MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510190300F029.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510190300F029.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: 29 hour RUC valid 8Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 40.67,-74.25 Latitude: 40.67 Longitude: -74.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 25 SFC 999 36 18.2 16.8 91 1.4 17.3 151 14 291.5 293.7 290.5 325.9 12.17 2 950 463 16.2 16.1 99 0.1 16.2 170 43 293.7 295.9 291.3 328.6 12.23 3 900 922 14.4 14.2 99 0.1 14.3 179 52 296.3 298.4 291.5 329.3 11.42 4 850 1404 11.9 11.8 99 0.1 11.9 185 53 298.6 300.5 291.3 328.7 10.29 5 800 1910 9.2 9.1 99 0.1 9.2 187 53 301.0 302.7 291.1 327.9 9.13 6 750 2443 6.2 6.1 99 0.1 6.1 187 54 303.3 304.7 290.8 326.8 7.88 7 700 3006 2.8 0.6 85 2.2 1.7 185 58 305.6 306.6 289.6 323.0 5.71 8 650 3603 -0.4 -4.1 76 3.7 -2.1 180 63 308.5 309.3 289.3 322.0 4.35 9 600 4238 -4.5 -10.9 61 6.4 -7.0 178 64 310.9 311.5 288.7 319.9 2.78 10 550 4918 -8.4 -23.4 29 15.0 -12.5 179 66 314.1 314.3 288.0 317.7 1.06 11 500 5651 -13.1 -36.6 12 23.5 -17.3 178 70 317.1 317.2 288.2 318.3 0.33 12 450 6443 -19.0 -41.8 11 22.8 -22.2 178 75 319.4 319.4 288.8 320.2 0.22 13 400 7307 -25.7 -45.7 14 20.1 -27.8 180 76 321.6 321.6 289.4 322.2 0.16 14 350 8261 -31.5 -47.9 18 16.5 -32.9 176 80 326.3 326.3 290.8 326.9 0.14 15 300 9340 -36.9 -45.1 42 8.2 -37.5 181 100 333.4 333.5 292.9 334.3 0.23 16 250 10578 -44.7 -65.3 8 20.6 -45.3 187 91 339.6 339.6 294.3 339.7 0.02 17 200 12049 -51.2 -74.2 5 23.0 -51.6 185 67 351.8 351.8 297.0 351.8 0.01 18 150 13898 -56.5 -84.2 2 27.7 -56.8 211 39 372.7 372.7 301.0 372.7 0.00 19 100 16402 -63.5 -85.5 3 22.0 -63.7 234 17 405.0 405.0 305.9 405.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5625.63 m Freezing level: 656.43 mb = 3525.83 m = 11567.55 ft Wetbulb zero: 678.20 mb = 3260.43 m = 10696.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.06 % Est. max temperature: 25.43 C = 77.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 978.33 mb = 212.10 m = 695.87 ft T: 17.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.00 C/km ThetaE index: 11.55 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 930.86 mb = 635.71 m = 2085.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.40 C = 70.52 F Cap Strength: 0.39 C Lifted Index: -0.96 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.86 C Showalter Index: -1.20 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.87 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.99 C Cross Totals Index: 24.88 C K Index: 34.59 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 335.69 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.06 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 233.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 941.92 mb = 535.32 m = 1756.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 796.92 mb = 1942.02 m = 6371.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 356.92 mb = 8121.38 m = 26644.61 ft B at Equ Level: 231.37 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 276.92 mb = 9883.68 m = 32426.38 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 180.4 at 57.6 knts Storm direction: 210.4 at 43.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.3 neg: 1.0 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 385.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 385.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 128.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.5 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.55 Bulk Rich Number: 2.13 Bulk Shear: 109.83 m/s