MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508011800F002.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508011800F002.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: 2 hour RUC valid 20Z FRI 1 AUG 25 Station: 39.86,-102.64 Latitude: 39.86 Longitude: -102.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 156 1 950 600 2 900 1079 SFC 881 1269 24.7 18.7 69 6.0 20.4 171 13 308.8 311.7 297.9 356.1 15.58 4 850 1579 21.0 16.7 76 4.3 18.0 169 19 308.2 310.8 296.9 351.2 14.21 5 800 2101 16.6 14.1 85 2.6 14.9 178 22 308.9 311.3 296.1 347.5 12.72 6 750 2648 12.7 10.3 85 2.4 11.2 189 23 310.4 312.4 295.0 342.7 10.57 7 700 3225 9.3 5.1 75 4.2 6.8 193 19 312.8 314.3 293.6 337.3 7.90 8 650 3837 6.2 -1.2 59 7.3 2.2 203 11 315.9 317.0 292.6 333.1 5.40 9 600 4488 1.8 -6.4 55 8.1 -2.1 254 12 318.1 318.9 292.0 331.0 3.96 10 550 5184 -3.1 -10.9 55 7.8 -6.4 285 18 320.4 321.0 291.8 330.4 3.02 11 500 5928 -9.9 -13.9 73 3.9 -11.4 291 21 321.0 321.5 291.6 329.7 2.62 12 450 6731 -16.0 -23.1 54 7.1 -17.9 276 22 323.2 323.4 291.1 327.8 1.32 13 400 7606 -22.8 -30.2 51 7.4 -24.2 262 25 325.4 325.5 291.2 328.1 0.78 14 350 8569 -31.0 -39.4 44 8.3 -32.0 266 28 326.9 327.0 291.2 328.2 0.36 15 300 9643 -38.0 -57.7 11 19.7 -39.0 257 38 331.8 331.9 292.3 332.1 0.05 16 250 10883 -43.5 -66.2 6 22.7 -44.2 252 43 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.5 0.02 17 200 12362 -49.5 -72.5 5 23.0 -50.0 265 52 354.3 354.3 297.5 354.4 0.01 18 150 14216 -56.7 -82.8 2 26.1 -57.0 254 42 372.4 372.4 301.0 372.4 0.00 19 100 16724 -63.3 -86.9 3 23.6 -63.6 351 1 405.3 405.3 305.9 405.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5772.51 m Freezing level: 581.95 mb = 4739.30 m = 15548.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 624.10 mb = 4167.72 m = 13673.46 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.63 % Est. max temperature: 27.06 C = 80.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 807.26 mb = 2023.31 m = 6638.07 ft T: 17.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.11 C/km ThetaE index: 28.31 C Layer 850.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 773.63 mb = 2385.26 m = 7825.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.50 C = 77.90 F Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lifted Index: -7.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.33 C Showalter Index: -7.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.55 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 30.94 C Cross Totals Index: 26.61 C K Index: 43.45 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 560.85 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.23 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2194.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 66.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 785.14 mb = 2260.03 m = 7414.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 760.14 mb = 2534.47 m = 8315.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 210.14 mb = 12033.90 m = 39480.81 ft B at Equ Level: 2175.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 110.14 mb = 16126.73 m = 52908.56 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.9 at 18.5 knts Storm direction: 266.9 at 13.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 14.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 79.1 neg: -26.5 tot: 52.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 17.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.21 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 1.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.04 Bulk Rich Number: 42.06 Bulk Shear: 52.17 m/s