MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508030900F011.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508030900F011.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: 11 hour RUC valid 20Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 36.07,-86.77 Latitude: 36.07 Longitude: -86.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 143 SFC 994 191 22.4 20.9 92 1.4 21.3 147 3 296.0 298.9 294.7 341.7 15.87 2 950 588 19.2 19.0 99 0.2 19.1 131 8 296.7 299.4 294.1 339.2 14.71 3 900 1053 16.9 16.8 99 0.1 16.9 148 11 299.0 301.4 293.9 338.3 13.51 4 850 1540 15.2 15.1 99 0.1 15.1 179 7 302.0 304.4 294.3 339.7 12.77 5 800 2053 12.8 12.4 98 0.4 12.6 208 4 304.8 306.9 294.0 338.9 11.41 6 750 2594 10.2 8.3 88 1.8 9.0 202 3 307.6 309.4 293.2 335.6 9.23 7 700 3166 7.7 1.8 66 5.9 4.4 192 4 311.0 312.2 291.8 330.4 6.23 8 650 3773 4.2 -6.5 46 10.7 -0.7 215 4 313.7 314.4 290.3 325.3 3.63 9 600 4419 0.3 -12.5 37 12.9 -4.8 234 8 316.5 317.0 290.1 324.5 2.43 10 550 5112 -3.9 -20.3 27 16.5 -9.2 235 11 319.5 319.8 290.0 324.2 1.38 11 500 5857 -9.1 -27.5 21 18.4 -13.8 243 13 322.0 322.2 290.2 324.8 0.80 12 450 6661 -14.5 -35.9 14 21.4 -18.6 267 16 325.1 325.1 290.7 326.5 0.40 13 400 7544 -19.2 -43.3 10 24.1 -22.7 285 27 330.0 330.0 291.9 330.8 0.21 14 350 8526 -24.3 -48.0 9 23.7 -27.1 286 51 336.0 336.0 293.4 336.5 0.14 15 300 9630 -32.6 -48.1 20 15.5 -34.0 266 54 339.5 339.5 294.3 340.1 0.16 16 250 10885 -43.7 -54.7 28 11.0 -44.2 274 49 341.1 341.2 294.7 341.5 0.09 17 200 12351 -53.3 -58.6 52 5.3 -53.4 252 51 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.7 0.07 18 150 14186 -57.8 -85.7 2 27.8 -58.1 273 36 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.5 0.00 19 100 16666 -67.1 -86.8 5 19.7 -67.2 283 18 398.1 398.1 304.9 398.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5714.06 m Freezing level: 596.20 mb = 4472.02 m = 14671.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 657.15 mb = 3683.45 m = 12084.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.70 % Est. max temperature: 28.70 C = 83.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.15 mb = 370.09 m = 1214.19 ft T: 20.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.23 C/km ThetaE index: 15.50 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 937.50 mb = 701.81 m = 2302.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.63 C = 74.54 F Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lifted Index: -2.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.19 C Showalter Index: -2.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.33 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.22 C Cross Totals Index: 24.11 C K Index: 33.34 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 207.88 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.92 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 243.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.64 mb = 700.55 m = 2298.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 932.64 mb = 746.48 m = 2449.07 ft Equ Level (EL): 862.64 mb = 1414.07 m = 4639.29 ft B at Equ Level: 15.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 222.64 mb = 11646.53 m = 38209.94 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.9 at 7.5 knts Storm direction: 240.9 at 5.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 1.1 tot: 2.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 10.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 22.1 neg: -2.6 tot: 19.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.26 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.6 stream: 0.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 25.54 Bulk Shear: 9.52 m/s