MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2506031500F008.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2506031500F008.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 23Z TUE 3 JUN 25 Station: 41.82,-88.56 Latitude: 41.82 Longitude: -88.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 SFC 981 240 24.6 21.2 82 3.3 22.2 217 14 299.3 302.3 296.0 347.2 16.40 2 950 524 22.5 19.3 82 3.2 20.3 218 29 300.0 302.8 295.3 344.0 15.03 3 900 993 19.2 17.6 91 1.6 18.1 214 33 301.3 303.9 295.0 343.1 14.20 4 850 1483 16.1 15.4 95 0.7 15.7 209 36 303.0 305.4 294.7 341.7 13.05 5 800 1997 13.4 12.9 96 0.6 13.1 216 40 305.5 307.7 294.5 340.6 11.74 6 750 2539 10.3 8.9 91 1.4 9.5 226 40 307.8 309.6 293.5 336.9 9.59 7 700 3111 7.1 4.4 83 2.6 5.5 232 42 310.3 311.7 292.7 333.5 7.53 8 650 3718 4.1 1.4 83 2.7 2.6 231 44 313.6 314.8 292.8 334.0 6.53 9 600 4365 0.3 -2.3 83 2.6 -1.0 229 45 316.5 317.5 292.7 333.6 5.39 10 550 5058 -3.7 -6.9 78 3.2 -5.2 229 47 319.7 320.5 292.6 333.1 4.13 11 500 5805 -8.1 -10.3 84 2.2 -9.1 228 47 323.1 323.8 293.0 334.7 3.49 12 450 6615 -12.9 -17.9 66 5.0 -14.6 226 46 327.0 327.4 292.8 334.1 2.08 13 400 7503 -18.5 -25.0 57 6.5 -20.2 226 45 330.9 331.2 293.2 335.4 1.26 14 350 8486 -25.0 -41.7 20 16.7 -27.3 224 49 335.0 335.1 293.3 336.1 0.28 15 300 9584 -34.3 -40.2 55 5.9 -35.0 220 55 337.1 337.1 294.0 338.5 0.39 16 250 10832 -44.2 -48.4 63 4.1 -44.5 213 57 340.3 340.4 294.6 341.1 0.19 17 200 12287 -56.7 -58.8 77 2.2 -56.8 220 59 343.0 343.0 295.1 343.3 0.07 18 150 14060 -65.8 -69.3 62 3.5 -65.8 226 44 356.7 356.7 298.1 356.8 0.02 19 100 16529 -63.7 -80.1 9 16.4 -63.8 251 24 404.7 404.7 305.8 404.7 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5730.79 m Freezing level: 596.32 mb = 4415.65 m = 14486.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 614.24 mb = 4174.97 m = 13697.23 ft Precipitable water: 1.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.05 % Est. max temperature: 29.14 C = 84.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 935.05 mb = 661.21 m = 2169.28 ft T: 21.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.64 C/km ThetaE index: 13.71 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 878.52 mb = 1199.89 m = 3936.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.24 C = 81.03 F Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lifted Index: -2.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.85 C Showalter Index: -2.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.77 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.25 C Cross Totals Index: 23.52 C K Index: 36.99 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 369.08 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.47 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 851.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.26 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 897.60 mb = 1015.60 m = 3331.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 852.60 mb = 1456.76 m = 4779.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 192.60 mb = 12519.06 m = 41072.54 ft B at Equ Level: 841.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 132.60 mb = 14810.65 m = 48590.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.4 at 40.8 knts Storm direction: 255.4 at 30.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 3.5 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 188.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 188.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 62.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.81 Bulk Rich Number: 23.65 Bulk Shear: 35.99 m/s