MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510190300F035.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510190300F035.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: 35 hour RUC valid 14Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 42.16,-70.98 Latitude: 42.16 Longitude: -70.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 18.6 16.6 88 2.0 17.3 146 16 291.6 293.7 290.4 325.4 11.97 1 1000 59 18.4 16.6 89 1.8 17.2 144 22 291.5 293.7 290.4 325.3 11.95 2 950 497 15.8 15.5 98 0.3 15.6 155 49 293.2 295.3 290.7 326.6 11.72 3 900 956 13.8 13.5 98 0.3 13.6 161 54 295.7 297.7 290.9 327.1 10.88 4 850 1437 11.0 10.3 95 0.8 10.6 167 53 297.7 299.4 290.2 324.7 9.27 5 800 1941 8.0 6.8 92 1.2 7.3 170 53 299.7 301.1 289.6 322.6 7.77 6 750 2472 5.5 5.0 97 0.5 5.2 170 53 302.6 303.9 290.1 324.5 7.34 7 700 3034 3.0 2.8 98 0.3 2.9 173 54 305.8 307.1 290.6 326.1 6.68 8 650 3632 -0.1 -0.8 95 0.7 -0.5 176 56 308.8 309.9 290.5 325.9 5.54 9 600 4269 -3.9 -4.8 94 0.8 -4.3 178 58 311.6 312.4 290.5 325.7 4.48 10 550 4951 -8.6 -10.0 89 1.5 -9.2 179 61 313.9 314.6 290.1 324.4 3.24 11 500 5682 -13.5 -19.9 58 6.4 -15.4 179 64 316.6 316.9 289.3 321.9 1.57 12 450 6474 -19.0 -26.2 53 7.1 -20.7 179 65 319.3 319.5 289.6 322.8 1.01 13 400 7339 -25.7 -32.2 55 6.4 -26.8 178 66 321.5 321.7 289.9 323.8 0.64 14 350 8292 -32.2 -34.9 77 2.7 -32.6 173 70 325.4 325.5 291.0 327.4 0.56 15 300 9366 -38.4 -42.0 69 3.6 -38.8 167 83 331.2 331.3 292.4 332.4 0.32 16 250 10593 -47.3 -53.3 51 5.9 -47.6 174 85 335.7 335.7 293.3 336.1 0.11 17 200 12055 -52.8 -71.3 9 18.6 -53.1 174 68 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.2 0.01 18 150 13891 -58.7 -83.2 3 24.5 -58.9 192 35 369.0 369.0 300.4 369.0 0.00 19 100 16399 -64.0 -88.0 2 24.0 -64.1 210 12 404.1 404.1 305.7 404.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5622.68 m Freezing level: 652.14 mb = 3606.26 m = 11831.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 657.47 mb = 3539.74 m = 11613.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.04 % Est. max temperature: 24.62 C = 76.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.65 mb = 287.47 m = 943.14 ft T: 17.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.24 C/km ThetaE index: 4.44 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 928.91 mb = 687.97 m = 2257.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.28 C = 70.30 F Cap Strength: 0.35 C Lifted Index: -0.51 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.01 C Showalter Index: 0.37 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.27 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.51 C Cross Totals Index: 23.76 C K Index: 34.51 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 293.12 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.59 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 87.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 941.28 mb = 575.66 m = 1888.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 856.28 mb = 1374.81 m = 4510.46 ft Equ Level (EL): 696.28 mb = 3077.05 m = 10095.17 ft B at Equ Level: 36.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 316.28 mb = 8997.59 m = 29519.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 172.2 at 55.1 knts Storm direction: 202.2 at 41.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 438.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 438.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 146.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.23 Bulk Rich Number: 1.08 Bulk Shear: 81.20 m/s