MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F051.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F051.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: 51 hour RUC valid 18Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 43.05,-80.43 Latitude: 43.05 Longitude: -80.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -46 SFC 966 253 19.1 15.2 78 3.9 16.6 168 21 295.2 297.3 291.1 327.8 11.32 2 950 393 18.8 14.9 78 3.9 16.2 169 36 296.2 298.3 291.3 328.7 11.25 3 900 855 15.2 13.0 87 2.2 13.8 176 51 297.2 299.1 291.0 327.7 10.51 4 850 1338 11.7 11.0 95 0.7 11.3 181 59 298.4 300.2 290.8 326.8 9.73 5 800 1843 8.4 7.8 96 0.6 8.0 186 65 300.1 301.6 290.2 324.7 8.32 6 750 2374 5.6 4.6 93 1.0 5.1 188 68 302.7 304.0 290.0 324.0 7.11 7 700 2936 2.7 1.7 93 1.0 2.2 188 69 305.5 306.6 290.0 324.3 6.20 8 650 3533 -0.2 -0.8 96 0.5 -0.5 189 70 308.7 309.7 290.5 325.9 5.57 9 600 4170 -3.9 -4.0 99 0.1 -4.0 190 70 311.6 312.5 290.7 326.4 4.74 10 550 4852 -7.6 -7.7 99 0.1 -7.7 191 72 315.1 315.8 291.0 327.5 3.89 11 500 5589 -11.8 -12.1 98 0.2 -11.9 189 71 318.6 319.2 291.3 328.6 3.03 12 450 6389 -15.7 -17.5 86 1.9 -16.3 185 73 323.5 323.9 291.9 330.8 2.14 13 400 7269 -20.7 -24.5 72 3.8 -21.7 184 75 328.1 328.3 292.4 332.7 1.32 14 350 8241 -28.1 -31.7 71 3.6 -28.7 184 76 330.9 331.0 292.7 333.7 0.77 15 300 9326 -37.3 -40.3 73 3.0 -37.5 193 82 332.9 332.9 292.9 334.3 0.38 16 250 10555 -48.4 -50.3 81 1.9 -48.5 202 87 334.1 334.1 293.0 334.7 0.15 17 200 12008 -52.4 -75.7 4 23.3 -52.7 197 60 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.9 0.01 18 150 13835 -59.4 -81.9 4 22.4 -59.6 213 57 367.7 367.7 300.1 367.7 0.00 19 100 16345 -62.0 -87.9 2 25.9 -62.2 235 31 408.0 408.0 306.3 408.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5634.68 m Freezing level: 654.18 mb = 3483.04 m = 11427.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 659.42 mb = 3417.08 m = 11210.74 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.38 % Est. max temperature: 23.45 C = 74.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 911.04 mb = 751.09 m = 2464.18 ft T: 16.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.47 C/km ThetaE index: 4.71 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 863.48 mb = 1204.79 m = 3952.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.95 C = 71.52 F Cap Strength: 0.79 C Lifted Index: 0.39 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.85 C Showalter Index: 0.98 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.34 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.52 C Cross Totals Index: 22.82 C K Index: 33.53 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 320.48 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.25 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 84.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 878.58 mb = 1058.45 m = 3472.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 843.58 mb = 1400.63 m = 4595.17 ft Equ Level (EL): 533.58 mb = 5086.44 m = 16687.58 ft B at Equ Level: 84.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 423.58 mb = 6840.86 m = 22443.51 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 186.9 at 65.5 knts Storm direction: 216.9 at 49.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 505.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 505.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 168.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.98 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 9.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.26 Bulk Rich Number: 0.69 Bulk Shear: 122.85 m/s