MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F049.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F049.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: 49 hour RUC valid 16Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 43.05,-80.80 Latitude: 43.05 Longitude: -80.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -29 SFC 963 299 19.7 15.8 78 3.9 17.1 168 22 296.0 298.1 291.7 330.0 11.81 2 950 413 18.9 14.8 77 4.2 16.2 170 36 296.4 298.4 291.3 328.7 11.18 3 900 875 15.3 12.8 85 2.5 13.7 179 52 297.3 299.1 290.9 327.3 10.35 4 850 1357 12.2 11.4 95 0.8 11.7 188 61 298.9 300.7 291.2 328.2 10.03 5 800 1864 9.8 8.3 90 1.5 8.9 187 66 301.6 303.2 290.9 327.1 8.61 6 750 2397 6.0 4.8 92 1.2 5.4 182 71 303.1 304.4 290.2 324.7 7.21 7 700 2960 2.4 1.0 90 1.5 1.7 182 73 305.2 306.3 289.7 323.0 5.87 8 650 3555 -0.6 -4.6 74 4.1 -2.4 182 73 308.3 309.1 289.2 321.3 4.17 9 600 4191 -4.1 -4.9 95 0.7 -4.5 183 74 311.3 312.2 290.3 325.3 4.44 10 550 4874 -7.4 -9.6 85 2.1 -8.3 186 77 315.3 315.9 290.6 326.1 3.36 11 500 5611 -11.1 -13.7 81 2.6 -12.1 189 73 319.5 320.0 291.2 328.2 2.65 12 450 6413 -15.4 -18.2 79 2.8 -16.3 190 68 323.8 324.2 291.9 330.7 2.03 13 400 7292 -21.2 -24.5 75 3.3 -22.0 188 66 327.4 327.7 292.3 332.1 1.32 14 350 8262 -28.6 -32.2 72 3.5 -29.2 191 68 330.1 330.3 292.5 332.8 0.74 15 300 9345 -37.7 -41.4 68 3.7 -38.1 198 71 332.2 332.3 292.7 333.5 0.34 16 250 10572 -48.8 -51.1 78 2.2 -48.9 212 83 333.5 333.5 292.8 334.0 0.14 17 200 12018 -52.6 -74.3 6 21.8 -52.9 210 59 349.5 349.5 296.5 349.6 0.01 18 150 13843 -58.9 -83.2 3 24.3 -59.2 222 53 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.6 0.00 19 100 16348 -63.1 -87.9 2 24.8 -63.3 229 31 405.7 405.7 306.0 405.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5640.12 m Freezing level: 659.45 mb = 3442.67 m = 11294.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 679.76 mb = 3195.43 m = 10483.56 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.73 % Est. max temperature: 24.47 C = 76.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 909.39 mb = 785.86 m = 2578.26 ft T: 15.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.12 C/km ThetaE index: 6.92 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 853.12 mb = 1326.11 m = 4350.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.41 C = 72.34 F Cap Strength: 0.93 C Lifted Index: 1.03 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.16 C Showalter Index: 0.97 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.89 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.32 C Cross Totals Index: 22.57 C K Index: 33.28 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 332.29 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.10 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 80.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.69 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 22.39 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 873.72 mb = 1124.79 m = 3690.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 768.72 mb = 2193.78 m = 7197.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 548.72 mb = 4891.89 m = 16049.31 ft B at Equ Level: 80.24 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 438.72 mb = 6602.78 m = 21662.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 184.3 at 68.0 knts Storm direction: 214.3 at 51.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 2.5 tot: 9.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 406.3 neg: -0.1 tot: 406.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 135.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 0.68 Bulk Shear: 117.90 m/s