MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508030000F009.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508030000F009.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 9Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 36.95,-102.16 Latitude: 36.95 Longitude: -102.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 115 1 950 575 2 900 1047 SFC 890 1142 20.2 19.4 95 0.8 19.6 127 13 303.3 306.3 296.8 351.1 16.12 4 850 1540 17.7 17.5 99 0.2 17.6 150 20 304.7 307.4 296.5 349.3 14.97 5 800 2059 15.8 15.4 97 0.4 15.5 163 27 308.0 310.6 296.6 350.0 13.88 6 750 2608 14.4 13.1 92 1.3 13.5 205 30 312.2 314.6 296.9 351.2 12.70 7 700 3190 11.5 9.1 85 2.4 10.0 235 29 315.2 317.2 296.1 347.8 10.46 8 650 3806 7.5 5.7 89 1.8 6.4 257 28 317.4 319.1 295.6 345.4 8.88 9 600 4461 2.7 -3.7 63 6.4 -0.6 279 27 319.2 320.1 293.0 334.9 4.85 10 550 5157 -4.0 -10.0 63 6.0 -6.6 289 33 319.3 319.9 291.7 329.9 3.24 11 500 5899 -9.6 -13.1 76 3.4 -10.9 288 42 321.3 321.8 291.9 330.6 2.80 12 450 6708 -12.9 -18.7 61 5.9 -14.8 292 44 327.1 327.5 292.7 333.8 1.94 13 400 7595 -19.0 -24.2 64 5.2 -20.4 296 52 330.3 330.5 293.1 335.1 1.35 14 350 8578 -24.9 -28.8 69 4.0 -25.7 288 38 335.2 335.4 294.0 338.9 1.01 15 300 9677 -33.8 -38.2 65 4.4 -34.4 290 34 337.7 337.8 294.2 339.5 0.47 16 250 10926 -44.0 -50.3 50 6.3 -44.4 289 34 340.6 340.7 294.6 341.3 0.15 17 200 12390 -53.3 -68.8 14 15.4 -53.7 279 40 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.4 0.02 18 150 14208 -61.2 -80.5 6 19.3 -61.4 284 50 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.6 0.00 19 100 16694 -65.8 -85.9 4 20.1 -66.0 68 5 400.6 400.6 305.3 400.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5783.83 m Freezing level: 580.15 mb = 4737.00 m = 15541.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 604.06 mb = 4405.52 m = 14453.62 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.91 % Est. max temperature: 29.36 C = 84.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 879.84 mb = 1242.56 m = 4076.58 ft T: 19.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.80 C/km ThetaE index: 21.29 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 830.47 mb = 1738.97 m = 5705.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.78 C = 73.00 F Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lifted Index: -6.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.93 C Showalter Index: -6.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 54.46 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.31 C Cross Totals Index: 27.14 C K Index: 42.46 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 510.36 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.69 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1555.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 44.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 834.36 mb = 1698.95 m = 5573.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 659.36 mb = 3687.08 m = 12096.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 189.36 mb = 12735.06 m = 41781.17 ft B at Equ Level: 1537.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 109.36 mb = 16145.35 m = 52969.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 264.3 at 32.1 knts Storm direction: 294.3 at 24.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 518.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 518.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 172.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.2 stream: 9.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.57 Bulk Rich Number: 6.24 Bulk Shear: 249.14 m/s