MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508041500F030.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508041500F030.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: 30 hour RUC valid 21Z TUE 5 AUG 25 Station: 43.97,-100.81 Latitude: 43.97 Longitude: -100.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 61 1 950 515 SFC 935 655 34.0 18.9 41 15.2 23.0 179 19 313.1 315.9 298.5 358.8 14.81 3 900 1001 29.1 16.8 48 12.2 20.4 180 23 311.5 314.0 297.3 352.9 13.52 4 850 1506 24.1 15.8 60 8.3 18.3 184 24 311.4 313.9 297.1 352.3 13.36 5 800 2033 19.4 13.9 70 5.5 15.7 190 24 311.8 314.2 296.7 350.5 12.58 6 750 2585 15.3 10.2 72 5.1 12.0 205 23 313.2 315.2 295.6 345.6 10.48 7 700 3168 12.8 -1.1 38 13.9 5.3 245 20 316.7 317.7 292.4 332.8 5.05 8 650 3786 9.3 -14.3 17 23.6 -0.5 265 22 319.4 319.8 290.6 326.0 1.94 9 600 4441 3.8 -18.6 18 22.4 -4.4 257 22 320.5 320.8 290.5 325.6 1.47 10 550 5139 -2.4 -20.2 24 17.8 -8.4 246 22 321.3 321.5 290.6 326.1 1.40 11 500 5885 -9.2 -21.7 36 12.5 -12.9 247 26 321.8 322.1 290.7 326.5 1.35 12 450 6689 -16.1 -27.0 38 10.9 -18.7 255 29 323.0 323.2 290.6 326.3 0.93 13 400 7562 -22.8 -32.0 43 9.2 -24.5 266 29 325.4 325.5 291.1 327.8 0.66 14 350 8529 -28.8 -53.4 7 24.6 -30.8 279 24 330.0 330.0 291.8 330.3 0.08 15 300 9611 -37.9 -50.9 24 13.0 -38.8 284 29 331.9 331.9 292.4 332.4 0.12 16 250 10838 -48.4 -55.3 45 6.9 -48.7 295 31 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.4 0.08 17 200 12272 -57.1 -63.5 44 6.4 -57.2 277 30 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.5 0.04 18 150 14100 -54.2 -81.6 2 27.3 -54.6 273 26 376.6 376.6 301.7 376.7 0.00 19 100 16652 -59.2 -86.7 2 27.5 -59.5 204 9 413.3 413.3 306.9 413.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5823.93 m Freezing level: 569.16 mb = 4871.48 m = 15982.34 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.38 mb = 3729.92 m = 12237.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.31 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 40.22 % Est. max temperature: 33.16 C = 91.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 751.87 mb = 2564.12 m = 8412.36 ft T: 15.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.10 C/km ThetaE index: 33.24 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 709.38 mb = 3055.36 m = 10024.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.66 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.87 C = 98.37 F Cap Strength: 1.27 C Lifted Index: -7.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.26 C Showalter Index: -7.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.21 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 33.28 C Cross Totals Index: 24.94 C K Index: 35.11 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 583.63 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.97 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3066.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 78.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 62.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 752.49 mb = 2556.98 m = 8388.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 637.49 mb = 3944.93 m = 12942.52 ft Equ Level (EL): 177.49 mb = 13030.65 m = 42750.95 ft B at Equ Level: 3037.32 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.2 at 23.3 knts Storm direction: 261.2 at 17.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 124.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 96.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 96.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 32.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.37 Bulk Rich Number: 59.84 Bulk Shear: 51.23 m/s