MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510191500F018.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510191500F018.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: 18 hour RUC valid 9Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 41.37,-73.49 Latitude: 41.37 Longitude: -73.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 37 SFC 985 169 17.1 16.3 95 0.8 16.6 157 12 291.6 293.7 290.4 325.4 11.95 2 950 476 15.8 15.8 99 0.1 15.8 168 37 293.3 295.4 290.9 327.3 11.93 3 900 934 13.7 13.6 99 0.1 13.7 176 45 295.6 297.6 290.9 327.2 10.95 4 850 1415 11.0 10.9 99 0.1 10.9 180 46 297.6 299.4 290.5 325.8 9.67 5 800 1920 9.5 5.9 78 3.6 7.4 181 48 301.3 302.6 289.6 322.9 7.27 6 750 2453 6.2 2.9 79 3.3 4.4 182 50 303.3 304.5 289.4 322.2 6.29 7 700 3015 2.6 -0.6 79 3.2 1.0 186 54 305.3 306.3 289.1 321.3 5.22 8 650 3610 -1.5 -5.7 73 4.3 -3.4 186 58 307.3 308.0 288.5 319.2 3.83 9 600 4243 -5.4 -10.1 70 4.7 -7.2 185 60 309.8 310.4 288.5 319.3 2.96 10 550 4921 -9.6 -14.4 68 4.8 -11.3 183 63 312.7 313.1 288.8 320.1 2.27 11 500 5651 -13.5 -31.9 20 18.4 -17.3 180 70 316.6 316.7 288.2 318.5 0.53 12 450 6443 -19.1 -41.6 12 22.6 -22.2 177 74 319.3 319.3 288.8 320.1 0.22 13 400 7306 -26.1 -43.8 17 17.7 -28.0 181 78 321.1 321.1 289.3 321.8 0.20 14 350 8259 -31.3 -34.3 75 2.9 -31.7 175 85 326.5 326.6 291.3 328.7 0.60 15 300 9340 -36.8 -39.0 80 2.2 -37.0 176 99 333.5 333.6 293.1 335.2 0.43 16 250 10577 -45.2 -56.5 27 11.3 -45.6 192 97 338.9 338.9 294.1 339.2 0.07 17 200 12056 -50.4 -76.1 3 25.8 -50.8 176 74 353.0 353.0 297.3 353.1 0.01 18 150 13903 -58.1 -83.6 2 25.5 -58.3 199 31 370.0 370.0 300.5 370.0 0.00 19 100 16408 -64.1 -87.1 3 23.0 -64.3 252 20 403.8 403.8 305.7 403.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5614.07 m Freezing level: 668.25 mb = 3393.00 m = 11131.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 688.96 mb = 3142.72 m = 10310.63 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.64 % Est. max temperature: 24.27 C = 75.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.24 mb = 269.23 m = 883.28 ft T: 16.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.09 C/km ThetaE index: 8.03 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 925.00 mb = 701.92 m = 2302.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.99 C = 67.98 F Cap Strength: 0.69 C Lifted Index: -0.73 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.62 C Showalter Index: -0.15 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.84 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.47 C Cross Totals Index: 24.37 C K Index: 32.15 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 293.46 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.47 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 219.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 931.00 mb = 647.10 m = 2123.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 876.00 mb = 1161.67 m = 3811.22 ft Equ Level (EL): 826.00 mb = 1653.69 m = 5425.44 ft B at Equ Level: 20.07 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 296.00 mb = 9430.96 m = 30941.10 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 181.6 at 54.5 knts Storm direction: 211.6 at 40.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 352.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 352.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 117.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.41 Bulk Rich Number: 2.35 Bulk Shear: 93.48 m/s