MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2506040000F002.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2506040000F002.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: 2 hour RUC valid 2Z WED 4 JUN 25 Station: 38.99,-91.55 Latitude: 38.99 Longitude: -91.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 90 SFC 984 232 21.8 21.4 97 0.5 21.5 238 6 296.3 299.3 295.3 343.9 16.48 2 950 538 20.2 20.0 99 0.2 20.1 225 17 297.7 300.5 295.1 343.3 15.72 3 900 1005 18.7 18.5 99 0.2 18.6 218 24 300.8 303.5 295.5 345.0 15.07 4 850 1496 16.7 16.5 99 0.2 16.6 212 30 303.7 306.3 295.6 345.5 14.06 5 800 2012 13.8 13.6 98 0.3 13.7 212 33 305.9 308.2 295.0 342.8 12.31 6 750 2554 10.4 10.1 98 0.3 10.2 217 33 307.9 309.8 294.1 339.4 10.41 7 700 3125 6.7 6.3 97 0.4 6.5 220 33 309.9 311.5 293.4 336.2 8.59 8 650 3730 2.7 2.3 97 0.4 2.5 219 34 312.0 313.3 292.7 333.7 6.98 9 600 4375 -1.1 -1.5 97 0.4 -1.3 216 37 314.9 316.0 292.5 332.9 5.71 10 550 5065 -4.9 -5.2 97 0.3 -5.1 216 41 318.3 319.2 292.7 333.5 4.71 11 500 5810 -8.6 -9.1 96 0.6 -8.8 218 43 322.6 323.3 293.1 335.2 3.83 12 450 6620 -12.6 -13.5 93 0.9 -12.9 220 41 327.4 328.0 293.7 337.6 3.00 13 400 7510 -18.1 -19.6 88 1.5 -18.5 220 39 331.5 331.9 294.0 338.6 2.03 14 350 8494 -24.8 -27.6 78 2.8 -25.5 218 38 335.3 335.5 294.1 339.4 1.13 15 300 9596 -33.1 -36.1 75 3.0 -33.6 213 36 338.7 338.8 294.6 340.9 0.58 16 250 10852 -42.5 -47.7 56 5.3 -42.8 209 48 342.9 343.0 295.2 343.8 0.20 17 200 12316 -55.4 -57.9 74 2.5 -55.4 211 52 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.4 0.08 18 150 14101 -63.2 -73.5 24 10.3 -63.3 246 45 361.2 361.2 299.0 361.3 0.01 19 100 16559 -66.3 -78.9 15 12.6 -66.4 262 27 399.6 399.6 305.2 399.7 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5719.65 m Freezing level: 614.36 mb = 4189.57 m = 13745.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 617.43 mb = 4144.08 m = 13595.90 ft Precipitable water: 2.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.68 % Est. max temperature: 29.82 C = 85.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 977.52 mb = 288.96 m = 948.01 ft T: 21.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.69 C/km ThetaE index: 12.54 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 925.00 mb = 768.39 m = 2520.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.67 C = 76.40 F Cap Strength: 0.43 C Lifted Index: -3.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.23 C Showalter Index: -3.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.43 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.32 C Cross Totals Index: 25.11 C K Index: 41.46 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 368.31 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.15 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 782.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.84 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.24 mb = 719.58 m = 2360.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 805.24 mb = 1956.18 m = 6417.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 245.24 mb = 10977.77 m = 36015.88 ft B at Equ Level: 780.09 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 135.24 mb = 14729.21 m = 48323.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.0 at 33.6 knts Storm direction: 247.0 at 25.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.8 neg: 4.4 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 92.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 92.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 30.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.40 Bulk Rich Number: 15.89 Bulk Shear: 49.22 m/s