MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508020900F038.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508020900F038.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: 38 hour RUC valid 23Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 34.88,-97.81 Latitude: 34.88 Longitude: -97.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 127 SFC 975 354 28.4 21.8 68 6.6 23.6 101 10 303.8 306.9 297.6 354.7 17.12 2 950 580 26.2 20.2 69 6.1 21.9 101 10 303.8 306.7 296.8 350.9 15.85 3 900 1054 22.7 17.7 74 4.9 19.2 116 8 304.9 307.5 296.1 347.7 14.34 4 850 1550 18.9 15.2 79 3.7 16.4 161 4 305.9 308.3 295.4 344.6 12.88 5 800 2069 15.9 9.2 65 6.7 11.7 265 5 308.1 309.8 293.3 336.0 9.19 6 750 2614 12.4 3.2 53 9.2 7.2 319 15 310.0 311.2 291.7 329.9 6.43 7 700 3188 7.8 0.7 61 7.1 4.0 318 26 311.2 312.3 291.5 329.1 5.77 8 650 3794 3.4 -2.1 67 5.5 0.6 312 31 312.8 313.8 291.3 328.7 5.06 9 600 4438 -0.8 -5.2 72 4.4 -2.9 309 34 315.2 316.0 291.5 329.0 4.33 10 550 5128 -5.3 -8.1 81 2.8 -6.5 309 35 317.8 318.5 291.7 330.1 3.79 11 500 5871 -9.3 -11.6 84 2.3 -10.2 311 33 321.7 322.3 292.3 332.2 3.16 12 450 6679 -13.7 -15.8 84 2.1 -14.5 312 27 326.0 326.5 292.9 334.5 2.48 13 400 7564 -19.3 -21.6 81 2.4 -20.0 305 23 330.0 330.3 293.3 335.9 1.69 14 350 8544 -25.9 -28.4 80 2.4 -26.5 284 25 333.8 334.0 293.7 337.6 1.05 15 300 9640 -34.6 -37.0 79 2.4 -34.8 269 29 336.7 336.8 294.0 338.7 0.54 16 250 10884 -45.5 -48.3 73 2.8 -45.7 264 39 338.3 338.4 294.1 339.1 0.19 17 200 12341 -51.7 -71.6 7 19.9 -52.1 288 44 350.9 350.9 296.8 350.9 0.01 18 150 14192 -57.2 -83.7 2 26.4 -57.5 273 22 371.5 371.5 300.8 371.5 0.00 19 100 16672 -66.1 -86.1 4 20.1 -66.2 336 5 400.1 400.1 305.2 400.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5743.42 m Freezing level: 609.76 mb = 4312.69 m = 14149.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.39 mb = 3901.31 m = 12799.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.28 % Est. max temperature: 31.62 C = 88.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 886.20 mb = 1188.37 m = 3898.80 ft T: 21.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.39 C/km ThetaE index: 25.93 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 819.92 mb = 1858.18 m = 6096.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.83 C = 89.29 F Cap Strength: 1.39 C Lifted Index: -6.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.61 C Showalter Index: -4.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.71 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.21 C Cross Totals Index: 24.50 C K Index: 36.29 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 298.52 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.52 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1890.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 61.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 32.23 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 853.34 mb = 1515.98 m = 4973.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 778.34 mb = 2300.58 m = 7547.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 198.34 mb = 12394.29 m = 40663.20 ft B at Equ Level: 1867.22 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 118.34 mb = 15641.74 m = 51317.43 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 312.2 at 22.4 knts Storm direction: 342.2 at 16.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 1.3 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 146.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 136.9 neg: -0.3 tot: 136.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 45.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.26 Bulk Rich Number: 14.47 Bulk Shear: 130.69 m/s