MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508032100F051.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508032100F051.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 0Z WED 6 AUG 25 Station: 48.35,-102.58 Latitude: 48.35 Longitude: -102.58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 85 1 950 529 SFC 931 704 20.4 19.5 94 0.9 19.8 126 15 299.6 302.4 295.4 344.8 15.46 3 900 997 18.1 18.0 99 0.1 18.1 135 25 300.2 302.9 295.0 342.9 14.59 4 850 1486 16.5 15.8 96 0.7 16.0 143 30 303.4 305.9 295.1 343.2 13.39 5 800 2002 14.4 12.3 87 2.1 13.0 155 30 306.5 308.6 294.4 340.6 11.32 6 750 2546 11.3 8.7 84 2.6 9.7 165 28 308.9 310.7 293.7 337.8 9.48 7 700 3119 7.4 4.6 83 2.8 5.8 182 25 310.7 312.1 292.9 334.2 7.64 8 650 3725 3.4 -1.6 70 5.0 0.8 209 26 312.8 313.8 291.5 329.2 5.23 9 600 4369 -0.5 -7.7 58 7.2 -3.7 229 31 315.5 316.2 290.9 327.0 3.57 10 550 5058 -5.1 -11.5 61 6.4 -7.7 235 36 318.0 318.6 291.0 327.5 2.88 11 500 5801 -9.4 -15.7 60 6.3 -11.6 237 35 321.6 322.1 291.5 329.2 2.25 12 450 6609 -14.1 -18.1 72 4.0 -15.4 229 30 325.5 325.9 292.4 332.5 2.04 13 400 7491 -20.1 -22.6 80 2.5 -20.8 212 23 328.9 329.2 292.9 334.3 1.56 14 350 8466 -27.5 -30.2 78 2.7 -28.0 199 20 331.7 331.9 293.0 335.0 0.89 15 300 9554 -36.5 -40.2 69 3.7 -36.9 194 19 333.9 334.0 293.2 335.4 0.38 16 250 10787 -47.6 -52.1 60 4.5 -47.9 178 21 335.2 335.3 293.3 335.7 0.12 17 200 12219 -59.3 -62.7 65 3.4 -59.4 175 28 338.8 338.8 294.1 339.0 0.04 18 150 14044 -51.4 -80.7 2 29.3 -51.9 236 21 381.6 381.6 302.5 381.6 0.00 19 100 16642 -56.8 -84.9 2 28.1 -57.2 210 9 418.0 418.0 307.5 418.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5715.92 m Freezing level: 607.03 mb = 4278.57 m = 14037.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.34 mb = 3833.00 m = 12575.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.18 % Est. max temperature: 28.03 C = 82.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 918.57 mb = 820.25 m = 2691.07 ft T: 19.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.25 C/km ThetaE index: 16.17 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.81 mb = 1407.92 m = 4619.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.61 C = 74.49 F Cap Strength: 0.62 C Lifted Index: -3.89 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.24 C Showalter Index: -3.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.01 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.84 C Cross Totals Index: 25.16 C K Index: 38.88 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 474.77 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.82 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1373.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17.87 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 873.16 mb = 1256.01 m = 4120.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 748.16 mb = 2566.12 m = 8418.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 188.16 mb = 12606.36 m = 41358.95 ft B at Equ Level: 1330.23 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 138.16 mb = 14571.21 m = 47805.21 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 202.6 at 29.8 knts Storm direction: 232.6 at 22.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 65.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 242.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 242.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 80.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.77 Bulk Rich Number: 11.37 Bulk Shear: 120.82 m/s