MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2506040300F018.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2506040300F018.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: 18 hour RUC valid 21Z WED 4 JUN 25 Station: 40.73,-89.00 Latitude: 40.73 Longitude: -89.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 112 SFC 987 224 19.5 19.2 98 0.3 19.3 338 4 293.7 296.3 292.9 334.5 14.31 2 950 552 17.4 17.3 99 0.1 17.4 188 1 294.9 297.2 292.4 332.7 13.18 3 900 1014 16.0 15.9 99 0.1 16.0 209 12 298.0 300.3 293.1 335.1 12.75 4 850 1500 14.0 13.9 99 0.1 13.9 215 18 300.8 303.0 293.2 335.5 11.79 5 800 2010 11.5 11.3 99 0.2 11.4 214 21 303.4 305.4 293.0 334.9 10.59 6 750 2548 8.7 8.4 98 0.3 8.5 213 23 306.0 307.8 292.8 334.0 9.28 7 700 3117 5.7 5.6 99 0.2 5.6 219 24 308.8 310.4 292.7 333.8 8.16 8 650 3721 2.6 2.5 99 0.1 2.5 232 24 311.9 313.2 292.7 333.9 7.08 9 600 4366 -0.7 -0.8 99 0.1 -0.7 247 24 315.3 316.5 292.9 334.4 6.05 10 550 5057 -4.7 -4.9 98 0.2 -4.8 255 25 318.5 319.5 292.8 334.1 4.84 11 500 5802 -9.0 -9.6 95 0.6 -9.3 251 29 322.0 322.7 292.9 334.2 3.68 12 450 6608 -14.4 -16.4 85 1.9 -15.1 241 32 325.1 325.6 292.6 333.1 2.37 13 400 7491 -20.4 -24.2 71 3.8 -21.4 235 35 328.5 328.7 292.6 333.2 1.35 14 350 8466 -26.9 -29.4 79 2.5 -27.5 223 35 332.4 332.6 293.3 335.9 0.95 15 300 9558 -35.4 -38.2 76 2.8 -35.8 201 37 335.4 335.5 293.6 337.2 0.47 16 250 10796 -46.6 -49.6 71 3.1 -46.7 195 44 336.8 336.9 293.7 337.5 0.16 17 200 12235 -57.5 -65.8 34 8.2 -57.7 218 59 341.6 341.6 294.7 341.8 0.03 18 150 14032 -60.7 -74.2 15 13.5 -60.9 240 57 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.6 0.01 19 100 16544 -61.0 -84.0 3 23.1 -61.2 243 29 409.9 409.9 306.5 409.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5690.29 m Freezing level: 610.31 mb = 4232.95 m = 13887.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 611.31 mb = 4215.49 m = 13830.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.91 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.67 % Est. max temperature: 27.20 C = 80.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.85 mb = 260.41 m = 854.36 ft T: 19.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.50 C/km ThetaE index: 1.88 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 940.62 mb = 636.89 m = 2089.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.20 C = 70.16 F Cap Strength: 0.50 C Lifted Index: 0.35 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.03 C Showalter Index: -0.33 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.92 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.03 C Cross Totals Index: 22.89 C K Index: 36.73 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 329.58 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.36 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.11 mb = 696.29 m = 2284.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 929.11 mb = 742.17 m = 2434.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 919.11 mb = 834.67 m = 2738.38 ft B at Equ Level: 20.46 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 769.11 mb = 2338.54 m = 7672.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.0 at 21.1 knts Storm direction: 264.0 at 15.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 1.8 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 105.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 105.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.47 Bulk Shear: 44.80 m/s