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: 43.88,-100.04 Latitude: 43.88 Longitude: -100.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 123 SFC 952 556 25.8 19.6 68 6.2 21.4 142 17 303.2 306.0 296.3 348.3 15.22 2 950 574 25.4 19.0 68 6.4 20.9 147 18 303.0 305.7 295.9 346.7 14.74 3 900 1047 21.2 17.3 78 3.9 18.5 160 25 303.4 305.9 295.4 344.7 13.95 4 850 1540 18.1 15.5 85 2.6 16.3 185 25 305.1 307.5 295.3 344.3 13.12 5 800 2058 15.1 13.3 89 1.8 13.9 217 24 307.3 309.6 295.2 343.8 12.11 6 750 2603 12.3 8.0 75 4.4 9.6 243 21 310.0 311.7 293.7 337.5 8.99 7 700 3180 9.7 -1.1 47 10.8 4.0 283 15 313.2 314.1 291.5 329.1 5.04 8 650 3790 4.7 -3.7 55 8.3 0.5 293 17 314.2 315.1 291.3 328.5 4.49 9 600 4435 -1.0 -7.0 64 6.0 -3.7 297 23 315.0 315.7 290.9 327.0 3.77 10 550 5122 -6.7 -10.9 72 4.3 -8.4 290 25 316.2 316.8 290.6 326.0 3.02 11 500 5859 -11.5 -16.9 64 5.5 -13.3 281 28 319.1 319.5 290.5 325.9 2.03 12 450 6659 -16.9 -22.0 64 5.1 -18.3 288 28 322.0 322.3 290.9 327.0 1.45 13 400 7531 -23.0 -25.0 84 2.0 -23.5 302 17 325.1 325.3 291.6 329.5 1.26 14 350 8494 -30.6 -32.5 83 1.9 -30.9 289 10 327.5 327.6 291.7 330.1 0.71 15 300 9571 -38.4 -46.7 41 8.3 -39.0 334 13 331.3 331.3 292.3 332.0 0.19 16 250 10802 -46.1 -59.0 22 12.9 -46.6 90 9 337.5 337.5 293.7 337.7 0.05 17 200 12265 -50.1 -65.4 15 15.3 -50.5 287 16 353.4 353.4 297.4 353.6 0.03 18 150 14130 -53.7 -82.5 2 28.8 -54.2 302 23 377.5 377.5 301.8 377.5 0.00 19 100 16684 -61.0 -88.1 2 27.2 -61.2 307 25 409.9 409.9 306.5 409.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5736.77 m Freezing level: 608.88 mb = 4320.28 m = 14173.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.60 mb = 3869.33 m = 12694.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.86 % Est. max temperature: 29.75 C = 85.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 869.12 mb = 1348.28 m = 4423.42 ft T: 19.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.89 C/km ThetaE index: 22.48 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 808.59 mb = 1967.09 m = 6453.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.45 C = 85.02 F Cap Strength: 1.49 C Lifted Index: -6.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.44 C Showalter Index: -6.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 56.49 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.56 C Cross Totals Index: 26.94 C K Index: 34.25 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 562.55 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.67 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1870.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 61.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 50.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 846.56 mb = 1574.97 m = 5167.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 681.56 mb = 3399.76 m = 11153.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 221.56 mb = 11593.68 m = 38036.56 ft B at Equ Level: 1856.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 131.56 mb = 14956.46 m = 49069.16 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 261.3 at 22.8 knts Storm direction: 291.3 at 17.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 9.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 289.3 neg: -4.8 tot: 284.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 94.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.33 Bulk Rich Number: 11.15 Bulk Shear: 167.74 m/s