MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508271500F035.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508271500F035.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: 35 hour RUC valid 2Z FRI 29 AUG 25 Station: 44.27,-99.21 Latitude: 44.27 Longitude: -99.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 143 SFC 953 567 22.4 17.0 71 5.4 18.8 74 7 299.7 302.1 293.7 337.5 12.91 2 950 590 23.8 17.6 68 6.2 19.5 79 11 301.3 303.8 294.5 340.8 13.41 3 900 1061 20.3 15.8 76 4.4 17.2 94 15 302.4 304.7 294.3 339.8 12.67 4 850 1552 16.5 12.7 78 3.8 14.1 111 11 303.4 305.5 293.3 336.0 10.96 5 800 2066 12.9 8.8 76 4.2 10.4 166 5 304.9 306.6 292.2 331.6 8.89 6 750 2605 8.8 4.6 75 4.2 6.4 219 8 306.2 307.5 291.0 327.7 7.11 7 700 3172 5.7 -6.3 42 12.0 0.3 248 6 308.8 309.5 288.6 319.6 3.42 8 650 3775 3.0 -21.3 15 24.3 -4.9 298 7 312.4 312.6 287.4 316.0 1.07 9 600 4418 -0.4 -28.9 10 28.5 -8.1 298 7 315.6 315.7 288.0 317.7 0.58 10 550 5107 -4.6 -31.4 10 26.8 -11.1 290 7 318.6 318.7 288.9 320.4 0.50 11 500 5850 -9.2 -35.6 10 26.3 -14.7 295 10 321.8 321.8 289.7 323.1 0.37 12 450 6656 -14.3 -44.3 6 30.0 -18.9 305 13 325.3 325.3 290.5 325.9 0.17 13 400 7538 -19.9 -48.4 6 28.6 -23.4 314 15 329.2 329.2 291.6 329.6 0.12 14 350 8513 -27.2 -43.2 20 16.0 -29.1 325 13 332.1 332.1 292.5 333.0 0.24 15 300 9602 -36.2 -45.6 38 9.3 -37.0 319 19 334.3 334.4 293.1 335.2 0.22 16 250 10836 -47.5 -53.5 50 5.9 -47.8 309 19 335.4 335.4 293.3 335.8 0.11 17 200 12273 -55.5 -66.5 24 11.0 -55.8 303 31 344.8 344.8 295.5 344.9 0.02 18 150 14096 -58.7 -82.1 3 23.5 -58.9 308 39 369.0 369.0 300.4 369.0 0.00 19 100 16610 -62.9 -87.6 2 24.8 -63.1 323 28 406.3 406.3 306.0 406.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5707.06 m Freezing level: 606.42 mb = 4335.12 m = 14222.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 697.52 mb = 3201.26 m = 10502.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.75 % Est. max temperature: 27.51 C = 81.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 879.51 mb = 1258.83 m = 4129.97 ft T: 18.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.59 C/km ThetaE index: 24.77 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 815.23 mb = 1905.97 m = 6253.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.46 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.13 C = 80.83 F Cap Strength: 1.32 C Lifted Index: -2.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.69 C Showalter Index: -0.77 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.74 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.75 C Cross Totals Index: 21.99 C K Index: 26.51 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 183.99 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.50 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 588.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 25.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 840.90 mb = 1643.24 m = 5391.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 785.90 mb = 2214.27 m = 7264.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 225.90 mb = 11488.67 m = 37692.04 ft B at Equ Level: 579.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 165.90 mb = 13457.79 m = 44152.33 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 280.5 at 8.7 knts Storm direction: 310.5 at 6.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 85.0 neg: -2.5 tot: 82.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.29 Bulk Rich Number: 9.73 Bulk Shear: 60.52 m/s