MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508030000F006.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508030000F006.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 6Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 34.05,-100.40 Latitude: 34.05 Longitude: -100.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 128 1 950 585 SFC 950 587 24.6 18.4 69 6.2 20.3 143 9 302.2 304.8 295.3 344.1 14.20 3 900 1061 25.0 15.9 57 9.1 18.7 152 21 307.2 309.6 295.7 345.6 12.73 4 850 1562 22.3 14.9 63 7.4 17.2 184 13 309.5 311.9 296.2 348.0 12.66 5 800 2087 19.3 12.4 64 6.9 14.7 228 14 311.7 313.8 295.9 346.7 11.39 6 750 2639 16.2 8.1 58 8.1 11.1 265 9 314.2 315.9 294.9 342.4 9.07 7 700 3223 13.0 1.1 44 11.9 6.3 320 7 316.9 318.0 293.3 335.8 5.94 8 650 3841 8.3 -4.5 40 12.7 1.8 352 10 318.3 319.1 292.3 332.0 4.23 9 600 4494 2.8 -9.3 41 12.0 -2.6 351 14 319.3 319.9 291.6 329.7 3.16 10 550 5192 -2.1 -16.6 32 14.4 -7.4 343 20 321.6 322.0 291.2 328.0 1.90 11 500 5942 -6.5 -32.5 11 26.0 -12.7 329 23 325.2 325.3 290.9 327.0 0.50 12 450 6757 -11.5 -39.0 8 27.5 -16.8 323 26 328.8 328.8 291.7 329.9 0.29 13 400 7648 -17.4 -39.0 13 21.6 -21.2 318 35 332.4 332.4 292.7 333.6 0.33 14 350 8633 -24.8 -47.5 10 22.7 -27.4 313 37 335.3 335.4 293.3 335.9 0.15 15 300 9733 -33.8 -52.5 13 18.7 -35.2 309 30 337.8 337.8 293.9 338.2 0.10 16 250 10990 -41.1 -65.7 5 24.6 -42.1 289 35 344.9 344.9 295.5 345.0 0.02 17 200 12470 -51.7 -65.6 17 13.9 -52.0 273 32 350.9 350.9 296.8 351.0 0.03 18 150 14281 -63.5 -80.2 9 16.6 -63.6 303 25 360.7 360.7 298.8 360.7 0.00 19 100 16705 -70.0 -85.8 8 15.8 -70.1 297 1 392.5 392.5 304.2 392.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5814.58 m Freezing level: 571.62 mb = 4890.03 m = 16043.22 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.38 mb = 4103.90 m = 13464.07 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.39 % Est. max temperature: 33.99 C = 93.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 868.14 mb = 1376.67 m = 4516.59 ft T: 23.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.17 C/km ThetaE index: 21.06 C Layer 800.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 691.60 mb = 3323.86 m = 10904.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.35 C = 102.83 F Cap Strength: 4.78 C Lifted Index: -2.03 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.16 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.57 C Showalter Index: -2.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.17 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.78 C Cross Totals Index: 21.39 C K Index: 31.81 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 252.45 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.98 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 566.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 325.60 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 800.10 mb = 2085.76 m = 6842.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 605.10 mb = 4425.30 m = 14518.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 245.10 mb = 11121.23 m = 36486.53 ft B at Equ Level: 558.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.10 mb = 14070.79 m = 46163.43 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 319.2 at 15.2 knts Storm direction: 349.2 at 11.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 40.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 156.9 neg: -4.4 tot: 152.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 50.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.55 Bulk Rich Number: 4.70 Bulk Shear: 120.56 m/s