MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508271500F051.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508271500F051.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: 51 hour RUC valid 18Z FRI 29 AUG 25 Station: 31.02,-93.31 Latitude: 31.02 Longitude: -93.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1007 78 25.2 24.0 93 1.2 24.3 204 3 297.7 301.2 297.3 352.9 19.00 1 1000 143 24.8 23.6 93 1.2 23.9 213 5 297.9 301.3 297.1 352.1 18.65 2 950 591 21.8 21.5 98 0.4 21.6 228 11 299.4 302.5 296.5 349.6 17.21 3 900 1061 19.2 18.6 96 0.6 18.8 232 16 301.3 304.1 295.7 345.8 15.12 4 850 1551 16.6 15.4 93 1.2 15.8 243 17 303.5 305.9 294.8 342.3 13.05 5 800 2068 14.7 13.9 95 0.8 14.1 266 18 306.8 309.1 295.4 344.6 12.56 6 750 2612 11.7 11.5 99 0.2 11.5 281 18 309.2 311.4 295.3 343.9 11.41 7 700 3187 8.3 8.0 98 0.3 8.1 289 17 311.7 313.5 294.7 341.4 9.66 8 650 3798 5.1 4.7 97 0.4 4.9 296 18 314.8 316.3 294.5 340.7 8.29 9 600 4449 1.6 1.0 96 0.6 1.3 306 21 317.9 319.3 294.3 339.7 6.86 10 550 5146 -2.3 -3.7 90 1.4 -3.0 310 25 321.4 322.4 294.0 338.6 5.32 11 500 5897 -5.9 -7.3 90 1.4 -6.6 318 25 325.8 326.7 294.4 340.5 4.42 12 450 6716 -10.9 -12.5 88 1.6 -11.5 333 25 329.6 330.2 294.5 340.7 3.27 13 400 7612 -16.4 -18.7 82 2.3 -17.1 332 24 333.7 334.1 294.7 341.4 2.18 14 350 8603 -22.9 -25.6 79 2.6 -23.6 330 21 337.9 338.1 295.0 342.8 1.36 15 300 9712 -31.9 -34.9 75 3.0 -32.3 332 22 340.5 340.6 295.0 343.0 0.66 16 250 10970 -42.7 -46.2 68 3.5 -43.0 334 21 342.5 342.6 295.1 343.5 0.24 17 200 12433 -55.9 -59.4 65 3.4 -56.0 330 19 344.2 344.2 295.4 344.4 0.06 18 150 14212 -64.3 -80.9 9 16.6 -64.4 345 49 359.2 359.2 298.5 359.3 0.00 19 100 16641 -71.6 -86.6 9 15.0 -71.6 356 14 389.4 389.4 303.7 389.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5754.52 m Freezing level: 579.64 mb = 4732.43 m = 15526.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 585.18 mb = 4648.95 m = 15252.29 ft Precipitable water: 2.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.01 % Est. max temperature: 30.68 C = 87.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 990.97 mb = 222.03 m = 728.45 ft T: 24.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.25 C/km ThetaE index: 10.61 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 942.19 mb = 663.04 m = 2175.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.13 C = 80.84 F Cap Strength: 0.17 C Lifted Index: -2.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.19 C Showalter Index: -0.06 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 43.79 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.49 C Cross Totals Index: 21.30 C K Index: 37.55 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 243.43 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.44 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1280.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 948.06 mb = 609.13 m = 1998.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 933.06 mb = 747.57 m = 2452.64 ft Equ Level (EL): 173.06 mb = 13327.75 m = 43725.68 ft B at Equ Level: 1258.17 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 287.5 at 18.5 knts Storm direction: 317.5 at 13.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 107.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 107.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.77 Bulk Rich Number: 34.20 Bulk Shear: 37.43 m/s