MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508041800F005.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508041800F005.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: 5 hour RUC valid 23Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 40.7,-102.03 Latitude: 40.70 Longitude: -102.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 81 1 950 528 2 900 1014 SFC 893 1088 29.5 18.9 53 10.6 21.8 121 16 312.6 315.6 298.8 360.6 15.58 4 850 1520 24.8 16.7 61 8.1 19.1 130 20 312.1 314.8 297.8 355.8 14.19 5 800 2049 20.3 14.6 70 5.7 16.4 146 19 312.7 315.3 297.4 353.3 13.17 6 750 2604 16.3 10.7 69 5.7 12.6 177 19 314.3 316.4 296.2 348.0 10.83 7 700 3187 12.3 5.3 62 7.0 8.1 205 20 316.1 317.7 294.7 341.4 8.03 8 650 3805 9.1 -5.4 35 14.5 1.9 262 18 319.3 320.0 292.3 332.1 3.95 9 600 4461 3.4 -11.2 33 14.6 -2.9 293 18 320.1 320.6 291.5 329.1 2.71 10 550 5158 -3.1 -14.1 43 10.9 -7.4 306 16 320.4 320.8 291.2 328.2 2.34 11 500 5901 -9.9 -18.2 51 8.3 -12.6 299 19 321.0 321.4 290.9 327.2 1.83 12 450 6703 -16.6 -24.3 51 7.7 -18.6 293 30 322.4 322.6 290.7 326.5 1.19 13 400 7578 -21.3 -41.3 15 20.0 -24.2 299 36 327.3 327.3 291.2 328.2 0.26 14 350 8551 -27.7 -45.8 16 18.1 -29.6 309 38 331.4 331.5 292.3 332.1 0.18 15 300 9638 -36.3 -54.9 13 18.5 -37.4 307 41 334.2 334.2 292.9 334.5 0.07 16 250 10879 -44.6 -58.2 20 13.7 -45.1 308 68 339.8 339.8 294.3 340.1 0.06 17 200 12338 -54.2 -66.0 22 11.8 -54.5 303 72 346.9 346.9 296.0 347.0 0.03 18 150 14165 -58.2 -81.9 3 23.7 -58.4 267 34 369.9 369.9 300.5 369.9 0.00 19 100 16674 -63.2 -87.8 2 24.5 -63.4 227 7 405.5 405.5 305.9 405.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5820.68 m Freezing level: 573.92 mb = 4824.42 m = 15827.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.04 mb = 4060.22 m = 13320.78 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.57 % Est. max temperature: 31.36 C = 88.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 765.81 mb = 2424.39 m = 7953.95 ft T: 17.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.18 C/km ThetaE index: 34.06 C Layer 850.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 721.09 mb = 2935.97 m = 9632.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.11 C = 89.80 F Cap Strength: 1.70 C Lifted Index: -8.96 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.17 C Showalter Index: -8.90 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 61.24 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 34.69 C Cross Totals Index: 26.55 C K Index: 44.39 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 503.72 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.52 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2973.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 77.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 37.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 750.63 mb = 2596.30 m = 8517.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 675.63 mb = 3482.26 m = 11424.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 175.63 mb = 13163.08 m = 43185.43 ft B at Equ Level: 2957.47 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 260.9 at 20.1 knts Storm direction: 290.9 at 15.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 109.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 271.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 271.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 90.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.80 Bulk Rich Number: 18.00 Bulk Shear: 165.22 m/s