MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F029.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F029.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: 29 hour RUC valid 20Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 47.57,-122.51 Latitude: 47.57 Longitude: -122.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1006 41 12.5 6.8 68 5.8 9.5 237 15 285.2 286.3 282.3 302.4 6.14 1 1000 90 13.1 5.6 60 7.5 9.2 248 14 286.2 287.2 282.3 302.3 5.70 2 950 517 9.1 3.4 68 5.7 6.3 256 25 286.4 287.3 281.7 301.0 5.15 3 900 962 5.1 1.4 77 3.7 3.4 266 28 286.8 287.6 281.4 300.1 4.71 4 850 1425 1.2 -1.3 83 2.6 0.1 278 30 287.5 288.2 281.0 299.1 4.08 5 800 1910 -2.4 -4.4 86 2.0 -3.2 288 33 288.6 289.2 280.7 298.6 3.45 6 750 2418 -5.8 -7.4 89 1.5 -6.4 295 37 290.2 290.7 280.8 298.8 2.93 7 700 2955 -9.5 -11.0 88 1.6 -10.0 297 40 292.0 292.4 280.9 299.0 2.35 8 650 3524 -13.4 -15.3 86 1.9 -14.0 298 42 293.8 294.1 281.0 299.2 1.79 9 600 4128 -17.8 -20.2 81 2.4 -18.3 296 44 295.6 295.8 281.1 299.6 1.28 10 550 4773 -22.4 -26.1 71 3.7 -23.1 291 49 297.5 297.7 281.4 300.2 0.82 11 500 5465 -27.3 -35.3 47 8.0 -28.2 286 55 299.8 299.8 281.8 301.1 0.38 12 450 6215 -32.2 -51.5 13 19.2 -33.4 283 57 302.7 302.7 282.6 303.0 0.07 13 400 7036 -37.8 -60.9 7 23.1 -38.6 287 56 305.9 305.9 283.8 306.0 0.03 14 350 7945 -42.5 -61.7 10 19.2 -43.0 299 61 311.4 311.4 285.9 311.5 0.03 15 300 8980 -44.6 -65.9 8 21.3 -45.2 310 75 322.5 322.5 289.5 322.5 0.02 16 250 10198 -44.6 -73.3 3 28.8 -45.3 315 78 339.8 339.8 294.3 339.8 0.01 17 200 11683 -47.3 -77.6 2 30.3 -47.9 313 76 357.9 357.9 298.3 357.9 0.00 18 150 13575 -49.2 -79.1 2 29.9 -49.9 295 46 385.2 385.2 303.1 385.3 0.01 19 100 16200 -54.1 -82.8 2 28.7 -54.7 277 39 423.1 423.1 308.1 423.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5374.84 m Freezing level: 832.79 mb = 1591.79 m = 5222.34 ft Wetbulb zero: 847.95 mb = 1444.24 m = 4738.27 ft Precipitable water: 0.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.92 % Est. max temperature: 14.70 C = 58.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 921.85 mb = 764.64 m = 2508.64 ft T: 6.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.10 C/km ThetaE index: 3.74 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 863.67 mb = 1295.66 m = 4250.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 14.59 C = 58.26 F Cap Strength: 0.68 C Lifted Index: 0.83 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.74 C Showalter Index: 2.29 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 54.49 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.53 C Cross Totals Index: 25.96 C K Index: 25.64 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 224.29 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.36 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 67.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.74 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 874.66 mb = 1193.24 m = 3914.77 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 839.66 mb = 1522.79 m = 4995.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 539.66 mb = 4910.60 m = 16110.69 ft B at Equ Level: 67.00 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 439.66 mb = 6376.94 m = 20921.45 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 287.5 at 39.7 knts Storm direction: 317.5 at 29.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 200.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 200.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 66.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 0.75 Bulk Shear: 90.11 m/s