MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F051.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F051.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 18Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 49.76,-70.21 Latitude: 49.76 Longitude: -70.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 100 SFC 960 452 9.6 8.1 90 1.5 8.8 131 11 286.1 287.4 283.7 305.9 7.08 2 950 539 8.8 7.3 90 1.5 8.0 136 17 286.1 287.3 283.4 305.0 6.75 3 900 984 7.1 6.2 94 0.9 6.6 155 28 288.8 290.0 284.4 307.6 6.63 4 850 1456 8.3 6.5 88 1.8 7.3 183 31 294.9 296.1 287.3 315.6 7.15 5 800 1956 6.0 4.4 89 1.6 5.1 194 33 297.6 298.7 287.7 316.9 6.57 6 750 2482 3.4 -0.1 78 3.5 1.7 189 38 300.2 301.2 287.2 315.4 5.06 7 700 3040 1.6 -7.9 49 9.5 -2.4 183 41 304.2 304.8 286.6 313.6 3.00 8 650 3634 -0.7 -16.0 30 15.3 -6.0 181 41 308.2 308.5 286.6 313.6 1.68 9 600 4268 -5.1 -12.6 56 7.5 -7.9 181 42 310.2 310.6 288.1 318.0 2.42 10 550 4946 -9.5 -13.3 74 3.8 -10.8 182 41 312.9 313.3 289.0 321.0 2.50 11 500 5676 -14.1 -17.1 78 3.0 -15.1 182 38 315.8 316.2 289.5 322.4 2.00 12 450 6467 -19.6 -22.5 78 2.9 -20.3 184 38 318.6 318.9 289.8 323.4 1.40 13 400 7330 -25.5 -28.3 77 2.8 -26.0 189 44 321.9 322.1 290.3 325.2 0.93 14 350 8285 -32.4 -35.4 75 3.0 -32.8 185 49 325.1 325.2 290.9 327.0 0.54 15 300 9354 -39.2 -43.0 67 3.8 -39.5 184 62 330.1 330.1 292.0 331.2 0.29 16 250 10578 -49.1 -52.1 71 3.0 -49.3 174 66 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.5 0.12 17 200 12012 -55.5 -66.6 24 11.1 -55.8 180 57 344.8 344.8 295.5 344.9 0.02 18 150 13834 -59.4 -81.1 4 21.7 -59.6 202 27 367.7 367.7 300.2 367.7 0.00 19 100 16340 -63.1 -87.6 2 24.5 -63.3 200 14 405.8 405.8 306.0 405.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5575.54 m Freezing level: 665.28 mb = 3452.45 m = 11326.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 729.61 mb = 2704.70 m = 8873.58 ft Precipitable water: 0.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.87 % Est. max temperature: 20.39 C = 68.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.81 mb = 644.96 m = 2116.00 ft T: 8.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.97 C/km ThetaE index: 3.29 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 765.23 mb = 2317.88 m = 7604.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.74 C = 72.94 F Cap Strength: 8.56 C Lifted Index: 9.39 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.66 C Showalter Index: 4.76 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.08 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.45 C Cross Totals Index: 20.63 C K Index: 19.42 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 177.66 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.37 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 30.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12240.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 891.12 mb = 1065.70 m = 3496.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 181.2 at 36.4 knts Storm direction: 211.2 at 27.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 1.9 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 207.4 neg: -9.1 tot: 198.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 66.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.43 Bulk Shear: 71.22 m/s