MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508021500F006.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508021500F006.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: 6 hour RUC valid 21Z SAT 2 AUG 25 Station: 38.90,-103.30 Latitude: 38.90 Longitude: -103.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 89 1 950 546 2 900 1030 SFC 856 1475 26.5 17.1 56 9.3 19.8 141 10 313.3 316.0 298.3 358.1 14.52 4 850 1537 25.4 15.4 54 10.0 18.5 145 10 312.8 315.3 297.3 353.1 13.06 5 800 2066 20.6 12.3 59 8.3 15.1 155 10 313.1 315.3 296.3 348.2 11.34 6 750 2624 20.6 -5.2 17 25.8 7.3 249 8 318.9 319.6 291.7 330.2 3.45 7 700 3213 15.5 -10.4 16 26.0 3.5 263 8 319.7 320.2 291.1 327.9 2.47 8 650 3833 9.6 -12.5 20 22.2 0.1 265 6 319.9 320.3 291.0 327.4 2.24 9 600 4489 3.4 -13.6 28 17.0 -3.6 267 7 320.0 320.5 291.0 327.5 2.23 10 550 5186 -3.2 -12.6 48 9.5 -7.0 279 11 320.3 320.8 291.5 329.0 2.63 11 500 5931 -9.5 -12.9 76 3.4 -10.8 288 19 321.5 322.0 291.9 330.9 2.82 12 450 6735 -15.7 -17.4 87 1.7 -16.3 289 27 323.5 323.9 291.9 330.8 2.17 13 400 7612 -21.5 -31.8 39 10.2 -23.5 287 36 327.0 327.1 291.6 329.4 0.67 14 350 8583 -28.1 -50.4 10 22.3 -30.2 286 49 330.8 330.9 292.0 331.3 0.11 15 300 9667 -37.1 -47.1 35 9.9 -37.9 280 62 333.0 333.0 292.7 333.7 0.18 16 250 10905 -45.2 -62.1 13 17.0 -45.7 281 68 338.9 338.9 294.1 339.1 0.04 17 200 12375 -49.3 -73.7 4 24.4 -49.8 270 69 354.7 354.7 297.7 354.7 0.01 18 150 14229 -56.6 -83.1 2 26.5 -56.9 279 29 372.6 372.6 301.0 372.6 0.00 19 100 16714 -65.8 -86.8 4 21.0 -66.0 301 4 400.6 400.6 305.3 400.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5842.62 m Freezing level: 574.31 mb = 4847.25 m = 15902.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.92 mb = 3847.06 m = 12621.42 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 36.76 % Est. max temperature: 32.55 C = 90.59 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 746.74 mb = 2660.89 m = 8729.86 ft T: 20.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 9.21 C/km ThetaE index: 30.74 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 630.76 mb = 4079.64 m = 13384.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.87 C = 91.16 F Cap Strength: 4.99 C Lifted Index: -5.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.96 C Showalter Index: -7.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 59.86 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 34.95 C Cross Totals Index: 24.91 C K Index: 24.39 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 441.42 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.28 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1409.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 251.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.99 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 681.57 mb = 3436.37 m = 11274.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 596.57 mb = 4535.25 m = 14879.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 226.57 mb = 11552.89 m = 37902.74 ft B at Equ Level: 1402.92 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 136.57 mb = 14803.75 m = 48568.13 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 276.0 at 14.3 knts Storm direction: 306.0 at 10.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 31.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 58.9 neg: -4.5 tot: 54.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.0 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.50 Bulk Rich Number: 21.98 Bulk Shear: 64.11 m/s