MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510190900F020.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510190900F020.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: 20 hour RUC valid 5Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 40.97,-74.12 Latitude: 40.97 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 69 SFC 1000 72 17.5 15.6 89 1.9 16.3 159 10 290.7 292.6 289.4 322.2 11.18 2 950 508 15.5 14.8 95 0.7 15.0 172 38 292.9 294.9 290.2 324.8 11.18 3 900 966 13.2 12.6 96 0.6 12.9 184 48 295.2 297.0 290.2 324.6 10.24 4 850 1445 10.4 10.3 99 0.1 10.3 189 45 297.0 298.7 290.0 324.0 9.28 5 800 1948 7.2 6.9 98 0.3 7.1 190 40 298.9 300.3 289.3 321.9 7.85 6 750 2477 5.1 3.1 87 1.9 4.0 192 39 302.1 303.2 289.1 321.2 6.40 7 700 3038 2.5 -1.2 76 3.7 0.7 190 43 305.2 306.2 288.9 320.5 5.00 8 650 3635 -0.5 -3.3 81 2.9 -1.9 187 50 308.4 309.3 289.6 322.7 4.60 9 600 4271 -4.0 -5.3 91 1.2 -4.6 187 53 311.5 312.3 290.3 325.0 4.31 10 550 4953 -8.2 -10.6 83 2.3 -9.2 188 56 314.3 314.9 290.1 324.3 3.11 11 500 5686 -13.2 -17.4 71 4.2 -14.6 188 58 316.9 317.3 289.8 323.4 1.94 12 450 6479 -18.2 -27.4 44 9.2 -20.2 191 62 320.4 320.6 289.8 323.6 0.90 13 400 7349 -23.4 -26.7 74 3.3 -24.1 185 72 324.6 324.8 291.3 328.4 1.08 14 350 8314 -29.1 -31.9 77 2.8 -29.6 181 78 329.5 329.7 292.3 332.3 0.75 15 300 9400 -36.5 -38.8 80 2.3 -36.8 188 83 333.9 334.0 293.2 335.6 0.45 16 250 10635 -46.0 -49.8 65 3.8 -46.2 203 86 337.8 337.8 293.9 338.4 0.16 17 200 12107 -51.6 -74.5 5 22.9 -52.0 201 59 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.1 0.01 18 150 13935 -59.0 -83.9 3 24.9 -59.3 214 22 368.4 368.4 300.3 368.4 0.00 19 100 16422 -65.1 -87.5 3 22.4 -65.3 227 25 401.9 401.9 305.5 401.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5616.58 m Freezing level: 657.83 mb = 3541.50 m = 11618.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 686.82 mb = 3191.40 m = 10470.34 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.62 % Est. max temperature: 23.85 C = 74.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.88 mb = 313.21 m = 1027.58 ft T: 16.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.94 C/km ThetaE index: 4.22 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 912.50 mb = 849.01 m = 2785.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.94 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.40 C = 70.52 F Cap Strength: 1.02 C Lifted Index: 0.92 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.37 C Showalter Index: 1.01 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.13 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.61 C Cross Totals Index: 23.52 C K Index: 30.17 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 272.22 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.17 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 29.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.69 mb = 645.56 m = 2117.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 849.69 mb = 1448.30 m = 4751.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 739.69 mb = 2589.96 m = 8497.13 ft B at Equ Level: 29.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 609.69 mb = 4143.92 m = 13595.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 187.2 at 47.0 knts Storm direction: 217.2 at 35.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.6 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 325.7 neg: -21.1 tot: 304.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 101.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.40 Bulk Shear: 73.65 m/s