MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508031500F051.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508031500F051.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: 51 hour RUC valid 18Z TUE 5 AUG 25 Station: 45.86,-101.82 Latitude: 45.86 Longitude: -101.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 1 950 522 SFC 928 726 24.2 20.5 80 3.7 21.5 152 15 303.7 306.8 297.3 352.9 16.55 3 900 997 21.9 18.9 83 2.9 19.8 158 23 304.1 306.9 296.7 350.1 15.49 4 850 1491 17.7 17.1 97 0.6 17.3 164 27 304.7 307.4 296.3 348.2 14.60 5 800 2009 15.7 13.8 88 1.9 14.4 188 29 307.9 310.2 295.7 345.7 12.51 6 750 2558 15.4 6.4 55 9.1 9.9 216 27 313.3 314.9 293.9 338.3 8.04 7 700 3141 12.9 -2.5 34 15.4 4.8 238 20 316.8 317.6 292.1 331.4 4.55 8 650 3758 8.3 -10.2 26 18.6 0.1 236 20 318.4 318.9 290.9 327.3 2.70 9 600 4412 3.1 -17.7 20 20.8 -4.6 230 25 319.7 320.0 290.3 325.1 1.59 10 550 5107 -3.0 -20.4 25 17.4 -8.7 228 32 320.5 320.8 290.3 325.2 1.38 11 500 5852 -9.7 -22.1 36 12.4 -13.4 225 37 321.2 321.4 290.5 325.6 1.30 12 450 6654 -16.6 -24.8 49 8.2 -18.7 228 35 322.4 322.6 290.7 326.3 1.14 13 400 7526 -22.9 -31.2 46 8.4 -24.4 235 30 325.3 325.4 291.1 327.8 0.70 14 350 8490 -30.5 -39.3 42 8.8 -31.6 236 26 327.7 327.7 291.5 329.0 0.36 15 300 9565 -39.3 -49.7 32 10.4 -40.0 236 20 329.9 330.0 291.9 330.5 0.14 16 250 10785 -49.3 -56.7 42 7.4 -49.6 241 15 332.7 332.8 292.5 333.0 0.07 17 200 12219 -55.7 -65.1 30 9.3 -55.9 252 16 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.6 0.03 18 150 14058 -54.0 -82.3 2 28.3 -54.4 243 19 377.1 377.1 301.8 377.1 0.00 19 100 16637 -58.8 -86.4 2 27.5 -59.2 185 13 414.1 414.1 307.0 414.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5786.89 m Freezing level: 574.70 mb = 4763.68 m = 15628.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.15 mb = 3768.67 m = 12364.26 ft Precipitable water: 1.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.21 % Est. max temperature: 30.52 C = 86.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 879.78 mb = 1193.64 m = 3916.09 ft T: 20.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.35 C/km ThetaE index: 27.82 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 848.83 mb = 1503.22 m = 4931.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.17 C = 77.31 F Cap Strength: 2.45 C Lifted Index: -6.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -10.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.45 C Showalter Index: -6.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 54.26 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.41 C Cross Totals Index: 26.85 C K Index: 29.13 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 535.92 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.39 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2580.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 71.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 112.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 852.50 mb = 1466.01 m = 4809.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 627.50 mb = 4045.68 m = 13273.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 187.50 mb = 12631.39 m = 41441.07 ft B at Equ Level: 2557.55 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 107.50 mb = 16176.63 m = 53072.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.2 at 27.8 knts Storm direction: 246.2 at 20.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.1 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 44.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 207.2 neg: -2.7 tot: 204.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 68.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.34 Bulk Rich Number: 32.11 Bulk Shear: 80.36 m/s