MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508010300F026.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508010300F026.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: 26 hour RUC valid 5Z SAT 2 AUG 25 Station: 34.99,-82.07 Latitude: 34.99 Longitude: -82.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 164 SFC 989 264 24.3 23.7 96 0.6 23.9 110 5 298.4 301.9 297.4 353.7 18.96 2 950 614 22.1 22.0 99 0.2 22.1 98 9 299.7 302.9 297.0 351.6 17.76 3 900 1084 20.1 19.6 97 0.5 19.8 101 9 302.2 305.2 296.7 350.0 16.19 4 850 1577 17.7 17.0 95 0.8 17.2 99 5 304.7 307.4 296.1 347.8 14.45 5 800 2095 15.0 13.6 91 1.4 14.1 47 1 307.2 309.5 295.4 344.4 12.35 6 750 2640 12.3 10.3 87 2.0 11.0 300 4 309.9 311.9 294.8 342.1 10.52 7 700 3216 9.0 6.8 86 2.2 7.7 283 7 312.4 314.1 294.3 340.0 8.91 8 650 3827 5.4 3.6 88 1.8 4.4 274 10 315.1 316.5 294.1 339.0 7.64 9 600 4478 1.4 0.4 93 1.1 0.8 270 13 317.8 319.0 294.0 338.6 6.57 10 550 5175 -2.2 -3.0 94 0.8 -2.6 271 16 321.5 322.6 294.2 339.6 5.60 11 500 5927 -6.3 -7.1 94 0.8 -6.7 272 16 325.3 326.2 294.4 340.3 4.50 12 450 6744 -11.0 -12.2 91 1.2 -11.5 267 16 329.4 330.1 294.5 340.8 3.33 13 400 7640 -16.2 -18.1 85 1.9 -16.9 268 18 334.0 334.4 294.8 342.0 2.30 14 350 8631 -23.0 -26.0 76 3.0 -23.7 270 21 337.8 338.1 295.0 342.6 1.31 15 300 9741 -31.5 -34.8 72 3.3 -32.0 268 23 341.1 341.2 295.2 343.6 0.67 16 250 11005 -41.2 -44.8 69 3.5 -41.5 269 22 344.8 344.8 295.7 345.9 0.28 17 200 12479 -53.0 -58.7 50 5.7 -53.2 254 30 348.9 348.9 296.4 349.2 0.07 18 150 14278 -65.7 -74.3 29 8.5 -65.8 242 39 356.9 356.9 298.1 356.9 0.01 19 100 16705 -69.1 -84.9 8 15.8 -69.1 285 10 394.3 394.3 304.4 394.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5763.45 m Freezing level: 580.31 mb = 4752.10 m = 15590.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 587.85 mb = 4641.45 m = 15227.68 ft Precipitable water: 2.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.28 % Est. max temperature: 31.11 C = 87.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 980.30 mb = 338.48 m = 1110.48 ft T: 23.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.65 C/km ThetaE index: 15.01 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 928.52 mb = 812.68 m = 2666.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.61 C = 79.90 F Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lifted Index: -3.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.98 C Showalter Index: -2.58 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.29 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.02 C Cross Totals Index: 23.27 C K Index: 38.82 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 228.97 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.58 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1295.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 933.28 mb = 768.20 m = 2520.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 898.28 mb = 1100.51 m = 3610.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 178.28 mb = 13198.01 m = 43300.04 ft B at Equ Level: 1285.47 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 108.28 mb = 16228.76 m = 53243.33 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 272.4 at 9.4 knts Storm direction: 302.4 at 7.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.3 neg: 1.7 tot: 2.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 9.0 neg: -12.5 tot: -3.5 m^2/s^2 ave: -1.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.09 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.0 stream: 0.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 33.61 Bulk Shear: 38.55 m/s