MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F048.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F048.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: 48 hour RUC valid 15Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 42.92,-71.29 Latitude: 42.92 Longitude: -71.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 SFC 996 97 18.0 16.1 89 1.9 16.8 127 14 291.4 293.5 290.0 324.3 11.61 2 950 504 15.0 14.8 99 0.1 14.9 139 39 292.4 294.4 290.0 324.3 11.24 3 900 961 13.0 12.7 98 0.3 12.8 149 48 294.9 296.7 290.1 324.4 10.28 4 850 1440 10.6 9.0 90 1.6 9.7 155 48 297.3 298.8 289.4 322.1 8.52 5 800 1944 7.7 7.1 96 0.7 7.3 161 48 299.4 300.8 289.6 322.7 7.92 6 750 2474 5.0 2.4 83 2.6 3.6 164 49 302.0 303.1 288.8 320.2 6.07 7 700 3035 2.7 -1.3 75 4.0 0.7 168 50 305.5 306.4 289.0 320.7 4.98 8 650 3632 -0.3 -1.5 92 1.2 -0.9 172 51 308.6 309.6 290.2 324.9 5.27 9 600 4268 -4.1 -5.6 89 1.5 -4.8 170 52 311.4 312.2 290.2 324.6 4.20 10 550 4950 -8.5 -10.8 83 2.3 -9.4 168 52 314.0 314.6 289.9 323.8 3.05 11 500 5682 -13.5 -17.6 72 4.0 -14.8 170 53 316.5 316.9 289.6 322.9 1.92 12 450 6473 -19.3 -24.9 61 5.6 -20.6 171 54 319.0 319.2 289.6 322.9 1.13 13 400 7338 -25.3 -27.4 82 2.1 -25.7 178 52 322.1 322.3 290.5 325.7 1.01 14 350 8293 -32.2 -33.8 86 1.6 -32.4 173 50 325.3 325.4 291.0 327.6 0.63 15 300 9365 -39.4 -44.6 58 5.2 -39.8 167 67 329.9 329.9 291.9 330.8 0.24 16 250 10584 -48.2 -59.9 25 11.7 -48.6 172 67 334.4 334.4 292.9 334.6 0.05 17 200 12036 -52.7 -73.0 7 20.3 -53.1 175 57 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.3 0.01 18 150 13873 -56.9 -82.4 3 25.5 -57.2 203 31 372.0 372.0 300.9 372.0 0.00 19 100 16391 -63.3 -87.4 2 24.1 -63.4 217 14 405.5 405.5 305.9 405.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5615.78 m Freezing level: 655.28 mb = 3568.56 m = 11707.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.97 mb = 3292.26 m = 10801.24 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.49 % Est. max temperature: 23.99 C = 75.19 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.86 mb = 336.12 m = 1102.74 ft T: 16.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.15 C/km ThetaE index: 2.58 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 932.81 mb = 658.24 m = 2159.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.78 C = 67.61 F Cap Strength: 0.83 C Lifted Index: 0.49 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.53 C Showalter Index: 1.67 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.78 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.20 C Cross Totals Index: 22.58 C K Index: 29.22 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 257.82 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.13 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.39 mb = 616.85 m = 2023.77 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 822.39 mb = 1714.71 m = 5625.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 732.39 mb = 2666.91 m = 8749.60 ft B at Equ Level: 20.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 642.39 mb = 3725.37 m = 12222.19 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 163.7 at 48.5 knts Storm direction: 193.7 at 36.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 417.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 417.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 139.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 8.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.23 Bulk Shear: 90.14 m/s