MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2506051800F021.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2506051800F021.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: 21 hour RUC valid 15Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 42.36,-71.77 Latitude: 42.36 Longitude: -71.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 127 SFC 992 196 24.5 21.3 83 3.1 22.3 69 3 298.3 301.3 295.7 345.8 16.33 2 950 574 20.1 18.7 92 1.4 19.2 64 4 297.6 300.2 294.1 339.4 14.43 3 900 1039 18.5 13.1 71 5.4 15.0 59 1 300.6 302.5 292.2 331.6 10.56 4 850 1528 16.3 9.6 65 6.7 12.1 217 5 303.2 304.9 291.6 329.7 8.87 5 800 2041 12.0 9.0 82 3.0 10.2 218 9 303.9 305.6 292.0 330.9 9.03 6 750 2577 7.5 5.3 86 2.1 6.2 229 9 304.7 306.1 290.9 327.2 7.49 7 700 3142 3.6 1.9 88 1.7 2.7 233 11 306.5 307.7 290.5 325.7 6.29 8 650 3742 0.8 -2.5 79 3.3 -0.8 237 17 309.9 310.8 290.3 325.2 4.91 9 600 4380 -3.3 -7.6 72 4.3 -5.1 240 22 312.3 313.0 289.9 323.8 3.60 10 550 5063 -7.5 -14.1 59 6.6 -9.9 242 27 315.2 315.6 289.6 322.8 2.33 11 500 5798 -12.2 -15.0 80 2.8 -13.2 237 22 318.2 318.6 290.6 326.1 2.39 12 450 6595 -17.1 -19.2 84 2.1 -17.8 234 16 321.7 322.1 291.2 328.0 1.85 13 400 7470 -22.2 -29.3 52 7.1 -23.7 245 16 326.2 326.3 291.5 329.2 0.85 14 350 8436 -29.7 -35.5 57 5.8 -30.5 252 24 328.7 328.8 291.9 330.7 0.53 15 300 9515 -38.3 -51.2 25 12.9 -39.2 259 25 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.8 0.11 16 250 10739 -48.8 -55.3 47 6.5 -49.1 244 28 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.8 0.08 17 200 12172 -57.7 -69.3 21 11.6 -57.8 250 37 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.5 0.02 18 150 13963 -59.9 -78.5 7 18.6 -60.2 250 30 366.8 366.8 300.0 366.8 0.01 19 100 16493 -60.5 -87.8 2 27.2 -60.8 274 19 410.8 410.8 306.6 410.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.09 m Freezing level: 640.37 mb = 3864.66 m = 12679.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.39 mb = 3601.22 m = 11814.88 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.64 % Est. max temperature: 29.50 C = 85.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.35 mb = 588.55 m = 1930.92 ft T: 20.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.96 C/km ThetaE index: 16.10 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 844.43 mb = 1583.89 m = 5196.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.47 C = 85.05 F Cap Strength: 1.68 C Lifted Index: -4.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.41 C Showalter Index: -0.78 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.28 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.48 C Cross Totals Index: 21.80 C K Index: 36.37 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 172.48 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.76 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1216.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 43.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.49 mb = 1025.02 m = 3362.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 806.49 mb = 1972.59 m = 6471.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 216.49 mb = 11663.04 m = 38264.09 ft B at Equ Level: 1208.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 136.49 mb = 14551.95 m = 47742.03 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.0 at 13.9 knts Storm direction: 266.0 at 10.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 0.1 tot: 2.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 34.7 neg: -1.4 tot: 33.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 11.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.4 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.22 Bulk Rich Number: 30.51 Bulk Shear: 39.89 m/s