MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508011800F005.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508011800F005.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: 5 hour RUC valid 23Z FRI 1 AUG 25 Station: 40.52,-102.93 Latitude: 40.52 Longitude: -102.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 137 1 950 585 2 900 1066 SFC 874 1329 25.4 18.4 65 7.0 20.4 142 19 310.3 313.2 298.2 357.4 15.44 4 850 1568 22.2 16.6 71 5.6 18.3 148 25 309.4 312.1 297.1 352.4 14.15 5 800 2092 18.1 14.2 78 3.9 15.4 162 26 310.4 312.9 296.5 349.6 12.84 6 750 2643 14.7 9.5 71 5.1 11.4 185 22 312.5 314.4 295.1 343.4 10.02 7 700 3224 11.7 3.0 55 8.7 6.7 210 14 315.4 316.8 293.6 336.9 6.82 8 650 3840 7.9 -3.9 43 11.8 1.9 284 7 317.9 318.8 292.3 332.2 4.42 9 600 4493 2.3 -9.0 43 11.2 -2.7 314 15 318.7 319.4 291.5 329.3 3.24 10 550 5188 -3.7 -13.5 47 9.8 -7.5 305 24 319.7 320.2 291.1 327.9 2.46 11 500 5931 -10.1 -18.2 52 8.1 -12.8 295 29 320.7 321.1 290.8 326.9 1.82 12 450 6732 -16.4 -26.8 40 10.4 -18.9 284 30 322.6 322.8 290.6 325.9 0.95 13 400 7605 -22.9 -40.8 18 17.9 -25.4 283 32 325.2 325.3 290.6 326.2 0.27 14 350 8569 -30.4 -52.7 9 22.4 -32.1 283 34 327.8 327.8 291.2 328.1 0.08 15 300 9644 -38.7 -55.1 16 16.4 -39.6 280 37 330.9 330.9 292.0 331.1 0.07 16 250 10875 -45.4 -64.9 9 19.5 -46.0 284 38 338.6 338.6 294.0 338.7 0.02 17 200 12351 -49.1 -72.4 5 23.3 -49.6 280 37 355.0 355.0 297.7 355.1 0.01 18 150 14201 -57.0 -82.1 3 25.1 -57.3 256 46 371.8 371.8 300.9 371.8 0.00 19 100 16731 -63.5 -86.5 3 23.0 -63.7 41 3 405.0 405.0 305.9 405.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5793.54 m Freezing level: 581.02 mb = 4756.68 m = 15605.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.53 mb = 4100.75 m = 13453.76 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.99 % Est. max temperature: 28.97 C = 84.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 788.94 mb = 2211.01 m = 7253.88 ft T: 17.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.06 C/km ThetaE index: 31.49 C Layer 850.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 728.12 mb = 2891.99 m = 9488.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.71 C = 83.69 F Cap Strength: 1.54 C Lifted Index: -7.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -10.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.85 C Showalter Index: -8.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 59.04 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.31 C Cross Totals Index: 26.73 C K Index: 40.26 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 573.60 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.97 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2405.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 69.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 47.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 765.06 mb = 2473.20 m = 8114.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 650.06 mb = 3839.02 m = 12595.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 210.06 mb = 12026.53 m = 39456.64 ft B at Equ Level: 2395.82 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 110.06 mb = 16132.90 m = 52928.80 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 266.0 at 22.1 knts Storm direction: 296.0 at 16.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -50.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 186.6 neg: -27.2 tot: 159.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.14 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 1.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.81 Bulk Rich Number: 11.87 Bulk Shear: 202.71 m/s