MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508041500F002.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508041500F002.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: 2 hour RUC valid 17Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 40.7395,-100.4848 Latitude: 40.74 Longitude: -100.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 124 1 950 579 SFC 920 857 21.6 18.9 85 2.7 19.7 129 2 301.8 304.6 295.8 346.4 15.11 3 900 1048 18.8 17.4 91 1.4 17.8 138 3 300.9 303.4 294.8 342.0 13.99 4 850 1540 20.6 11.3 55 9.3 14.6 247 1 307.7 309.6 293.8 337.9 9.96 5 800 2062 17.5 7.6 52 9.8 11.4 317 3 309.8 311.3 293.0 335.0 8.23 6 750 2609 13.3 3.9 53 9.4 7.9 346 3 311.0 312.3 292.2 331.9 6.75 7 700 3185 9.1 -0.5 51 9.6 4.0 291 4 312.6 313.6 291.5 329.2 5.28 8 650 3794 4.2 -5.4 50 9.6 -0.4 291 7 313.7 314.4 290.6 326.2 3.93 9 600 4439 -0.3 -10.9 45 10.6 -4.7 322 18 315.8 316.3 290.2 324.9 2.78 10 550 5129 -4.9 -15.0 45 10.1 -8.6 330 32 318.3 318.7 290.5 325.5 2.17 11 500 5870 -10.5 -18.5 52 8.0 -13.1 333 40 320.2 320.6 290.6 326.2 1.78 12 450 6672 -15.8 -30.2 28 14.4 -18.9 319 30 323.4 323.5 290.5 325.9 0.69 13 400 7549 -21.9 -38.1 22 16.1 -24.4 311 26 326.5 326.6 291.1 327.8 0.36 14 350 8516 -29.0 -43.0 25 14.0 -30.6 312 37 329.6 329.6 291.9 330.5 0.24 15 300 9600 -37.3 -54.7 15 17.5 -38.3 310 44 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.2 0.08 16 250 10832 -46.0 -61.6 16 15.6 -46.5 313 55 337.7 337.7 293.8 337.9 0.04 17 200 12294 -51.1 -70.1 9 19.0 -51.5 303 50 351.9 351.9 297.0 351.9 0.02 18 150 14148 -56.3 -81.9 3 25.6 -56.6 294 19 373.1 373.1 301.1 373.1 0.00 19 100 16665 -63.3 -87.6 2 24.2 -63.6 250 10 405.3 405.3 305.9 405.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5745.82 m Freezing level: 602.98 mb = 4400.95 m = 14438.63 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.44 mb = 3738.18 m = 12264.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.09 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.11 % Est. max temperature: 30.04 C = 86.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 884.83 mb = 1194.51 m = 3918.95 ft T: 19.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.32 C/km ThetaE index: 21.50 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 725.59 mb = 2885.69 m = 9467.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.29 C = 88.32 F Cap Strength: 4.53 C Lifted Index: -3.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.51 C Showalter Index: -2.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.96 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.12 C Cross Totals Index: 21.85 C K Index: 32.81 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 257.93 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.28 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 857.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 186.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 797.72 mb = 2086.15 m = 6844.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 652.72 mb = 3759.76 m = 12335.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 242.72 mb = 11025.44 m = 36172.27 ft B at Equ Level: 854.08 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 162.72 mb = 13623.13 m = 44694.76 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 325.1 at 16.6 knts Storm direction: 355.1 at 12.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 0.6 tot: 2.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 48.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 34.8 neg: -3.2 tot: 31.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 10.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.8 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 18.24 Bulk Shear: 47.05 m/s