MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508032100F024.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508032100F024.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: 24 hour RUC valid 21Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 49.06,-109.39 Latitude: 49.06 Longitude: -109.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 96 1 950 536 SFC 912 894 25.7 16.0 55 9.7 19.0 38 3 306.8 309.2 295.5 344.8 12.64 3 900 1011 23.3 14.2 57 9.1 17.2 53 3 305.5 307.7 294.3 339.7 11.39 4 850 1506 18.4 12.6 69 5.8 14.6 73 2 305.4 307.5 293.8 337.9 10.83 5 800 2023 14.5 8.0 65 6.5 10.5 161 2 306.6 308.1 292.3 332.1 8.45 6 750 2565 10.9 2.8 57 8.1 6.4 208 11 308.4 309.6 291.0 327.6 6.26 7 700 3136 6.4 1.1 69 5.3 3.6 213 20 309.6 310.7 291.2 328.0 5.94 8 650 3739 1.6 -2.6 74 4.2 -0.4 217 26 310.8 311.7 290.6 326.0 4.87 9 600 4379 -3.7 -5.4 88 1.7 -4.6 226 32 311.8 312.6 290.3 325.2 4.25 10 550 5059 -8.3 -11.2 80 2.9 -9.5 237 32 314.2 314.8 289.9 323.7 2.95 11 500 5792 -12.6 -19.2 58 6.6 -14.6 240 29 317.7 318.0 289.8 323.3 1.67 12 450 6588 -18.2 -27.6 44 9.4 -20.3 241 27 320.4 320.6 289.8 323.5 0.88 13 400 7455 -25.0 -29.4 67 4.4 -25.9 243 33 322.5 322.6 290.4 325.4 0.84 14 350 8410 -32.4 -38.6 54 6.2 -33.1 243 31 325.0 325.1 290.7 326.5 0.39 15 300 9477 -40.5 -46.1 55 5.6 -40.9 242 34 328.2 328.3 291.5 329.0 0.20 16 250 10691 -50.5 -53.0 75 2.5 -50.5 244 38 331.0 331.1 292.1 331.5 0.11 17 200 12128 -52.1 -67.3 15 15.2 -52.5 234 33 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.3 0.02 18 150 14008 -49.6 -79.4 2 29.8 -50.3 208 29 384.6 384.6 303.0 384.6 0.00 19 100 16620 -55.9 -84.2 2 28.3 -56.4 176 14 419.7 419.7 307.7 419.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5696.48 m Freezing level: 635.02 mb = 3930.69 m = 12895.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.55 mb = 3669.90 m = 12040.20 ft Precipitable water: 1.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.33 % Est. max temperature: 26.80 C = 80.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 791.70 mb = 2110.61 m = 6924.50 ft T: 13.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.16 C/km ThetaE index: 17.18 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 745.12 mb = 2619.21 m = 8593.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.36 C = 81.24 F Cap Strength: 1.63 C Lifted Index: -4.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.63 C Showalter Index: -4.95 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.19 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.02 C Cross Totals Index: 25.18 C K Index: 38.29 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 328.46 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.94 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1500.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 37.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 775.02 mb = 2289.52 m = 7511.47 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 710.02 mb = 3018.60 m = 9903.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.02 mb = 11227.85 m = 36836.35 ft B at Equ Level: 1494.92 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 150.02 mb = 14007.01 m = 45954.20 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.3 at 21.0 knts Storm direction: 259.3 at 15.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 113.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 119.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 119.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.72 Bulk Rich Number: 20.42 Bulk Shear: 73.50 m/s