MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508250900F009.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508250900F009.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: 9 hour RUC valid 18Z MON 25 AUG 25 Station: 42.59,-71.25 Latitude: 42.59 Longitude: -71.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1002 54 26.3 18.2 61 8.2 20.7 268 7 299.3 301.7 293.8 337.9 13.22 1 1000 69 24.6 17.3 64 7.3 19.6 259 4 297.8 300.0 292.8 334.1 12.51 2 950 515 20.3 15.8 75 4.5 17.3 264 8 297.8 300.0 292.4 332.6 11.98 3 900 980 16.8 13.6 81 3.2 14.7 263 10 298.8 300.8 291.9 330.7 10.93 4 850 1465 13.0 11.2 89 1.7 11.9 257 10 299.7 301.6 291.4 328.8 9.91 5 800 1972 10.1 7.3 83 2.7 8.5 253 12 301.9 303.4 290.5 325.9 8.07 6 750 2506 6.9 2.9 76 4.0 4.7 247 17 304.1 305.2 289.7 323.1 6.29 7 700 3070 3.4 -0.0 78 3.4 1.7 238 19 306.2 307.2 289.6 323.0 5.47 8 650 3670 1.3 -4.1 67 5.4 -1.3 228 21 310.4 311.2 290.0 324.0 4.34 9 600 4309 -2.4 -11.8 48 9.4 -6.1 227 26 313.4 313.9 289.3 321.7 2.58 10 550 4995 -5.9 -32.3 10 26.4 -12.0 229 36 317.1 317.1 288.3 318.7 0.46 11 500 5734 -10.7 -40.2 7 29.5 -15.9 224 44 320.0 320.0 289.0 320.8 0.23 12 450 6533 -16.9 -43.0 8 26.1 -20.7 219 48 321.9 322.0 289.6 322.7 0.19 13 400 7405 -23.1 -49.2 7 26.1 -25.9 219 54 325.0 325.0 290.4 325.4 0.11 14 350 8370 -29.2 -56.6 5 27.4 -31.2 218 66 329.4 329.4 291.6 329.6 0.05 15 300 9454 -35.9 -62.6 5 26.7 -37.2 210 77 334.8 334.8 293.0 334.9 0.03 16 250 10703 -41.7 -68.0 4 26.3 -42.6 208 103 344.1 344.1 295.3 344.2 0.02 17 200 12188 -50.3 -72.8 5 22.5 -50.7 203 100 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.2 0.01 18 150 14031 -57.5 -82.0 3 24.5 -57.8 213 77 371.1 371.1 300.8 371.1 0.00 19 100 16559 -60.1 -86.6 2 26.5 -60.4 212 42 411.6 411.6 306.7 411.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5665.43 m Freezing level: 632.54 mb = 3893.08 m = 12772.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 671.66 mb = 3404.40 m = 11169.15 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.21 % Est. max temperature: 26.71 C = 80.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 889.35 mb = 1080.82 m = 3545.96 ft T: 15.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.30 C/km ThetaE index: 14.96 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 866.60 mb = 1300.52 m = 4266.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.42 C = 79.56 F Cap Strength: 1.01 C Lifted Index: -0.73 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.75 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.85 C Showalter Index: 1.08 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.70 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.72 C Cross Totals Index: 21.98 C K Index: 31.58 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 198.36 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.54 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 249.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.74 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 884.25 mb = 1129.59 m = 3705.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 849.25 mb = 1471.91 m = 4829.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 349.25 mb = 8384.63 m = 27508.29 ft B at Equ Level: 247.93 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 259.25 mb = 10454.21 m = 34298.18 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.7 at 21.6 knts Storm direction: 263.7 at 16.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 2.4 tot: 2.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 14.1 neg: -0.5 tot: 13.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.4 stream: 1.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 6.84 Bulk Shear: 36.56 m/s