MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508011800F003.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508011800F003.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: 3 hour RUC valid 21Z FRI 1 AUG 25 Station: 40.45,-103.59 Latitude: 40.45 Longitude: -103.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 126 1 950 568 2 900 1053 SFC 870 1354 29.2 13.9 39 15.3 18.7 154 14 314.7 316.9 296.8 350.6 11.57 4 850 1559 25.6 12.1 43 13.5 16.6 157 16 313.0 315.0 295.6 345.4 10.49 5 800 2088 20.4 10.9 55 9.5 14.2 164 17 312.9 314.8 295.4 344.7 10.31 6 750 2641 15.5 8.7 64 6.8 11.2 178 15 313.4 315.2 295.0 342.8 9.47 7 700 3222 11.7 4.3 60 7.4 7.3 203 8 315.4 316.9 294.0 338.8 7.44 8 650 3839 8.0 -1.6 51 9.6 2.9 310 7 318.0 319.0 293.0 334.8 5.23 9 600 4492 2.6 -7.1 49 9.6 -2.0 317 14 319.1 319.8 292.0 331.3 3.74 10 550 5188 -3.6 -13.0 48 9.3 -7.3 308 19 319.8 320.3 291.2 328.3 2.56 11 500 5931 -10.3 -17.4 56 7.1 -12.7 294 22 320.5 320.8 290.9 327.0 1.95 12 450 6731 -17.1 -24.5 53 7.4 -19.0 281 23 321.7 322.0 290.5 325.8 1.17 13 400 7602 -24.0 -34.6 37 10.6 -25.8 271 23 323.7 323.8 290.5 325.6 0.51 14 350 8561 -31.5 -45.0 25 13.5 -32.7 271 31 326.3 326.4 290.9 327.1 0.20 15 300 9633 -39.2 -58.5 11 19.3 -40.1 270 38 330.1 330.2 291.8 330.3 0.05 16 250 10862 -45.4 -64.8 9 19.4 -46.0 272 45 338.6 338.6 294.0 338.7 0.03 17 200 12344 -47.6 -74.4 3 26.8 -48.2 277 42 357.4 357.4 298.2 357.5 0.01 18 150 14208 -55.8 -82.5 2 26.7 -56.1 254 33 374.0 374.0 301.2 374.0 0.00 19 100 16730 -62.9 -86.8 3 24.0 -63.1 7 5 406.3 406.3 306.0 406.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5805.51 m Freezing level: 579.31 mb = 4780.31 m = 15683.24 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.28 mb = 4220.86 m = 13847.81 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.93 % Est. max temperature: 29.17 C = 84.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 696.17 mb = 3267.80 m = 10721.00 ft T: 11.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.12 C/km ThetaE index: 25.02 C Layer 850.0- 350.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 649.71 mb = 3842.30 m = 12605.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.46 C = 90.43 F Cap Strength: 2.32 C Lifted Index: -5.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.07 C Showalter Index: -5.71 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 58.36 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 35.94 C Cross Totals Index: 22.42 C K Index: 40.62 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 497.64 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.55 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1724.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 58.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 83.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 694.45 mb = 3288.40 m = 10788.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 609.45 mb = 4364.74 m = 14319.84 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.45 mb = 11431.84 m = 37505.57 ft B at Equ Level: 1713.13 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 139.45 mb = 14661.31 m = 48100.83 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 273.1 at 16.5 knts Storm direction: 303.1 at 12.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -105.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 55.4 neg: -13.8 tot: 41.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 13.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.03 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: -0.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.58 Bulk Rich Number: 17.40 Bulk Shear: 99.09 m/s