MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510192100F051.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510192100F051.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: 51 hour RUC valid 0Z WED 22 OCT 25 Station: 42.57,-79.74 Latitude: 42.57 Longitude: -79.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 SFC 986 174 12.4 7.6 72 4.8 9.7 228 21 286.7 287.9 283.5 305.4 6.64 2 950 479 8.8 4.5 74 4.3 6.6 229 20 286.1 287.1 282.1 301.8 5.57 3 900 924 4.8 2.2 83 2.6 3.6 232 23 286.5 287.3 281.6 300.6 5.00 4 850 1387 0.8 0.1 95 0.7 0.5 236 26 287.0 287.8 281.3 299.9 4.55 5 800 1871 -2.7 -3.2 97 0.4 -2.9 237 29 288.3 288.9 281.0 299.2 3.78 6 750 2379 -6.3 -7.3 92 1.1 -6.7 236 32 289.8 290.3 280.6 298.4 2.94 7 700 2915 -9.8 -11.2 89 1.4 -10.2 233 34 291.7 292.1 280.7 298.6 2.32 8 650 3482 -13.9 -14.8 93 0.9 -14.2 231 35 293.3 293.6 280.8 298.9 1.86 9 600 4085 -17.8 -19.8 84 2.0 -18.3 232 36 295.5 295.7 281.1 299.6 1.32 10 550 4730 -22.6 -25.3 78 2.7 -23.1 232 38 297.2 297.4 281.4 300.1 0.89 11 500 5422 -28.0 -32.8 63 4.9 -28.6 232 41 298.9 299.0 281.5 300.5 0.48 12 450 6169 -33.1 -43.2 36 10.1 -33.8 230 44 301.6 301.7 282.3 302.3 0.19 13 400 6988 -37.8 -46.7 39 8.9 -38.3 230 52 305.9 305.9 284.0 306.4 0.14 14 350 7896 -43.1 -53.0 33 9.9 -43.5 223 53 310.7 310.7 285.7 311.0 0.08 15 300 8933 -42.8 -73.6 2 30.7 -43.5 220 56 325.0 325.0 290.3 325.0 0.01 16 250 10161 -43.6 -74.0 2 30.4 -44.3 222 51 341.3 341.3 294.6 341.3 0.01 17 200 11654 -45.6 -76.3 2 30.8 -46.4 220 54 360.6 360.6 298.8 360.6 0.01 18 150 13557 -48.7 -78.7 2 30.0 -49.4 229 45 386.1 386.1 303.2 386.1 0.01 19 100 16187 -56.2 -84.4 2 28.2 -56.7 241 18 419.1 419.1 307.6 419.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5366.72 m Freezing level: 838.45 mb = 1498.58 m = 4916.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 842.81 mb = 1454.54 m = 4772.04 ft Precipitable water: 0.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.31 % Est. max temperature: 13.03 C = 55.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 916.26 mb = 776.76 m = 2548.38 ft T: 6.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.25 C/km ThetaE index: 6.97 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 880.86 mb = 1097.98 m = 3602.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 12.35 C = 54.23 F Cap Strength: 0.25 C Lifted Index: -0.33 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 16.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.42 C Showalter Index: 1.02 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 56.90 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.78 C Cross Totals Index: 28.12 C K Index: 27.50 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 252.85 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.07 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 174.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.77 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 884.66 mb = 1063.10 m = 3487.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 869.66 mb = 1201.57 m = 3942.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 479.66 mb = 5716.35 m = 18754.19 ft B at Equ Level: 173.45 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 379.66 mb = 7343.12 m = 24091.29 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.6 at 33.3 knts Storm direction: 262.6 at 25.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.3 neg: 1.2 tot: 2.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 48.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 41.5 neg: -5.0 tot: 36.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.0 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 7.71 Bulk Shear: 22.63 m/s