MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508011200F012.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508011200F012.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: 12 hour RUC valid 0Z SAT 2 AUG 25 Station: 34.86,-82.00 Latitude: 34.86 Longitude: -82.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 154 SFC 992 229 27.5 24.7 85 2.8 25.4 55 3 301.3 305.0 298.8 360.7 20.10 2 950 609 24.8 22.9 89 1.9 23.5 46 4 302.4 305.8 298.4 358.2 18.86 3 900 1083 21.5 20.0 91 1.5 20.5 35 3 303.7 306.8 297.3 353.1 16.61 4 850 1577 18.1 16.7 91 1.4 17.2 326 4 305.1 307.8 296.1 347.6 14.22 5 800 2096 15.5 12.7 83 2.8 13.7 309 6 307.7 309.8 295.0 342.8 11.62 6 750 2641 12.8 8.4 74 4.4 10.0 291 7 310.5 312.2 294.0 338.9 9.25 7 700 3218 9.8 3.7 66 6.1 6.2 298 10 313.3 314.6 293.2 335.6 7.14 8 650 3830 5.9 0.9 70 5.0 3.1 302 11 315.7 316.9 293.2 335.6 6.29 9 600 4482 1.9 -1.2 80 3.1 0.3 290 8 318.3 319.5 293.6 337.1 5.86 10 550 5180 -1.9 -4.2 85 2.2 -3.0 273 8 321.8 322.8 293.9 338.5 5.12 11 500 5932 -6.2 -7.7 89 1.5 -6.8 278 10 325.5 326.4 294.3 339.8 4.31 12 450 6750 -10.4 -11.1 95 0.7 -10.8 291 12 330.1 330.8 294.9 342.5 3.63 13 400 7648 -15.8 -16.8 92 1.0 -16.2 293 13 334.5 335.0 295.1 343.5 2.57 14 350 8641 -22.6 -24.6 84 1.9 -23.1 285 16 338.3 338.6 295.2 343.7 1.49 15 300 9753 -30.9 -33.9 75 3.0 -31.4 275 18 341.8 342.0 295.4 344.6 0.72 16 250 11019 -40.7 -45.8 58 5.1 -41.1 264 26 345.5 345.6 295.8 346.6 0.25 17 200 12503 -51.3 -67.2 13 15.9 -51.7 241 37 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.6 0.02 18 150 14308 -65.7 -75.2 25 9.5 -65.7 229 38 357.0 357.0 298.1 357.0 0.01 19 100 16715 -69.8 -85.0 9 15.1 -69.9 273 14 392.8 392.8 304.2 392.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5777.73 m Freezing level: 575.10 mb = 4829.20 m = 15843.63 ft Wetbulb zero: 596.13 mb = 4533.49 m = 14873.47 ft Precipitable water: 2.26 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.13 % Est. max temperature: 31.67 C = 89.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.75 mb = 583.52 m = 1914.41 ft T: 24.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.86 C/km ThetaE index: 25.15 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.76 mb = 1065.75 m = 3496.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.77 C = 85.58 F Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lifted Index: -5.60 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.69 C Showalter Index: -2.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.17 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.30 C Cross Totals Index: 22.87 C K Index: 34.94 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 218.31 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.62 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2103.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 64.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.47 mb = 933.55 m = 3062.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 890.47 mb = 1174.97 m = 3854.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 150.47 mb = 14288.23 m = 46876.84 ft B at Equ Level: 2090.68 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 296.4 at 7.4 knts Storm direction: 326.4 at 5.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.4 neg: 1.7 tot: 2.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 152.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: -1.7 tot: 3.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 1.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.3 stream: 0.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 181.42 Bulk Shear: 11.59 m/s