.78 8 650 3585 -1.9 -2.3 97 0.4 -2.1 183 68 306.8 307.7 289.3 322.0 4.96 9 600 4219 -4.8 -5.0 99 0.1 -4.9 175 66 310.5 311.4 290.1 324.4 4.41 10 550 4899 -8.5 -8.6 99 0.1 -8.6 167 70 314.0 314.7 290.5 325.6 3.62 11 500 5631 -14.1 -15.2 91 1.2 -14.5 166 74 315.9 316.3 289.9 323.6 2.34 12 450 6420 -20.9 -25.0 70 4.1 -21.8 171 76 316.9 317.1 289.0 320.7 1.12 13 400 7277 -28.1 -40.8 29 12.7 -29.5 176 82 318.5 318.5 288.6 319.5 0.27 14 350 8218 -36.1 -48.8 26 12.8 -36.9 173 83 320.1 320.1 288.9 320.6 0.13 15 300 9274 -41.3 -58.8 13 17.5 -42.0 174 93 327.2 327.2 291.0 327.4 0.05 16 250 10507 -42.9 -66.0 6 23.1 -43.7 192 81 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.4 0.02 17 200 11998 -47.9 -78.1 2 30.2 -48.6 174 62 356.8 356.8 298.1 356.9 0.00 18 150 13865 -54.3 -82.9 2 28.6 -54.7 209 39 376.5 376.5 301.7 376.5 0.00 19 100 16397 -63.0 -87.4 2 24.5 -63.1 229 20 406.1 406.1 306.0 406.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5599.47 m Freezing level: 682.15 mb = 3203.01 m = 10508.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 685.25 mb = 3161.68 m = 10372.84 ft Precipitable water: 1.26 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.62 % Est. max temperature: 23.34 C = 74.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.01 mb = 281.79 m = 924.50 ft T: 14.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.74 C/km ThetaE index: 4.47 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 826.56 mb = 1631.33 m = 5352.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.90 C = 75.01 F Cap Strength: 4.19 C Lifted Index: 3.78 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.76 C Showalter Index: 3.78 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.64 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.34 C Cross Totals Index: 20.30 C K Index: 30.24 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 223.64 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.22 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 16.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9814.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.26 mb = 901.06 m = 2956.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 178.5 at 55.5 knts Storm direction: 208.5 at 41.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 9.1 tot: 10.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 124.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 156.3 neg: -2.4 tot: 153.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 51.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.07 Bulk Shear: 245.30 m/s