MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F051.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F051.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: 51 hour RUC valid 12Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 42.55,-73.65 Latitude: 42.55 Longitude: -73.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 52 SFC 988 155 17.0 13.9 82 3.1 15.1 129 14 291.2 293.0 288.7 319.9 10.16 2 950 489 15.6 13.9 90 1.7 14.5 135 36 293.0 294.9 289.7 323.0 10.54 3 900 947 12.9 12.2 96 0.7 12.5 145 53 294.8 296.6 289.8 323.5 9.98 4 850 1425 10.2 9.5 95 0.7 9.8 153 58 296.9 298.4 289.5 322.4 8.79 5 800 1928 7.7 5.1 84 2.6 6.3 156 57 299.4 300.6 288.6 319.8 6.90 6 750 2458 4.7 1.8 81 3.0 3.2 160 58 301.7 302.8 288.5 319.1 5.80 7 700 3017 1.4 0.2 92 1.2 0.8 166 62 304.0 305.1 289.0 320.9 5.57 8 650 3612 -1.1 -1.7 96 0.6 -1.4 172 64 307.8 308.7 289.9 323.8 5.21 9 600 4247 -4.8 -5.2 97 0.4 -5.0 174 65 310.6 311.4 290.0 324.1 4.32 10 550 4927 -8.7 -9.6 93 0.9 -9.1 175 65 313.7 314.4 290.1 324.5 3.36 11 500 5659 -13.4 -14.9 89 1.5 -13.9 176 65 316.7 317.2 290.2 324.7 2.41 12 450 6452 -18.9 -21.4 81 2.5 -19.6 175 63 319.4 319.7 290.2 324.7 1.54 13 400 7317 -25.2 -28.5 74 3.3 -25.8 171 62 322.2 322.4 290.4 325.5 0.91 14 350 8270 -33.2 -36.7 71 3.5 -33.6 168 63 324.0 324.1 290.5 325.7 0.47 15 300 9332 -41.9 -46.4 61 4.5 -42.2 162 68 326.3 326.4 290.9 327.1 0.20 16 250 10553 -45.5 -64.8 10 19.3 -46.1 180 77 338.4 338.4 294.0 338.5 0.03 17 200 12019 -51.3 -74.6 5 23.3 -51.7 166 59 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.5 0.01 18 150 13865 -58.0 -82.1 3 24.2 -58.2 190 33 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.2 0.00 19 100 16391 -63.1 -87.5 2 24.4 -63.3 246 12 405.8 405.8 306.0 405.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5607.61 m Freezing level: 671.49 mb = 3356.36 m = 11011.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 681.55 mb = 3231.54 m = 10602.04 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.22 % Est. max temperature: 23.27 C = 73.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 943.46 mb = 547.76 m = 1797.11 ft T: 15.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.60 C/km ThetaE index: 4.36 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.99 mb = 1021.41 m = 3351.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.95 C = 69.71 F Cap Strength: 1.28 C Lifted Index: 1.60 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.07 C Showalter Index: 1.72 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.47 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.61 C Cross Totals Index: 22.86 C K Index: 31.92 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 294.85 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.38 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 27.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.29 mb = 804.08 m = 2638.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 710.29 mb = 2898.83 m = 9510.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 690.29 mb = 3129.27 m = 10266.51 ft B at Equ Level: 14.57 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 630.29 mb = 3856.12 m = 12651.16 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 165.3 at 58.7 knts Storm direction: 195.3 at 44.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 645.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 645.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 215.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.4 stream: 10.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.08 Bulk Shear: 177.36 m/s