MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508021800F009.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508021800F009.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: 9 hour RUC valid 3Z 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 170 SFC 986 289 16.3 15.1 93 1.2 15.5 194 4 290.6 292.6 289.3 321.7 11.01 2 950 607 15.3 13.6 90 1.7 14.2 249 10 292.7 294.5 289.4 322.2 10.35 3 900 1065 13.6 9.9 78 3.8 11.4 262 21 295.6 297.1 288.8 320.2 8.51 4 850 1545 10.4 6.7 78 3.8 8.3 266 27 297.1 298.4 288.2 318.2 7.24 5 800 2046 6.1 3.9 85 2.3 4.9 274 29 297.7 298.8 287.5 316.3 6.32 6 750 2571 2.4 1.9 97 0.5 2.1 281 29 299.1 300.2 287.6 316.5 5.86 7 700 3126 -0.3 -0.8 97 0.4 -0.5 284 28 302.1 303.1 288.0 317.8 5.18 8 650 3716 -3.7 -4.1 97 0.4 -3.9 282 27 304.7 305.5 288.1 318.0 4.34 9 600 4344 -7.3 -8.3 93 1.0 -7.7 283 25 307.6 308.3 288.2 318.3 3.40 10 550 5017 -11.3 -13.8 82 2.5 -12.2 288 24 310.7 311.1 288.2 318.3 2.38 11 500 5743 -15.9 -23.8 51 7.9 -17.9 299 24 313.6 313.8 287.9 317.4 1.12 12 450 6526 -21.7 -39.1 19 17.4 -24.1 307 29 315.9 316.0 287.8 316.9 0.29 13 400 7380 -29.0 -45.2 19 16.3 -30.5 311 29 317.3 317.4 288.1 318.0 0.17 14 350 8318 -37.2 -46.4 38 9.3 -37.8 301 28 318.6 318.7 288.5 319.3 0.17 15 300 9362 -46.1 -55.0 36 8.9 -46.4 319 33 320.3 320.3 288.9 320.6 0.07 16 250 10551 -52.4 -62.7 28 10.4 -52.6 325 35 328.2 328.2 291.2 328.3 0.03 17 200 11996 -51.6 -71.1 8 19.5 -52.0 279 39 351.0 351.0 296.8 351.1 0.01 18 150 13867 -52.9 -81.9 2 29.0 -53.4 260 43 378.9 378.9 302.1 378.9 0.00 19 100 16465 -54.4 -83.0 2 28.6 -54.9 265 28 422.7 422.7 308.0 422.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5572.78 m Freezing level: 705.75 mb = 3062.54 m = 10047.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 709.63 mb = 3016.54 m = 9896.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.18 % Est. max temperature: 22.91 C = 73.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.92 mb = 439.12 m = 1440.65 ft T: 15.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.97 C/km ThetaE index: 5.89 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 860.94 mb = 1437.28 m = 4715.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.40 C = 72.32 F Cap Strength: 1.91 C Lifted Index: -0.24 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.26 C Showalter Index: 1.46 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 48.94 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.34 C Cross Totals Index: 22.59 C K Index: 32.57 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 158.23 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.20 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 228.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 38.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.50 mb = 1041.64 m = 3417.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 817.50 mb = 1866.83 m = 6124.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 297.50 mb = 9416.37 m = 30893.22 ft B at Equ Level: 226.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 237.50 mb = 10883.31 m = 35705.97 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 281.7 at 24.4 knts Storm direction: 311.7 at 18.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 151.7 neg: -1.6 tot: 150.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 50.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 5.15 Bulk Shear: 44.40 m/s