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: 43.78,-79.31 Latitude: 43.78 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 15 SFC 984 157 15.9 14.1 89 1.9 14.8 112 6 290.5 292.3 288.6 319.5 10.31 2 950 457 18.1 13.2 73 4.8 15.0 172 28 295.5 297.3 290.2 324.6 10.11 3 900 920 17.6 13.0 74 4.6 14.6 193 42 299.6 301.6 291.8 330.4 10.48 4 850 1407 14.2 11.8 86 2.4 12.7 195 43 301.0 302.9 292.1 331.4 10.31 5 800 1916 10.3 8.4 88 1.9 9.2 190 42 302.2 303.8 291.1 327.9 8.68 6 750 2450 6.2 4.2 87 2.0 5.1 192 43 303.4 304.6 290.0 324.2 6.93 7 700 3013 3.0 -0.4 79 3.4 1.3 198 45 305.8 306.7 289.3 322.0 5.31 8 650 3610 0.2 -3.4 76 3.7 -1.5 200 49 309.2 310.1 289.8 323.4 4.57 9 600 4249 -2.7 -8.9 62 6.3 -5.3 200 55 313.0 313.6 289.8 323.4 3.24 10 550 4934 -6.8 -15.0 52 8.2 -9.7 201 55 316.1 316.5 289.8 323.2 2.16 11 500 5671 -11.7 -18.8 56 7.1 -13.9 205 52 318.7 319.1 290.2 324.6 1.73 12 450 6469 -16.5 -19.4 78 3.0 -17.3 210 49 322.6 322.9 291.4 328.8 1.83 13 400 7346 -21.3 -25.6 68 4.4 -22.3 214 47 327.3 327.6 292.2 331.5 1.18 14 350 8316 -28.9 -33.9 62 4.9 -29.7 218 50 329.8 329.9 292.3 332.0 0.62 15 300 9397 -38.1 -43.0 60 4.9 -38.5 221 55 331.7 331.7 292.4 332.8 0.29 16 250 10622 -48.9 -53.5 59 4.5 -49.1 224 65 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.8 0.11 17 200 12061 -54.3 -71.0 11 16.6 -54.6 240 52 346.7 346.7 295.9 346.8 0.01 18 150 13870 -62.8 -80.5 7 17.7 -62.9 229 53 361.9 361.9 299.1 361.9 0.00 19 100 16351 -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: 5655.98 m Freezing level: 646.22 mb = 3658.58 m = 12003.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.30 mb = 3278.54 m = 10756.24 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.92 % Est. max temperature: 26.84 C = 80.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 956.66 mb = 396.49 m = 1300.82 ft T: 17.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.52 C/km ThetaE index: 9.45 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 809.57 mb = 1816.47 m = 5959.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.30 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.37 C = 81.26 F Cap Strength: 3.69 C Lifted Index: 1.32 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.00 C Showalter Index: -1.17 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.51 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.94 C Cross Totals Index: 23.57 C K Index: 34.43 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 289.94 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.43 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 35.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5922.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 875.67 mb = 1153.79 m = 3785.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 197.4 at 46.0 knts Storm direction: 227.4 at 34.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.9 neg: 0.3 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 415.8 neg: -11.7 tot: 404.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 134.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 0.34 Bulk Shear: 102.18 m/s