MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508021800F010.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508021800F010.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: 10 hour RUC valid 4Z 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 168 SFC 985 295 16.4 15.1 92 1.3 15.5 187 5 290.8 292.7 289.3 321.8 11.00 2 950 605 15.8 13.1 84 2.7 14.1 243 13 293.2 295.0 289.3 321.8 10.02 3 900 1064 14.3 9.0 71 5.3 11.2 266 22 296.3 297.7 288.6 319.6 8.05 4 850 1544 10.6 6.6 77 3.9 8.3 272 27 297.2 298.5 288.2 318.3 7.22 5 800 2046 6.3 4.7 89 1.6 5.4 278 29 297.9 299.1 287.9 317.6 6.70 6 750 2572 2.8 2.6 99 0.1 2.7 290 30 299.6 300.7 288.1 317.9 6.18 7 700 3128 -0.5 -0.6 99 0.1 -0.5 297 28 302.0 302.9 288.0 317.8 5.24 8 650 3717 -4.1 -5.1 93 1.0 -4.6 293 24 304.4 305.1 287.6 316.7 4.03 9 600 4345 -7.0 -11.2 72 4.2 -8.5 294 22 308.0 308.5 287.6 316.7 2.72 10 550 5019 -10.9 -21.5 41 10.6 -13.8 301 23 311.2 311.4 287.2 315.3 1.25 11 500 5745 -15.3 -41.1 9 25.8 -19.2 308 27 314.3 314.4 287.1 315.1 0.21 12 450 6530 -21.3 -46.9 8 25.7 -24.1 317 29 316.5 316.5 287.8 317.0 0.12 13 400 7385 -28.5 -50.8 10 22.3 -30.3 339 30 318.0 318.0 288.2 318.3 0.09 14 350 8326 -36.4 -50.4 22 14.1 -37.2 343 40 319.7 319.7 288.8 320.1 0.11 15 300 9373 -45.5 -52.0 48 6.5 -45.8 345 49 321.2 321.2 289.2 321.6 0.10 16 250 10565 -52.4 -61.9 31 9.5 -52.6 344 47 328.2 328.2 291.2 328.3 0.04 17 200 11999 -52.6 -71.8 8 19.2 -52.9 282 34 349.5 349.5 296.5 349.6 0.01 18 150 13867 -52.9 -81.9 2 29.0 -53.4 262 41 379.0 379.0 302.1 379.0 0.00 19 100 16465 -54.5 -83.1 2 28.6 -55.1 265 27 422.4 422.4 308.0 422.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5577.14 m Freezing level: 706.98 mb = 3049.93 m = 10006.20 ft Wetbulb zero: 707.88 mb = 3037.44 m = 9965.25 ft Precipitable water: 1.08 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.51 % Est. max temperature: 22.99 C = 73.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.82 mb = 455.57 m = 1494.62 ft T: 16.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.69 C/km ThetaE index: 4.25 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 847.75 mb = 1566.03 m = 5137.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.82 C = 73.08 F Cap Strength: 2.35 C Lifted Index: 0.52 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.29 C Showalter Index: 1.98 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.88 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.90 C Cross Totals Index: 21.97 C K Index: 32.39 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 160.57 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.62 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 119.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 50.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.02 mb = 1176.70 m = 3860.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 803.02 mb = 2014.51 m = 6609.22 ft Equ Level (EL): 543.02 mb = 5115.87 m = 16784.16 ft B at Equ Level: 119.17 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 273.02 mb = 9988.84 m = 32771.38 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 290.5 at 24.4 knts Storm direction: 320.5 at 18.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 203.5 neg: -4.0 tot: 199.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 66.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 2.38 Bulk Shear: 50.29 m/s