MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F016.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F016.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: 16 hour RUC valid 10Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 43.77,-79.30 Latitude: 43.77 Longitude: -79.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 20 SFC 985 147 16.0 14.3 89 1.7 15.0 140 4 290.4 292.3 288.7 319.9 10.45 2 950 463 17.6 14.6 82 3.0 15.7 185 27 295.0 297.0 290.7 326.7 11.03 3 900 925 16.2 13.2 82 3.0 14.3 194 36 298.2 300.2 291.5 329.3 10.66 4 850 1410 14.0 11.9 88 2.0 12.7 198 41 300.8 302.7 292.0 331.3 10.37 5 800 1920 10.2 9.6 96 0.6 9.9 194 41 302.0 303.8 291.7 330.0 9.43 6 750 2453 6.0 5.9 99 0.1 5.9 189 40 303.1 304.5 290.7 326.4 7.78 7 700 3016 3.4 0.8 83 2.5 2.0 193 42 306.2 307.3 289.9 323.9 5.80 8 650 3615 1.4 -4.7 64 6.1 -1.4 200 45 310.5 311.3 289.9 323.6 4.16 9 600 4256 -1.9 -14.4 38 12.5 -6.5 201 50 313.9 314.3 289.0 320.8 2.09 10 550 4942 -6.7 -17.9 41 11.2 -10.4 202 52 316.1 316.4 289.3 321.8 1.70 11 500 5678 -12.3 -18.6 60 6.3 -14.2 206 50 318.1 318.4 290.0 324.0 1.77 12 450 6473 -17.4 -21.7 69 4.3 -18.6 209 46 321.3 321.6 290.7 326.5 1.50 13 400 7348 -21.8 -27.9 58 6.1 -23.1 213 50 326.7 326.9 291.7 330.1 0.96 14 350 8318 -28.3 -37.3 42 9.0 -29.6 221 49 330.6 330.7 292.3 332.2 0.44 15 300 9400 -38.1 -44.2 53 6.1 -38.6 225 53 331.7 331.8 292.4 332.7 0.25 16 250 10624 -49.2 -54.5 54 5.2 -49.4 227 58 332.8 332.9 292.6 333.2 0.09 17 200 12059 -55.1 -67.3 21 12.2 -55.3 248 51 345.5 345.5 295.7 345.6 0.02 18 150 13867 -62.4 -81.6 6 19.2 -62.5 233 57 362.6 362.6 299.2 362.6 0.00 19 100 16350 -64.5 -87.7 3 23.1 -64.7 243 33 403.1 403.1 305.6 403.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5657.59 m Freezing level: 628.92 mb = 3885.53 m = 12747.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.90 mb = 3359.42 m = 11021.58 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.24 % Est. max temperature: 26.72 C = 80.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.42 mb = 368.56 m = 1209.16 ft T: 17.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.88 C/km ThetaE index: 10.53 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 823.83 mb = 1673.08 m = 5489.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.01 C = 80.62 F Cap Strength: 2.74 C Lifted Index: 0.58 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.40 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.28 C Showalter Index: -1.65 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.46 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.24 C Cross Totals Index: 24.22 C K Index: 35.63 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 303.36 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.50 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 30.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5701.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.17 mb = 961.09 m = 3153.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 198.1 at 42.9 knts Storm direction: 228.1 at 32.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 0.7 tot: 7.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 291.0 neg: -26.7 tot: 264.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 88.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.40 Bulk Shear: 76.49 m/s