MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508262100F025.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508262100F025.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: 25 hour RUC valid 22Z WED 27 AUG 25 Station: 44.18,-94.52 Latitude: 44.18 Longitude: -94.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 139 SFC 982 301 22.5 18.8 80 3.6 20.0 165 2 297.2 299.8 293.8 338.0 14.09 2 950 584 19.7 17.3 86 2.4 18.1 224 4 297.2 299.6 293.2 335.4 13.20 3 900 1049 16.6 15.1 91 1.5 15.7 242 11 298.7 300.9 292.7 333.9 12.09 4 850 1534 13.3 13.0 97 0.4 13.1 254 16 300.1 302.2 292.4 332.7 11.11 5 800 2043 10.5 10.2 98 0.3 10.3 263 21 302.3 304.1 292.1 331.3 9.79 6 750 2579 7.6 5.7 88 1.8 6.5 273 20 304.8 306.2 291.2 328.0 7.70 7 700 3144 4.2 0.5 77 3.6 2.3 287 18 307.1 308.2 290.2 324.6 5.69 8 650 3743 0.4 -3.9 73 4.3 -1.6 295 19 309.4 310.3 289.8 323.2 4.42 9 600 4380 -3.9 -8.1 73 4.2 -5.7 302 22 311.6 312.2 289.5 322.5 3.45 10 550 5061 -8.5 -11.6 78 3.1 -9.7 306 23 314.0 314.5 289.8 323.2 2.85 11 500 5794 -13.3 -18.5 65 5.1 -14.9 310 24 316.8 317.1 289.6 322.7 1.78 12 450 6586 -18.9 -26.1 53 7.3 -20.5 315 26 319.5 319.7 289.7 323.0 1.01 13 400 7452 -25.2 -35.4 38 10.2 -26.8 318 31 322.2 322.3 289.9 323.9 0.47 14 350 8406 -32.5 -42.7 35 10.2 -33.6 321 41 324.9 324.9 290.5 325.8 0.25 15 300 9472 -41.0 -51.2 33 10.2 -41.6 315 49 327.6 327.6 291.2 328.0 0.11 16 250 10688 -48.7 -61.1 22 12.4 -49.1 308 64 333.6 333.6 292.7 333.8 0.04 17 200 12138 -52.2 -69.1 11 16.8 -52.6 309 67 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.1 0.02 18 150 13988 -55.4 -82.4 2 26.9 -55.8 308 57 374.6 374.6 301.4 374.6 0.00 19 100 16539 -59.1 -86.6 2 27.6 -59.4 323 38 413.6 413.6 307.0 413.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5654.68 m Freezing level: 645.14 mb = 3804.85 m = 12482.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.64 mb = 3490.12 m = 11450.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.91 % Est. max temperature: 26.17 C = 79.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 930.62 mb = 761.40 m = 2498.00 ft T: 18.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.61 C/km ThetaE index: 15.45 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 886.52 mb = 1176.83 m = 3860.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.31 C = 75.77 F Cap Strength: 0.68 C Lifted Index: -4.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.93 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.93 C Showalter Index: -3.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.95 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.67 C Cross Totals Index: 26.28 C K Index: 35.99 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 291.64 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.06 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1196.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.50 mb = 1034.45 m = 3393.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 866.50 mb = 1370.81 m = 4497.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 246.50 mb = 10779.83 m = 35366.48 ft B at Equ Level: 1194.13 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 156.50 mb = 13715.56 m = 44998.02 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 289.2 at 18.8 knts Storm direction: 319.2 at 14.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 110.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 110.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 36.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.75 Bulk Rich Number: 28.50 Bulk Shear: 41.99 m/s