MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F017.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F017.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: 17 hour RUC valid 11Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 43.74,-79.30 Latitude: 43.74 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 15 SFC 986 138 16.1 14.0 87 2.1 14.8 112 6 290.4 292.2 288.5 319.3 10.22 2 950 457 18.3 13.1 71 5.3 15.0 174 29 295.8 297.6 290.2 324.6 9.99 3 900 921 17.7 13.0 74 4.8 14.7 193 42 299.8 301.7 291.9 330.6 10.49 4 850 1408 14.2 11.7 85 2.5 12.7 195 42 301.1 302.9 292.0 331.2 10.24 5 800 1917 10.3 8.3 87 2.0 9.2 191 42 302.2 303.8 291.1 327.8 8.64 6 750 2451 6.3 4.2 87 2.0 5.1 192 42 303.4 304.7 290.0 324.2 6.92 7 700 3014 2.9 -0.3 80 3.2 1.3 198 45 305.7 306.7 289.4 322.1 5.36 8 650 3611 0.2 -3.5 76 3.7 -1.6 200 49 309.2 310.0 289.8 323.4 4.55 9 600 4250 -2.7 -8.7 63 6.0 -5.3 200 55 313.0 313.6 289.8 323.5 3.30 10 550 4935 -6.8 -14.8 53 8.0 -9.6 201 55 316.0 316.4 289.8 323.3 2.21 11 500 5672 -11.7 -18.8 56 7.1 -13.9 206 52 318.8 319.1 290.2 324.6 1.73 12 450 6470 -16.4 -19.4 78 2.9 -17.3 210 48 322.6 322.9 291.4 328.8 1.83 13 400 7347 -21.3 -25.6 68 4.4 -22.3 215 46 327.3 327.6 292.1 331.5 1.19 14 350 8317 -28.9 -33.9 62 5.0 -29.7 218 50 329.8 329.9 292.3 332.1 0.62 15 300 9398 -38.1 -42.7 62 4.6 -38.5 221 55 331.7 331.7 292.4 332.8 0.30 16 250 10623 -48.9 -53.5 59 4.6 -49.1 224 65 333.3 333.4 292.7 333.8 0.11 17 200 12062 -54.3 -71.1 11 16.7 -54.6 240 52 346.7 346.7 295.9 346.8 0.01 18 150 13871 -62.8 -80.5 7 17.7 -62.9 230 53 361.9 361.9 299.1 361.9 0.00 19 100 16352 -64.1 -87.7 3 23.6 -64.3 242 35 403.9 403.9 305.7 403.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5656.42 m Freezing level: 646.62 mb = 3654.37 m = 11989.24 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.49 mb = 3277.28 m = 10752.10 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.97 % Est. max temperature: 27.01 C = 80.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.97 mb = 412.23 m = 1352.46 ft T: 18.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.50 C/km ThetaE index: 9.19 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 807.42 mb = 1839.73 m = 6035.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.64 C = 81.75 F Cap Strength: 3.80 C Lifted Index: 1.45 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.01 C Showalter Index: -1.07 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.41 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.96 C Cross Totals Index: 23.45 C K Index: 34.51 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 285.84 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.38 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 36.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6154.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 874.10 mb = 1169.93 m = 3838.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 197.7 at 45.8 knts Storm direction: 227.7 at 34.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.9 neg: 0.3 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 415.0 neg: -10.9 tot: 404.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 134.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 0.36 Bulk Shear: 100.36 m/s