MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510182100F032.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510182100F032.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: 32 hour RUC valid 5Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 40.44,-76.05 Latitude: 40.44 Longitude: -76.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 21 SFC 984 159 17.4 16.0 92 1.4 16.5 157 13 291.9 293.9 290.3 325.0 11.69 2 950 458 15.8 15.5 98 0.4 15.6 169 32 293.3 295.4 290.7 326.7 11.73 3 900 916 13.7 13.6 99 0.1 13.6 179 45 295.6 297.6 290.9 327.0 10.92 4 850 1397 11.4 11.3 99 0.1 11.3 185 51 298.1 299.9 290.9 327.1 9.94 5 800 1902 8.9 8.7 99 0.2 8.8 186 50 300.7 302.3 290.8 326.9 8.89 6 750 2435 6.1 6.0 99 0.2 6.1 185 51 303.2 304.7 290.7 326.6 7.82 7 700 2998 2.9 2.8 99 0.2 2.8 185 52 305.7 307.0 290.6 326.0 6.68 8 650 3595 -0.8 -0.9 99 0.2 -0.9 185 54 308.1 309.1 290.3 325.1 5.51 9 600 4230 -4.9 -5.3 97 0.5 -5.1 185 58 310.5 311.3 289.9 323.9 4.29 10 550 4909 -9.5 -11.7 84 2.3 -10.3 184 64 312.9 313.4 289.3 322.0 2.83 11 500 5638 -14.4 -20.2 61 5.8 -16.0 184 70 315.5 315.8 288.9 320.7 1.54 12 450 6427 -20.1 -31.9 34 11.8 -22.3 184 75 317.9 318.1 288.8 320.0 0.59 13 400 7288 -26.9 -35.7 43 8.8 -28.2 183 80 320.0 320.1 289.2 321.6 0.46 14 350 8236 -33.4 -50.4 17 17.0 -34.7 183 86 323.6 323.7 290.0 324.1 0.11 15 300 9306 -38.2 -61.8 7 23.6 -39.2 187 104 331.6 331.6 292.2 331.7 0.03 16 250 10547 -42.1 -67.0 5 24.9 -42.9 196 89 343.5 343.5 295.2 343.6 0.02 17 200 12042 -48.1 -76.5 2 28.3 -48.7 200 65 356.5 356.5 298.0 356.6 0.01 18 150 13904 -55.7 -83.9 2 28.2 -56.1 222 37 374.1 374.1 301.3 374.1 0.00 19 100 16415 -64.5 -87.2 3 22.7 -64.7 227 28 403.0 403.0 305.6 403.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5617.67 m Freezing level: 660.17 mb = 3473.28 m = 11395.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.64 mb = 3451.78 m = 11324.60 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.64 % Est. max temperature: 24.38 C = 75.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.29 mb = 330.83 m = 1085.39 ft T: 16.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.56 C/km ThetaE index: 7.07 C Layer 800.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 918.36 mb = 745.10 m = 2444.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.22 C = 68.39 F Cap Strength: 0.23 C Lifted Index: -1.44 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.12 C Showalter Index: -1.73 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.45 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.78 C Cross Totals Index: 25.67 C K Index: 36.90 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 355.76 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.33 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 256.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.28 mb = 663.11 m = 2175.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 722.28 mb = 2742.24 m = 8996.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 342.28 mb = 8390.80 m = 27528.54 ft B at Equ Level: 253.89 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 272.28 mb = 9965.93 m = 32696.22 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 183.6 at 54.3 knts Storm direction: 213.6 at 40.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 0.2 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 322.7 neg: -2.9 tot: 319.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 106.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.50 Bulk Rich Number: 2.35 Bulk Shear: 109.23 m/s