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: 41.41,-73.44 Latitude: 41.41 Longitude: -73.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 SFC 985 168 17.1 16.3 95 0.8 16.6 156 12 291.5 293.6 290.3 325.2 11.93 2 950 477 15.8 15.7 99 0.1 15.8 167 36 293.2 295.4 290.9 327.2 11.92 3 900 935 13.7 13.6 99 0.1 13.7 176 46 295.6 297.6 290.9 327.2 10.95 4 850 1416 11.0 10.9 99 0.1 11.0 179 47 297.7 299.4 290.5 325.9 9.69 5 800 1921 9.4 6.0 80 3.4 7.5 180 47 301.2 302.5 289.7 323.1 7.37 6 750 2454 6.2 2.8 79 3.3 4.4 181 50 303.3 304.4 289.4 322.1 6.27 7 700 3016 2.6 -0.7 79 3.3 0.9 186 54 305.3 306.3 289.1 321.2 5.19 8 650 3611 -1.4 -5.9 72 4.4 -3.4 186 57 307.3 308.1 288.5 319.2 3.80 9 600 4244 -5.4 -10.4 68 5.0 -7.4 185 59 309.9 310.4 288.4 319.1 2.88 10 550 4922 -9.5 -15.0 65 5.4 -11.4 183 62 312.8 313.2 288.7 319.9 2.18 11 500 5653 -13.4 -33.4 17 20.0 -17.3 180 70 316.7 316.8 288.2 318.3 0.46 12 450 6444 -19.0 -41.9 11 22.9 -22.2 177 74 319.3 319.4 288.8 320.1 0.21 13 400 7308 -26.1 -43.4 18 17.4 -28.0 181 77 321.1 321.1 289.3 321.9 0.20 14 350 8261 -31.2 -34.1 76 2.9 -31.7 175 84 326.6 326.8 291.4 328.8 0.61 15 300 9342 -36.8 -39.1 79 2.3 -37.0 176 99 333.6 333.6 293.1 335.2 0.43 16 250 10579 -45.2 -56.1 28 10.9 -45.7 192 97 338.9 338.9 294.1 339.2 0.08 17 200 12057 -50.4 -76.1 3 25.6 -50.9 176 74 352.9 352.9 297.3 352.9 0.01 18 150 13904 -58.2 -83.7 2 25.5 -58.5 200 32 369.8 369.8 300.5 369.8 0.00 19 100 16408 -64.2 -87.1 3 22.9 -64.4 252 20 403.7 403.7 305.7 403.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5614.45 m Freezing level: 667.85 mb = 3398.71 m = 11150.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 689.49 mb = 3137.45 m = 10293.34 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.76 % Est. max temperature: 24.27 C = 75.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.10 mb = 262.71 m = 861.89 ft T: 16.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.07 C/km ThetaE index: 8.13 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 925.00 mb = 702.95 m = 2306.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.00 C = 68.00 F Cap Strength: 0.59 C Lifted Index: -0.66 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.57 C Showalter Index: -0.13 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.76 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.43 C Cross Totals Index: 24.33 C K Index: 32.04 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 294.30 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.52 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 206.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 931.30 mb = 645.40 m = 2117.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 876.30 mb = 1159.85 m = 3805.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 826.30 mb = 1651.72 m = 5418.97 ft B at Equ Level: 19.79 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 296.30 mb = 9426.15 m = 30925.32 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 181.4 at 54.3 knts Storm direction: 211.4 at 40.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 357.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 357.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 119.0 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: 0.39 Bulk Rich Number: 2.18 Bulk Shear: 94.42 m/s