MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508010300F018.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508010300F018.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: 18 hour RUC valid 21Z FRI 1 AUG 25 Station: 31.59,-86.16 Latitude: 31.59 Longitude: -86.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1005 111 34.1 22.3 50 11.9 25.4 220 6 306.9 310.1 298.4 358.2 17.06 1 1000 154 32.9 21.1 50 11.8 24.3 218 7 306.1 309.0 297.4 353.8 15.92 2 950 615 28.3 19.8 60 8.5 22.2 224 8 305.9 308.8 297.1 352.5 15.51 3 900 1093 24.0 18.5 71 5.5 20.1 232 9 306.2 309.0 296.9 351.4 15.03 4 850 1591 19.7 16.0 79 3.7 17.2 242 10 306.8 309.3 296.1 347.7 13.61 5 800 2111 15.9 12.5 80 3.4 13.7 251 10 308.1 310.2 295.0 342.8 11.47 6 750 2656 12.8 7.9 72 4.8 9.7 263 10 310.4 312.1 293.8 337.9 8.97 7 700 3233 8.8 3.8 71 5.0 5.9 280 10 312.3 313.7 293.0 334.7 7.20 8 650 3842 5.2 -0.3 67 5.5 2.2 275 10 314.9 316.0 292.6 333.1 5.77 9 600 4494 3.3 -6.7 48 10.0 -1.4 261 8 319.9 320.7 292.4 332.5 3.86 10 550 5196 -0.2 -10.3 46 10.1 -4.7 254 10 323.8 324.5 292.9 334.4 3.17 11 500 5951 -4.7 -13.5 50 8.8 -8.3 256 15 327.3 327.8 293.4 336.5 2.70 12 450 6771 -10.2 -19.8 45 9.7 -13.4 254 18 330.4 330.8 293.5 336.6 1.76 13 400 7667 -16.4 -29.7 31 13.3 -19.6 245 16 333.6 333.8 293.5 336.6 0.81 14 350 8657 -22.9 -43.5 13 20.7 -25.8 245 15 337.9 338.0 294.0 338.9 0.23 15 300 9769 -30.8 -51.6 11 20.8 -32.6 253 11 342.0 342.0 294.9 342.4 0.11 16 250 11035 -40.8 -58.8 13 18.0 -41.7 264 13 345.4 345.4 295.7 345.6 0.05 17 200 12513 -52.4 -62.1 30 9.7 -52.7 219 16 349.8 349.8 296.6 350.0 0.05 18 150 14311 -66.8 -73.0 41 6.2 -66.8 194 21 355.0 355.0 297.7 355.1 0.01 19 100 16711 -72.1 -83.8 16 11.7 -72.2 104 8 388.4 388.4 303.6 388.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5797.55 m Freezing level: 552.87 mb = 5155.23 m = 16913.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 619.57 mb = 4232.43 m = 13885.77 ft Precipitable water: 1.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.11 % Est. max temperature: 34.01 C = 93.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 847.23 mb = 1618.53 m = 5310.06 ft T: 19.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.00 C/km ThetaE index: 25.71 C Layer 1000.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 821.68 mb = 1881.18 m = 6171.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.55 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.79 C = 94.61 F Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lifted Index: -2.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.48 C Showalter Index: -0.94 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.21 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.44 C Cross Totals Index: 20.76 C K Index: 35.43 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 226.68 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.23 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1254.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 839.07 mb = 1701.56 m = 5582.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 804.07 mb = 2067.02 m = 6781.47 ft Equ Level (EL): 174.07 mb = 13381.21 m = 43901.09 ft B at Equ Level: 1254.74 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 255.0 at 9.8 knts Storm direction: 285.0 at 7.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 1.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 15.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 15.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.0 stream: 1.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 305.05 Bulk Shear: 4.11 m/s