MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508030300F046.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508030300F046.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: 46 hour RUC valid 1Z TUE 5 AUG 25 Station: 38.62,-89.28 Latitude: 38.62 Longitude: -89.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1002 141 22.8 20.9 89 1.9 21.5 83 4 295.8 298.6 294.6 341.0 15.73 1 1000 156 23.1 20.9 87 2.2 21.6 90 5 296.3 299.1 294.7 341.8 15.79 2 950 602 19.8 18.8 94 1.0 19.1 107 11 297.3 299.9 294.1 339.2 14.50 3 900 1067 17.0 15.7 92 1.3 16.1 128 9 299.0 301.3 293.2 335.5 12.52 4 850 1553 14.2 11.7 85 2.5 12.7 169 6 301.1 302.9 292.0 331.2 10.24 5 800 2064 11.6 8.3 80 3.3 9.6 176 5 303.6 305.2 291.5 329.3 8.62 6 750 2601 8.3 6.4 88 1.9 7.2 156 5 305.6 307.1 291.7 330.0 8.07 7 700 3169 5.6 2.4 80 3.2 3.8 146 6 308.7 309.9 291.3 328.7 6.53 8 650 3773 3.3 -3.3 62 6.6 0.1 141 5 312.8 313.6 291.0 327.3 4.62 9 600 4419 0.3 -16.4 27 16.7 -5.8 164 4 316.4 316.8 289.5 322.3 1.77 10 550 5110 -4.9 -21.0 27 16.1 -9.9 194 6 318.3 318.6 289.6 322.7 1.30 11 500 5849 -11.2 -18.1 57 6.9 -13.5 197 9 319.4 319.7 290.5 325.5 1.84 12 450 6648 -16.0 -18.1 84 2.0 -16.7 189 14 323.1 323.5 291.7 330.0 2.05 13 400 7528 -20.4 -21.8 88 1.4 -20.8 196 19 328.5 328.8 292.9 334.3 1.67 14 350 8503 -27.2 -29.3 82 2.1 -27.6 202 20 332.1 332.3 293.2 335.6 0.97 15 300 9593 -36.1 -38.5 78 2.4 -36.4 210 20 334.4 334.5 293.4 336.2 0.46 16 250 10828 -46.8 -49.0 79 2.1 -46.9 204 28 336.5 336.5 293.6 337.2 0.18 17 200 12279 -52.9 -72.0 8 19.1 -53.2 209 54 348.9 348.9 296.4 349.0 0.01 18 150 14128 -55.2 -82.0 2 26.8 -55.5 232 27 375.0 375.0 301.4 375.0 0.00 19 100 16662 -63.2 -85.3 3 22.1 -63.4 268 15 405.6 405.6 305.9 405.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.71 m Freezing level: 597.55 mb = 4452.63 m = 14608.20 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.34 mb = 3781.14 m = 12405.15 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.58 % Est. max temperature: 27.98 C = 82.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.04 mb = 375.54 m = 1232.06 ft T: 21.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.27 C/km ThetaE index: 12.49 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 920.70 mb = 871.27 m = 2858.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.25 C = 77.45 F Cap Strength: 0.43 C Lifted Index: -4.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.75 C Showalter Index: -0.58 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.42 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.46 C Cross Totals Index: 22.96 C K Index: 34.04 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 162.42 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.13 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 688.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.64 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.39 mb = 762.82 m = 2502.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 897.39 mb = 1091.60 m = 3581.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.39 mb = 11164.87 m = 36629.72 ft B at Equ Level: 679.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 167.39 mb = 13423.13 m = 44038.59 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 157.9 at 6.5 knts Storm direction: 187.9 at 4.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.1 neg: 0.5 tot: 1.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 51.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 23.1 neg: -0.6 tot: 22.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 7.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.6 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 114.24 Bulk Shear: 6.02 m/s