MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F048.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F048.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: 48 hour RUC valid 21Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 41.78,-79.84 Latitude: 41.78 Longitude: -79.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -10 1 950 430 SFC 947 455 16.2 14.5 90 1.6 15.1 187 14 293.8 295.8 290.4 325.4 11.04 3 900 889 13.7 12.7 94 0.9 13.1 183 39 295.6 297.4 290.3 325.3 10.31 4 850 1369 11.0 10.2 95 0.8 10.5 182 44 297.6 299.3 290.1 324.4 9.20 5 800 1873 7.9 7.4 97 0.5 7.6 186 48 299.6 301.1 289.8 323.4 8.10 6 750 2403 4.5 4.2 97 0.4 4.4 194 51 301.5 302.8 289.4 322.0 6.89 7 700 2962 1.3 1.1 98 0.2 1.2 195 51 304.0 305.1 289.3 321.9 5.93 8 650 3556 -1.4 -1.5 99 0.1 -1.5 192 51 307.3 308.3 289.8 323.5 5.26 9 600 4191 -4.8 -4.9 99 0.1 -4.9 191 51 310.5 311.4 290.1 324.4 4.42 10 550 4870 -8.7 -9.1 97 0.4 -8.8 190 53 313.8 314.4 290.3 325.0 3.50 11 500 5604 -12.9 -14.5 88 1.6 -13.5 187 59 317.3 317.8 290.4 325.5 2.49 12 450 6401 -16.4 -19.2 79 2.8 -17.3 180 76 322.6 323.0 291.4 328.9 1.86 13 400 7278 -21.5 -24.7 75 3.3 -22.2 176 79 327.1 327.3 292.2 331.6 1.29 14 350 8248 -28.7 -32.9 67 4.2 -29.4 178 79 330.0 330.2 292.4 332.5 0.68 15 300 9330 -38.1 -41.2 73 3.1 -38.4 183 83 331.7 331.8 292.5 333.0 0.35 16 250 10560 -44.8 -58.4 21 13.5 -45.4 189 70 339.4 339.4 294.2 339.6 0.06 17 200 12027 -51.4 -73.1 6 21.7 -51.8 191 59 351.3 351.3 296.9 351.3 0.01 18 150 13865 -58.9 -81.7 4 22.8 -59.2 211 46 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.6 0.00 19 100 16384 -63.0 -87.6 2 24.5 -63.3 233 23 405.9 405.9 306.0 405.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5613.23 m Freezing level: 676.10 mb = 3246.38 m = 10650.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.89 mb = 3219.61 m = 10562.90 ft Precipitable water: 1.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.34 % Est. max temperature: 21.91 C = 71.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 924.70 mb = 658.88 m = 2161.66 ft T: 14.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.38 C/km ThetaE index: 3.51 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 867.97 mb = 1193.42 m = 3915.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.16 C = 66.48 F Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lifted Index: 0.80 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.15 C Showalter Index: 1.12 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.90 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.85 C Cross Totals Index: 23.05 C K Index: 33.79 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 269.38 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.13 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 81.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.20 mb = 1056.76 m = 3467.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 817.20 mb = 1696.35 m = 5565.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 557.20 mb = 4768.76 m = 15645.36 ft B at Equ Level: 81.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 447.20 mb = 6447.25 m = 21152.12 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 188.2 at 51.4 knts Storm direction: 218.2 at 38.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 4.5 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 250.6 neg: -7.7 tot: 242.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 81.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 1.15 Bulk Shear: 70.78 m/s