MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508011500F007.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508011500F007.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: 7 hour RUC valid 22Z FRI 1 AUG 25 Station: 40.43,-103.46 Latitude: 40.43 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 123 1 950 573 2 900 1058 SFC 875 1304 29.3 13.7 38 15.7 18.6 148 13 314.2 316.4 296.5 349.3 11.29 4 850 1564 25.7 11.8 42 13.9 16.4 155 16 313.1 315.0 295.4 344.8 10.26 5 800 2093 20.6 10.4 52 10.2 14.0 161 16 313.1 315.0 295.3 343.8 9.93 6 750 2647 17.1 4.1 42 13.1 9.4 184 9 315.2 316.5 293.5 336.7 6.85 7 700 3232 14.1 -5.2 26 19.3 4.4 296 10 318.1 318.9 291.7 330.2 3.71 8 650 3851 9.1 -9.4 26 18.5 0.6 300 17 319.2 319.8 291.3 328.7 2.87 9 600 4506 3.3 -15.4 24 18.6 -4.0 303 20 319.9 320.3 290.7 326.4 1.93 10 550 5203 -3.3 -17.5 32 14.2 -8.3 304 22 320.2 320.5 290.6 326.2 1.76 11 500 5946 -10.0 -20.6 42 10.6 -13.2 295 24 320.8 321.1 290.5 325.9 1.49 12 450 6746 -17.0 -26.1 45 9.1 -19.1 281 24 321.9 322.1 290.4 325.4 1.01 13 400 7617 -24.0 -35.4 34 11.4 -25.8 272 24 323.8 323.9 290.4 325.5 0.47 14 350 8577 -31.4 -46.9 20 15.5 -32.8 274 30 326.4 326.5 290.9 327.1 0.16 15 300 9647 -40.0 -52.0 27 12.0 -40.7 271 37 329.0 329.0 291.5 329.4 0.10 16 250 10871 -46.1 -64.4 11 18.3 -46.6 275 48 337.6 337.6 293.7 337.7 0.03 17 200 12354 -47.5 -74.3 3 26.8 -48.1 277 46 357.6 357.6 298.2 357.6 0.01 18 150 14218 -55.8 -82.3 2 26.5 -56.1 259 34 374.0 374.0 301.2 374.0 0.00 19 100 16738 -63.5 -87.0 3 23.4 -63.7 5 5 405.0 405.0 305.9 405.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5822.70 m Freezing level: 575.10 mb = 4852.95 m = 15921.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.46 mb = 3933.92 m = 12906.40 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.44 % Est. max temperature: 31.64 C = 88.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 696.65 mb = 3272.20 m = 10735.42 ft T: 13.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.90 C/km ThetaE index: 23.83 C Layer 850.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 631.74 mb = 4084.27 m = 13399.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.39 C = 93.90 F Cap Strength: 4.57 C Lifted Index: -4.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.48 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.33 C Showalter Index: -5.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 57.47 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 35.70 C Cross Totals Index: 21.78 C K Index: 28.13 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 470.74 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.60 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1625.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 57.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 199.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.57 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 686.37 mb = 3396.28 m = 11142.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 591.37 mb = 4621.86 m = 15163.40 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.37 mb = 11385.76 m = 37354.40 ft B at Equ Level: 1617.41 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 141.37 mb = 14585.92 m = 47853.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 283.4 at 18.4 knts Storm direction: 313.4 at 13.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 135.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 85.2 neg: -1.4 tot: 83.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.78 Bulk Rich Number: 13.34 Bulk Shear: 121.85 m/s