MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508031200F009.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508031200F009.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 21Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 35.97,-102.01 Latitude: 35.97 Longitude: -102.01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 82 1 950 533 2 900 1019 SFC 891 1111 31.2 16.8 42 14.4 20.9 73 2 314.6 317.2 298.1 356.9 13.64 4 850 1525 25.1 14.4 52 10.7 17.8 67 2 312.5 314.8 296.7 350.2 12.26 5 800 2054 20.0 13.0 64 7.1 15.3 2 1 312.5 314.8 296.4 349.0 11.84 6 750 2607 16.4 7.1 54 9.2 10.6 318 6 314.3 316.0 294.5 340.8 8.49 7 700 3191 13.9 -8.3 21 22.2 3.4 309 16 317.8 318.4 291.0 327.4 2.92 8 650 3809 9.1 -12.7 20 21.7 -0.2 300 19 319.2 319.7 290.7 326.7 2.22 9 600 4464 3.2 -15.3 24 18.4 -4.0 301 20 319.8 320.1 290.6 326.3 1.94 10 550 5161 -3.3 -18.3 30 15.0 -8.5 303 22 320.1 320.5 290.5 325.7 1.64 11 500 5903 -9.8 -24.2 30 14.3 -13.8 307 27 321.0 321.2 290.2 324.8 1.08 12 450 6707 -15.2 -37.1 14 21.9 -19.1 309 36 324.1 324.2 290.4 325.5 0.35 13 400 7588 -20.0 -51.1 4 31.0 -23.6 309 42 329.0 329.0 291.5 329.3 0.09 14 350 8564 -26.2 -55.2 5 29.0 -28.7 315 56 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.7 0.06 15 300 9663 -32.8 -59.5 5 26.8 -34.5 325 69 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.4 0.04 16 250 10923 -41.3 -62.4 8 21.0 -42.2 322 77 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.8 0.03 17 200 12403 -50.8 -72.7 6 21.9 -51.2 315 64 352.4 352.4 297.1 352.4 0.01 18 150 14230 -61.6 -81.6 5 20.0 -61.7 315 41 364.0 364.0 299.5 364.0 0.00 19 100 16686 -67.8 -80.5 15 12.7 -67.9 195 4 396.7 396.7 304.8 396.8 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5821.59 m Freezing level: 575.63 mb = 4803.67 m = 15759.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.00 mb = 3770.65 m = 12370.76 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 35.72 % Est. max temperature: 31.56 C = 88.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 722.99 mb = 2917.29 m = 9571.05 ft T: 15.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.74 C/km ThetaE index: 32.11 C Layer 850.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 668.46 mb = 3575.48 m = 11730.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.20 C = 95.35 F Cap Strength: 3.00 C Lifted Index: -7.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.00 C Showalter Index: -6.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 59.25 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 34.96 C Cross Totals Index: 24.29 C K Index: 27.25 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 409.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.88 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1553.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 114.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 723.62 mb = 2909.90 m = 9546.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 628.62 mb = 4082.90 m = 13395.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 208.62 mb = 12122.99 m = 39773.09 ft B at Equ Level: 1546.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 108.62 mb = 16185.47 m = 53101.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 306.9 at 18.3 knts Storm direction: 336.9 at 13.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 3.6 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 109.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 30.4 neg: -0.1 tot: 30.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 10.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.9 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.24 Bulk Rich Number: 31.04 Bulk Shear: 50.04 m/s