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: 40.95,-74.12 Latitude: 40.95 Longitude: -74.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 SFC 995 69 18.0 16.7 92 1.3 17.1 156 15 291.6 293.7 290.5 325.7 12.07 2 950 465 16.0 15.9 99 0.1 16.0 167 41 293.4 295.6 291.1 327.8 12.05 3 900 924 14.1 14.0 99 0.1 14.0 176 52 296.0 298.0 291.2 328.3 11.20 4 850 1405 11.6 11.3 98 0.3 11.4 182 52 298.3 300.1 290.9 327.3 9.95 5 800 1911 9.0 8.6 98 0.3 8.8 184 52 300.7 302.3 290.7 326.7 8.81 6 750 2443 6.0 5.6 98 0.3 5.8 186 53 303.1 304.5 290.6 326.0 7.65 7 700 3005 2.6 0.1 84 2.5 1.3 185 58 305.4 306.4 289.4 322.2 5.51 8 650 3602 -0.4 -3.3 81 2.9 -1.7 180 64 308.5 309.4 289.6 322.9 4.63 9 600 4238 -4.1 -8.1 73 4.0 -5.8 176 64 311.4 312.0 289.5 322.4 3.45 10 550 4919 -8.1 -22.5 30 14.4 -12.2 177 66 314.5 314.7 288.2 318.4 1.14 11 500 5653 -12.8 -37.4 11 24.6 -17.2 177 69 317.4 317.5 288.3 318.5 0.31 12 450 6446 -18.9 -42.4 11 23.6 -22.1 177 74 319.5 319.6 288.8 320.3 0.20 13 400 7310 -25.6 -42.7 19 17.0 -27.6 177 75 321.7 321.7 289.5 322.5 0.22 14 350 8265 -31.1 -44.2 26 13.1 -32.4 173 80 326.8 326.9 291.0 327.6 0.21 15 300 9344 -36.9 -42.0 60 5.0 -37.4 179 98 333.3 333.4 292.9 334.5 0.32 16 250 10580 -45.7 -57.5 25 11.8 -46.1 185 93 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.5 0.06 17 200 12049 -50.9 -74.2 5 23.3 -51.4 185 68 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.1 0.01 18 150 13898 -57.0 -83.7 2 26.7 -57.3 203 37 371.9 371.9 300.9 371.9 0.00 19 100 16401 -63.6 -85.7 3 22.2 -63.7 234 17 404.9 404.9 305.9 404.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5626.88 m Freezing level: 656.56 mb = 3523.88 m = 11561.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 678.52 mb = 3256.36 m = 10683.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.55 % Est. max temperature: 24.96 C = 76.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.86 mb = 235.09 m = 771.27 ft T: 17.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.82 C/km ThetaE index: 6.14 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 930.47 mb = 640.97 m = 2102.89 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.85 C = 69.53 F Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lifted Index: -0.35 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.82 C Showalter Index: -0.26 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.54 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.42 C Cross Totals Index: 24.12 C K Index: 33.24 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 308.95 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.73 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 144.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 938.94 mb = 564.04 m = 1850.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 813.94 mb = 1766.69 m = 5796.15 ft Equ Level (EL): 373.94 mb = 7792.17 m = 25564.57 ft B at Equ Level: 143.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 303.94 mb = 9253.20 m = 30357.91 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 179.0 at 57.5 knts Storm direction: 209.0 at 43.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 0.8 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 379.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 379.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 126.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.32 Bulk Rich Number: 1.35 Bulk Shear: 107.50 m/s