MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F049.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F049.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 16Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 43.09,-71.02 Latitude: 43.09 Longitude: -71.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1001 57 17.6 15.7 89 1.9 16.4 130 15 290.7 292.6 289.5 322.4 11.27 1 1000 66 17.3 15.6 89 1.7 16.2 129 19 290.5 292.4 289.3 322.0 11.18 2 950 503 14.8 14.6 99 0.2 14.7 142 43 292.2 294.2 289.9 323.6 11.08 3 900 960 13.2 12.7 97 0.5 12.9 152 50 295.1 296.9 290.2 324.7 10.30 4 850 1440 10.5 9.0 90 1.5 9.6 156 49 297.1 298.7 289.3 321.9 8.50 5 800 1943 7.5 6.4 92 1.2 6.9 158 46 299.2 300.6 289.2 321.4 7.54 6 750 2472 4.6 2.5 86 2.1 3.5 160 46 301.5 302.6 288.6 319.8 6.11 7 700 3032 2.1 -3.4 67 5.5 -0.4 160 48 304.8 305.6 288.1 317.9 4.26 8 650 3628 -0.8 -4.6 75 3.8 -2.5 162 48 308.1 308.9 289.1 321.1 4.19 9 600 4264 -4.3 -6.4 85 2.1 -5.3 163 48 311.2 311.9 289.9 323.6 3.94 10 550 4944 -8.6 -11.0 82 2.5 -9.5 162 50 313.9 314.5 289.8 323.6 2.99 11 500 5676 -13.5 -17.6 71 4.1 -14.8 165 50 316.6 317.0 289.6 323.0 1.92 12 450 6468 -19.1 -25.1 59 6.0 -20.5 168 50 319.2 319.4 289.7 323.0 1.10 13 400 7334 -25.2 -27.4 82 2.2 -25.6 176 51 322.2 322.4 290.5 325.8 1.01 14 350 8289 -32.2 -34.6 79 2.4 -32.5 174 56 325.3 325.5 291.0 327.5 0.58 15 300 9360 -39.5 -42.0 77 2.5 -39.7 164 68 329.7 329.8 292.0 330.9 0.32 16 250 10579 -48.4 -59.3 27 10.9 -48.8 170 67 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.3 0.05 17 200 12028 -53.1 -71.8 9 18.7 -53.5 170 60 348.6 348.6 296.3 348.7 0.01 18 150 13869 -57.0 -82.5 3 25.5 -57.3 198 29 371.9 371.9 300.9 371.9 0.00 19 100 16389 -63.1 -87.5 2 24.4 -63.3 213 14 405.8 405.8 306.0 405.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5610.47 m Freezing level: 663.28 mb = 3469.50 m = 11382.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 705.72 mb = 2966.00 m = 9730.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.19 % Est. max temperature: 24.02 C = 75.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.57 mb = 294.09 m = 964.86 ft T: 16.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.90 C/km ThetaE index: 6.80 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 924.22 mb = 735.78 m = 2413.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.61 C = 69.10 F Cap Strength: 1.01 C Lifted Index: 1.01 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.27 C Showalter Index: 1.89 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.47 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.98 C Cross Totals Index: 22.49 C K Index: 27.50 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 257.18 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.18 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 24.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 940.81 mb = 585.21 m = 1919.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 805.81 mb = 1882.83 m = 6177.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 715.81 mb = 2850.75 m = 9352.74 ft B at Equ Level: 24.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 615.81 mb = 4056.93 m = 13309.96 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 158.9 at 47.1 knts Storm direction: 188.9 at 35.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 356.3 neg: -11.3 tot: 344.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 115.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.44 Bulk Shear: 54.73 m/s