MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2506040900F018.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2506040900F018.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 3Z THU 5 JUN 25 Station: 38.91,-89.58 Latitude: 38.91 Longitude: -89.58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 144 SFC 997 167 21.2 20.7 97 0.6 20.9 231 2 294.6 297.4 294.1 339.2 15.58 2 950 587 18.8 18.7 99 0.1 18.8 228 7 296.3 298.9 293.8 337.8 14.41 3 900 1052 17.0 16.7 98 0.3 16.8 231 9 299.1 301.5 293.9 338.2 13.44 4 850 1539 14.8 14.4 97 0.5 14.6 218 19 301.7 303.9 293.7 337.7 12.21 5 800 2051 11.6 10.7 94 0.9 11.0 212 26 303.5 305.4 292.7 333.8 10.17 6 750 2588 8.5 6.8 89 1.6 7.5 214 26 305.8 307.3 291.9 330.8 8.31 7 700 3157 5.6 5.2 97 0.4 5.4 222 23 308.7 310.2 292.5 333.0 7.96 8 650 3760 2.3 2.2 99 0.1 2.2 232 24 311.6 312.9 292.6 333.1 6.92 9 600 4404 -1.2 -1.4 98 0.2 -1.3 244 25 314.8 315.9 292.5 332.9 5.76 10 550 5094 -5.0 -5.4 98 0.3 -5.2 250 26 318.1 319.0 292.6 333.1 4.67 11 500 5838 -9.4 -10.0 96 0.6 -9.6 251 28 321.6 322.3 292.6 333.4 3.59 12 450 6644 -14.4 -16.5 84 2.0 -15.1 252 32 325.1 325.6 292.6 333.1 2.35 13 400 7526 -20.6 -24.7 70 4.1 -21.6 246 33 328.3 328.5 292.5 332.9 1.30 14 350 8500 -27.3 -30.9 72 3.6 -28.0 234 31 331.9 332.1 293.0 334.9 0.83 15 300 9588 -36.5 -41.5 60 5.0 -37.0 226 31 334.0 334.0 293.1 335.2 0.34 16 250 10821 -47.6 -53.5 51 5.9 -47.8 226 32 335.4 335.4 293.3 335.8 0.11 17 200 12261 -56.0 -69.2 18 13.1 -56.2 249 44 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.1 0.02 18 150 14067 -59.9 -80.4 5 20.5 -60.0 265 55 366.9 366.9 300.0 367.0 0.00 19 100 16565 -64.7 -87.2 3 22.5 -64.8 246 30 402.8 402.8 305.6 402.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.90 m Freezing level: 616.69 mb = 4189.28 m = 13744.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 618.58 mb = 4158.95 m = 13644.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.66 % Est. max temperature: 28.39 C = 83.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 989.53 mb = 234.77 m = 770.23 ft T: 20.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.60 C/km ThetaE index: 7.38 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 942.97 mb = 651.21 m = 2136.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.28 C = 73.91 F Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lifted Index: -1.93 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.40 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.50 C Showalter Index: -1.63 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.01 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.23 C Cross Totals Index: 23.78 C K Index: 38.21 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 331.87 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.96 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 576.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 942.90 mb = 651.81 m = 2138.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 837.90 mb = 1660.10 m = 5446.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.90 mb = 11418.08 m = 37460.45 ft B at Equ Level: 566.71 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 167.90 mb = 13359.26 m = 43829.07 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.2 at 21.8 knts Storm direction: 263.2 at 16.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 4.2 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 64.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 64.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.21 Bulk Rich Number: 15.56 Bulk Shear: 37.08 m/s