MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510200000F008.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510200000F008.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: 8 hour RUC valid 8Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 40.88,-74.28 Latitude: 40.88 Longitude: -74.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 44 SFC 995 92 17.4 16.4 94 1.0 16.7 164 10 291.0 293.1 290.1 324.5 11.86 2 950 482 15.4 15.2 99 0.2 15.3 177 32 292.8 294.9 290.5 325.6 11.51 3 900 940 12.8 12.5 98 0.3 12.6 183 37 294.7 296.5 289.9 323.9 10.16 4 850 1418 10.7 8.3 85 2.4 9.3 187 44 297.4 298.8 289.0 321.0 8.09 5 800 1923 8.3 4.5 77 3.9 6.2 185 48 300.0 301.3 288.6 319.6 6.59 6 750 2453 4.9 1.9 81 3.0 3.4 181 50 301.9 303.0 288.6 319.5 5.86 7 700 3012 1.5 -2.8 73 4.3 -0.5 178 53 304.2 305.0 288.0 317.7 4.44 8 650 3606 -2.0 -10.2 53 8.2 -5.3 179 56 306.7 307.2 287.2 315.2 2.70 9 600 4237 -5.4 -21.3 27 16.0 -10.0 183 62 309.9 310.1 286.6 313.8 1.16 10 550 4916 -8.4 -38.0 7 29.6 -13.9 185 69 314.1 314.2 287.1 315.1 0.26 11 500 5649 -13.2 -46.5 4 33.3 -17.9 184 73 316.9 317.0 287.9 317.4 0.12 12 450 6439 -19.7 -48.1 6 28.5 -22.9 187 81 318.5 318.5 288.4 318.9 0.11 13 400 7302 -25.7 -55.7 4 30.0 -28.0 184 87 321.6 321.6 289.3 321.8 0.05 14 350 8260 -29.5 -36.4 52 6.8 -30.5 175 96 328.9 329.0 291.9 330.7 0.49 15 300 9346 -35.5 -41.7 53 6.2 -36.2 181 101 335.3 335.4 293.4 336.6 0.33 16 250 10592 -43.2 -64.6 8 21.4 -43.9 194 94 341.8 341.8 294.8 341.9 0.03 17 200 12073 -50.2 -77.4 3 27.2 -50.7 179 69 353.3 353.3 297.3 353.3 0.01 18 150 13918 -57.7 -83.3 2 25.5 -58.0 219 44 370.6 370.6 300.7 370.6 0.00 19 100 16419 -63.5 -87.0 3 23.5 -63.7 235 21 405.0 405.0 305.9 405.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5604.31 m Freezing level: 678.57 mb = 3266.54 m = 10716.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 706.56 mb = 2936.68 m = 9634.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.39 % Est. max temperature: 24.04 C = 75.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.93 mb = 217.52 m = 713.65 ft T: 16.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.58 C/km ThetaE index: 11.78 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 930.08 mb = 661.37 m = 2169.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.97 C = 67.95 F Cap Strength: 0.54 C Lifted Index: 0.61 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.86 C Showalter Index: 2.66 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.38 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.91 C Cross Totals Index: 21.47 C K Index: 27.87 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 260.15 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.65 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 78.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.72 mb = 592.17 m = 1942.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 902.72 mb = 914.03 m = 2998.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 872.72 mb = 1197.48 m = 3928.69 ft B at Equ Level: 15.25 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 362.72 mb = 8003.65 m = 26258.38 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 182.5 at 53.9 knts Storm direction: 212.5 at 40.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 1.8 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 232.8 neg: -3.3 tot: 229.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 76.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 0.62 Bulk Shear: 125.84 m/s