MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510200000F009.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510200000F009.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: 9 hour RUC valid 9Z 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 35 SFC 993 96 17.2 16.1 93 1.1 16.5 176 10 290.9 293.0 289.9 323.8 11.67 2 950 470 14.4 14.3 99 0.1 14.3 196 26 291.8 293.7 289.5 322.5 10.82 3 900 926 11.9 11.7 99 0.2 11.7 198 30 293.7 295.5 289.2 321.3 9.63 4 850 1403 10.2 7.7 84 2.5 8.8 196 38 296.8 298.2 288.6 319.5 7.76 5 800 1906 8.2 3.7 73 4.5 5.8 189 49 299.9 301.1 288.2 318.5 6.25 6 750 2436 4.9 1.5 78 3.5 3.1 182 53 301.9 303.0 288.4 319.0 5.67 7 700 2995 1.0 -0.8 88 1.8 0.1 179 57 303.6 304.5 288.5 319.2 5.15 8 650 3587 -3.2 -5.6 83 2.4 -4.3 180 61 305.3 306.1 287.8 317.3 3.86 9 600 4216 -6.6 -15.3 50 8.7 -9.5 183 67 308.5 308.8 287.0 314.7 1.94 10 550 4892 -9.5 -27.7 21 18.2 -13.8 181 74 312.8 313.0 287.2 315.3 0.71 11 500 5623 -13.5 -40.9 8 27.4 -17.9 177 78 316.6 316.6 287.9 317.4 0.22 12 450 6413 -19.6 -47.0 7 27.5 -22.8 179 83 318.7 318.7 288.5 319.1 0.12 13 400 7275 -26.4 -53.3 6 26.9 -28.6 182 88 320.7 320.7 289.0 320.9 0.07 14 350 8228 -31.3 -49.4 15 18.1 -32.8 174 96 326.5 326.6 290.9 327.0 0.12 15 300 9310 -35.7 -57.5 9 21.8 -37.0 182 102 335.0 335.1 293.1 335.3 0.05 16 250 10560 -42.1 -67.1 5 25.0 -42.9 189 87 343.5 343.5 295.2 343.6 0.02 17 200 12043 -49.8 -75.8 3 26.0 -50.3 180 74 354.0 354.0 297.5 354.0 0.01 18 150 13896 -56.6 -83.1 2 26.5 -56.9 216 35 372.5 372.5 301.0 372.5 0.00 19 100 16401 -64.3 -86.9 3 22.6 -64.4 229 19 403.5 403.5 305.7 403.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5587.53 m Freezing level: 688.40 mb = 3132.69 m = 10277.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 699.10 mb = 3005.72 m = 9861.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.62 % Est. max temperature: 23.50 C = 74.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 977.50 mb = 228.39 m = 749.29 ft T: 16.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.50 C/km ThetaE index: 5.36 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 936.33 mb = 592.36 m = 1943.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.58 C = 65.45 F Cap Strength: 1.00 C Lifted Index: 1.61 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.46 C Showalter Index: 3.19 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.84 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.69 C Cross Totals Index: 21.15 C K Index: 29.57 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 247.03 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.37 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 65.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.25 mb = 584.05 m = 1916.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 932.25 mb = 629.11 m = 2064.00 ft Equ Level (EL): 872.25 mb = 1187.26 m = 3895.17 ft B at Equ Level: 14.29 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 802.25 mb = 1882.93 m = 6177.52 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 182.8 at 55.9 knts Storm direction: 212.8 at 41.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 4.9 tot: 8.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 135.5 neg: -1.7 tot: 133.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 44.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.38 Bulk Shear: 170.37 m/s