MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510190900F008.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510190900F008.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: 8 hour RUC valid 17Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 46.32,-122.54 Latitude: 46.32 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 109 SFC 955 493 8.5 6.8 89 1.7 7.6 240 11 285.4 286.5 282.8 303.6 6.50 2 950 534 8.3 7.0 91 1.3 7.6 253 18 285.6 286.8 283.0 304.1 6.61 3 900 979 5.0 4.5 97 0.5 4.8 263 31 286.7 287.7 282.7 303.2 5.88 4 850 1442 1.5 1.2 98 0.3 1.4 271 38 287.7 288.5 282.0 301.7 4.91 5 800 1928 -2.0 -2.7 95 0.7 -2.3 276 40 289.0 289.7 281.5 300.3 3.92 6 750 2438 -5.6 -5.9 98 0.3 -5.7 281 41 290.5 291.1 281.4 300.1 3.28 7 700 2975 -8.9 -9.1 99 0.2 -9.0 287 42 292.6 293.1 281.7 300.7 2.74 8 650 3545 -12.6 -13.0 97 0.3 -12.8 291 44 294.7 295.0 281.8 301.2 2.16 9 600 4151 -16.4 -18.6 83 2.2 -17.0 292 48 297.1 297.4 282.0 301.7 1.47 10 550 4801 -19.8 -29.6 42 9.7 -21.5 295 56 300.6 300.7 282.4 302.5 0.60 11 500 5503 -23.7 -52.7 5 29.0 -25.9 297 66 304.2 304.2 283.1 304.4 0.06 12 450 6263 -29.4 -48.7 14 19.3 -30.9 294 70 306.3 306.3 284.0 306.6 0.10 13 400 7091 -36.4 -49.8 24 13.4 -37.2 290 72 307.7 307.7 284.6 308.0 0.10 14 350 8002 -42.9 -56.5 21 13.6 -43.3 295 70 310.9 310.9 285.7 311.1 0.05 15 300 9038 -43.3 -67.1 6 23.8 -44.0 302 70 324.3 324.3 290.1 324.4 0.02 16 250 10262 -44.6 -74.2 2 29.7 -45.3 306 71 339.8 339.8 294.3 339.8 0.01 17 200 11745 -47.5 -77.8 2 30.3 -48.1 304 63 357.6 357.6 298.2 357.6 0.00 18 150 13627 -51.5 -80.8 2 29.3 -52.0 284 50 381.4 381.4 302.5 381.4 0.00 19 100 16230 -55.9 -84.2 2 28.3 -56.4 278 40 419.7 419.7 307.7 419.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5394.38 m Freezing level: 828.93 mb = 1646.95 m = 5403.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 831.48 mb = 1618.76 m = 5310.84 ft Precipitable water: 0.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.56 % Est. max temperature: 11.92 C = 53.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 930.34 mb = 706.10 m = 2316.57 ft T: 7.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.82 C/km ThetaE index: 3.98 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.02 mb = 1059.98 m = 3477.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 9.91 C = 49.84 F Cap Strength: 1.30 C Lifted Index: 3.15 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.29 C Showalter Index: 4.14 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 50.02 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.14 C Cross Totals Index: 24.88 C K Index: 26.20 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 176.28 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.53 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 117.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.59 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 894.54 mb = 1027.95 m = 3372.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 879.54 mb = 1165.16 m = 3822.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 579.54 mb = 4410.42 m = 14469.70 ft B at Equ Level: 116.06 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 479.54 mb = 5804.51 m = 19043.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 288.3 at 48.0 knts Storm direction: 318.3 at 36.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 326.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 326.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 108.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.22 Bulk Rich Number: 1.03 Bulk Shear: 114.32 m/s