MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508271500F004.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508271500F004.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: 4 hour RUC valid 19Z WED 27 AUG 25 Station: 46.12,-70.80 Latitude: 46.12 Longitude: -70.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 131 SFC 981 292 15.6 9.3 66 6.3 11.9 272 6 290.3 291.6 285.9 311.6 7.49 2 950 564 12.8 8.2 74 4.6 10.2 280 11 290.2 291.4 285.5 310.6 7.19 3 900 1014 8.5 6.9 90 1.6 7.6 278 14 290.2 291.5 285.3 310.0 6.95 4 850 1484 5.1 4.3 95 0.8 4.6 276 15 291.5 292.5 284.9 309.0 6.13 5 800 1977 1.9 1.2 95 0.7 1.5 273 14 293.2 294.1 284.7 308.3 5.22 6 750 2494 -1.6 -1.8 98 0.2 -1.7 260 11 294.8 295.6 284.5 308.0 4.47 7 700 3041 -4.0 -6.1 85 2.1 -4.9 252 10 298.0 298.6 284.7 308.4 3.45 8 650 3623 -6.5 -11.3 69 4.8 -8.2 263 8 301.6 302.1 285.1 309.3 2.48 9 600 4244 -10.4 -18.0 54 7.6 -12.6 280 6 304.0 304.3 284.9 309.0 1.55 10 550 4907 -15.0 -27.8 33 12.9 -17.6 297 4 306.3 306.5 284.8 308.7 0.71 11 500 5621 -20.1 -36.8 21 16.8 -22.5 313 4 308.6 308.6 285.2 309.7 0.33 12 450 6392 -26.0 -42.5 20 16.5 -27.8 292 4 310.6 310.6 285.8 311.3 0.20 13 400 7231 -33.0 -43.2 35 10.2 -33.8 285 3 312.1 312.1 286.4 312.9 0.21 14 350 8155 -40.2 -49.3 37 9.1 -40.7 347 6 314.5 314.5 287.1 315.0 0.12 15 300 9190 -46.9 -58.9 24 12.0 -47.3 337 9 319.2 319.2 288.5 319.4 0.05 16 250 10388 -48.1 -63.4 16 15.2 -48.6 221 18 334.5 334.5 293.0 334.6 0.03 17 200 11872 -45.1 -76.0 2 30.9 -45.9 210 36 361.3 361.3 299.0 361.4 0.01 18 150 13777 -48.3 -78.4 2 30.1 -49.1 211 39 386.8 386.8 303.3 386.8 0.01 19 100 16424 -51.3 -80.6 2 29.4 -52.1 214 30 428.7 428.7 308.7 428.7 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5489.81 m Freezing level: 772.95 mb = 2256.67 m = 7403.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 776.06 mb = 2220.33 m = 7284.47 ft Precipitable water: 0.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.02 % Est. max temperature: 17.35 C = 63.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 892.43 mb = 1083.70 m = 3555.42 ft T: 7.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.21 C/km ThetaE index: 3.60 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 875.20 mb = 1244.04 m = 4081.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.10 C = 60.98 F Cap Strength: 1.64 C Lifted Index: 1.96 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.13 C Showalter Index: 2.84 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 49.47 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.12 C Cross Totals Index: 24.35 C K Index: 27.32 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 95.03 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.14 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 35.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.54 mb = 1175.35 m = 3856.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 857.54 mb = 1411.59 m = 4631.15 ft Equ Level (EL): 687.54 mb = 3181.83 m = 10438.94 ft B at Equ Level: 35.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 607.54 mb = 4146.69 m = 13604.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 274.4 at 8.6 knts Storm direction: 304.4 at 6.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 0.9 tot: 1.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 22.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: -16.1 tot: -9.4 m^2/s^2 ave: -3.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.09 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.1 stream: -0.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 124.17 Bulk Shear: 0.29 m/s