MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F020.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F020.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: 20 hour RUC valid 14Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 47.27,-122.57 Latitude: 47.27 Longitude: -122.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1003 53 10.6 8.3 86 2.3 9.3 234 10 283.5 284.7 282.4 302.4 6.85 1 1000 75 11.3 8.8 84 2.5 9.9 234 12 284.4 285.7 283.0 304.1 7.09 2 950 501 8.2 6.9 91 1.3 7.5 250 33 285.5 286.7 283.0 303.9 6.59 3 900 945 4.9 3.9 93 1.1 4.4 261 42 286.6 287.6 282.4 302.4 5.62 4 850 1409 1.1 0.7 97 0.5 0.9 266 44 287.3 288.2 281.7 300.8 4.73 5 800 1893 -2.4 -3.7 91 1.3 -3.0 267 46 288.6 289.2 280.9 299.0 3.62 6 750 2402 -5.9 -6.6 94 0.7 -6.2 267 45 290.2 290.7 281.0 299.2 3.10 7 700 2940 -9.1 -9.9 94 0.8 -9.4 267 42 292.4 292.9 281.4 300.1 2.57 8 650 3509 -12.7 -13.8 91 1.1 -13.0 268 42 294.6 295.0 281.7 300.8 2.02 9 600 4116 -15.9 -21.3 63 5.4 -17.2 271 46 297.7 297.9 281.9 301.4 1.16 10 550 4768 -19.0 -34.0 25 15.1 -21.2 275 53 301.6 301.6 282.5 302.9 0.39 11 500 5470 -23.4 -47.4 9 24.1 -25.6 275 59 304.6 304.6 283.4 305.0 0.11 12 450 6231 -28.6 -58.9 4 30.3 -30.3 272 65 307.3 307.3 284.4 307.4 0.03 13 400 7063 -35.1 -57.3 9 22.2 -36.2 270 71 309.3 309.3 285.1 309.5 0.04 14 350 7978 -42.4 -58.5 16 16.0 -43.0 269 74 311.5 311.5 285.9 311.7 0.04 15 300 9006 -46.9 -63.2 14 16.3 -47.3 273 65 319.2 319.3 288.5 319.4 0.03 16 250 10217 -45.1 -73.0 3 27.9 -45.7 273 64 339.0 339.0 294.1 339.1 0.01 17 200 11704 -46.6 -77.1 2 30.5 -47.3 272 64 359.0 359.0 298.5 359.0 0.01 18 150 13600 -48.9 -78.8 2 29.9 -49.6 278 56 385.8 385.8 303.2 385.9 0.01 19 100 16218 -56.1 -84.3 2 28.2 -56.6 268 39 419.3 419.3 307.6 419.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5395.42 m Freezing level: 833.98 mb = 1563.96 m = 5131.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 838.09 mb = 1521.44 m = 4991.54 ft Precipitable water: 0.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.42 % Est. max temperature: 14.38 C = 57.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.33 mb = 342.28 m = 1122.94 ft T: 9.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.63 C/km ThetaE index: 5.09 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 919.53 mb = 768.76 m = 2522.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 13.26 C = 55.86 F Cap Strength: 1.80 C Lifted Index: 3.11 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.67 C Showalter Index: 5.05 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 48.53 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.49 C Cross Totals Index: 24.03 C K Index: 24.34 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 156.53 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.83 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 164.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 929.26 mb = 682.25 m = 2238.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 894.26 mb = 997.00 m = 3270.96 ft Equ Level (EL): 594.26 mb = 4187.89 m = 13739.63 ft B at Equ Level: 164.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 464.26 mb = 6006.03 m = 19704.57 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 268.5 at 45.9 knts Storm direction: 298.5 at 34.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.2 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 296.0 neg: -16.6 tot: 279.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 93.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.30 Bulk Rich Number: 1.87 Bulk Shear: 88.05 m/s