MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2506031500F005.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2506031500F005.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: 5 hour RUC valid 20Z TUE 3 JUN 25 Station: 35.4,-96.97 Latitude: 35.40 Longitude: -96.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 SFC 971 323 26.3 23.0 82 3.3 23.9 199 16 302.0 305.4 298.1 356.8 18.55 2 950 515 23.9 21.6 87 2.3 22.2 201 23 301.4 304.6 297.2 352.5 17.34 3 900 986 20.3 19.6 96 0.6 19.8 206 29 302.4 305.4 296.7 350.2 16.18 4 850 1479 17.5 17.0 97 0.5 17.1 214 32 304.5 307.1 296.1 347.6 14.48 5 800 1996 14.7 14.0 96 0.6 14.3 223 33 306.8 309.2 295.5 345.0 12.70 6 750 2541 11.6 9.7 88 1.9 10.4 225 34 309.2 311.1 294.3 340.0 10.13 7 700 3115 7.5 5.3 86 2.2 6.2 222 35 310.8 312.3 293.2 335.4 7.98 8 650 3723 4.8 1.2 78 3.6 2.8 222 34 314.4 315.6 292.9 334.6 6.43 9 600 4371 0.8 -4.1 69 5.0 -1.6 230 33 317.1 318.0 292.3 332.2 4.70 10 550 5065 -3.6 -8.5 69 4.9 -5.7 233 34 319.9 320.6 292.2 331.9 3.66 11 500 5812 -8.2 -12.3 72 4.1 -9.8 233 35 323.1 323.7 292.5 333.0 2.98 12 450 6622 -13.4 -19.8 59 6.4 -15.4 231 36 326.4 326.7 292.4 332.5 1.77 13 400 7506 -19.7 -31.1 36 11.4 -22.0 233 36 329.4 329.6 292.3 332.1 0.72 14 350 8484 -26.1 -42.0 21 16.0 -28.2 235 38 333.6 333.7 293.0 334.7 0.27 15 300 9580 -34.4 -44.8 34 10.5 -35.4 234 33 336.9 337.0 293.8 337.9 0.23 16 250 10834 -42.1 -64.8 7 22.7 -42.9 253 43 343.5 343.5 295.2 343.6 0.03 17 200 12310 -51.9 -73.1 6 21.3 -52.2 256 37 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.7 0.01 18 150 14124 -62.0 -77.6 11 15.6 -62.1 263 41 363.3 363.3 299.3 363.3 0.01 19 100 16586 -67.6 -87.4 4 19.7 -67.8 269 22 397.0 397.0 304.8 397.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5748.51 m Freezing level: 590.40 mb = 4504.42 m = 14778.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 618.32 mb = 4127.53 m = 13541.60 ft Precipitable water: 1.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.46 % Est. max temperature: 30.08 C = 86.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 926.31 mb = 735.05 m = 2411.56 ft T: 22.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.81 C/km ThetaE index: 24.99 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 896.29 mb = 1021.98 m = 3352.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.85 C = 80.32 F Cap Strength: 0.17 C Lifted Index: -5.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.48 C Showalter Index: -4.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.81 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.65 C Cross Totals Index: 25.16 C K Index: 40.39 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 403.37 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.94 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1933.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 62.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.13 mb = 975.39 m = 3200.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 886.13 mb = 1120.25 m = 3675.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 196.13 mb = 12433.33 m = 40791.26 ft B at Equ Level: 1927.60 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 106.13 mb = 16224.48 m = 53229.29 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.9 at 32.7 knts Storm direction: 253.9 at 24.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 0.3 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 65.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 129.2 neg: -3.1 tot: 126.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 42.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.8 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.53 Bulk Rich Number: 72.43 Bulk Shear: 26.69 m/s