MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508021200F009.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508021200F009.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: 9 hour RUC valid 21Z SAT 2 AUG 25 Station: 39.84,-105.95 Latitude: 39.84 Longitude: -105.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 83 1 950 533 2 900 1019 3 850 1527 4 800 2060 5 750 2620 SFC 706 3141 17.7 -0.7 29 18.4 7.4 260 10 321.4 322.4 293.9 338.1 5.16 7 700 3210 16.0 -2.2 29 18.2 6.1 268 14 320.1 321.1 293.1 335.2 4.65 8 650 3832 9.9 -4.0 37 13.9 2.8 268 19 320.2 321.1 292.9 334.5 4.39 9 600 4490 3.5 -5.4 52 8.9 -0.9 267 22 320.2 321.0 292.8 334.0 4.26 10 550 5187 -3.1 -8.6 66 5.5 -5.5 265 23 320.4 321.1 292.3 332.3 3.64 11 500 5933 -9.6 -12.7 78 3.1 -10.8 264 24 321.3 321.8 291.9 330.8 2.88 12 450 6736 -16.5 -17.5 92 1.0 -16.8 263 25 322.5 322.9 291.6 329.8 2.16 13 400 7608 -23.8 -24.1 97 0.3 -23.9 262 28 324.0 324.3 291.4 328.8 1.36 14 350 8570 -30.0 -52.3 10 22.3 -31.7 270 41 328.3 328.3 291.3 328.7 0.09 15 300 9647 -38.4 -54.0 18 15.6 -39.3 273 54 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.6 0.08 16 250 10877 -46.3 -62.0 15 15.7 -46.9 270 62 337.2 337.2 293.7 337.3 0.04 17 200 12350 -48.5 -73.8 4 25.3 -49.0 267 60 356.0 356.0 297.9 356.0 0.01 18 150 14211 -56.4 -83.6 2 27.2 -56.8 276 42 372.8 372.8 301.1 372.8 0.00 19 100 16718 -64.9 -87.2 3 22.3 -65.0 194 3 402.4 402.4 305.5 402.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5849.96 m Freezing level: 573.50 mb = 4859.39 m = 15942.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 611.82 mb = 4329.44 m = 14204.04 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.96 % Est. max temperature: 16.84 C = 62.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 535.01 mb = 5403.35 m = 17727.30 ft T: -5.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 9.40 C/km ThetaE index: 9.47 C Layer 700.0- 300.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 522.17 mb = 5593.38 m = 18350.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.30 C = 63.14 F Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lifted Index: -0.59 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.06 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 308.82 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 526.80 mb = 5524.29 m = 18124.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 511.80 mb = 5750.23 m = 18865.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 281.80 mb = 10069.44 m = 33035.80 ft B at Equ Level: 308.55 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 211.80 mb = 11971.18 m = 39275.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 266.4 at 26.9 knts Storm direction: 296.4 at 20.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 1.2 tot: 2.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 65.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 33.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 33.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 11.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.6 stream: 2.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 17.91 Bulk Shear: 17.24 m/s