MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508011500F008.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508011500F008.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: 8 hour RUC valid 23Z FRI 1 AUG 25 Station: 40.04,-103.35 Latitude: 40.04 Longitude: -103.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 117 1 950 561 2 900 1048 SFC 864 1412 29.3 13.1 37 16.2 18.3 162 15 315.4 317.5 296.6 349.9 11.07 4 850 1556 26.8 12.0 40 14.8 16.9 163 17 314.2 316.2 295.8 346.6 10.43 5 800 2086 21.6 11.0 51 10.6 14.6 168 18 314.1 316.1 295.8 346.2 10.33 6 750 2641 17.0 7.4 53 9.6 11.0 182 15 315.0 316.7 294.8 342.1 8.67 7 700 3226 13.5 -1.3 36 14.9 5.5 243 6 317.5 318.4 292.6 333.4 4.96 8 650 3844 8.9 -8.2 29 17.1 0.9 309 11 319.1 319.7 291.6 329.4 3.16 9 600 4499 3.2 -14.1 27 17.3 -3.7 315 17 319.8 320.3 290.9 327.0 2.14 10 550 5196 -3.2 -15.9 37 12.7 -7.9 312 20 320.3 320.7 290.9 327.0 2.01 11 500 5940 -10.0 -18.4 50 8.4 -12.8 301 21 320.8 321.2 290.8 326.9 1.79 12 450 6741 -16.8 -24.8 50 8.1 -18.8 283 19 322.1 322.4 290.6 326.1 1.13 13 400 7613 -23.5 -32.5 44 9.0 -25.1 272 22 324.4 324.5 290.7 326.7 0.62 14 350 8574 -31.1 -36.9 57 5.8 -31.8 274 29 326.9 326.9 291.3 328.6 0.46 15 300 9646 -39.9 -47.6 44 7.7 -40.5 276 36 329.1 329.1 291.6 329.7 0.17 16 250 10872 -45.2 -64.5 10 19.3 -45.8 280 49 338.9 338.9 294.1 339.0 0.03 17 200 12358 -47.5 -73.9 3 26.5 -48.1 276 46 357.6 357.6 298.2 357.6 0.01 18 150 14218 -56.7 -82.4 3 25.7 -57.1 270 39 372.3 372.3 300.9 372.3 0.00 19 100 16727 -64.2 -86.9 3 22.7 -64.3 318 4 403.7 403.7 305.7 403.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5822.89 m Freezing level: 574.98 mb = 4847.91 m = 15905.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.29 mb = 3967.57 m = 13016.82 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 38.99 % Est. max temperature: 30.65 C = 87.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 682.41 mb = 3438.27 m = 11280.27 ft T: 11.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.67 C/km ThetaE index: 22.90 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 635.74 mb = 4025.92 m = 13208.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.05 C = 91.49 F Cap Strength: 3.36 C Lifted Index: -5.60 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.80 C Showalter Index: -5.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 58.81 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 36.80 C Cross Totals Index: 22.01 C K Index: 33.94 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 505.23 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.78 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1766.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 59.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 127.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 679.44 mb = 3474.79 m = 11400.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 594.44 mb = 4573.82 m = 15005.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 224.44 mb = 11590.35 m = 38025.64 ft B at Equ Level: 1743.69 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 134.44 mb = 14895.62 m = 48869.54 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 280.4 at 16.8 knts Storm direction: 310.4 at 12.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 177.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 61.1 neg: -6.4 tot: 54.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.25 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.65 Bulk Rich Number: 16.03 Bulk Shear: 110.14 m/s