MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508020000F020.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508020000F020.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: 20 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 2 AUG 25 Station: 37.60,-102.72 Latitude: 37.60 Longitude: -102.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 120 1 950 567 2 900 1054 SFC 869 1363 30.5 17.7 46 12.8 21.3 149 10 316.1 319.0 299.2 362.5 14.85 4 850 1562 26.4 15.4 51 10.9 18.7 160 9 313.7 316.3 297.5 354.2 13.09 5 800 2092 21.4 13.5 61 7.8 16.0 180 7 313.9 316.3 297.1 352.0 12.29 6 750 2648 17.7 8.3 54 9.5 11.7 242 7 315.8 317.6 295.4 344.6 9.18 7 700 3234 13.6 0.2 40 13.4 6.1 257 10 317.6 318.6 293.1 335.3 5.54 8 650 3852 8.4 -3.9 42 12.3 2.1 275 11 318.5 319.3 292.4 332.7 4.40 9 600 4506 2.6 -6.0 53 8.5 -1.6 296 14 319.1 319.9 292.3 332.3 4.08 10 550 5202 -3.2 -12.1 50 8.8 -6.8 306 18 320.2 320.8 291.5 329.4 2.75 11 500 5948 -8.7 -21.8 34 13.0 -12.7 304 24 322.4 322.7 290.9 327.0 1.34 12 450 6754 -14.6 -29.1 28 14.5 -17.9 302 28 324.9 325.1 291.0 327.7 0.77 13 400 7635 -20.7 -39.4 17 18.7 -23.6 300 35 328.1 328.1 291.5 329.3 0.31 14 350 8608 -27.5 -46.1 15 18.7 -29.5 291 45 331.7 331.7 292.4 332.4 0.17 15 300 9697 -35.6 -47.6 28 12.0 -36.6 285 55 335.2 335.2 293.3 335.9 0.17 16 250 10941 -44.5 -59.7 17 15.2 -45.1 294 65 339.9 339.9 294.3 340.1 0.05 17 200 12412 -50.3 -72.8 5 22.5 -50.8 284 62 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.1 0.01 18 150 14247 -59.5 -82.1 4 22.5 -59.7 281 35 367.5 367.5 300.1 367.5 0.00 19 100 16708 -67.2 -86.7 5 19.5 -67.3 134 2 397.9 397.9 304.9 397.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5828.13 m Freezing level: 577.94 mb = 4813.39 m = 15791.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 621.16 mb = 4223.06 m = 13855.02 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.37 % Est. max temperature: 31.30 C = 88.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 722.02 mb = 2971.08 m = 9747.52 ft T: 15.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.23 C/km ThetaE index: 35.42 C Layer 850.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 676.76 mb = 3515.76 m = 11534.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.34 C = 90.22 F Cap Strength: 2.63 C Lifted Index: -6.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.23 C Showalter Index: -7.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 59.23 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 35.07 C Cross Totals Index: 24.16 C K Index: 37.06 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 431.80 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.23 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2189.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 66.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 79.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 712.14 mb = 3088.05 m = 10131.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 647.14 mb = 3888.31 m = 12756.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 197.14 mb = 12503.52 m = 41021.54 ft B at Equ Level: 2176.03 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 291.2 at 16.4 knts Storm direction: 321.2 at 12.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 67.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 67.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.1 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.75 Bulk Rich Number: 31.01 Bulk Shear: 70.60 m/s