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: 43.73,-80.88 Latitude: 43.73 Longitude: -80.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -39 SFC 951 397 17.8 15.2 85 2.6 16.1 164 20 295.2 297.3 291.2 328.3 11.51 2 950 402 18.3 15.5 84 2.8 16.4 166 25 295.7 297.8 291.5 329.4 11.70 3 900 863 14.7 13.4 92 1.2 13.9 175 50 296.6 298.6 291.1 327.9 10.83 4 850 1345 11.7 11.4 98 0.3 11.5 184 60 298.4 300.3 291.0 327.6 10.00 5 800 1851 9.7 8.8 94 0.9 9.2 185 65 301.5 303.1 291.2 328.0 8.94 6 750 2384 5.8 5.1 95 0.7 5.4 181 72 302.9 304.2 290.3 325.0 7.38 7 700 2947 2.7 -0.0 82 2.8 1.3 180 75 305.5 306.5 289.4 322.2 5.45 8 650 3543 -0.4 -1.7 91 1.3 -1.0 180 73 308.5 309.5 290.2 324.7 5.22 9 600 4180 -3.6 -4.8 91 1.2 -4.2 183 75 311.9 312.8 290.6 326.0 4.46 10 550 4863 -7.4 -9.8 83 2.4 -8.4 186 76 315.3 315.9 290.6 326.0 3.30 11 500 5601 -10.8 -12.6 87 1.8 -11.5 188 70 319.9 320.5 291.6 329.5 2.91 12 450 6404 -15.7 -17.5 86 1.9 -16.3 188 67 323.5 324.0 291.9 330.8 2.14 13 400 7281 -21.7 -23.8 83 2.1 -22.2 185 65 326.8 327.1 292.2 331.7 1.40 14 350 8250 -29.0 -31.6 78 2.6 -29.4 187 69 329.7 329.8 292.4 332.5 0.78 15 300 9332 -37.9 -40.8 74 2.9 -38.2 196 74 332.0 332.1 292.6 333.4 0.36 16 250 10557 -49.0 -51.5 74 2.6 -49.1 210 85 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.8 0.13 17 200 12002 -52.5 -73.7 6 21.2 -52.9 210 61 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.6 0.01 18 150 13828 -58.6 -83.3 3 24.7 -58.9 221 53 369.1 369.1 300.4 369.1 0.00 19 100 16340 -62.9 -87.8 2 24.9 -63.1 225 27 406.2 406.2 306.0 406.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5640.23 m Freezing level: 656.26 mb = 3468.62 m = 11379.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 672.08 mb = 3274.53 m = 10743.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.78 % Est. max temperature: 23.98 C = 75.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 914.83 mb = 723.43 m = 2373.42 ft T: 15.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.09 C/km ThetaE index: 5.82 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 870.51 mb = 1143.75 m = 3752.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.24 C = 68.44 F Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lifted Index: 1.33 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.92 C Showalter Index: 1.62 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.69 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.51 C Cross Totals Index: 22.17 C K Index: 31.12 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 327.80 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.27 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 71.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.17 mb = 1041.08 m = 3415.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 776.17 mb = 2101.02 m = 6893.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 546.17 mb = 4916.94 m = 16131.49 ft B at Equ Level: 71.52 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 446.17 mb = 6467.53 m = 21218.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 183.2 at 67.8 knts Storm direction: 213.2 at 50.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.2 neg: 1.5 tot: 9.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 450.2 neg: -11.0 tot: 439.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 146.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 8.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.19 Bulk Rich Number: 0.57 Bulk Shear: 126.86 m/s