MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508011500F006.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508011500F006.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: 6 hour RUC valid 21Z FRI 1 AUG 25 Station: 40.7,-103.46 Latitude: 40.70 Longitude: -103.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 119 1 950 574 2 900 1056 SFC 874 1319 27.3 15.7 49 11.6 19.2 158 13 312.3 314.7 297.1 352.0 12.92 4 850 1560 23.6 13.6 53 10.1 16.8 162 16 310.9 313.1 295.8 346.3 11.56 5 800 2085 18.6 11.8 65 6.7 14.1 168 16 310.9 313.0 295.4 344.6 10.97 6 750 2636 16.0 4.7 47 11.3 9.3 203 9 314.0 315.4 293.4 336.4 7.18 7 700 3220 13.7 -4.2 29 17.8 4.5 286 11 317.6 318.4 291.9 330.6 4.01 8 650 3838 8.6 -6.5 33 15.2 1.3 288 17 318.7 319.4 291.9 330.5 3.61 9 600 4493 3.1 -13.7 28 16.8 -3.7 294 20 319.7 320.1 290.9 327.1 2.21 10 550 5189 -3.6 -17.4 33 13.8 -8.5 304 21 319.8 320.1 290.5 325.8 1.77 11 500 5931 -10.5 -22.1 38 11.7 -13.9 302 23 320.3 320.6 290.2 324.8 1.30 12 450 6730 -17.0 -32.1 26 15.1 -20.0 284 22 321.8 321.9 289.9 323.9 0.57 13 400 7601 -24.3 -40.1 22 15.8 -26.4 276 23 323.5 323.5 290.2 324.6 0.29 14 350 8559 -31.5 -50.8 13 19.3 -33.0 275 30 326.3 326.3 290.7 326.7 0.10 15 300 9630 -40.0 -55.3 18 15.4 -40.7 266 37 329.0 329.1 291.5 329.3 0.07 16 250 10853 -46.4 -63.6 12 17.2 -46.9 267 45 337.0 337.0 293.6 337.2 0.03 17 200 12333 -47.7 -73.6 4 25.9 -48.3 276 42 357.3 357.3 298.2 357.3 0.01 18 150 14198 -55.2 -82.5 2 27.3 -55.6 252 33 375.0 375.0 301.4 375.0 0.00 19 100 16729 -62.3 -87.1 2 24.9 -62.5 32 7 407.5 407.5 306.2 407.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5811.69 m Freezing level: 576.97 mb = 4813.13 m = 15790.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.86 mb = 4005.05 m = 13139.78 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.47 % Est. max temperature: 30.74 C = 87.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 737.18 mb = 2781.87 m = 9126.76 ft T: 15.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.89 C/km ThetaE index: 28.14 C Layer 850.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 653.32 mb = 3795.58 m = 12452.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.44 C = 92.19 F Cap Strength: 4.37 C Lifted Index: -5.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.37 C Showalter Index: -6.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.07 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 34.07 C Cross Totals Index: 24.01 C K Index: 29.79 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 504.90 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.13 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1816.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 60.27 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 193.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 722.46 mb = 2952.55 m = 9686.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 597.46 mb = 4526.43 m = 14850.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.46 mb = 11479.26 m = 37661.16 ft B at Equ Level: 1808.09 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 137.46 mb = 14742.66 m = 48367.71 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 281.0 at 18.1 knts Storm direction: 311.0 at 13.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 114.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 85.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 85.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.83 Bulk Rich Number: 16.58 Bulk Shear: 109.54 m/s