MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F047.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F047.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: 47 hour RUC valid 14Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 42.16,-71.32 Latitude: 42.16 Longitude: -71.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1000 69 19.0 17.0 88 2.0 17.7 138 15 292.2 294.3 290.9 327.1 12.31 1 1000 69 18.9 16.9 88 2.0 17.6 137 17 292.1 294.2 290.7 326.6 12.20 2 950 508 15.7 15.4 98 0.3 15.5 147 42 293.1 295.2 290.6 326.3 11.66 3 900 966 13.7 12.2 90 1.5 12.7 157 50 295.6 297.4 290.0 324.3 9.94 4 850 1447 11.2 9.0 86 2.2 9.9 164 48 297.9 299.5 289.6 322.8 8.53 5 800 1951 8.0 7.2 94 0.8 7.5 170 49 299.7 301.2 289.8 323.2 7.97 6 750 2481 5.2 2.1 80 3.1 3.5 171 49 302.2 303.3 288.8 320.0 5.94 7 700 3043 3.3 -1.7 70 4.9 0.8 175 51 306.1 307.0 289.0 320.9 4.83 8 650 3641 0.1 -2.0 86 2.1 -0.9 178 52 309.1 310.0 290.2 324.9 5.09 9 600 4279 -3.8 -6.0 84 2.2 -4.8 175 51 311.7 312.5 290.2 324.6 4.07 10 550 4960 -8.2 -11.6 77 3.4 -9.5 174 51 314.3 314.9 289.9 323.6 2.86 11 500 5693 -13.2 -19.4 59 6.2 -15.1 175 53 316.9 317.2 289.5 322.4 1.64 12 450 6485 -19.0 -26.9 49 7.9 -20.7 176 52 319.4 319.6 289.6 322.6 0.94 13 400 7351 -24.9 -27.8 76 3.0 -25.5 184 51 322.6 322.8 290.6 326.0 0.97 14 350 8308 -31.6 -34.6 74 3.1 -32.0 177 49 326.2 326.3 291.2 328.3 0.58 15 300 9382 -39.2 -44.1 60 4.9 -39.6 172 65 330.1 330.1 292.0 331.1 0.25 16 250 10601 -48.8 -56.3 41 7.5 -49.0 179 68 333.6 333.6 292.7 333.9 0.08 17 200 12051 -53.2 -73.4 7 20.2 -53.5 179 57 348.5 348.5 296.3 348.6 0.01 18 150 13882 -57.5 -82.3 3 24.8 -57.8 209 37 371.0 371.0 300.8 371.1 0.00 19 100 16398 -63.7 -87.5 3 23.8 -63.8 226 13 404.7 404.7 305.8 404.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5623.85 m Freezing level: 648.74 mb = 3657.26 m = 11998.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.10 mb = 3323.47 m = 10903.65 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.70 % Est. max temperature: 24.77 C = 76.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.67 mb = 315.09 m = 1033.73 ft T: 17.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.22 C/km ThetaE index: 4.22 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 920.31 mb = 777.18 m = 2549.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.43 C = 70.57 F Cap Strength: 0.61 C Lifted Index: 0.07 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.49 C Showalter Index: 1.65 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.71 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.45 C Cross Totals Index: 22.26 C K Index: 28.55 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 256.74 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.09 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 30.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.61 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 935.33 mb = 639.94 m = 2099.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 830.33 mb = 1641.58 m = 5385.70 ft Equ Level (EL): 720.33 mb = 2810.03 m = 9219.16 ft B at Equ Level: 28.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 580.33 mb = 4539.86 m = 14894.36 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 170.0 at 48.8 knts Storm direction: 200.0 at 36.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 417.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 417.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 139.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.5 stream: 8.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 0.39 Bulk Shear: 79.08 m/s