MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510191800F015.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510191800F015.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: 15 hour RUC valid 9Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 41.74,-73.98 Latitude: 41.74 Longitude: -73.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 990 114 17.0 15.8 92 1.3 16.3 151 9 291.0 293.0 289.8 323.3 11.44 2 950 468 15.6 15.4 99 0.1 15.5 165 30 293.0 295.1 290.6 326.3 11.69 3 900 926 13.3 13.2 99 0.1 13.2 173 40 295.2 297.1 290.5 325.8 10.65 4 850 1406 10.7 10.0 95 0.7 10.3 179 43 297.3 299.0 289.9 323.8 9.10 5 800 1910 8.8 6.3 85 2.4 7.3 186 46 300.5 301.9 289.6 322.8 7.52 6 750 2442 5.8 2.6 80 3.1 4.1 188 51 302.9 304.0 289.2 321.4 6.18 7 700 3003 2.1 -1.5 77 3.6 0.3 187 55 304.8 305.7 288.6 319.7 4.89 8 650 3597 -1.8 -4.0 85 2.2 -2.8 184 59 306.9 307.8 288.9 320.5 4.38 9 600 4230 -5.8 -6.9 92 1.1 -6.2 181 64 309.4 310.1 289.2 321.4 3.81 10 550 4906 -9.9 -12.8 79 2.9 -11.0 179 68 312.3 312.8 288.9 320.6 2.59 11 500 5636 -14.1 -23.4 45 9.3 -16.5 178 72 315.9 316.1 288.7 319.8 1.16 12 450 6426 -19.4 -38.8 16 19.4 -22.4 177 79 318.8 318.9 288.7 319.9 0.30 13 400 7288 -26.6 -43.2 19 16.6 -28.5 178 83 320.4 320.4 289.1 321.2 0.21 14 350 8239 -31.4 -34.9 71 3.5 -31.9 172 94 326.4 326.5 291.3 328.5 0.56 15 300 9320 -36.6 -41.1 63 4.5 -37.1 178 105 333.7 333.8 293.1 335.1 0.35 16 250 10561 -43.9 -61.9 12 18.1 -44.5 188 97 340.8 340.9 294.6 341.0 0.04 17 200 12045 -49.4 -77.7 2 28.3 -50.0 173 78 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.5 0.00 18 150 13900 -57.8 -83.8 2 26.0 -58.0 198 32 370.5 370.5 300.7 370.5 0.00 19 100 16404 -64.1 -86.7 3 22.6 -64.3 244 23 404.0 404.0 305.7 404.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5605.07 m Freezing level: 673.14 mb = 3322.34 m = 10899.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 694.96 mb = 3060.94 m = 10042.32 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.28 % Est. max temperature: 23.96 C = 75.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.00 mb = 273.02 m = 895.73 ft T: 16.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.13 C/km ThetaE index: 6.57 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 925.78 mb = 687.01 m = 2253.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.07 C = 68.13 F Cap Strength: 0.43 C Lifted Index: -0.62 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.58 C Showalter Index: 0.26 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.83 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.76 C Cross Totals Index: 24.07 C K Index: 31.16 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 278.31 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.84 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 172.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.68 mb = 605.94 m = 1987.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 869.68 mb = 1213.89 m = 3982.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 829.68 mb = 1607.26 m = 5273.09 ft B at Equ Level: 17.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 309.68 mb = 9096.96 m = 29845.31 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 180.7 at 54.7 knts Storm direction: 210.7 at 41.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.7 neg: 0.7 tot: 8.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 343.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 343.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 114.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.34 Bulk Rich Number: 1.17 Bulk Shear: 147.56 m/s