MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F030.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F030.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: 30 hour RUC valid 21Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 43.17,-78.53 Latitude: 43.17 Longitude: -78.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -19 SFC 978 172 21.8 14.5 63 7.3 17.1 161 10 296.8 298.7 291.0 327.7 10.67 2 950 421 20.7 13.9 65 6.8 16.3 166 27 298.2 300.1 291.4 328.8 10.53 3 900 885 16.6 12.5 77 4.1 14.0 168 35 298.6 300.5 291.2 328.3 10.18 4 850 1370 12.8 10.5 86 2.3 11.4 177 40 299.5 301.3 290.9 327.2 9.44 5 800 1876 9.2 7.8 91 1.4 8.4 187 44 301.0 302.5 290.5 325.6 8.34 6 750 2409 5.8 4.1 89 1.7 4.9 194 46 302.9 304.2 289.8 323.4 6.86 7 700 2970 2.5 -0.4 81 3.0 1.0 196 49 305.3 306.3 289.2 321.5 5.30 8 650 3566 -0.9 -3.5 82 2.6 -2.1 197 54 307.9 308.8 289.4 322.0 4.54 9 600 4202 -4.1 -4.8 95 0.7 -4.4 196 59 311.3 312.2 290.4 325.4 4.46 10 550 4884 -7.5 -7.9 97 0.4 -7.7 195 66 315.2 316.0 291.0 327.5 3.83 11 500 5622 -11.5 -12.0 97 0.4 -11.7 194 70 319.0 319.6 291.5 329.1 3.06 12 450 6421 -16.3 -16.8 96 0.5 -16.5 193 72 322.7 323.2 291.8 330.4 2.28 13 400 7298 -21.6 -23.3 86 1.8 -22.0 191 75 327.0 327.3 292.3 332.1 1.46 14 350 8269 -28.0 -32.1 68 4.2 -28.7 187 74 331.1 331.2 292.7 333.8 0.74 15 300 9355 -37.0 -39.9 75 2.9 -37.3 183 72 333.2 333.3 293.0 334.8 0.40 16 250 10586 -47.8 -50.2 76 2.4 -47.9 176 72 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.7 0.16 17 200 12023 -54.9 -66.5 22 11.6 -55.1 186 65 345.9 345.9 295.7 346.0 0.02 18 150 13853 -57.9 -83.5 2 25.6 -58.2 222 50 370.3 370.3 300.6 370.3 0.00 19 100 16376 -62.4 -87.9 2 25.5 -62.6 228 18 407.2 407.2 306.2 407.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5640.21 m Freezing level: 663.05 mb = 3410.56 m = 11189.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 683.95 mb = 3156.73 m = 10356.59 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.52 % Est. max temperature: 25.11 C = 77.19 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 878.37 mb = 1091.43 m = 3580.76 ft T: 14.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.31 C/km ThetaE index: 7.34 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 833.01 mb = 1538.26 m = 5046.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.96 C = 76.94 F Cap Strength: 1.16 C Lifted Index: 0.47 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.16 C Showalter Index: 1.05 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.36 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.31 C Cross Totals Index: 22.05 C K Index: 31.86 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 277.48 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.26 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 107.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 23.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 854.62 mb = 1323.65 m = 4342.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 799.62 mb = 1880.06 m = 6168.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 529.62 mb = 5176.46 m = 16982.92 ft B at Equ Level: 107.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 389.62 mb = 7489.17 m = 24570.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 191.2 at 51.8 knts Storm direction: 221.2 at 38.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 375.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 375.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 125.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.23 Bulk Rich Number: 0.80 Bulk Shear: 135.34 m/s