MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510200300F051.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510200300F051.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 6Z WED 22 OCT 25 Station: 42.71,-79.64 Latitude: 42.71 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 37 SFC 984 172 8.9 6.9 87 2.0 7.8 272 14 283.3 284.4 281.7 300.9 6.33 2 950 459 5.5 4.1 91 1.4 4.8 244 14 282.7 283.7 280.3 297.7 5.40 3 900 899 2.0 1.7 98 0.3 1.9 241 17 283.6 284.4 280.0 297.1 4.81 4 850 1358 -0.4 -0.7 97 0.4 -0.5 232 18 285.7 286.5 280.4 297.9 4.26 5 800 1841 -3.1 -3.3 99 0.2 -3.2 222 19 287.8 288.5 280.7 298.6 3.74 6 750 2349 -6.2 -6.5 98 0.3 -6.4 215 22 289.8 290.3 280.8 298.9 3.12 7 700 2885 -9.6 -10.1 96 0.5 -9.8 213 25 291.8 292.3 281.1 299.4 2.53 8 650 3453 -13.4 -14.3 93 0.9 -13.6 213 26 293.8 294.2 281.2 299.8 1.95 9 600 4057 -17.6 -19.0 89 1.3 -18.0 213 28 295.7 296.0 281.4 300.1 1.42 10 550 4702 -22.6 -24.9 81 2.3 -23.0 211 30 297.3 297.5 281.4 300.3 0.92 11 500 5394 -27.8 -30.8 76 2.9 -28.2 205 35 299.1 299.2 281.8 301.0 0.59 12 450 6141 -33.1 -36.0 75 2.9 -33.4 200 42 301.6 301.7 282.6 303.0 0.39 13 400 6959 -39.1 -41.7 76 2.7 -39.2 198 46 304.2 304.3 283.4 305.1 0.24 14 350 7860 -45.6 -48.6 72 3.0 -45.7 194 48 307.3 307.3 284.5 307.7 0.13 15 300 8887 -43.9 -70.1 4 26.2 -44.6 216 40 323.4 323.4 289.8 323.5 0.01 16 250 10111 -43.9 -74.3 2 30.3 -44.7 222 41 340.8 340.8 294.5 340.8 0.01 17 200 11607 -44.5 -75.6 2 31.0 -45.4 230 45 362.3 362.3 299.1 362.3 0.01 18 150 13517 -47.9 -78.1 2 30.2 -48.7 227 33 387.4 387.4 303.4 387.5 0.01 19 100 16158 -55.6 -83.9 2 28.4 -56.1 242 27 420.4 420.4 307.7 420.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5357.15 m Freezing level: 857.86 mb = 1285.97 m = 4219.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 861.04 mb = 1254.50 m = 4115.77 ft Precipitable water: 0.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.59 % Est. max temperature: 11.92 C = 53.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.27 mb = 422.52 m = 1386.22 ft T: 5.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.26 C/km ThetaE index: 3.77 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 918.16 mb = 736.30 m = 2415.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 8.82 C = 47.88 F Cap Strength: 1.96 C Lifted Index: 2.55 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 18.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.98 C Showalter Index: 2.61 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 54.56 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.45 C Cross Totals Index: 27.10 C K Index: 26.23 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 181.16 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.62 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 7.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 918.55 mb = 732.88 m = 2404.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 913.55 mb = 777.23 m = 2549.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 853.55 mb = 1324.73 m = 4346.16 ft B at Equ Level: 6.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 783.55 mb = 2004.36 m = 6575.90 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.3 at 25.8 knts Storm direction: 244.3 at 19.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 3.8 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 144.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 26.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 26.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.0 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.19 Bulk Shear: 37.09 m/s