MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F025.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F025.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: 25 hour RUC valid 16Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 47.38,-122.54 Latitude: 47.38 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 1002 51 10.7 8.7 87 2.0 9.6 223 10 283.6 284.9 282.6 303.1 7.04 1 1000 72 11.1 8.9 86 2.2 9.9 226 11 284.2 285.5 283.0 304.0 7.16 2 950 497 8.0 7.0 94 1.0 7.5 246 29 285.3 286.4 282.9 303.8 6.63 3 900 941 4.7 3.8 94 0.9 4.2 259 35 286.3 287.3 282.2 302.0 5.57 4 850 1404 1.1 0.4 95 0.7 0.8 267 37 287.3 288.2 281.5 300.6 4.64 5 800 1889 -2.2 -3.1 94 0.9 -2.6 274 39 288.8 289.4 281.2 299.7 3.80 6 750 2398 -5.7 -6.1 97 0.4 -5.8 275 41 290.4 290.9 281.3 299.8 3.23 7 700 2936 -8.9 -9.3 97 0.4 -9.1 272 42 292.6 293.1 281.6 300.6 2.69 8 650 3506 -12.6 -13.8 91 1.2 -13.0 271 43 294.7 295.1 281.7 300.9 2.02 9 600 4113 -15.7 -22.7 55 7.0 -17.3 279 46 297.9 298.1 281.8 301.2 1.03 10 550 4765 -19.0 -39.5 15 20.5 -21.7 289 53 301.5 301.6 282.3 302.3 0.22 11 500 5466 -24.1 -56.2 3 32.1 -26.3 291 60 303.7 303.7 282.9 303.8 0.04 12 450 6224 -30.2 -54.2 8 23.9 -31.7 289 64 305.2 305.2 283.5 305.4 0.05 13 400 7049 -37.0 -54.4 15 17.4 -37.8 283 68 306.9 306.9 284.2 307.1 0.06 14 350 7956 -44.6 -56.9 24 12.3 -45.0 278 70 308.6 308.6 284.8 308.8 0.05 15 300 8977 -48.3 -64.3 14 16.0 -48.6 284 63 317.3 317.3 287.9 317.4 0.02 16 250 10181 -46.1 -72.6 3 26.6 -46.7 282 63 337.6 337.6 293.7 337.6 0.01 17 200 11671 -45.1 -76.0 2 30.9 -45.9 282 59 361.4 361.4 299.0 361.4 0.01 18 150 13583 -47.4 -77.7 2 30.3 -48.3 287 44 388.4 388.4 303.6 388.4 0.01 19 100 16212 -56.0 -84.3 2 28.2 -56.5 274 36 419.5 419.5 307.6 419.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5394.73 m Freezing level: 833.11 mb = 1567.77 m = 5143.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 838.50 mb = 1512.89 m = 4963.49 ft Precipitable water: 0.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.62 % Est. max temperature: 14.34 C = 57.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.30 mb = 304.67 m = 999.57 ft T: 9.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.99 C/km ThetaE index: 4.31 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 925.98 mb = 707.26 m = 2320.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 12.83 C = 55.09 F Cap Strength: 1.88 C Lifted Index: 2.50 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.40 C Showalter Index: 4.49 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 49.72 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.22 C Cross Totals Index: 24.50 C K Index: 25.23 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 152.30 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.67 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 141.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 933.55 mb = 640.38 m = 2100.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 908.55 mb = 863.20 m = 2831.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 598.55 mb = 4130.66 m = 13551.87 ft B at Equ Level: 139.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 468.55 mb = 5933.31 m = 19466.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 277.1 at 43.7 knts Storm direction: 307.1 at 32.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.6 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 306.7 neg: -3.3 tot: 303.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 101.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.26 Bulk Rich Number: 1.23 Bulk Shear: 114.98 m/s