MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510191500F027.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510191500F027.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: 27 hour RUC valid 18Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 40.11,-72.54 Latitude: 40.11 Longitude: -72.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1009 4 15.4 10.5 73 4.9 12.6 255 27 287.8 289.2 285.3 310.0 7.92 1 1000 79 14.5 8.7 68 5.8 11.2 255 31 287.6 288.9 284.4 307.5 7.06 2 950 509 10.3 7.4 82 2.9 8.7 256 33 287.6 288.8 284.1 306.7 6.80 3 900 956 6.6 4.8 89 1.7 5.6 257 34 288.3 289.3 283.5 305.3 6.01 4 850 1423 4.2 1.6 84 2.5 2.9 254 35 290.5 291.4 283.4 305.1 5.07 5 800 1916 4.2 -4.8 52 9.0 0.3 245 38 295.6 296.2 283.6 305.5 3.34 6 750 2439 2.0 -9.8 41 11.8 -2.6 236 40 298.7 299.1 283.8 306.1 2.41 7 700 2992 -1.4 -13.5 39 12.1 -5.6 228 43 301.0 301.3 284.2 307.0 1.92 8 650 3577 -5.7 -17.8 38 12.1 -9.4 222 45 302.5 302.8 284.2 307.2 1.45 9 600 4199 -10.5 -22.1 38 11.6 -13.5 222 42 304.0 304.2 284.4 307.5 1.08 10 550 4862 -15.8 -26.1 41 10.3 -18.0 226 37 305.3 305.4 284.6 308.0 0.83 11 500 5570 -22.0 -30.9 44 8.9 -23.4 226 34 306.2 306.4 284.7 308.2 0.58 12 450 6334 -28.0 -38.8 35 10.8 -29.2 219 41 308.1 308.1 285.0 309.1 0.30 13 400 7173 -31.1 -53.4 9 22.3 -32.5 215 45 314.6 314.6 287.1 314.9 0.07 14 350 8117 -31.7 -66.2 2 34.5 -33.4 199 41 326.0 326.0 290.6 326.0 0.01 15 300 9199 -35.4 -68.1 2 32.7 -36.8 201 40 335.5 335.5 293.2 335.5 0.01 16 250 10455 -39.3 -71.7 2 32.4 -40.5 207 47 347.6 347.6 296.1 347.6 0.01 17 200 11970 -43.4 -74.7 2 31.3 -44.3 212 55 364.1 364.1 299.5 364.1 0.01 18 150 13866 -53.9 -82.7 2 28.7 -54.4 210 25 377.1 377.1 301.8 377.2 0.00 19 100 16401 -63.0 -87.3 2 24.2 -63.2 226 13 405.9 405.9 306.0 406.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5491.81 m Freezing level: 720.70 mb = 2762.67 m = 9063.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 795.57 mb = 1960.99 m = 6433.61 ft Precipitable water: 0.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.13 % Est. max temperature: 17.69 C = 63.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.88 mb = 615.02 m = 2017.77 ft T: 9.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.99 C/km ThetaE index: 4.92 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.10 mb = 954.96 m = 3133.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 15.84 C = 60.51 F Cap Strength: 4.34 C Lifted Index: 2.38 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 20.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.34 C Showalter Index: 3.50 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 49.76 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.15 C Cross Totals Index: 23.62 C K Index: 15.66 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 138.54 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.71 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12771.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.23 mb = 889.68 m = 2918.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.3 at 38.1 knts Storm direction: 264.3 at 28.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 3.7 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 36.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 8.9 neg: -38.6 tot: -29.7 m^2/s^2 ave: -9.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.08 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: -0.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 27.23 m/s