MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510191500F006.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510191500F006.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: 6 hour RUC valid 21Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 43.70,-79.31 Latitude: 43.70 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 -53 SFC 981 117 17.2 16.7 97 0.6 16.8 185 18 292.0 294.2 290.7 326.7 12.25 2 950 389 16.2 15.9 98 0.3 16.0 188 35 293.6 295.8 291.2 328.0 12.06 3 900 848 13.9 13.7 99 0.2 13.8 187 42 295.9 297.9 291.0 327.7 11.04 4 850 1329 11.4 11.2 99 0.1 11.3 185 45 298.1 299.9 290.9 326.9 9.91 5 800 1834 8.7 8.6 99 0.1 8.6 183 48 300.4 302.0 290.6 326.3 8.78 6 750 2366 5.6 5.5 99 0.1 5.6 185 52 302.7 304.1 290.4 325.4 7.60 7 700 2927 1.8 1.7 99 0.1 1.7 189 54 304.5 305.6 289.8 323.2 6.19 8 650 3523 -0.8 -1.0 98 0.2 -0.9 190 53 308.0 309.1 290.2 324.9 5.46 9 600 4159 -3.8 -4.2 97 0.4 -4.0 189 52 311.7 312.6 290.7 326.4 4.68 10 550 4841 -8.1 -8.3 99 0.2 -8.2 188 53 314.5 315.2 290.7 326.4 3.73 11 500 5576 -12.5 -13.3 94 0.7 -12.8 186 53 317.8 318.3 290.8 326.8 2.75 12 450 6373 -16.9 -18.0 91 1.1 -17.3 184 65 322.0 322.4 291.4 328.9 2.06 13 400 7249 -21.4 -22.5 90 1.1 -21.7 183 83 327.2 327.5 292.4 332.6 1.57 14 350 8221 -27.8 -33.7 57 5.8 -28.8 185 89 331.2 331.4 292.7 333.6 0.64 15 300 9307 -37.0 -41.7 61 4.8 -37.4 184 87 333.3 333.3 292.9 334.5 0.33 16 250 10544 -44.7 -55.2 30 10.5 -45.2 193 89 339.7 339.7 294.3 340.0 0.09 17 200 12012 -52.0 -73.9 6 21.8 -52.4 182 73 350.4 350.4 296.7 350.4 0.01 18 150 13841 -58.4 -82.1 3 23.7 -58.6 215 55 369.5 369.5 300.5 369.5 0.00 19 100 16373 -62.1 -87.8 2 25.6 -62.4 226 22 407.7 407.7 306.2 407.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5628.75 m Freezing level: 665.74 mb = 3335.25 m = 10942.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.40 mb = 3310.43 m = 10860.87 ft Precipitable water: 1.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.29 % Est. max temperature: 24.14 C = 75.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.71 mb = 185.57 m = 608.82 ft T: 16.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.40 C/km ThetaE index: 4.81 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 917.97 mb = 680.02 m = 2231.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.25 C = 68.46 F Cap Strength: 0.20 C Lifted Index: -0.19 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.70 C Showalter Index: 0.22 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.71 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.93 C Cross Totals Index: 23.78 C K Index: 35.10 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 276.97 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.13 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 124.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.77 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.77 mb = 608.11 m = 1995.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 870.77 mb = 1125.77 m = 3693.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 490.77 mb = 5716.95 m = 18756.18 ft B at Equ Level: 124.71 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 380.77 mb = 7607.87 m = 24959.90 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 187.1 at 49.6 knts Storm direction: 217.1 at 37.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 1.6 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 197.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 197.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 65.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 2.75 Bulk Shear: 45.41 m/s