MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510191500F029.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510191500F029.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: 29 hour RUC valid 20Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 41.41,-73.76 Latitude: 41.41 Longitude: -73.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 SFC 983 219 12.7 8.2 74 4.5 10.2 275 13 287.3 288.5 284.1 306.7 6.93 2 950 504 10.2 6.2 76 4.0 8.0 277 28 287.6 288.6 283.5 305.2 6.27 3 900 951 5.9 4.6 91 1.3 5.2 281 34 287.6 288.7 283.1 304.3 5.91 4 850 1416 2.5 1.9 96 0.5 2.2 286 36 288.7 289.6 282.8 303.5 5.17 5 800 1905 0.6 -1.6 85 2.2 -0.4 289 31 291.8 292.5 283.0 304.1 4.24 6 750 2421 -1.8 -3.3 90 1.5 -2.4 268 23 294.6 295.3 284.0 306.4 4.00 7 700 2967 -4.7 -6.7 86 2.0 -5.5 254 27 297.3 297.9 284.3 307.3 3.31 8 650 3548 -7.3 -12.2 68 5.0 -9.0 255 28 300.7 301.2 284.5 307.9 2.30 9 600 4167 -10.8 -17.3 59 6.5 -12.7 256 30 303.6 303.9 284.9 308.9 1.65 10 550 4830 -15.6 -21.7 59 6.1 -17.1 259 31 305.6 305.8 285.1 309.5 1.22 11 500 5541 -21.4 -26.8 62 5.4 -22.4 261 32 307.0 307.2 285.2 309.9 0.86 12 450 6306 -27.9 -32.6 64 4.7 -28.5 265 31 308.2 308.3 285.4 310.1 0.55 13 400 7141 -33.1 -44.0 33 11.0 -34.0 269 32 312.0 312.0 286.3 312.7 0.19 14 350 8077 -33.9 -67.7 2 33.9 -35.3 265 33 323.1 323.1 289.7 323.1 0.01 15 300 9153 -35.9 -68.2 2 32.3 -37.2 264 33 334.7 334.8 293.0 334.8 0.01 16 250 10410 -38.9 -71.4 2 32.5 -40.1 251 34 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.2 0.01 17 200 11926 -43.1 -74.5 2 31.4 -44.1 252 34 364.5 364.5 299.5 364.5 0.01 18 150 13830 -50.9 -80.3 2 29.5 -51.4 225 31 382.4 382.4 302.6 382.5 0.00 19 100 16385 -62.1 -87.6 2 25.5 -62.3 229 24 407.8 407.8 306.2 407.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5466.76 m Freezing level: 787.92 mb = 2029.55 m = 6658.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 807.57 mb = 1828.92 m = 6000.33 ft Precipitable water: 0.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.86 % Est. max temperature: 15.16 C = 59.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 917.86 mb = 788.73 m = 2587.65 ft T: 7.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.49 C/km ThetaE index: 3.26 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 887.11 mb = 1068.41 m = 3505.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 13.34 C = 56.02 F Cap Strength: 4.26 C Lifted Index: 4.18 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 21.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.00 C Showalter Index: 5.23 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 47.06 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.81 C Cross Totals Index: 23.26 C K Index: 23.70 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 126.95 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.32 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 5.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.27 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 891.50 mb = 1028.19 m = 3373.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 876.50 mb = 1166.30 m = 3826.40 ft Equ Level (EL): 816.50 mb = 1740.26 m = 5709.44 ft B at Equ Level: 4.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 786.50 mb = 2040.88 m = 6695.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 267.2 at 29.7 knts Storm direction: 297.2 at 22.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 3.1 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 59.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 68.3 neg: -31.7 tot: 36.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.23 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.80 Bulk Shear: 6.66 m/s