MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2506031800F004.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2506031800F004.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: 4 hour RUC valid 22Z TUE 3 JUN 25 Station: 41.44,-88.64 Latitude: 41.44 Longitude: -88.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 79 SFC 987 193 25.5 21.3 78 4.2 22.5 234 13 299.7 302.7 296.1 347.5 16.33 2 950 531 23.9 18.2 71 5.7 19.9 217 27 301.4 304.0 295.0 342.6 14.00 3 900 1002 21.0 15.9 73 5.0 17.5 211 31 303.1 305.5 294.5 340.8 12.73 4 850 1494 17.2 14.2 83 3.0 15.2 207 33 304.1 306.4 294.3 340.1 12.07 5 800 2010 13.6 12.1 90 1.5 12.6 217 35 305.7 307.8 294.1 339.2 11.16 6 750 2551 10.2 9.6 96 0.6 9.8 227 39 307.7 309.6 293.9 338.1 10.05 7 700 3123 6.6 6.3 98 0.3 6.5 232 40 309.8 311.5 293.4 336.2 8.61 8 650 3730 4.1 1.8 85 2.3 2.8 234 41 313.7 314.9 293.0 334.7 6.73 9 600 4377 0.1 -1.3 90 1.4 -0.7 234 43 316.2 317.3 292.9 334.6 5.79 10 550 5069 -4.1 -7.2 79 3.1 -5.5 232 45 319.2 320.0 292.4 332.4 4.06 11 500 5816 -8.3 -14.0 64 5.7 -10.5 229 47 322.9 323.4 292.2 331.6 2.59 12 450 6625 -13.0 -27.5 28 14.5 -16.7 221 47 326.9 327.1 291.7 330.1 0.89 13 400 7512 -18.4 -32.1 29 13.6 -21.3 219 45 331.0 331.1 292.6 333.4 0.65 14 350 8496 -24.4 -60.9 2 36.6 -27.3 217 48 335.9 335.9 293.3 336.1 0.03 15 300 9597 -33.9 -40.7 50 6.8 -34.7 220 49 337.6 337.7 294.1 339.1 0.37 16 250 10847 -43.9 -48.0 64 4.0 -44.2 216 36 340.8 340.8 294.7 341.6 0.20 17 200 12301 -56.7 -60.2 64 3.6 -56.8 222 42 343.0 343.0 295.1 343.2 0.06 18 150 14074 -67.5 -69.6 74 2.2 -67.5 226 34 353.8 353.8 297.5 353.9 0.02 19 100 16535 -63.8 -79.2 11 15.4 -64.0 257 25 404.4 404.4 305.8 404.5 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5736.94 m Freezing level: 599.24 mb = 4387.41 m = 14394.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 609.72 mb = 4246.97 m = 13933.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.86 % Est. max temperature: 30.26 C = 86.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 928.80 mb = 727.30 m = 2386.14 ft T: 22.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.56 C/km ThetaE index: 17.40 C Layer 950.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 834.57 mb = 1650.00 m = 5413.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.33 C = 86.60 F Cap Strength: 1.88 C Lifted Index: -2.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.91 C Showalter Index: -1.61 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.04 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.50 C Cross Totals Index: 22.53 C K Index: 39.41 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 355.05 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.73 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 591.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 43.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 869.00 mb = 1303.81 m = 4277.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 794.00 mb = 2072.72 m = 6800.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 214.00 mb = 11860.08 m = 38910.54 ft B at Equ Level: 589.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 134.00 mb = 14758.36 m = 48419.23 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.5 at 38.7 knts Storm direction: 256.5 at 29.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 3.6 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 172.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 172.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.48 Bulk Rich Number: 15.57 Bulk Shear: 37.96 m/s