MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510192100F015.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510192100F015.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 12Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 41.56,-72.04 Latitude: 41.56 Longitude: -72.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 SFC 996 87 17.5 16.9 96 0.6 17.1 147 14 290.9 293.1 290.4 325.4 12.22 2 950 494 15.9 15.8 99 0.1 15.8 160 42 293.3 295.5 291.0 327.5 11.98 3 900 952 13.7 13.5 99 0.1 13.6 165 47 295.6 297.6 290.9 327.0 10.90 4 850 1433 11.1 10.7 97 0.4 10.9 169 48 297.8 299.5 290.5 325.7 9.57 5 800 1937 8.2 7.2 94 1.0 7.6 172 49 299.9 301.4 289.8 323.5 8.01 6 750 2468 5.3 5.0 98 0.3 5.1 174 51 302.3 303.7 290.0 324.2 7.31 7 700 3029 2.4 2.3 99 0.1 2.4 176 52 305.2 306.4 290.2 324.8 6.49 8 650 3626 -0.6 -0.7 99 0.1 -0.6 177 53 308.3 309.4 290.5 325.6 5.60 9 600 4263 -4.0 -4.2 99 0.2 -4.1 179 56 311.4 312.3 290.6 326.1 4.67 10 550 4944 -8.5 -8.9 97 0.4 -8.7 179 58 314.0 314.7 290.4 325.3 3.54 11 500 5676 -13.2 -14.9 87 1.7 -13.8 180 61 316.9 317.4 290.2 324.8 2.41 12 450 6469 -18.8 -21.6 78 2.8 -19.6 180 63 319.6 319.9 290.2 324.7 1.50 13 400 7336 -24.8 -27.5 79 2.6 -25.4 177 62 322.7 322.9 290.6 326.2 1.00 14 350 8292 -32.1 -34.4 80 2.3 -32.4 171 61 325.5 325.6 291.0 327.6 0.59 15 300 9366 -37.3 -39.2 82 1.9 -37.5 173 91 332.8 332.9 292.9 334.4 0.43 16 250 10605 -44.3 -60.9 14 16.6 -44.9 185 88 340.3 340.3 294.4 340.4 0.04 17 200 12084 -51.3 -75.3 4 24.0 -51.7 169 64 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.5 0.01 18 150 13922 -58.4 -81.7 3 23.4 -58.6 205 36 369.5 369.5 300.5 369.6 0.00 19 100 16420 -65.2 -86.9 3 21.7 -65.4 239 15 401.7 401.7 305.5 401.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5620.90 m Freezing level: 659.45 mb = 3513.18 m = 11526.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.45 mb = 3497.47 m = 11474.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.09 % Est. max temperature: 24.49 C = 76.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 987.58 mb = 162.17 m = 532.06 ft T: 17.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.92 C/km ThetaE index: 3.95 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 934.38 mb = 634.28 m = 2080.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.57 C = 69.02 F Cap Strength: 0.21 C Lifted Index: -0.48 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.76 C Showalter Index: 0.16 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.34 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.36 C Cross Totals Index: 23.98 C K Index: 35.03 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 285.30 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.25 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 122.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 942.31 mb = 562.50 m = 1845.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 877.31 mb = 1166.85 m = 3828.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 407.31 mb = 7202.63 m = 23630.39 ft B at Equ Level: 122.23 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 307.31 mb = 9198.46 m = 30178.31 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 174.5 at 51.6 knts Storm direction: 204.5 at 38.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 350.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 350.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 116.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.25 Bulk Rich Number: 1.60 Bulk Shear: 76.29 m/s