MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508021500F007.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508021500F007.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: 7 hour RUC valid 22Z SAT 2 AUG 25 Station: 38.67,-103.56 Latitude: 38.67 Longitude: -103.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 80 1 950 530 2 900 1019 SFC 852 1508 30.2 13.2 35 17.0 18.5 131 11 317.6 319.7 297.3 352.9 11.23 4 850 1529 28.5 12.2 36 16.3 17.5 133 12 316.0 318.0 296.4 349.0 10.55 5 800 2063 23.5 9.7 42 13.7 14.5 140 12 316.2 318.0 295.7 346.0 9.51 6 750 2623 21.0 -5.2 17 26.2 7.5 197 7 319.4 320.0 291.9 330.7 3.46 7 700 3213 15.7 -5.3 23 21.1 5.0 239 8 319.9 320.6 292.2 331.9 3.67 8 650 3835 9.7 -4.1 38 13.8 2.6 260 11 319.9 320.8 292.8 334.1 4.35 9 600 4491 3.0 -3.8 61 6.8 -0.4 269 16 319.6 320.6 293.1 335.2 4.83 10 550 5188 -3.2 -6.0 81 2.8 -4.5 275 21 320.3 321.2 293.0 334.8 4.44 11 500 5935 -9.1 -10.3 90 1.3 -9.6 282 26 322.0 322.7 292.7 333.5 3.48 12 450 6741 -14.9 -16.7 86 1.8 -15.4 287 31 324.6 325.0 292.4 332.4 2.31 13 400 7620 -21.5 -25.5 70 4.1 -22.4 289 38 327.1 327.3 292.1 331.3 1.20 14 350 8590 -28.4 -44.4 20 16.0 -30.2 287 51 330.5 330.5 292.0 331.3 0.21 15 300 9674 -36.9 -48.5 29 11.7 -37.7 276 63 333.4 333.4 292.8 334.0 0.16 16 250 10912 -45.2 -62.0 13 16.8 -45.8 281 68 338.8 338.8 294.1 339.0 0.04 17 200 12384 -49.1 -73.9 4 24.8 -49.7 270 69 355.0 355.0 297.7 355.0 0.01 18 150 14235 -57.9 -82.0 3 24.0 -58.2 283 31 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.3 0.00 19 100 16719 -66.1 -86.9 4 20.9 -66.2 281 3 400.1 400.1 305.2 400.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5854.79 m Freezing level: 575.55 mb = 4832.15 m = 15853.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 607.37 mb = 4391.18 m = 14406.59 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.18 % Est. max temperature: 32.39 C = 90.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 664.82 mb = 3645.76 m = 11960.99 ft T: 11.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 9.10 C/km ThetaE index: 22.17 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 605.47 mb = 4416.87 m = 14490.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.20 C = 89.96 F Cap Strength: 2.56 C Lifted Index: -3.58 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.69 C Showalter Index: -5.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 58.83 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 37.58 C Cross Totals Index: 21.25 C K Index: 28.71 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 392.49 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.98 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 987.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 169.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 628.40 mb = 4111.93 m = 13490.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 583.40 mb = 4716.03 m = 15472.34 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.40 mb = 11365.46 m = 37287.81 ft B at Equ Level: 975.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 153.40 mb = 14091.17 m = 46230.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 272.3 at 18.9 knts Storm direction: 302.3 at 14.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 85.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 85.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.41 Bulk Rich Number: 9.03 Bulk Shear: 109.39 m/s