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: 43.17,-70.95 Latitude: 43.17 Longitude: -70.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 17.2 15.5 90 1.7 16.1 130 15 290.2 292.2 289.2 321.5 11.11 1 1000 69 16.9 15.3 91 1.5 15.9 129 20 290.0 292.0 289.0 321.0 11.01 2 950 506 14.7 14.5 99 0.2 14.6 142 43 292.1 294.1 289.8 323.3 10.99 3 900 963 13.1 12.7 97 0.4 12.9 152 49 295.0 296.8 290.2 324.6 10.30 4 850 1442 10.2 9.2 93 1.0 9.6 156 49 296.9 298.4 289.3 321.9 8.62 5 800 1945 7.4 6.3 93 1.0 6.8 157 45 299.0 300.4 289.1 321.2 7.52 6 750 2474 4.4 2.2 86 2.1 3.2 159 45 301.3 302.4 288.5 319.3 6.01 7 700 3034 2.0 -3.5 67 5.5 -0.6 160 48 304.7 305.5 287.9 317.6 4.21 8 650 3629 -0.7 -5.7 69 4.9 -3.0 163 48 308.1 308.9 288.8 320.2 3.85 9 600 4265 -4.2 -7.4 78 3.2 -5.5 164 48 311.3 312.0 289.6 322.9 3.66 10 550 4946 -8.4 -11.7 77 3.3 -9.7 163 50 314.1 314.6 289.8 323.2 2.83 11 500 5678 -13.4 -17.7 70 4.3 -14.7 165 50 316.7 317.1 289.7 323.0 1.91 12 450 6470 -19.2 -25.5 57 6.4 -20.7 168 50 319.1 319.3 289.6 322.8 1.06 13 400 7336 -25.2 -27.5 81 2.3 -25.7 177 50 322.2 322.4 290.5 325.7 1.00 14 350 8291 -32.1 -34.3 81 2.2 -32.4 174 55 325.4 325.5 291.0 327.6 0.60 15 300 9363 -39.2 -42.0 75 2.8 -39.5 164 68 330.1 330.2 292.1 331.3 0.32 16 250 10582 -48.5 -58.3 31 9.8 -48.8 168 66 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.3 0.06 17 200 12030 -53.2 -71.8 9 18.6 -53.5 172 59 348.5 348.5 296.3 348.6 0.01 18 150 13870 -57.0 -82.5 3 25.6 -57.2 199 30 371.9 371.9 300.9 372.0 0.00 19 100 16388 -63.2 -87.6 2 24.4 -63.4 211 14 405.6 405.6 305.9 405.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5609.41 m Freezing level: 663.43 mb = 3469.26 m = 11381.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 707.76 mb = 2944.32 m = 9659.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.28 % Est. max temperature: 23.77 C = 74.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 976.97 mb = 267.35 m = 877.14 ft T: 15.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.82 C/km ThetaE index: 7.01 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 922.66 mb = 753.00 m = 2470.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.62 C = 69.12 F Cap Strength: 1.32 C Lifted Index: 1.34 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.33 C Showalter Index: 1.92 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.23 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.63 C Cross Totals Index: 22.60 C K Index: 27.30 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 257.45 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.19 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 25.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 941.73 mb = 579.89 m = 1902.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 816.73 mb = 1773.52 m = 5818.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 716.73 mb = 2842.14 m = 9324.48 ft B at Equ Level: 24.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 626.73 mb = 3918.83 m = 12856.89 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 159.0 at 46.8 knts Storm direction: 189.0 at 35.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 350.6 neg: -13.9 tot: 336.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 112.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.48 Bulk Shear: 52.61 m/s