MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508021800F006.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508021800F006.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 0Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 46.12,-70.80 Latitude: 46.12 Longitude: -70.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 163 SFC 984 296 18.9 12.3 65 6.6 14.8 241 3 293.4 295.0 288.6 319.6 9.17 2 950 601 18.2 11.0 63 7.2 13.8 244 15 295.6 297.2 289.0 320.8 8.70 3 900 1061 14.7 9.1 69 5.6 11.3 248 23 296.6 298.1 288.8 320.0 8.06 4 850 1542 10.6 7.3 80 3.3 8.7 251 26 297.2 298.6 288.5 319.3 7.54 5 800 2043 6.2 4.3 87 2.0 5.2 258 26 297.8 299.0 287.8 316.9 6.51 6 750 2569 2.3 0.3 87 2.0 1.3 266 24 299.0 300.0 286.9 314.5 5.21 7 700 3123 -0.9 -3.5 82 2.6 -2.1 274 24 301.5 302.3 286.8 314.3 4.22 8 650 3711 -4.2 -5.5 91 1.2 -4.8 281 24 304.2 304.9 287.5 316.2 3.92 9 600 4338 -7.7 -9.7 86 1.9 -8.5 287 26 307.2 307.8 287.7 316.8 3.06 10 550 5010 -11.8 -14.9 78 3.0 -12.8 295 27 310.1 310.5 287.8 317.1 2.19 11 500 5733 -17.0 -20.5 74 3.5 -17.9 305 27 312.4 312.7 287.9 317.3 1.50 12 450 6514 -22.6 -27.5 64 5.0 -23.5 301 29 314.9 315.1 288.1 317.9 0.89 13 400 7366 -29.3 -36.9 48 7.7 -30.2 298 33 316.9 317.0 288.2 318.4 0.40 14 350 8303 -37.4 -44.4 48 7.1 -37.9 293 38 318.3 318.4 288.5 319.1 0.21 15 300 9344 -46.8 -54.0 44 7.2 -47.1 292 41 319.4 319.4 288.6 319.7 0.08 16 250 10534 -51.6 -59.7 37 8.1 -51.8 270 53 329.4 329.4 291.6 329.6 0.05 17 200 11985 -49.5 -65.9 13 16.3 -50.0 269 47 354.3 354.3 297.6 354.4 0.03 18 150 13866 -52.0 -81.2 2 29.2 -52.5 264 40 380.5 380.5 302.3 380.5 0.00 19 100 16465 -53.8 -82.6 2 28.8 -54.4 265 30 423.8 423.8 308.2 423.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5570.58 m Freezing level: 713.94 mb = 2968.20 m = 9738.07 ft Wetbulb zero: 731.01 mb = 2774.61 m = 9102.94 ft Precipitable water: 1.08 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.52 % Est. max temperature: 22.93 C = 73.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 892.06 mb = 1135.84 m = 3726.47 ft T: 14.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.16 C/km ThetaE index: 6.48 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 826.56 mb = 1772.87 m = 5816.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.02 C = 73.44 F Cap Strength: 1.50 C Lifted Index: -0.74 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.42 C Showalter Index: -0.15 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.74 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.53 C Cross Totals Index: 24.20 C K Index: 32.16 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 219.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.45 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 200.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 37.77 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.50 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 848.76 mb = 1553.67 m = 5097.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 803.76 mb = 2004.25 m = 6575.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 293.76 mb = 9481.57 m = 31107.12 ft B at Equ Level: 195.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 243.76 mb = 10698.31 m = 35099.03 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 277.8 at 24.3 knts Storm direction: 307.8 at 18.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 135.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 135.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 45.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.15 Bulk Rich Number: 6.11 Bulk Shear: 32.87 m/s