MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2506061500F008.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2506061500F008.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: 8 hour RUC valid 23Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 38.99,-104.02 Latitude: 38.99 Longitude: -104.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 89 1 950 525 2 900 998 3 850 1491 SFC 815 1849 15.7 12.6 82 3.1 13.7 21 8 306.3 308.4 294.4 340.4 11.34 5 800 2008 14.2 11.0 81 3.3 12.1 31 6 306.3 308.3 293.7 337.5 10.35 6 750 2550 10.1 8.2 88 1.9 8.9 24 4 307.6 309.3 293.2 335.3 9.14 7 700 3121 6.4 4.7 89 1.7 5.4 251 5 309.5 311.0 292.5 333.0 7.65 8 650 3726 2.4 1.0 91 1.4 1.7 246 19 311.6 312.8 292.1 331.4 6.35 9 600 4368 -2.3 -2.9 96 0.5 -2.6 250 36 313.4 314.4 291.6 329.7 5.17 10 550 5053 -7.3 -8.1 94 0.8 -7.7 253 50 315.4 316.1 291.0 327.5 3.76 11 500 5789 -12.2 -14.9 80 2.8 -13.1 256 55 318.2 318.7 290.6 326.2 2.40 12 450 6587 -16.8 -21.4 67 4.7 -18.1 265 50 322.1 322.4 291.0 327.4 1.53 13 400 7462 -22.5 -27.7 62 5.3 -23.6 265 48 325.8 326.0 291.5 329.3 0.98 14 350 8426 -30.1 -36.5 53 6.5 -31.0 266 47 328.2 328.3 291.7 330.0 0.48 15 300 9502 -39.0 -43.9 60 4.9 -39.4 263 51 330.4 330.4 292.1 331.4 0.26 16 250 10727 -47.6 -64.5 13 16.9 -48.0 264 65 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.4 0.03 17 200 12175 -54.3 -69.4 14 15.1 -54.6 262 82 346.7 346.7 295.9 346.8 0.02 18 150 14003 -57.6 -79.8 4 22.1 -57.9 257 70 370.8 370.8 300.7 370.8 0.00 19 100 16528 -61.5 -88.2 2 26.7 -61.8 259 38 408.9 408.9 306.4 408.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5699.45 m Freezing level: 624.76 mb = 4049.85 m = 13286.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.59 mb = 3968.86 m = 13021.05 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.48 % Est. max temperature: 20.17 C = 68.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 777.99 mb = 2242.49 m = 7357.17 ft T: 12.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.94 C/km ThetaE index: 14.22 C Layer 800.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 724.51 mb = 2836.30 m = 9305.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.87 C = 64.17 F Cap Strength: 0.68 C Lifted Index: -3.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.05 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 712.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 736.96 mb = 2695.32 m = 8842.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 701.96 mb = 3097.99 m = 10163.88 ft Equ Level (EL): 251.96 mb = 10674.98 m = 35022.46 ft B at Equ Level: 711.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 171.96 mb = 13134.55 m = 43091.85 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 259.1 at 34.5 knts Storm direction: 289.1 at 25.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 4.5 tot: 8.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 129.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 262.0 neg: -1.3 tot: 260.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 86.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.67 Bulk Rich Number: 3.62 Bulk Shear: 196.56 m/s