MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508030000F005.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508030000F005.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: 5 hour RUC valid 5Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 39.3,-100.39 Latitude: 39.30 Longitude: -100.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 135 1 950 584 SFC 924 830 21.2 18.8 86 2.4 19.5 128 11 301.1 303.9 295.5 345.0 14.93 3 900 1056 22.1 17.3 74 4.8 18.8 156 21 304.3 306.9 295.7 345.9 13.97 4 850 1553 21.7 8.3 42 13.3 13.4 184 15 308.9 310.4 292.7 333.7 8.13 5 800 2075 17.8 5.6 45 12.2 10.6 195 13 310.1 311.5 292.3 332.2 7.16 6 750 2623 13.5 3.8 52 9.7 7.9 205 13 311.2 312.5 292.3 332.1 6.71 7 700 3199 8.9 2.1 63 6.7 5.1 225 13 312.3 313.5 292.3 332.2 6.39 8 650 3808 4.5 -0.1 72 4.7 2.1 273 16 314.1 315.2 292.4 332.5 5.84 9 600 4456 0.6 -4.2 70 4.8 -1.7 304 26 316.8 317.7 292.2 331.8 4.66 10 550 5148 -4.0 -8.6 70 4.7 -6.0 310 37 319.4 320.1 292.0 331.2 3.62 11 500 5893 -9.2 -12.1 79 2.9 -10.4 302 47 321.8 322.4 292.2 331.8 3.02 12 450 6700 -14.6 -16.3 87 1.7 -15.2 292 49 324.9 325.4 292.5 333.0 2.38 13 400 7581 -20.3 -22.3 84 2.0 -20.9 286 41 328.6 328.9 292.9 334.2 1.60 14 350 8557 -27.1 -29.0 83 1.9 -27.5 274 35 332.2 332.4 293.3 335.8 0.99 15 300 9649 -34.9 -36.9 82 2.0 -35.1 266 25 336.2 336.3 293.9 338.3 0.54 16 250 10896 -44.4 -47.2 73 2.9 -44.6 243 28 340.1 340.1 294.6 341.0 0.22 17 200 12351 -54.5 -60.8 46 6.3 -54.6 255 47 346.5 346.5 295.9 346.7 0.05 18 150 14193 -56.3 -80.6 3 24.3 -56.6 284 40 373.1 373.1 301.1 373.1 0.00 19 100 16703 -65.0 -87.5 3 22.5 -65.1 358 4 402.2 402.2 305.5 402.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5757.87 m Freezing level: 593.28 mb = 4548.71 m = 14923.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.82 mb = 4153.71 m = 13627.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.48 % Est. max temperature: 30.59 C = 87.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 891.66 mb = 1136.83 m = 3729.72 ft T: 22.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.72 C/km ThetaE index: 13.85 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 712.60 mb = 3050.05 m = 10006.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.94 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.87 C = 89.37 F Cap Strength: 4.05 C Lifted Index: -2.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.40 C Showalter Index: 0.30 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.48 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.91 C Cross Totals Index: 17.57 C K Index: 32.53 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 176.46 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.36 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 378.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 184.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 770.40 mb = 2395.24 m = 7858.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 635.40 mb = 3991.95 m = 13096.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 275.40 mb = 10234.22 m = 33576.44 ft B at Equ Level: 375.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 185.40 mb = 12836.74 m = 42114.76 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 283.6 at 26.2 knts Storm direction: 313.6 at 19.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 56.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 210.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 210.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 70.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.39 Bulk Rich Number: 1.83 Bulk Shear: 206.93 m/s