MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2506051500F027.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2506051500F027.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: 27 hour RUC valid 18Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 42.88,-71.38 Latitude: 42.88 Longitude: -71.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1001 100 24.5 21.6 83 3.0 22.4 120 5 297.6 300.6 295.6 345.2 16.39 1 1000 108 23.4 20.3 83 3.1 21.2 112 5 296.5 299.3 294.4 340.3 15.17 2 950 554 19.7 18.5 93 1.2 18.9 118 4 297.2 299.7 293.9 338.3 14.21 3 900 1018 16.7 15.1 90 1.6 15.7 171 3 298.7 300.9 292.8 334.0 12.11 4 850 1505 15.2 8.9 66 6.2 11.4 199 9 302.0 303.6 290.9 327.2 8.46 5 800 2016 11.8 7.1 73 4.8 9.0 203 13 303.7 305.2 291.0 327.4 7.91 6 750 2553 7.9 4.7 80 3.2 6.1 221 13 305.1 306.5 290.8 326.8 7.17 7 700 3119 4.3 -0.3 72 4.7 2.0 234 17 307.3 308.3 289.9 323.7 5.34 8 650 3718 0.6 -6.3 60 6.9 -2.5 238 23 309.6 310.3 289.1 321.2 3.68 9 600 4356 -3.6 -9.9 61 6.3 -6.2 235 26 312.0 312.6 289.2 321.6 3.00 10 550 5038 -7.6 -11.2 75 3.6 -9.0 237 26 315.1 315.7 290.2 324.7 2.96 11 500 5775 -11.4 -12.7 90 1.4 -11.9 241 22 319.2 319.7 291.3 328.6 2.87 12 450 6575 -15.9 -17.9 85 1.9 -16.6 242 19 323.2 323.6 291.8 330.3 2.09 13 400 7453 -22.1 -24.2 83 2.1 -22.6 235 24 326.3 326.5 292.0 331.0 1.34 14 350 8419 -29.8 -31.6 84 1.8 -30.2 248 31 328.5 328.7 292.1 331.3 0.77 15 300 9499 -38.1 -47.4 37 9.3 -38.8 251 32 331.6 331.7 292.3 332.3 0.18 16 250 10722 -49.6 -53.6 62 4.0 -49.7 259 35 332.4 332.4 292.4 332.8 0.10 17 200 12149 -58.3 -69.5 23 11.1 -58.5 240 39 340.4 340.4 294.4 340.4 0.02 18 150 13938 -59.9 -78.5 7 18.6 -60.1 258 35 366.9 366.9 300.0 366.9 0.01 19 100 16477 -58.8 -86.5 2 27.6 -59.2 260 18 414.0 414.0 307.0 414.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5667.11 m Freezing level: 642.78 mb = 3810.36 m = 12501.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 678.07 mb = 3376.23 m = 11076.74 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.82 % Est. max temperature: 28.89 C = 84.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.54 mb = 476.03 m = 1561.77 ft T: 20.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.92 C/km ThetaE index: 18.00 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 913.67 mb = 888.77 m = 2915.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.94 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.23 C = 77.42 F Cap Strength: 0.61 C Lifted Index: -3.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.66 C Showalter Index: 1.25 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.86 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.55 C Cross Totals Index: 20.31 C K Index: 30.80 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 146.15 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.24 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1127.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.77 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.95 mb = 774.08 m = 2539.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 820.95 mb = 1798.10 m = 5899.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 210.95 mb = 11807.73 m = 38738.80 ft B at Equ Level: 1118.74 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 140.95 mb = 14328.02 m = 47007.36 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.7 at 16.5 knts Storm direction: 259.7 at 12.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 52.5 neg: -3.1 tot: 49.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 16.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.1 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.27 Bulk Rich Number: 24.12 Bulk Shear: 46.76 m/s