MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510200300F037.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510200300F037.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: 37 hour RUC valid 16Z TUE 21 OCT 25 Station: 42.57,-79.64 Latitude: 42.57 Longitude: -79.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 34 SFC 984 170 12.7 10.7 87 2.0 11.5 204 26 287.2 288.6 285.4 310.2 8.22 2 950 462 9.2 8.2 94 1.0 8.6 209 28 286.5 287.7 284.0 306.6 7.19 3 900 908 6.9 6.8 99 0.1 6.9 225 33 288.6 289.8 284.6 308.1 6.91 4 850 1377 4.6 4.5 100 0.1 4.5 236 33 290.9 292.0 284.8 308.7 6.22 5 800 1868 1.5 1.2 98 0.3 1.4 238 32 292.8 293.7 284.5 307.9 5.23 6 750 2386 -1.3 -2.4 92 1.1 -1.8 238 35 295.2 295.9 284.5 307.8 4.28 7 700 2933 -4.4 -8.7 71 4.4 -6.0 238 40 297.7 298.2 283.9 306.2 2.82 8 650 3512 -8.2 -20.3 37 12.1 -11.5 235 48 299.7 299.9 282.8 303.4 1.17 9 600 4128 -12.2 -33.9 15 21.7 -16.0 224 49 302.0 302.0 282.7 303.2 0.36 10 550 4788 -16.2 -43.6 7 27.4 -19.7 217 46 304.9 304.9 283.5 305.4 0.15 11 500 5499 -19.9 -46.2 8 26.3 -22.8 221 55 308.8 308.8 285.0 309.2 0.12 12 450 6274 -23.4 -47.4 9 24.0 -25.8 220 77 313.9 313.9 286.8 314.3 0.12 13 400 7124 -29.7 -49.1 13 19.4 -31.3 214 81 316.3 316.4 287.7 316.8 0.11 14 350 8061 -36.6 -52.4 18 15.8 -37.5 209 90 319.4 319.4 288.6 319.8 0.09 15 300 9113 -42.9 -63.9 8 20.9 -43.6 213 96 324.8 324.9 290.3 324.9 0.02 16 250 10328 -46.7 -68.2 7 21.5 -47.2 217 83 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.7 0.02 17 200 11799 -50.5 -76.5 3 26.0 -50.9 211 74 352.8 352.8 297.3 352.9 0.01 18 150 13658 -53.9 -82.7 2 28.7 -54.4 203 40 377.1 377.1 301.8 377.2 0.00 19 100 16232 -57.8 -85.6 2 27.9 -58.2 214 28 416.1 416.1 307.3 416.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5464.82 m Freezing level: 772.95 mb = 2148.43 m = 7048.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 778.39 mb = 2088.02 m = 6850.38 ft Precipitable water: 0.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.50 % Est. max temperature: 17.01 C = 62.62 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.15 mb = 425.68 m = 1396.58 ft T: 9.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.06 C/km ThetaE index: 5.53 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 918.75 mb = 738.12 m = 2421.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 13.32 C = 55.97 F Cap Strength: 1.95 C Lifted Index: 3.76 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.84 C Showalter Index: 3.21 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 48.90 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.49 C Cross Totals Index: 24.42 C K Index: 24.60 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 175.95 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.08 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11872.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.04 mb = 708.62 m = 2324.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.5 at 43.2 knts Storm direction: 256.5 at 32.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 1.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 89.3 neg: -3.0 tot: 86.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.25 Bulk Shear: 45.21 m/s