MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510191500F023.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510191500F023.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: 23 hour RUC valid 14Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 39.18,-70.68 Latitude: 39.18 Longitude: -70.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1012 2 19.4 17.9 91 1.5 18.4 189 26 291.6 293.8 291.1 327.9 12.87 1 1000 101 19.1 17.6 91 1.5 18.1 197 30 292.2 294.5 291.3 328.4 12.77 2 950 539 16.2 15.5 96 0.6 15.8 197 39 293.6 295.7 290.9 327.1 11.75 3 900 997 13.3 12.8 97 0.5 13.0 196 41 295.2 297.1 290.3 325.0 10.36 4 850 1477 10.8 9.6 93 1.2 10.1 190 42 297.4 299.0 289.8 323.3 8.86 5 800 1980 8.2 7.8 98 0.3 8.0 184 44 299.8 301.4 290.1 324.4 8.34 6 750 2512 6.0 5.5 97 0.5 5.7 183 45 303.1 304.5 290.5 325.7 7.58 7 700 3076 3.6 3.3 99 0.2 3.4 185 47 306.4 307.7 291.0 327.6 6.97 8 650 3675 -0.1 -0.6 97 0.5 -0.4 188 49 308.8 309.9 290.6 326.2 5.64 9 600 4312 -4.3 -5.2 93 0.9 -4.7 191 53 311.2 312.0 290.2 324.9 4.34 10 550 4993 -8.4 -11.3 80 2.8 -9.5 193 56 314.1 314.6 289.9 323.6 2.94 11 500 5725 -12.8 -20.6 52 7.8 -15.1 193 59 317.4 317.7 289.5 322.4 1.48 12 450 6519 -18.6 -30.9 33 12.3 -21.0 194 62 319.9 320.0 289.4 322.2 0.65 13 400 7385 -25.3 -33.8 45 8.5 -26.6 196 64 322.1 322.2 290.0 324.1 0.55 14 350 8340 -31.4 -35.9 64 4.5 -32.0 191 68 326.4 326.5 291.2 328.3 0.51 15 300 9417 -37.8 -43.4 56 5.6 -38.2 189 82 332.2 332.2 292.6 333.2 0.27 16 250 10654 -44.6 -58.9 19 14.2 -45.2 195 82 339.7 339.7 294.3 339.9 0.05 17 200 12125 -52.0 -73.3 6 21.3 -52.4 197 61 350.5 350.5 296.7 350.5 0.01 18 150 13946 -59.1 -81.8 4 22.7 -59.3 221 37 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.00 19 100 16433 -64.8 -87.1 3 22.3 -65.0 241 21 402.6 402.6 305.6 402.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5624.59 m Freezing level: 651.89 mb = 3652.16 m = 11982.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.13 mb = 3611.38 m = 11848.20 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.73 % Est. max temperature: 24.73 C = 76.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 990.32 mb = 183.73 m = 602.80 ft T: 18.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.18 C/km ThetaE index: 5.19 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 939.45 mb = 633.67 m = 2078.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.73 C = 71.12 F Cap Strength: 0.32 C Lifted Index: -0.23 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.25 C Showalter Index: 1.82 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.99 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.58 C Cross Totals Index: 22.42 C K Index: 32.97 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 258.56 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.17 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 115.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 948.06 mb = 556.39 m = 1825.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 923.06 mb = 782.78 m = 2568.15 ft Equ Level (EL): 713.06 mb = 2924.84 m = 9595.81 ft B at Equ Level: 44.90 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 303.06 mb = 9345.65 m = 30661.20 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 190.2 at 47.8 knts Storm direction: 220.2 at 35.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 2.1 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 51.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 70.1 neg: -12.7 tot: 57.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 19.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 3.66 Bulk Shear: 31.60 m/s