MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510192100F006.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510192100F006.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: 6 hour RUC valid 3Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 39.97,-76.61 Latitude: 39.97 Longitude: -76.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 987 159 16.8 14.5 87 2.3 15.3 188 9 291.0 292.9 289.0 320.9 10.57 2 950 482 15.2 13.6 91 1.5 14.2 184 26 292.6 294.4 289.4 322.2 10.39 3 900 939 12.9 11.4 91 1.5 12.0 191 35 294.8 296.5 289.4 322.1 9.47 4 850 1418 10.0 9.2 95 0.8 9.5 194 39 296.6 298.2 289.2 321.7 8.62 5 800 1920 7.0 6.7 98 0.3 6.9 193 42 298.7 300.1 289.2 321.4 7.73 6 750 2448 4.0 3.6 97 0.4 3.8 193 45 300.9 302.2 288.9 320.7 6.64 7 700 3007 1.0 0.3 95 0.7 0.7 196 46 303.6 304.7 288.9 320.6 5.61 8 650 3599 -2.4 -2.6 99 0.2 -2.6 198 48 306.2 307.1 289.1 321.1 4.85 9 600 4231 -5.7 -6.8 92 1.1 -6.2 198 53 309.5 310.2 289.2 321.5 3.82 10 550 4910 -8.5 -16.1 54 7.6 -11.1 193 64 314.0 314.4 288.9 320.6 1.98 11 500 5645 -11.9 -40.9 7 29.1 -16.7 188 74 318.6 318.6 288.5 319.4 0.21 12 450 6441 -17.9 -52.6 3 34.8 -21.7 181 80 320.8 320.8 289.0 321.0 0.06 13 400 7308 -25.0 -48.6 9 23.6 -27.3 185 83 322.5 322.6 289.6 323.0 0.12 14 350 8267 -28.7 -42.6 25 14.0 -30.3 187 94 330.1 330.2 292.0 331.1 0.25 15 300 9360 -34.6 -37.0 78 2.5 -34.9 185 107 336.7 336.8 294.0 338.7 0.53 16 250 10608 -42.9 -55.7 23 12.8 -43.5 206 110 342.3 342.3 295.0 342.6 0.08 17 200 12088 -49.4 -73.7 4 24.2 -50.0 203 62 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.5 0.01 18 150 13928 -57.8 -83.7 2 26.0 -58.0 229 56 370.5 370.5 300.7 370.5 0.00 19 100 16435 -65.0 -87.1 3 22.1 -65.1 211 29 402.2 402.2 305.5 402.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5599.49 m Freezing level: 684.99 mb = 3184.40 m = 10447.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 689.69 mb = 3125.12 m = 10252.91 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.94 % Est. max temperature: 22.86 C = 73.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.19 mb = 444.66 m = 1458.83 ft T: 15.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.89 C/km ThetaE index: 1.55 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 885.55 mb = 1074.78 m = 3526.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.04 C = 69.87 F Cap Strength: 1.89 C Lifted Index: 3.48 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.15 C Showalter Index: 3.65 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.89 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.84 C Cross Totals Index: 21.05 C K Index: 30.33 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 263.30 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.42 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 27.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 19.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.37 mb = 814.50 m = 2672.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 798.37 mb = 1936.50 m = 6353.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 618.37 mb = 3992.87 m = 13099.81 ft B at Equ Level: 27.28 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 548.37 mb = 4932.53 m = 16182.65 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 192.5 at 49.9 knts Storm direction: 222.5 at 37.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 4.1 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 221.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 221.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 73.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.25 Bulk Shear: 110.24 m/s