MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510182100F043.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510182100F043.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: 43 hour RUC valid 16Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 43.09,-71.00 Latitude: 43.09 Longitude: -71.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1002 46 17.8 15.7 88 2.1 16.5 135 16 290.8 292.8 289.6 322.7 11.29 1 1000 60 17.5 15.6 88 1.9 16.3 133 20 290.7 292.6 289.4 322.2 11.19 2 950 497 14.9 14.7 99 0.1 14.8 144 45 292.3 294.2 289.9 323.9 11.14 3 900 955 13.2 13.1 99 0.1 13.1 154 52 295.1 297.0 290.5 325.5 10.58 4 850 1434 10.4 10.1 98 0.3 10.3 157 52 297.1 298.7 289.9 323.8 9.19 5 800 1937 7.7 5.3 85 2.4 6.3 158 50 299.3 300.6 288.7 319.9 6.97 6 750 2467 4.6 1.3 79 3.3 2.9 157 49 301.6 302.6 288.2 318.4 5.61 7 700 3027 1.8 -2.1 75 3.9 -0.1 155 52 304.5 305.4 288.3 318.8 4.68 8 650 3621 -1.4 -5.9 71 4.5 -3.4 155 55 307.4 308.1 288.5 319.2 3.79 9 600 4255 -5.3 -9.9 70 4.6 -7.1 159 54 310.0 310.6 288.6 319.6 3.01 10 550 4933 -9.6 -12.4 80 2.8 -10.6 163 52 312.7 313.2 289.2 321.4 2.69 11 500 5663 -14.1 -18.1 72 4.0 -15.3 167 55 315.8 316.2 289.3 321.9 1.83 12 450 6454 -18.9 -22.3 75 3.4 -19.8 172 59 319.5 319.7 290.0 324.3 1.42 13 400 7320 -25.1 -26.7 86 1.7 -25.4 179 60 322.4 322.6 290.6 326.2 1.07 14 350 8275 -32.1 -37.3 60 5.2 -32.7 172 61 325.4 325.5 290.9 327.1 0.44 15 300 9344 -40.6 -48.3 44 7.7 -41.1 164 66 328.1 328.2 291.3 328.8 0.16 16 250 10562 -46.6 -63.0 14 16.4 -47.1 171 69 336.8 336.8 293.6 337.0 0.03 17 200 12022 -51.4 -74.7 5 23.4 -51.8 171 63 351.4 351.4 297.0 351.5 0.01 18 150 13872 -57.5 -82.5 3 25.0 -57.8 188 34 371.0 371.0 300.8 371.0 0.00 19 100 16391 -63.2 -87.3 2 24.1 -63.4 222 15 405.6 405.6 305.9 405.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5602.92 m Freezing level: 671.86 mb = 3361.33 m = 11027.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 701.63 mb = 3007.74 m = 9867.78 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.98 % Est. max temperature: 23.99 C = 75.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.68 mb = 304.75 m = 999.83 ft T: 16.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.05 C/km ThetaE index: 7.11 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 931.25 mb = 665.95 m = 2184.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.29 C = 68.52 F Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lifted Index: 0.17 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.20 C Showalter Index: 0.20 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.83 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.56 C Cross Totals Index: 24.27 C K Index: 30.78 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 280.78 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.44 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 41.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.57 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 942.12 mb = 567.72 m = 1862.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 817.12 mb = 1761.74 m = 5779.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 517.12 mb = 5404.78 m = 17732.01 ft B at Equ Level: 41.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 427.12 mb = 6837.70 m = 22433.13 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 157.8 at 51.0 knts Storm direction: 187.8 at 38.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.3 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 346.5 neg: -16.5 tot: 330.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 110.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 0.69 Bulk Shear: 59.69 m/s