MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508010000F001.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508010000F001.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: 1 hour RUC valid 1Z FRI 1 AUG 25 Station: 33.69,-81.85 Latitude: 33.69 Longitude: -81.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 123 SFC 997 153 29.0 25.7 82 3.3 26.5 242 1 302.4 306.4 299.8 365.7 21.30 2 950 581 26.5 22.3 78 4.2 23.4 261 6 304.0 307.4 298.3 358.0 18.12 3 900 1058 24.0 21.1 84 2.9 21.9 247 8 306.2 309.5 298.6 359.5 17.74 4 850 1557 20.5 19.2 92 1.3 19.5 235 11 307.6 310.7 298.3 357.9 16.66 5 800 2079 16.4 15.9 97 0.6 16.1 239 13 308.7 311.4 297.1 352.1 14.34 6 750 2626 13.3 10.9 86 2.4 11.7 250 13 311.0 313.1 295.4 344.6 10.99 7 700 3205 10.7 6.6 76 4.1 8.2 257 13 314.4 316.0 294.7 341.8 8.80 8 650 3820 7.1 2.8 74 4.3 4.6 259 14 316.9 318.3 294.3 339.7 7.21 9 600 4475 3.7 -3.4 60 7.1 0.0 259 15 320.4 321.3 293.4 336.4 4.95 10 550 5176 -0.6 -7.9 58 7.3 -4.0 258 17 323.3 324.1 293.3 336.0 3.83 11 500 5931 -5.0 -15.0 46 10.0 -8.9 257 19 326.9 327.4 293.1 335.1 2.39 12 450 6750 -9.7 -24.0 30 14.3 -13.9 250 20 331.1 331.3 293.2 335.5 1.23 13 400 7650 -14.9 -31.0 24 16.1 -18.7 251 18 335.6 335.7 293.9 338.2 0.72 14 350 8646 -21.3 -38.9 19 17.5 -24.4 261 19 340.0 340.1 294.7 341.5 0.38 15 300 9767 -28.5 -51.5 9 23.0 -30.8 262 17 345.2 345.2 295.7 345.7 0.11 16 250 11045 -38.5 -64.5 5 26.0 -39.7 249 17 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.9 0.03 17 200 12536 -50.9 -56.0 55 5.0 -51.1 224 18 352.1 352.1 297.2 352.5 0.10 18 150 14339 -66.7 -71.4 51 4.7 -66.8 177 18 355.2 355.2 297.7 355.2 0.02 19 100 16737 -71.8 -85.1 12 13.3 -71.8 246 2 389.1 389.1 303.6 389.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5808.06 m Freezing level: 557.46 mb = 5071.18 m = 16637.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 599.76 mb = 4478.27 m = 14692.32 ft Precipitable water: 2.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.46 % Est. max temperature: 34.24 C = 93.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 950.84 mb = 572.73 m = 1879.03 ft T: 26.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.78 C/km ThetaE index: 24.46 C Layer 850.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 860.55 mb = 1449.09 m = 4754.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.86 C = 92.95 F Cap Strength: 1.88 C Lifted Index: -5.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.48 C Showalter Index: -4.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.71 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.52 C Cross Totals Index: 24.19 C K Index: 40.59 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 285.98 Risk: None Energy Index: -4.48 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2277.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 67.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 32.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.41 mb = 1073.09 m = 3520.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 833.41 mb = 1726.53 m = 5664.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 133.41 mb = 15032.18 m = 49317.58 ft B at Equ Level: 2223.85 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.5 at 13.1 knts Storm direction: 283.5 at 9.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 1.1 tot: 2.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 24.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 24.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.1 stream: 2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.27 Bulk Rich Number: 205.01 Bulk Shear: 11.11 m/s