MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F027.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F027.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: 27 hour RUC valid 18Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 47.52,-122.19 Latitude: 47.52 Longitude: -122.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 83 SFC 998 97 12.2 8.7 79 3.6 10.3 237 12 285.5 286.7 283.5 305.2 7.07 2 950 509 8.5 5.2 80 3.3 6.8 255 25 285.8 286.8 282.3 302.1 5.84 3 900 953 4.9 1.7 80 3.2 3.4 268 32 286.5 287.4 281.4 300.1 4.80 4 850 1417 1.4 -2.8 74 4.2 -0.4 275 36 287.7 288.3 280.6 298.2 3.66 5 800 1902 -2.1 -7.4 67 5.4 -4.1 278 37 289.0 289.4 280.0 297.0 2.73 6 750 2410 -5.8 -9.8 74 4.0 -7.2 278 37 290.2 290.7 280.2 297.4 2.42 7 700 2947 -9.6 -12.6 79 3.0 -10.5 281 35 291.9 292.3 280.5 298.1 2.08 8 650 3515 -13.4 -15.6 84 2.2 -14.0 288 34 293.8 294.1 280.9 299.1 1.74 9 600 4119 -17.3 -20.4 76 3.2 -18.0 293 38 296.1 296.3 281.3 300.0 1.25 10 550 4767 -20.9 -29.5 46 8.6 -22.3 292 48 299.3 299.4 281.9 301.3 0.60 11 500 5465 -25.4 -42.9 18 17.5 -27.1 289 59 302.1 302.1 282.4 302.7 0.17 12 450 6218 -31.6 -52.1 11 20.5 -32.9 287 63 303.5 303.5 282.9 303.7 0.07 13 400 7038 -38.7 -54.6 17 15.9 -39.4 286 66 304.7 304.7 283.4 304.9 0.06 14 350 7940 -45.3 -60.0 18 14.7 -45.7 285 66 307.6 307.6 284.5 307.8 0.03 15 300 8961 -47.1 -66.1 10 19.0 -47.5 289 67 319.0 319.0 288.4 319.0 0.02 16 250 10180 -42.8 -74.3 2 31.5 -43.6 298 65 342.4 342.4 294.9 342.5 0.01 17 200 11679 -45.0 -75.9 2 30.9 -45.8 300 53 361.6 361.6 299.0 361.6 0.01 18 150 13576 -50.3 -79.9 2 29.6 -51.0 286 40 383.4 383.4 302.8 383.4 0.00 19 100 16204 -52.8 -81.8 2 29.0 -53.5 273 40 425.8 425.8 308.4 425.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5382.03 m Freezing level: 829.44 mb = 1615.99 m = 5301.74 ft Wetbulb zero: 854.85 mb = 1370.44 m = 4496.13 ft Precipitable water: 0.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.60 % Est. max temperature: 14.41 C = 57.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.23 mb = 542.04 m = 1778.32 ft T: 8.19 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.29 C/km ThetaE index: 8.24 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 890.82 mb = 1036.49 m = 3400.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 13.47 C = 56.24 F Cap Strength: 0.74 C Lifted Index: 1.94 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.44 C Showalter Index: 4.81 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 49.48 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.84 C Cross Totals Index: 22.64 C K Index: 21.07 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 139.29 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.91 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 117.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.92 mb = 935.88 m = 3070.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 856.92 mb = 1350.83 m = 4431.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 566.92 mb = 4541.43 m = 14899.53 ft B at Equ Level: 116.90 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 436.92 mb = 6423.67 m = 21074.77 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 283.3 at 39.9 knts Storm direction: 313.3 at 29.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 65.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 212.1 neg: -5.8 tot: 206.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 68.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.15 Bulk Rich Number: 1.38 Bulk Shear: 85.71 m/s