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: 41.81,-73.65 Latitude: 41.81 Longitude: -73.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 31 SFC 979 216 16.6 15.8 95 0.8 16.1 147 11 291.5 293.6 290.0 324.3 11.61 2 950 469 15.6 15.5 99 0.1 15.5 159 32 293.0 295.1 290.6 326.3 11.70 3 900 928 13.7 13.6 99 0.1 13.6 170 45 295.6 297.5 290.9 327.0 10.91 4 850 1408 11.2 11.1 99 0.1 11.1 175 48 297.8 299.6 290.7 326.4 9.79 5 800 1913 8.8 6.9 88 1.9 7.7 177 50 300.5 302.0 289.9 323.7 7.84 6 750 2445 6.1 2.6 78 3.5 4.2 178 54 303.2 304.3 289.3 321.7 6.15 7 700 3007 2.4 -1.5 76 3.9 0.5 180 56 305.1 306.0 288.8 320.1 4.90 8 650 3602 -1.6 -5.0 77 3.4 -3.1 182 58 307.1 307.9 288.6 319.7 4.05 9 600 4235 -5.7 -9.0 78 3.3 -7.0 184 59 309.6 310.2 288.6 319.8 3.23 10 550 4911 -9.8 -14.6 68 4.8 -11.4 182 62 312.5 312.9 288.6 319.8 2.25 11 500 5642 -13.6 -35.1 15 21.5 -17.6 180 70 316.5 316.5 288.1 317.8 0.39 12 450 6433 -19.2 -44.7 9 25.5 -22.4 177 77 319.1 319.2 288.6 319.7 0.16 13 400 7296 -26.3 -43.9 17 17.6 -28.2 179 80 320.8 320.9 289.2 321.6 0.19 14 350 8247 -31.9 -35.4 71 3.5 -32.3 176 89 325.8 325.9 291.0 327.7 0.54 15 300 9327 -36.7 -38.7 82 2.0 -37.0 175 102 333.6 333.7 293.2 335.3 0.45 16 250 10564 -45.0 -58.3 21 13.4 -45.5 189 96 339.2 339.2 294.2 339.5 0.06 17 200 12046 -50.0 -75.9 3 26.0 -50.5 175 76 353.6 353.6 297.4 353.6 0.01 18 150 13895 -57.9 -83.7 2 25.8 -58.2 191 28 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.4 0.00 19 100 16403 -64.1 -87.2 3 23.1 -64.3 250 22 404.0 404.0 305.7 404.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5610.88 m Freezing level: 670.31 mb = 3360.20 m = 11024.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 693.28 mb = 3084.57 m = 10119.87 ft Precipitable water: 1.26 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.09 % Est. max temperature: 23.98 C = 75.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 967.87 mb = 309.94 m = 1016.84 ft T: 16.19 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.06 C/km ThetaE index: 7.31 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 917.97 mb = 759.89 m = 2493.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.66 C = 67.39 F Cap Strength: 0.27 C Lifted Index: -0.56 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.58 C Showalter Index: -0.56 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.45 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.77 C Cross Totals Index: 24.68 C K Index: 31.98 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 308.47 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.71 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 200.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.10 mb = 694.26 m = 2277.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 730.10 mb = 2664.37 m = 8741.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 370.10 mb = 7849.39 m = 25752.28 ft B at Equ Level: 197.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 300.10 mb = 9324.95 m = 30593.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 178.8 at 55.5 knts Storm direction: 208.8 at 41.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 411.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 411.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 137.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.46 Bulk Rich Number: 1.64 Bulk Shear: 122.02 m/s