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,-100.89 Latitude: 39.30 Longitude: -100.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 131 1 950 582 SFC 912 944 21.4 19.6 89 1.8 20.1 123 3 302.4 305.4 296.5 349.5 15.92 3 900 1055 21.4 18.9 85 2.6 19.6 141 12 303.6 306.4 296.5 349.4 15.42 4 850 1551 20.5 13.4 64 7.1 15.7 160 19 307.6 309.7 294.8 342.1 11.41 5 800 2072 17.4 9.4 60 7.9 12.3 171 18 309.7 311.4 293.9 338.1 9.31 6 750 2620 13.3 7.8 69 5.5 9.9 201 17 311.0 312.7 293.9 338.4 8.90 7 700 3197 9.6 3.0 63 6.7 5.8 240 18 313.2 314.5 292.9 334.3 6.78 8 650 3808 5.1 -0.8 66 5.9 2.0 274 18 314.7 315.8 292.3 332.3 5.55 9 600 4457 0.7 -4.9 66 5.6 -2.0 304 26 316.9 317.8 292.0 331.2 4.43 10 550 5150 -3.4 -11.1 55 7.8 -6.6 309 39 320.1 320.7 291.7 329.9 2.97 11 500 5895 -9.5 -13.3 74 3.8 -10.9 298 51 321.5 322.0 291.9 330.7 2.75 12 450 6700 -15.3 -16.8 88 1.5 -15.8 289 52 324.0 324.4 292.2 331.7 2.27 13 400 7579 -20.8 -23.7 77 2.9 -21.5 285 42 328.0 328.3 292.5 333.0 1.41 14 350 8554 -27.4 -29.8 80 2.4 -27.9 271 34 331.8 332.0 293.1 335.1 0.92 15 300 9645 -34.8 -38.0 72 3.2 -35.2 248 24 336.3 336.4 293.9 338.2 0.48 16 250 10892 -44.4 -46.9 76 2.5 -44.6 230 32 340.1 340.1 294.6 341.0 0.22 17 200 12351 -53.1 -66.9 17 13.8 -53.4 256 46 348.6 348.6 296.4 348.7 0.02 18 150 14195 -57.1 -83.6 2 26.4 -57.4 282 38 371.6 371.6 300.8 371.6 0.00 19 100 16702 -65.1 -87.7 3 22.6 -65.2 64 4 402.0 402.0 305.5 402.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5764.13 m Freezing level: 591.65 mb = 4572.45 m = 15001.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.49 mb = 4119.60 m = 13515.57 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.42 % Est. max temperature: 29.43 C = 84.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 887.87 mb = 1172.63 m = 3847.16 ft T: 21.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.09 C/km ThetaE index: 11.43 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 741.31 mb = 2717.66 m = 8916.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.09 C = 86.17 F Cap Strength: 3.16 C Lifted Index: -4.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.72 C Showalter Index: -3.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.79 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.96 C Cross Totals Index: 22.83 C K Index: 36.63 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 433.43 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.25 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1038.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 109.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 794.44 mb = 2131.66 m = 6993.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 669.44 mb = 3565.32 m = 11697.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.44 mb = 11453.21 m = 37575.71 ft B at Equ Level: 1037.73 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 149.44 mb = 14218.01 m = 46646.46 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 281.2 at 29.4 knts Storm direction: 311.2 at 22.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 63.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 265.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 265.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 88.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.45 Bulk Rich Number: 5.04 Bulk Shear: 206.17 m/s