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: 40.57,-102.03 Latitude: 40.57 Longitude: -102.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 148 1 950 610 2 900 1083 SFC 900 1086 21.6 18.4 82 3.1 19.4 139 15 303.8 306.5 296.3 348.3 14.98 4 850 1576 17.1 16.5 96 0.6 16.7 150 26 304.1 306.7 295.7 345.7 14.01 5 800 2093 15.1 13.5 90 1.6 14.0 180 26 307.2 309.5 295.3 344.1 12.22 6 750 2640 15.7 3.5 44 12.2 8.6 207 16 313.6 314.8 292.9 334.2 6.57 7 700 3224 13.1 -3.2 32 16.4 4.6 250 6 317.0 317.9 291.9 330.9 4.30 8 650 3840 7.9 -4.9 40 12.8 1.5 286 10 317.9 318.7 292.0 331.2 4.09 9 600 4494 2.2 -8.6 44 10.9 -2.7 306 18 318.7 319.4 291.6 329.6 3.32 10 550 5188 -4.0 -14.6 43 10.6 -8.0 312 25 319.4 319.8 290.8 326.9 2.24 11 500 5930 -10.3 -20.2 44 9.9 -13.3 304 30 320.5 320.8 290.5 325.7 1.53 12 450 6731 -16.8 -28.6 35 11.8 -19.4 290 32 322.1 322.3 290.3 325.0 0.80 13 400 7603 -23.2 -42.9 15 19.7 -25.7 285 30 324.9 324.9 290.5 325.7 0.22 14 350 8566 -30.3 -53.6 8 23.3 -32.0 288 28 327.9 327.9 291.2 328.2 0.07 15 300 9642 -38.9 -56.9 13 18.1 -39.8 285 27 330.6 330.6 291.9 330.8 0.06 16 250 10871 -45.9 -64.5 10 18.6 -46.5 277 28 337.8 337.8 293.8 337.9 0.03 17 200 12339 -50.5 -71.9 6 21.4 -50.9 270 41 352.8 352.8 297.3 352.9 0.01 18 150 14194 -54.3 -82.9 2 28.6 -54.7 265 48 376.5 376.5 301.7 376.5 0.00 19 100 16727 -64.3 -87.0 3 22.7 -64.5 267 2 403.5 403.5 305.7 403.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5781.97 m Freezing level: 581.91 mb = 4744.96 m = 15567.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.71 mb = 4073.30 m = 13363.68 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.89 % Est. max temperature: 31.11 C = 88.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 859.06 mb = 1484.46 m = 4870.22 ft T: 17.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.67 C/km ThetaE index: 17.41 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 808.98 mb = 1997.76 m = 6554.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.36 C = 75.85 F Cap Strength: 3.69 C Lifted Index: -5.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.69 C Showalter Index: -5.82 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.21 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.42 C Cross Totals Index: 26.79 C K Index: 27.51 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 463.08 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.91 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1769.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 59.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 178.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 830.34 mb = 1775.60 m = 5825.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 615.34 mb = 4287.74 m = 14067.20 ft Equ Level (EL): 215.34 mb = 11852.83 m = 38886.76 ft B at Equ Level: 1747.93 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 135.34 mb = 14836.55 m = 48675.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 275.9 at 21.4 knts Storm direction: 305.9 at 16.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 33.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 232.7 neg: -20.0 tot: 212.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 70.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.33 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.52 Bulk Rich Number: 9.26 Bulk Shear: 191.04 m/s