MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510182100F049.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510182100F049.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 22Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 42.32,-71.61 Latitude: 42.32 Longitude: -71.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 SFC 991 120 13.5 12.4 93 1.2 12.9 225 5 287.5 289.1 286.4 313.0 9.15 2 950 472 10.7 10.2 97 0.5 10.4 240 15 288.1 289.5 285.8 311.2 8.25 3 900 921 7.8 7.5 98 0.3 7.7 245 17 289.6 290.9 285.4 310.1 7.25 4 850 1390 5.3 5.0 98 0.3 5.2 237 17 291.7 292.9 285.4 310.2 6.46 5 800 1884 2.6 1.2 91 1.4 2.0 223 18 293.9 294.9 285.0 309.2 5.23 6 750 2404 0.3 -3.2 77 3.5 -1.3 215 18 296.9 297.6 284.9 308.8 4.02 7 700 2953 -3.5 -7.4 74 3.9 -5.1 207 20 298.6 299.1 284.6 308.0 3.12 8 650 3535 -7.3 -10.9 75 3.6 -8.5 206 23 300.8 301.2 284.8 308.7 2.57 9 600 4154 -11.2 -16.0 68 4.8 -12.7 201 24 303.1 303.5 284.9 308.9 1.83 10 550 4816 -15.6 -24.7 45 9.1 -17.6 190 27 305.6 305.8 284.8 308.7 0.94 11 500 5528 -20.2 -38.2 18 18.0 -22.7 175 35 308.4 308.5 285.1 309.4 0.28 12 450 6300 -24.4 -49.0 8 24.6 -26.6 156 52 312.6 312.6 286.4 313.0 0.10 13 400 7151 -28.4 -56.6 5 28.2 -30.3 146 65 318.1 318.1 288.2 318.3 0.05 14 350 8098 -32.5 -64.5 3 32.0 -34.1 141 61 324.9 324.9 290.3 325.0 0.02 15 300 9174 -36.6 -66.6 3 30.1 -37.8 150 54 333.8 333.8 292.7 333.9 0.02 16 250 10426 -40.4 -72.5 2 32.1 -41.4 175 38 346.0 346.0 295.7 346.1 0.01 17 200 11931 -44.0 -75.2 2 31.2 -44.9 190 27 363.0 363.0 299.3 363.1 0.01 18 150 13827 -52.4 -81.5 2 29.1 -52.9 202 30 379.8 379.8 302.2 379.8 0.00 19 100 16383 -63.5 -86.9 3 23.4 -63.7 243 20 405.0 405.0 305.9 405.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5486.09 m Freezing level: 746.58 mb = 2441.35 m = 8009.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 769.69 mb = 2194.98 m = 7201.29 ft Precipitable water: 0.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.75 % Est. max temperature: 18.19 C = 64.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.95 mb = 263.69 m = 865.10 ft T: 12.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.47 C/km ThetaE index: 2.87 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 929.69 mb = 651.44 m = 2137.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 14.76 C = 58.58 F Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lifted Index: 1.37 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 16.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.03 C Showalter Index: 2.01 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 50.70 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.49 C Cross Totals Index: 25.21 C K Index: 26.61 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 162.93 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.17 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.26 mb = 628.51 m = 2062.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 917.26 mb = 763.10 m = 2503.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 777.26 mb = 2116.15 m = 6942.68 ft B at Equ Level: 19.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 547.26 mb = 4853.40 m = 15923.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 200.1 at 23.1 knts Storm direction: 230.1 at 17.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 2.0 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: -8.8 tot: -5.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -1.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.15 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: -0.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.63 Bulk Shear: 31.60 m/s