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: 47.38,-122.73 Latitude: 47.38 Longitude: -122.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 10.3 8.2 87 2.1 9.2 233 10 283.4 284.6 282.3 302.3 6.82 1 1000 71 11.2 8.7 84 2.5 9.8 234 11 284.4 285.6 283.0 303.9 7.06 2 950 496 8.3 6.6 89 1.7 7.3 252 32 285.6 286.7 282.8 303.5 6.42 3 900 940 5.0 3.4 90 1.5 4.2 263 40 286.6 287.6 282.1 302.0 5.44 4 850 1404 1.2 0.2 94 0.9 0.7 267 44 287.4 288.2 281.5 300.4 4.58 5 800 1888 -2.5 -4.4 87 1.9 -3.3 268 46 288.5 289.1 280.7 298.5 3.46 6 750 2397 -5.9 -7.2 91 1.2 -6.4 267 46 290.1 290.6 280.8 298.8 2.97 7 700 2934 -9.1 -10.9 87 1.8 -9.7 267 43 292.4 292.8 281.1 299.5 2.38 8 650 3504 -12.5 -15.2 80 2.7 -13.3 268 43 294.8 295.1 281.5 300.3 1.80 9 600 4111 -15.6 -23.4 51 7.9 -17.3 272 46 298.1 298.2 281.8 301.2 0.96 10 550 4763 -18.9 -36.1 20 17.2 -21.4 276 52 301.6 301.7 282.5 302.7 0.32 11 500 5466 -23.6 -46.8 10 23.2 -25.8 276 57 304.3 304.3 283.3 304.7 0.11 12 450 6226 -28.8 -57.1 5 28.3 -30.5 272 62 307.0 307.0 284.2 307.1 0.04 13 400 7057 -35.1 -58.5 7 23.3 -36.2 269 70 309.3 309.3 285.1 309.4 0.04 14 350 7972 -42.4 -58.3 16 15.8 -43.0 270 74 311.5 311.5 285.9 311.7 0.04 15 300 9000 -46.9 -63.4 14 16.5 -47.3 274 63 319.3 319.3 288.5 319.4 0.03 16 250 10211 -45.0 -73.1 3 28.1 -45.6 275 63 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.2 0.01 17 200 11698 -46.8 -77.3 2 30.5 -47.5 273 61 358.6 358.6 298.4 358.6 0.01 18 150 13592 -49.1 -79.0 2 29.9 -49.8 278 57 385.5 385.5 303.1 385.6 0.01 19 100 16215 -55.3 -83.7 2 28.4 -55.9 269 38 420.8 420.8 307.8 420.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5394.56 m Freezing level: 834.15 mb = 1557.42 m = 5109.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 840.93 mb = 1489.52 m = 4886.83 ft Precipitable water: 0.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.11 % Est. max temperature: 14.25 C = 57.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.64 mb = 335.14 m = 1099.54 ft T: 9.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.72 C/km ThetaE index: 5.46 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 912.11 mb = 830.53 m = 2724.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 13.25 C = 55.84 F Cap Strength: 2.09 C Lifted Index: 3.15 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.50 C Showalter Index: 5.11 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 48.55 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.74 C Cross Totals Index: 23.81 C K Index: 23.22 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 148.25 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.86 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 138.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 923.32 mb = 730.18 m = 2395.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 888.32 mb = 1046.27 m = 3432.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 608.32 mb = 4006.63 m = 13144.96 ft B at Equ Level: 137.63 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 478.32 mb = 5785.58 m = 18981.33 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 269.3 at 45.5 knts Storm direction: 299.3 at 34.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.3 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 289.6 neg: -20.3 tot: 269.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 89.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.25 Bulk Rich Number: 1.63 Bulk Shear: 84.99 m/s