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,-79.33 Latitude: 43.74 Longitude: -79.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 989 139 16.0 12.6 80 3.4 13.9 163 4 290.1 291.7 287.5 316.3 9.30 2 950 487 19.2 13.3 69 5.8 15.4 202 28 296.6 298.5 290.6 326.1 10.17 3 900 952 17.4 12.8 74 4.6 14.5 215 35 299.5 301.4 291.7 329.9 10.38 4 850 1437 13.6 12.0 90 1.6 12.6 211 34 300.4 302.3 292.0 331.1 10.44 5 800 1946 10.0 9.7 98 0.4 9.8 201 32 301.9 303.6 291.7 329.9 9.47 6 750 2480 7.0 4.7 85 2.3 5.7 201 28 304.2 305.5 290.5 325.8 7.18 7 700 3045 4.1 -0.0 75 4.1 2.0 197 30 307.0 308.0 289.9 323.7 5.45 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 -5.0 205 45 311.8 312.6 290.0 324.3 3.92 10 550 4964 -8.0 -11.6 75 3.6 -9.4 217 48 314.6 315.1 289.9 323.9 2.86 11 500 5698 -12.5 -15.0 82 2.5 -13.3 222 47 317.8 318.3 290.5 325.8 2.39 12 450 6495 -16.9 -19.6 80 2.6 -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 43 325.0 325.3 291.6 329.5 1.30 14 350 8332 -29.7 -33.5 70 3.7 -30.3 221 45 328.7 328.8 292.0 331.0 0.65 15 300 9411 -38.7 -48.4 35 9.7 -39.4 223 49 330.8 330.8 292.1 331.4 0.16 16 250 10631 -49.9 -55.1 54 5.2 -50.1 232 53 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.2 0.09 17 200 12063 -55.8 -64.8 31 9.0 -55.9 265 59 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.6 0.03 18 150 13860 -61.8 -85.4 3 23.6 -61.9 246 50 363.7 363.7 299.4 363.7 0.00 19 100 16368 -64.3 -87.4 3 23.0 -64.5 237 34 403.5 403.5 305.7 403.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5653.01 m Freezing level: 644.96 mb = 3708.37 m = 12166.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 672.22 mb = 3372.39 m = 11064.14 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.13 % Est. max temperature: 26.63 C = 79.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 940.06 mb = 577.54 m = 1894.78 ft T: 18.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.23 C/km ThetaE index: 7.75 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 810.16 mb = 1840.20 m = 6037.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.46 C = 81.43 F Cap Strength: 3.42 C Lifted Index: 0.93 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.35 C Showalter Index: -1.76 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.59 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.09 C Cross Totals Index: 24.50 C K Index: 34.01 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 341.83 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.15 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 36.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6292.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 872.01 mb = 1220.10 m = 4002.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 208.8 at 37.0 knts Storm direction: 238.8 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): 68.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 198.0 neg: -51.9 tot: 146.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.90 Bulk Shear: 40.17 m/s