MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F018.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F018.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: 18 hour RUC valid 12Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 43.70,-79.36 Latitude: 43.70 Longitude: -79.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 18 SFC 988 123 16.5 13.4 82 3.0 14.6 156 9 290.6 292.4 288.2 318.4 9.83 2 950 460 18.4 13.1 71 5.3 15.0 177 34 295.8 297.6 290.2 324.7 9.99 3 900 923 17.0 13.2 78 3.8 14.6 193 44 299.0 301.0 291.7 330.2 10.66 4 850 1409 14.1 11.8 86 2.3 12.7 197 46 301.0 302.8 292.0 331.2 10.28 5 800 1919 10.3 9.2 93 1.0 9.6 195 47 302.1 303.8 291.5 329.4 9.20 6 750 2453 6.7 5.4 91 1.4 5.9 193 48 303.9 305.3 290.7 326.4 7.50 7 700 3017 3.6 1.8 88 1.8 2.6 194 49 306.4 307.6 290.4 325.4 6.22 8 650 3615 -0.1 -1.2 92 1.2 -0.7 197 53 308.9 309.9 290.5 325.5 5.38 9 600 4252 -4.0 -5.3 90 1.4 -4.6 198 57 311.5 312.4 290.3 325.0 4.28 10 550 4934 -7.9 -10.9 79 3.0 -9.1 199 58 314.7 315.3 290.1 324.5 3.02 11 500 5670 -12.0 -15.8 73 3.8 -13.3 202 57 318.4 318.9 290.5 325.8 2.23 12 450 6469 -15.5 -18.4 78 2.9 -16.4 207 49 323.7 324.1 291.9 330.5 1.99 13 400 7349 -21.1 -23.9 78 2.8 -21.8 207 45 327.6 327.8 292.4 332.4 1.38 14 350 8319 -28.6 -32.3 70 3.7 -29.2 211 49 330.2 330.3 292.5 332.9 0.73 15 300 9402 -37.8 -43.2 57 5.4 -38.3 214 55 332.1 332.1 292.6 333.1 0.28 16 250 10628 -48.6 -51.9 68 3.3 -48.7 223 67 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.4 0.13 17 200 12064 -55.3 -70.7 13 15.3 -55.6 234 55 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.2 0.01 18 150 13873 -62.7 -80.2 8 17.5 -62.8 229 49 362.1 362.1 299.1 362.2 0.00 19 100 16356 -64.1 -87.7 3 23.6 -64.3 240 36 403.9 403.9 305.7 403.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5652.02 m Freezing level: 650.87 mb = 3605.03 m = 11827.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.41 mb = 3487.14 m = 11440.61 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.86 % Est. max temperature: 27.03 C = 80.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.20 mb = 512.53 m = 1681.50 ft T: 18.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.86 C/km ThetaE index: 5.85 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 808.30 mb = 1832.01 m = 6010.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.71 C = 81.88 F Cap Strength: 3.58 C Lifted Index: 1.42 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.84 C Showalter Index: -1.34 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.90 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.12 C Cross Totals Index: 23.78 C K Index: 36.13 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 307.74 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.16 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 32.80 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5823.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 878.54 mb = 1128.49 m = 3702.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 196.4 at 49.7 knts Storm direction: 226.4 at 37.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 0.5 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 352.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 352.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 117.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 0.35 Bulk Shear: 94.49 m/s