MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510190300F036.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510190300F036.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: 36 hour RUC valid 15Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 42.25,-73.62 Latitude: 42.25 Longitude: -73.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24 SFC 978 214 14.8 11.6 82 3.1 12.9 186 12 289.8 291.3 287.0 314.7 8.83 2 950 455 12.7 10.5 86 2.2 11.4 190 20 290.1 291.6 286.7 313.9 8.42 3 900 906 8.9 8.5 97 0.4 8.6 197 24 290.6 292.0 286.2 312.6 7.74 4 850 1377 5.8 5.2 96 0.6 5.5 203 25 292.2 293.4 285.7 311.1 6.55 5 800 1872 3.7 -1.5 69 5.2 1.3 207 25 295.1 295.9 284.5 307.7 4.28 6 750 2393 0.5 -7.1 57 7.6 -2.6 205 29 297.1 297.7 283.9 306.2 3.00 7 700 2943 -2.6 -13.7 42 11.1 -6.4 195 37 299.6 299.9 283.6 305.5 1.89 8 650 3526 -6.1 -19.2 35 13.0 -9.9 187 46 302.0 302.2 283.8 306.2 1.29 9 600 4147 -10.1 -25.3 28 15.2 -13.7 184 56 304.5 304.6 284.2 307.2 0.82 10 550 4813 -13.2 -26.2 33 13.0 -16.2 175 78 308.4 308.6 285.8 311.2 0.82 11 500 5537 -15.0 -19.4 69 4.4 -16.3 161 102 314.7 315.1 288.8 320.2 1.64 12 450 6327 -19.3 -22.5 76 3.2 -20.1 152 104 319.0 319.2 289.9 323.7 1.40 13 400 7189 -26.7 -31.9 61 5.2 -27.5 153 103 320.3 320.4 289.6 322.7 0.66 14 350 8137 -34.5 -41.1 51 6.6 -35.1 156 103 322.3 322.3 289.8 323.4 0.30 15 300 9198 -39.9 -60.1 10 20.2 -40.8 161 87 329.1 329.1 291.5 329.3 0.04 16 250 10441 -40.2 -68.1 4 27.8 -41.3 173 67 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.3 0.02 17 200 11949 -45.3 -76.1 2 30.8 -46.0 180 65 361.1 361.1 298.9 361.1 0.01 18 150 13837 -53.5 -82.3 2 28.8 -53.9 206 29 378.0 378.0 301.9 378.0 0.00 19 100 16388 -61.7 -86.6 2 24.9 -61.9 197 14 408.5 408.5 306.3 408.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5513.10 m Freezing level: 741.82 mb = 2482.90 m = 8145.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 783.08 mb = 2044.59 m = 6707.88 ft Precipitable water: 0.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.96 % Est. max temperature: 18.46 C = 65.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 932.98 mb = 606.00 m = 1988.17 ft T: 11.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.77 C/km ThetaE index: 9.23 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.71 mb = 872.06 m = 2861.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 15.58 C = 60.04 F Cap Strength: 1.74 C Lifted Index: 5.25 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.09 C Showalter Index: 6.62 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.08 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.83 C Cross Totals Index: 20.25 C K Index: 15.02 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 214.22 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.76 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 22.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.53 mb = 846.07 m = 2775.77 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 891.53 mb = 984.35 m = 3229.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 651.53 mb = 3507.80 m = 11508.38 ft B at Equ Level: 22.30 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 551.53 mb = 4792.21 m = 15722.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 177.3 at 51.7 knts Storm direction: 207.3 at 38.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 2.8 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 53.7 neg: -16.3 tot: 37.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.15 Bulk Shear: 150.26 m/s