MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508041500F021.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508041500F021.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: 21 hour RUC valid 12Z TUE 5 AUG 25 Station: 30.37,-91.12 Latitude: 30.37 Longitude: -91.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1017 9 24.4 24.0 97 0.5 24.1 95 3 296.2 299.5 296.7 350.2 18.74 1 1000 155 24.2 23.4 95 0.9 23.6 114 6 297.4 300.7 296.8 350.6 18.38 2 950 606 21.9 20.6 93 1.2 21.0 165 5 299.4 302.4 296.0 347.0 16.32 3 900 1075 19.4 17.3 88 2.1 17.9 150 3 301.5 304.0 295.0 342.6 13.96 4 850 1566 16.8 14.4 86 2.4 15.3 156 4 303.7 306.0 294.4 340.2 12.25 5 800 2082 14.1 12.0 87 2.1 12.7 179 5 306.2 308.3 294.2 339.5 11.08 6 750 2625 11.1 9.3 88 1.9 10.0 164 3 308.7 310.5 294.0 338.6 9.84 7 700 3199 8.1 5.0 81 3.1 6.3 143 3 311.5 313.0 293.2 335.7 7.85 8 650 3808 4.8 -0.4 69 5.3 2.0 170 4 314.4 315.5 292.4 332.5 5.72 9 600 4457 1.2 -6.4 57 7.6 -2.3 190 6 317.6 318.3 291.8 330.3 3.95 10 550 5152 -2.8 -12.8 46 10.0 -6.8 197 9 320.7 321.3 291.6 329.4 2.60 11 500 5900 -7.0 -19.1 37 12.1 -11.1 204 11 324.5 324.8 291.8 330.3 1.68 12 450 6713 -11.7 -24.9 32 13.3 -15.4 219 12 328.6 328.8 292.4 332.6 1.12 13 400 7607 -16.6 -27.1 40 10.5 -19.3 245 11 333.4 333.6 293.6 337.2 1.03 14 350 8598 -22.7 -46.1 10 23.5 -25.7 271 12 338.2 338.2 294.0 338.9 0.17 15 300 9709 -31.0 -44.2 26 13.2 -32.4 271 11 341.8 341.8 295.0 342.8 0.25 16 250 10972 -42.0 -49.5 44 7.5 -42.5 225 12 343.6 343.7 295.3 344.3 0.17 17 200 12441 -54.1 -58.0 62 3.9 -54.2 207 12 347.1 347.1 296.1 347.4 0.08 18 150 14233 -65.1 -77.5 16 12.4 -65.1 69 5 358.0 358.0 298.3 358.0 0.01 19 100 16664 -69.2 -84.3 9 15.1 -69.2 89 12 394.1 394.1 304.4 394.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5745.30 m Freezing level: 584.68 mb = 4670.21 m = 15322.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.80 mb = 4103.06 m = 13461.32 ft Precipitable water: 2.04 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.26 % Est. max temperature: 31.27 C = 88.29 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1010.29 mb = 65.62 m = 215.27 ft T: 24.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.61 C/km ThetaE index: 21.23 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 929.69 mb = 793.94 m = 2604.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.51 C = 83.31 F Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lifted Index: -3.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.92 C Showalter Index: -0.31 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.29 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.83 C Cross Totals Index: 21.46 C K Index: 35.16 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 191.90 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.95 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 867.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.60 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 950.77 mb = 599.34 m = 1966.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 885.77 mb = 1212.38 m = 3977.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 195.77 mb = 12574.34 m = 41253.90 ft B at Equ Level: 863.60 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 125.77 mb = 15289.52 m = 50161.85 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 178.5 at 5.4 knts Storm direction: 208.5 at 4.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.1 neg: 0.7 tot: 1.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 18.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 11.5 neg: -3.5 tot: 8.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.26 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.6 stream: 0.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 297.20 Bulk Shear: 2.92 m/s