MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508041200F010.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508041200F010.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: 10 hour RUC valid 22Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 38.19,-102.80 Latitude: 38.19 Longitude: -102.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 1 950 505 2 900 995 SFC 880 1196 33.2 16.0 36 17.2 21.0 147 18 317.8 320.3 298.5 358.9 13.10 4 850 1508 28.8 14.3 41 14.6 18.7 150 21 316.4 318.7 297.5 354.3 12.13 5 800 2042 23.7 13.0 51 10.6 16.4 158 21 316.4 318.7 297.4 353.5 11.88 6 750 2602 18.8 11.0 60 7.8 13.6 175 19 317.0 319.1 297.0 351.6 11.04 7 700 3190 13.9 8.1 68 5.7 10.2 197 17 317.9 319.8 296.3 348.7 9.77 8 650 3811 9.2 1.7 59 7.5 4.9 219 16 319.4 320.7 294.5 340.9 6.70 9 600 4468 3.8 -4.6 54 8.4 -0.4 246 15 320.5 321.4 293.2 335.3 4.54 10 550 5167 -2.1 -11.7 48 9.6 -6.1 272 18 321.6 322.1 292.0 331.0 2.83 11 500 5915 -8.1 -23.3 28 15.1 -12.6 287 24 323.1 323.3 290.9 327.2 1.17 12 450 6722 -14.1 -37.8 12 23.6 -18.5 292 32 325.5 325.5 290.7 326.7 0.33 13 400 7605 -20.1 -45.4 9 25.3 -23.5 300 36 328.9 328.9 291.6 329.5 0.16 14 350 8580 -27.0 -48.2 12 21.3 -29.2 304 42 332.4 332.4 292.5 332.9 0.14 15 300 9673 -34.5 -54.0 12 19.4 -35.9 307 49 336.7 336.7 293.6 337.1 0.08 16 250 10921 -43.5 -50.5 46 7.0 -43.9 306 54 341.4 341.5 294.8 342.1 0.15 17 200 12386 -54.1 -65.2 24 11.1 -54.4 302 57 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.2 0.03 18 150 14191 -62.8 -79.2 9 16.4 -62.9 276 26 361.9 361.9 299.1 361.9 0.01 19 100 16673 -63.5 -85.9 3 22.5 -63.6 196 6 405.1 405.1 305.9 405.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5851.93 m Freezing level: 567.86 mb = 4917.39 m = 16132.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 603.66 mb = 4417.60 m = 14493.28 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.21 % Est. max temperature: 32.81 C = 91.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 686.10 mb = 3357.91 m = 11016.63 ft T: 12.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.09 C/km ThetaE index: 32.25 C Layer 850.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 663.09 mb = 3643.70 m = 11954.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.43 C = 93.97 F Cap Strength: 1.55 C Lifted Index: -6.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.15 C Showalter Index: -6.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 59.40 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 36.98 C Cross Totals Index: 22.42 C K Index: 45.51 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 556.40 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.17 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2374.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 68.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 42.74 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 685.23 mb = 3368.47 m = 11051.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 640.23 mb = 3934.89 m = 12909.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 170.23 mb = 13396.94 m = 43952.69 ft B at Equ Level: 2362.35 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.2 at 21.0 knts Storm direction: 274.2 at 15.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 40.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 114.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 114.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.45 Bulk Rich Number: 19.83 Bulk Shear: 119.72 m/s