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: 40.77,-104.33 Latitude: 40.77 Longitude: -104.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 107 1 950 552 2 900 1040 SFC 851 1541 30.2 10.2 29 20.0 17.0 154 12 317.7 319.5 295.9 346.8 9.23 4 850 1550 28.6 9.2 30 19.3 16.0 155 12 316.1 317.7 295.1 343.2 8.64 5 800 2083 23.3 7.8 37 15.5 13.5 161 13 316.0 317.6 294.8 342.2 8.35 6 750 2641 19.0 3.2 35 15.8 9.7 202 9 317.2 318.4 293.7 337.6 6.44 7 700 3229 15.0 -4.3 26 19.3 5.0 270 15 319.1 319.9 292.3 332.0 3.97 8 650 3849 9.3 -7.5 30 16.9 1.3 283 20 319.5 320.2 291.9 330.5 3.34 9 600 4504 3.0 -9.8 38 12.8 -2.7 289 22 319.6 320.2 291.6 329.6 3.02 10 550 5200 -3.5 -12.5 50 9.0 -7.1 290 23 319.9 320.4 291.3 328.7 2.66 11 500 5944 -10.1 -16.6 59 6.4 -12.3 286 23 320.7 321.1 291.0 327.7 2.09 12 450 6744 -16.9 -21.8 66 4.8 -18.3 279 24 322.0 322.2 290.9 327.1 1.49 13 400 7616 -24.0 -28.3 68 4.3 -24.9 275 27 323.8 324.0 290.9 327.1 0.93 14 350 8575 -31.7 -41.5 37 9.8 -32.7 271 32 326.0 326.1 290.9 327.1 0.29 15 300 9644 -40.5 -55.5 18 15.1 -41.2 273 35 328.3 328.4 291.3 328.6 0.07 16 250 10864 -47.0 -64.0 13 17.0 -47.5 275 47 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.3 0.03 17 200 12341 -47.8 -73.7 4 25.9 -48.4 281 45 357.0 357.0 298.1 357.1 0.01 18 150 14206 -54.8 -82.0 2 27.2 -55.2 263 34 375.6 375.6 301.5 375.6 0.00 19 100 16738 -63.0 -87.2 2 24.3 -63.1 47 3 406.1 406.1 306.0 406.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5837.76 m Freezing level: 576.86 mb = 4826.23 m = 15833.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.58 mb = 4058.33 m = 13314.56 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 38.18 % Est. max temperature: 31.50 C = 88.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 635.89 mb = 4028.48 m = 13216.62 ft T: 7.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 9.25 C/km ThetaE index: 19.71 C Layer 850.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 599.71 mb = 4508.21 m = 14790.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.05 C = 89.69 F Cap Strength: 2.86 C Lifted Index: -3.89 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.50 C Showalter Index: -4.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 58.08 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 38.71 C Cross Totals Index: 19.37 C K Index: 28.67 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 338.89 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.97 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1314.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 156.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 626.88 mb = 4145.33 m = 13599.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 571.88 mb = 4888.03 m = 16036.64 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.88 mb = 11361.87 m = 37276.03 ft B at Equ Level: 1294.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 151.88 mb = 14125.44 m = 46342.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 275.5 at 19.7 knts Storm direction: 305.5 at 14.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 123.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 108.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 108.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 36.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.78 Bulk Rich Number: 13.04 Bulk Shear: 100.87 m/s