MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F024.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F024.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: 24 hour RUC valid 15Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 47.20,-122.54 Latitude: 47.20 Longitude: -122.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1001 65 10.4 7.9 84 2.5 9.0 214 9 283.4 284.6 282.1 301.9 6.68 1 1000 77 11.3 8.6 83 2.7 9.8 218 10 284.5 285.7 283.0 303.9 7.00 2 950 503 8.5 6.8 89 1.7 7.6 242 30 285.8 287.0 283.0 304.1 6.53 3 900 947 5.1 3.8 92 1.3 4.4 255 36 286.7 287.7 282.4 302.5 5.58 4 850 1410 1.0 0.8 99 0.2 0.9 260 38 287.2 288.0 281.7 300.8 4.77 5 800 1895 -2.7 -4.2 89 1.5 -3.3 262 39 288.3 288.9 280.6 298.4 3.50 6 750 2404 -5.8 -7.6 87 1.8 -6.5 263 41 290.3 290.8 280.8 298.7 2.88 7 700 2941 -9.1 -9.6 97 0.4 -9.3 267 43 292.4 292.8 281.4 300.2 2.64 8 650 3510 -12.7 -13.1 97 0.4 -12.8 271 50 294.6 295.0 281.8 301.1 2.14 9 600 4117 -15.7 -20.8 65 5.1 -16.9 277 53 298.0 298.2 282.1 301.8 1.21 10 550 4770 -18.4 -40.0 13 21.6 -21.2 285 57 302.2 302.3 282.6 303.0 0.21 11 500 5474 -23.2 -59.8 2 36.6 -25.7 288 61 304.7 304.7 283.3 304.8 0.02 12 450 6234 -29.2 -56.4 5 27.3 -30.8 284 64 306.5 306.6 284.1 306.7 0.04 13 400 7063 -36.0 -55.4 12 19.4 -36.9 277 69 308.2 308.2 284.7 308.4 0.05 14 350 7974 -43.6 -56.8 22 13.2 -44.0 272 71 309.9 309.9 285.4 310.1 0.05 15 300 8996 -48.3 -62.4 18 14.0 -48.7 276 65 317.2 317.3 287.9 317.4 0.03 16 250 10202 -45.4 -72.8 3 27.4 -46.0 275 61 338.6 338.6 294.0 338.6 0.01 17 200 11691 -46.1 -76.8 2 30.6 -46.9 276 60 359.7 359.7 298.7 359.8 0.01 18 150 13593 -48.2 -78.3 2 30.1 -48.9 279 51 387.1 387.1 303.3 387.1 0.01 19 100 16216 -56.3 -84.5 2 28.2 -56.8 273 37 418.9 418.9 307.6 418.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5397.34 m Freezing level: 836.42 mb = 1541.99 m = 5058.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 839.35 mb = 1511.18 m = 4957.88 ft Precipitable water: 0.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.46 % Est. max temperature: 14.14 C = 57.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.01 mb = 381.02 m = 1250.07 ft T: 9.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.56 C/km ThetaE index: 5.69 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 912.89 mb = 830.21 m = 2723.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 13.45 C = 56.22 F Cap Strength: 2.37 C Lifted Index: 3.24 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.72 C Showalter Index: 5.20 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 48.26 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.23 C Cross Totals Index: 24.03 C K Index: 24.58 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 146.46 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.82 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 170.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 923.86 mb = 731.99 m = 2401.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 888.86 mb = 1048.08 m = 3438.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 598.86 mb = 4131.23 m = 13553.73 ft B at Equ Level: 169.37 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 468.86 mb = 5937.98 m = 19481.32 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 272.7 at 46.1 knts Storm direction: 302.7 at 34.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 362.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 362.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 120.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.34 Bulk Rich Number: 1.28 Bulk Shear: 132.92 m/s