MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510190300F034.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510190300F034.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: 34 hour RUC valid 13Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 42.03,-71.23 Latitude: 42.03 Longitude: -71.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1000 57 18.5 16.5 89 1.9 17.2 140 15 291.6 293.7 290.3 325.3 11.91 1 1000 61 18.8 16.8 88 1.9 17.5 139 19 291.9 294.1 290.7 326.3 12.15 2 950 499 16.1 15.5 96 0.6 15.7 151 47 293.5 295.6 290.9 327.0 11.71 3 900 958 14.3 12.8 91 1.5 13.4 162 52 296.2 298.1 290.6 326.3 10.39 4 850 1440 11.4 10.2 92 1.2 10.7 168 50 298.1 299.8 290.3 325.0 9.22 5 800 1945 8.6 6.6 87 2.0 7.5 171 51 300.3 301.7 289.7 323.0 7.67 6 750 2476 5.9 5.0 94 0.9 5.4 175 51 303.0 304.3 290.2 324.8 7.30 7 700 3039 3.0 2.2 94 0.8 2.6 177 53 305.9 307.1 290.4 325.4 6.44 8 650 3637 -0.5 -1.7 91 1.2 -1.1 178 56 308.5 309.4 290.1 324.5 5.20 9 600 4273 -4.3 -6.6 84 2.3 -5.3 178 58 311.1 311.9 289.8 323.4 3.90 10 550 4953 -8.5 -13.9 65 5.4 -10.5 179 61 314.0 314.4 289.3 321.7 2.36 11 500 5685 -13.2 -27.6 29 14.3 -16.6 181 63 316.9 317.1 288.6 319.7 0.79 12 450 6477 -19.0 -44.1 9 25.1 -22.3 184 64 319.4 319.4 288.8 320.0 0.17 13 400 7341 -26.1 -38.3 31 12.2 -27.8 181 66 321.0 321.1 289.5 322.3 0.35 14 350 8294 -31.0 -34.4 72 3.4 -31.5 170 75 326.9 327.0 291.5 329.1 0.59 15 300 9373 -37.7 -41.3 69 3.5 -38.1 168 83 332.2 332.3 292.7 333.5 0.34 16 250 10602 -47.1 -53.0 51 5.8 -47.4 179 85 336.0 336.0 293.4 336.5 0.11 17 200 12064 -53.0 -70.4 10 17.4 -53.3 175 66 348.9 348.9 296.4 349.0 0.01 18 150 13895 -59.0 -83.1 3 24.1 -59.2 199 35 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.5 0.00 19 100 16401 -64.0 -88.2 2 24.2 -64.1 213 12 404.1 404.1 305.7 404.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5624.56 m Freezing level: 656.47 mb = 3559.35 m = 11677.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 664.81 mb = 3455.08 m = 11335.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.18 % Est. max temperature: 24.95 C = 76.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.85 mb = 296.04 m = 971.26 ft T: 17.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.15 C/km ThetaE index: 3.96 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 902.73 mb = 932.71 m = 3060.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.98 C = 73.36 F Cap Strength: 0.80 C Lifted Index: -0.36 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.02 C Showalter Index: 0.49 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.05 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.62 C Cross Totals Index: 23.42 C K Index: 34.01 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 285.68 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.06 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 103.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 933.33 mb = 649.50 m = 2130.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 818.33 mb = 1755.89 m = 5760.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 378.33 mb = 7738.54 m = 25388.59 ft B at Equ Level: 101.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 318.33 mb = 8957.75 m = 29388.59 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 173.7 at 53.9 knts Storm direction: 203.7 at 40.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 475.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 475.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 158.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 8.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.29 Bulk Rich Number: 1.04 Bulk Shear: 99.18 m/s