MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F013.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F013.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: 13 hour RUC valid 7Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 43.74,-79.31 Latitude: 43.74 Longitude: -79.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 990 135 16.0 12.5 80 3.5 13.9 163 4 290.0 291.7 287.5 316.1 9.26 2 950 487 19.2 13.3 69 5.9 15.4 202 28 296.7 298.5 290.6 326.0 10.15 3 900 952 17.5 12.8 74 4.7 14.5 215 35 299.5 301.4 291.7 329.9 10.38 4 850 1438 13.6 12.0 90 1.6 12.6 211 34 300.4 302.3 292.0 331.1 10.43 5 800 1946 10.0 9.7 98 0.3 9.9 201 32 301.9 303.6 291.7 330.0 9.49 6 750 2481 7.0 4.8 86 2.2 5.8 201 28 304.2 305.5 290.5 325.8 7.19 7 700 3045 4.1 -0.1 74 4.2 1.9 197 30 307.0 308.0 289.9 323.7 5.43 8 650 3644 0.4 -3.7 74 4.1 -1.6 195 37 309.4 310.3 289.8 323.4 4.47 9 600 4282 -3.7 -6.5 81 2.8 -5.0 206 45 311.8 312.6 290.0 324.2 3.92 10 550 4964 -8.0 -11.7 75 3.7 -9.4 218 48 314.6 315.1 289.9 323.8 2.85 11 500 5698 -12.5 -15.0 81 2.5 -13.3 222 47 317.8 318.3 290.5 325.7 2.38 12 450 6495 -16.9 -19.6 80 2.7 -17.7 219 45 322.0 322.3 291.2 328.1 1.80 13 400 7369 -23.1 -24.6 87 1.6 -23.4 217 43 325.0 325.2 291.6 329.5 1.30 14 350 8333 -29.7 -33.6 69 3.8 -30.3 221 45 328.7 328.8 292.0 331.0 0.64 15 300 9411 -38.7 -48.5 35 9.7 -39.4 223 49 330.8 330.8 292.1 331.4 0.16 16 250 10631 -49.9 -55.2 54 5.2 -50.1 232 53 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.2 0.09 17 200 12063 -55.8 -64.8 32 9.0 -55.9 265 58 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.6 0.03 18 150 13860 -61.7 -85.5 3 23.7 -61.9 246 51 363.7 363.7 299.4 363.7 0.00 19 100 16368 -64.3 -87.4 3 23.0 -64.5 237 34 403.4 403.4 305.6 403.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5653.07 m Freezing level: 644.98 mb = 3708.37 m = 12166.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 672.41 mb = 3370.42 m = 11057.68 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.99 % Est. max temperature: 26.67 C = 80.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 939.81 mb = 580.08 m = 1903.12 ft T: 18.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.24 C/km ThetaE index: 7.72 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 809.57 mb = 1846.58 m = 6058.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.06 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.52 C = 81.54 F Cap Strength: 3.45 C Lifted Index: 0.96 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.42 C Showalter Index: -1.76 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.58 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.09 C Cross Totals Index: 24.48 C K Index: 33.93 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 340.81 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.15 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 36.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6348.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 871.73 mb = 1223.12 m = 4012.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 208.9 at 36.9 knts Storm direction: 238.9 at 27.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 1.8 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 198.7 neg: -51.4 tot: 147.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 49.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.91 Bulk Shear: 40.18 m/s