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: 46.16,-103.46 Latitude: 46.16 Longitude: -103.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 113 1 950 552 SFC 912 911 26.7 14.1 46 12.7 18.2 301 7 307.9 310.0 294.7 341.6 11.13 3 900 1028 24.3 12.5 48 11.9 16.6 304 8 306.6 308.5 293.6 337.2 10.16 4 850 1524 19.4 11.4 60 8.0 14.3 302 9 306.4 308.3 293.4 336.6 10.02 5 800 2042 14.4 10.1 75 4.3 11.7 298 10 306.5 308.3 293.3 335.8 9.74 6 750 2583 10.0 7.0 81 3.0 8.2 295 11 307.5 309.0 292.5 333.0 8.42 7 700 3153 6.0 2.5 78 3.5 4.1 287 14 309.1 310.4 291.5 329.4 6.57 8 650 3756 2.1 -3.3 67 5.4 -0.6 281 17 311.3 312.2 290.5 325.8 4.60 9 600 4398 -2.3 -7.9 66 5.5 -4.7 283 19 313.4 314.1 290.2 324.7 3.53 10 550 5083 -6.2 -15.1 49 8.9 -9.4 291 17 316.7 317.2 289.9 323.9 2.15 11 500 5821 -10.7 -21.2 42 10.5 -13.9 299 13 320.0 320.2 290.2 324.8 1.40 12 450 6623 -16.2 -19.5 75 3.3 -17.1 287 9 322.9 323.3 291.5 329.1 1.81 13 400 7499 -21.8 -25.0 75 3.2 -22.5 279 4 326.7 326.9 292.0 331.1 1.26 14 350 8468 -28.9 -34.9 56 6.0 -29.8 124 1 329.8 329.9 292.2 331.9 0.56 15 300 9552 -37.0 -52.1 19 15.1 -38.0 188 8 333.2 333.3 292.7 333.7 0.10 16 250 10785 -47.1 -55.6 37 8.6 -47.4 138 20 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.4 0.08 17 200 12227 -54.2 -61.5 40 7.4 -54.4 162 9 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.2 0.05 18 150 14087 -53.7 -82.5 2 28.8 -54.1 288 15 377.5 377.5 301.8 377.5 0.00 19 100 16657 -59.2 -82.2 4 22.9 -59.5 326 9 413.3 413.3 306.9 413.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5708.88 m Freezing level: 626.42 mb = 4058.95 m = 13316.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 656.12 mb = 3680.25 m = 12074.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.93 % Est. max temperature: 26.09 C = 78.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 757.87 mb = 2495.71 m = 8187.93 ft T: 10.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.27 C/km ThetaE index: 17.71 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 743.16 mb = 2658.90 m = 8723.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.55 C = 79.79 F Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lifted Index: -2.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.69 C Showalter Index: -2.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.22 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.09 C Cross Totals Index: 22.13 C K Index: 38.01 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 231.52 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.36 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 579.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 754.98 mb = 2527.71 m = 8292.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 719.98 mb = 2920.74 m = 9582.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 249.98 mb = 10785.21 m = 35384.11 ft B at Equ Level: 577.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 179.98 mb = 12908.61 m = 42350.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 290.5 at 12.9 knts Storm direction: 320.5 at 9.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.2 neg: 1.7 tot: 1.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.0 stream: 0.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 144.69 Bulk Shear: 4.01 m/s