MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508021200F011.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508021200F011.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: 11 hour RUC valid 23Z SAT 2 AUG 25 Station: 37.88,-102.8 Latitude: 37.88 Longitude: -102.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 92 1 950 537 2 900 1027 SFC 878 1246 32.3 14.3 34 18.0 19.8 142 13 317.0 319.2 297.4 353.7 11.71 4 850 1538 28.4 12.4 37 16.1 17.6 144 14 315.9 318.0 296.5 349.4 10.69 5 800 2072 23.2 11.1 46 12.1 15.1 149 13 315.9 317.9 296.3 348.5 10.43 6 750 2630 18.7 7.5 48 11.2 11.6 170 8 316.9 318.6 295.3 344.2 8.69 7 700 3218 14.8 -1.2 33 16.1 6.1 271 8 318.9 319.9 293.0 335.0 4.99 8 650 3839 9.9 -6.5 31 16.3 1.9 282 16 320.1 320.8 292.3 332.0 3.63 9 600 4496 3.9 -8.0 41 11.9 -1.6 281 22 320.7 321.4 292.3 332.2 3.50 10 550 5195 -2.4 -10.2 55 7.8 -5.8 284 25 321.2 321.9 292.2 331.8 3.20 11 500 5942 -9.0 -15.4 59 6.5 -11.3 285 28 322.1 322.6 291.7 329.9 2.30 12 450 6747 -15.0 -24.2 45 9.2 -17.5 287 31 324.3 324.6 291.3 328.5 1.20 13 400 7627 -20.8 -37.3 21 16.5 -23.5 294 38 327.9 328.0 291.5 329.4 0.39 14 350 8600 -27.6 -46.7 14 19.1 -29.6 288 52 331.5 331.5 292.3 332.2 0.16 15 300 9687 -36.1 -49.3 25 13.1 -37.1 279 60 334.4 334.5 293.0 335.0 0.14 16 250 10929 -44.0 -63.1 10 19.1 -44.7 286 63 340.6 340.6 294.5 340.7 0.03 17 200 12407 -50.1 -73.5 5 23.4 -50.5 269 62 353.4 353.4 297.4 353.5 0.01 18 150 14246 -59.1 -80.9 4 21.8 -59.3 280 31 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.00 19 100 16721 -66.1 -87.3 4 21.2 -66.2 326 3 400.0 400.0 305.2 400.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5850.03 m Freezing level: 568.93 mb = 4930.49 m = 16175.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.25 mb = 4183.86 m = 13726.41 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 43.42 % Est. max temperature: 33.02 C = 91.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 676.61 mb = 3502.65 m = 11491.49 ft T: 12.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.73 C/km ThetaE index: 21.69 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 632.71 mb = 4060.09 m = 13320.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.50 C = 95.91 F Cap Strength: 3.15 C Lifted Index: -5.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.53 C Showalter Index: -5.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 58.72 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 37.39 C Cross Totals Index: 21.33 C K Index: 33.70 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 398.39 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.73 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1626.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 57.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 121.55 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 669.89 mb = 3586.28 m = 11765.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 604.89 mb = 4429.23 m = 14531.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 214.89 mb = 11931.02 m = 39143.30 ft B at Equ Level: 1618.98 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 114.89 mb = 15873.68 m = 52078.37 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 275.9 at 20.0 knts Storm direction: 305.9 at 15.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 72.6 neg: -1.4 tot: 71.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.53 Bulk Rich Number: 12.95 Bulk Shear: 125.57 m/s