MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508251800F002.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508251800F002.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 20Z MON 25 AUG 25 Station: 42.43,-71.47 Latitude: 42.43 Longitude: -71.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 SFC 997 81 26.8 18.1 59 8.7 20.8 248 6 300.2 302.6 294.0 338.8 13.19 2 950 506 21.4 16.2 72 5.2 17.9 246 11 299.0 301.2 293.0 334.8 12.28 3 900 972 17.3 14.6 84 2.7 15.5 245 14 299.3 301.4 292.6 333.4 11.66 4 850 1458 13.7 11.7 88 2.0 12.4 241 19 300.5 302.3 291.8 330.4 10.19 5 800 1967 10.7 6.4 75 4.3 8.2 235 24 302.6 304.0 290.3 325.1 7.55 6 750 2502 7.7 -2.6 48 10.3 2.7 229 28 304.9 305.7 288.1 317.9 4.22 7 700 3065 2.9 -5.8 53 8.7 -1.0 228 27 305.7 306.4 287.6 316.7 3.55 8 650 3662 1.1 -12.6 35 13.7 -4.3 228 28 310.2 310.6 287.9 317.3 2.23 9 600 4305 -0.4 -23.5 15 23.2 -7.4 230 34 315.7 315.9 288.4 319.0 0.95 10 550 4994 -5.3 -31.4 11 26.1 -11.6 230 40 317.8 317.8 288.6 319.5 0.50 11 500 5732 -11.5 -34.3 13 22.8 -16.1 233 45 319.1 319.2 288.9 320.6 0.42 12 450 6528 -17.6 -41.0 11 23.4 -21.1 232 52 321.1 321.1 289.3 321.9 0.24 13 400 7399 -23.3 -47.4 9 24.2 -25.9 230 63 324.8 324.8 290.3 325.3 0.13 14 350 8362 -30.1 -46.1 20 15.9 -31.7 231 74 328.1 328.1 291.4 328.8 0.18 15 300 9440 -37.4 -64.2 4 26.9 -38.5 221 81 332.7 332.7 292.4 332.8 0.02 16 250 10684 -42.4 -67.4 5 25.0 -43.3 209 102 343.0 343.0 295.0 343.1 0.02 17 200 12170 -49.2 -73.1 4 23.9 -49.7 210 109 354.8 354.8 297.7 354.9 0.01 18 150 14026 -56.5 -82.3 3 25.8 -56.8 214 75 372.7 372.7 301.1 372.7 0.00 19 100 16565 -59.9 -86.8 2 26.9 -60.2 216 42 412.1 412.1 306.7 412.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5673.82 m Freezing level: 612.81 mb = 4140.07 m = 13582.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 713.22 mb = 2912.19 m = 9554.30 ft Precipitable water: 1.19 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.72 % Est. max temperature: 27.21 C = 80.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 878.30 mb = 1179.33 m = 3869.14 ft T: 15.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.39 C/km ThetaE index: 22.07 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 865.43 mb = 1304.83 m = 4280.89 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.73 C = 80.12 F Cap Strength: 0.52 C Lifted Index: -2.69 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.26 C Showalter Index: -0.46 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.25 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.13 C Cross Totals Index: 23.12 C K Index: 28.13 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 223.66 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.92 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 595.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 875.39 mb = 1207.61 m = 3961.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 850.39 mb = 1453.86 m = 4769.81 ft Equ Level (EL): 290.39 mb = 9662.31 m = 31700.10 ft B at Equ Level: 589.21 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 210.39 mb = 11833.14 m = 38822.16 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.2 at 28.2 knts Storm direction: 262.2 at 21.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 3.6 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 38.7 neg: -6.1 tot: 32.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 10.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.2 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.13 Bulk Rich Number: 11.54 Bulk Shear: 51.62 m/s