MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508031800F016.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508031800F016.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: 16 hour RUC valid 10Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 46.12,-70.80 Latitude: 46.12 Longitude: -70.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 153 SFC 984 290 16.1 15.1 94 1.0 15.5 240 1 290.6 292.5 289.3 321.7 11.04 2 950 593 16.1 15.9 99 0.2 16.0 295 13 293.5 295.7 291.1 327.8 12.01 3 900 1052 14.1 13.8 98 0.2 13.9 287 14 296.0 298.0 291.2 328.0 11.10 4 850 1534 11.4 11.1 98 0.3 11.3 272 20 298.1 299.9 290.8 326.8 9.84 5 800 2039 8.8 7.2 90 1.6 7.9 269 24 300.6 302.0 290.0 324.2 7.99 6 750 2571 6.2 3.7 84 2.5 4.8 271 27 303.3 304.5 289.8 323.3 6.65 7 700 3134 2.9 0.1 82 2.7 1.5 277 29 305.7 306.7 289.5 322.5 5.52 8 650 3730 -0.8 -3.1 84 2.3 -1.9 280 30 308.1 308.9 289.5 322.6 4.68 9 600 4365 -4.8 -6.7 87 1.9 -5.6 278 31 310.6 311.3 289.6 322.8 3.87 10 550 5044 -9.1 -10.8 88 1.7 -9.8 274 31 313.3 313.9 289.7 323.1 3.06 11 500 5776 -13.9 -16.0 85 2.0 -14.6 270 32 316.0 316.5 289.8 323.3 2.20 12 450 6566 -19.3 -27.2 50 7.8 -21.0 270 36 318.9 319.1 289.4 322.1 0.92 13 400 7430 -25.7 -34.6 43 8.9 -27.1 266 39 321.6 321.7 289.8 323.4 0.51 14 350 8382 -33.4 -43.4 36 10.0 -34.3 268 44 323.7 323.8 290.2 324.6 0.23 15 300 9445 -41.4 -47.7 50 6.3 -41.8 267 47 327.0 327.1 291.0 327.7 0.17 16 250 10658 -50.2 -54.2 62 4.0 -50.4 261 48 331.4 331.4 292.2 331.8 0.10 17 200 12088 -55.5 -65.5 28 10.0 -55.7 261 53 344.9 344.9 295.5 345.0 0.03 18 150 13922 -55.1 -82.6 2 27.5 -55.5 260 47 375.1 375.1 301.5 375.2 0.00 19 100 16492 -56.9 -85.0 2 28.0 -57.3 264 32 417.7 417.7 307.4 417.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5622.44 m Freezing level: 660.92 mb = 3599.93 m = 11810.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 678.16 mb = 3388.90 m = 11118.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.85 % Est. max temperature: 24.35 C = 75.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.89 mb = 415.49 m = 1363.13 ft T: 16.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.36 C/km ThetaE index: 5.49 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 909.18 mb = 966.31 m = 3170.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.03 C = 69.85 F Cap Strength: 0.50 C Lifted Index: -1.19 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.32 C Showalter Index: -1.13 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.43 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.35 C Cross Totals Index: 25.08 C K Index: 33.75 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 234.92 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.77 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 201.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 928.23 mb = 790.24 m = 2592.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 733.23 mb = 2755.67 m = 9040.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 323.23 mb = 8930.49 m = 29299.17 ft B at Equ Level: 199.74 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 233.23 mb = 11102.89 m = 36426.37 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 275.1 at 26.2 knts Storm direction: 305.1 at 19.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 2.3 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 74.6 neg: -0.3 tot: 74.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 5.20 Bulk Shear: 38.80 m/s