MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508031200F021.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508031200F021.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: 21 hour RUC valid 9Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 32.76,-102.79 Latitude: 32.76 Longitude: -102.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 68 1 950 532 2 900 1011 SFC 897 1039 24.0 14.4 55 9.6 17.5 164 8 306.5 308.7 294.6 341.2 11.54 4 850 1514 25.5 12.2 43 13.3 16.6 187 31 312.9 314.9 295.6 345.4 10.54 5 800 2047 24.6 7.0 32 17.6 13.5 209 24 317.4 318.9 294.8 342.3 7.88 6 750 2608 20.6 5.2 36 15.4 11.2 226 14 319.0 320.4 294.9 342.6 7.41 7 700 3199 15.7 0.7 36 15.0 7.2 248 3 319.9 321.0 293.9 338.4 5.75 8 650 3821 10.3 -2.5 41 12.7 3.5 327 7 320.6 321.5 293.4 336.5 4.92 9 600 4480 4.3 -7.2 43 11.4 -1.2 339 14 321.0 321.8 292.6 333.3 3.72 10 550 5179 -2.2 -15.0 37 12.9 -7.1 342 19 321.5 322.0 291.4 328.8 2.16 11 500 5926 -7.8 -23.9 26 16.1 -12.5 352 22 323.5 323.7 291.0 327.4 1.11 12 450 6741 -10.6 -47.2 3 36.7 -16.4 7 24 330.0 330.0 291.8 330.4 0.12 13 400 7636 -16.6 -47.1 5 30.5 -21.0 2 23 333.4 333.4 292.8 334.0 0.14 14 350 8622 -24.8 -53.7 5 28.9 -27.6 353 31 335.3 335.4 293.2 335.6 0.07 15 300 9722 -33.5 -58.5 6 25.1 -35.0 332 34 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.4 0.05 16 250 10977 -42.5 -64.0 8 21.5 -43.3 317 34 342.9 342.9 295.0 343.0 0.03 17 200 12446 -53.6 -68.5 15 14.8 -53.9 310 34 347.8 347.8 296.1 347.9 0.02 18 150 14242 -65.4 -76.3 21 10.9 -65.5 307 22 357.3 357.3 298.2 357.4 0.01 19 100 16666 -69.8 -86.1 8 16.3 -69.9 76 3 392.8 392.8 304.2 392.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5858.60 m Freezing level: 566.80 mb = 4944.12 m = 16220.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 612.44 mb = 4310.70 m = 14142.55 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 38.20 % Est. max temperature: 36.11 C = 96.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 778.86 mb = 2279.75 m = 7479.40 ft T: 22.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.62 C/km ThetaE index: 15.16 C Layer 700.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 620.02 mb = 4209.51 m = 13810.57 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.91 C = 100.24 F Cap Strength: 6.56 C Lifted Index: -2.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.48 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.48 C Showalter Index: -3.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.28 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 33.31 C Cross Totals Index: 19.98 C K Index: 30.45 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 316.11 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.36 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 303.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 458.87 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 692.49 mb = 3289.18 m = 10791.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 567.49 mb = 4927.51 m = 16166.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 257.49 mb = 10773.45 m = 35345.55 ft B at Equ Level: 302.04 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 167.49 mb = 13553.44 m = 44466.13 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 319.4 at 17.2 knts Storm direction: 349.4 at 12.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 36.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 197.2 neg: -19.1 tot: 178.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.27 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.8 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.36 Bulk Rich Number: 1.93 Bulk Shear: 157.05 m/s