MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510191500F005.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510191500F005.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: 5 hour RUC valid 20Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 43.78,-79.28 Latitude: 43.78 Longitude: -79.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -52 SFC 976 155 21.0 13.9 64 7.1 16.4 155 13 296.1 298.0 290.5 325.8 10.27 2 950 387 20.6 13.2 62 7.5 15.8 165 29 298.1 300.0 291.0 327.5 10.06 3 900 851 16.8 12.0 74 4.8 13.8 168 37 298.8 300.6 291.0 327.6 9.85 4 850 1335 12.7 10.8 88 2.0 11.5 172 41 299.5 301.2 291.0 327.6 9.60 5 800 1842 9.1 8.6 97 0.5 8.8 177 45 300.9 302.5 290.8 326.9 8.80 6 750 2374 6.1 5.8 98 0.2 5.9 182 48 303.1 304.6 290.7 326.3 7.75 7 700 2937 3.0 2.8 99 0.2 2.9 188 52 305.8 307.0 290.6 326.1 6.71 8 650 3534 -0.6 -0.8 98 0.3 -0.7 192 59 308.3 309.4 290.4 325.5 5.56 9 600 4171 -4.1 -4.3 99 0.2 -4.2 195 64 311.4 312.3 290.6 326.0 4.65 10 550 4853 -7.7 -8.0 98 0.3 -7.8 196 65 315.0 315.7 290.9 327.2 3.82 11 500 5590 -11.4 -12.2 94 0.8 -11.7 195 68 319.1 319.7 291.5 329.0 3.01 12 450 6391 -15.7 -16.7 92 1.0 -16.0 191 79 323.5 324.0 292.1 331.3 2.30 13 400 7270 -21.1 -22.0 93 0.8 -21.4 190 87 327.5 327.8 292.6 333.2 1.65 14 350 8243 -27.6 -30.7 75 3.1 -28.2 193 92 331.5 331.7 293.0 334.6 0.84 15 300 9333 -35.5 -41.2 56 5.7 -36.1 187 87 335.3 335.4 293.5 336.7 0.35 16 250 10573 -45.4 -47.8 77 2.4 -45.6 189 82 338.5 338.6 294.1 339.3 0.20 17 200 12026 -53.1 -66.0 19 12.9 -53.4 185 73 348.7 348.7 296.4 348.8 0.03 18 150 13852 -59.7 -81.3 4 21.6 -59.9 219 63 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.00 19 100 16377 -62.1 -87.5 2 25.4 -62.3 228 22 407.8 407.8 306.2 407.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5642.22 m Freezing level: 657.87 mb = 3440.46 m = 11287.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 659.56 mb = 3416.86 m = 11210.05 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.01 % Est. max temperature: 24.93 C = 76.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 879.42 mb = 1046.88 m = 3434.61 ft T: 15.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.42 C/km ThetaE index: 2.18 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 823.63 mb = 1598.35 m = 5243.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.00 C = 77.00 F Cap Strength: 1.25 C Lifted Index: 1.12 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.38 C Showalter Index: 1.01 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.31 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.13 C Cross Totals Index: 22.18 C K Index: 34.76 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 279.46 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.18 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 45.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 30.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 847.36 mb = 1361.01 m = 4465.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 772.36 mb = 2131.87 m = 6994.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 552.36 mb = 4819.37 m = 15811.40 ft B at Equ Level: 44.68 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 472.36 mb = 6022.22 m = 19757.68 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 187.9 at 53.7 knts Storm direction: 217.9 at 40.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 405.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 405.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 135.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.97 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 0.35 Bulk Shear: 128.18 m/s