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: 42.19,-72.27 Latitude: 42.19 Longitude: -72.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 126 SFC 991 202 20.2 15.9 76 4.3 17.4 188 6 294.1 296.2 290.9 327.1 11.53 2 950 566 16.5 13.6 83 2.9 14.7 185 13 293.9 295.8 289.8 323.5 10.34 3 900 1024 13.0 9.9 81 3.1 11.2 192 19 294.9 296.5 288.6 319.6 8.54 4 850 1501 9.6 4.1 69 5.5 6.6 205 21 296.2 297.3 286.7 313.9 6.05 5 800 2001 5.6 0.2 68 5.5 2.9 217 25 297.2 298.0 285.8 311.5 4.84 6 750 2525 1.3 -0.6 87 1.9 0.4 228 31 297.9 298.8 286.2 312.4 4.88 7 700 3077 -2.0 -2.1 99 0.2 -2.1 234 31 300.3 301.1 286.8 314.3 4.67 8 650 3663 -5.1 -5.3 98 0.2 -5.1 223 30 303.2 304.0 287.2 315.4 3.97 9 600 4288 -8.8 -11.8 79 3.0 -9.8 223 31 306.0 306.5 286.8 314.1 2.59 10 550 4958 -12.2 -23.6 38 11.4 -15.0 228 30 309.6 309.8 286.4 313.1 1.04 11 500 5680 -16.2 -34.0 20 17.7 -19.4 233 31 313.3 313.3 287.0 314.8 0.43 12 450 6465 -20.8 -40.8 15 20.0 -23.5 239 32 317.1 317.1 288.1 318.0 0.24 13 400 7323 -27.7 -39.0 33 11.4 -29.0 238 32 319.0 319.1 288.8 320.2 0.32 14 350 8266 -35.8 -43.9 43 8.1 -36.4 230 35 320.5 320.6 289.2 321.3 0.22 15 300 9317 -44.5 -50.4 52 5.9 -44.8 226 38 322.6 322.7 289.7 323.1 0.13 16 250 10513 -52.5 -58.5 48 6.0 -52.7 216 43 328.0 328.0 291.2 328.2 0.06 17 200 11947 -53.4 -68.6 14 15.2 -53.7 229 44 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.3 0.02 18 150 13803 -52.7 -81.7 2 29.0 -53.2 231 36 379.3 379.3 302.1 379.3 0.00 19 100 16410 -54.4 -83.0 2 28.6 -55.0 228 20 422.6 422.6 308.0 422.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5554.26 m Freezing level: 730.65 mb = 2738.45 m = 8984.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 742.46 mb = 2605.73 m = 8548.87 ft Precipitable water: 1.04 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.96 % Est. max temperature: 22.44 C = 72.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 930.10 mb = 744.95 m = 2444.02 ft T: 15.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.47 C/km ThetaE index: 15.56 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 882.81 mb = 1184.77 m = 3887.00 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.46 C = 70.62 F Cap Strength: 0.69 C Lifted Index: -1.36 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.59 C Showalter Index: 3.68 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 46.11 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.78 C Cross Totals Index: 20.33 C K Index: 29.73 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 205.33 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.19 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 450.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.50 mb = 1056.18 m = 3465.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 861.50 mb = 1388.97 m = 4556.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 321.50 mb = 8844.90 m = 29018.34 ft B at Equ Level: 449.52 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 211.50 mb = 11587.94 m = 38017.71 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.1 at 26.7 knts Storm direction: 253.1 at 20.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 1.6 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 153.3 neg: -3.6 tot: 149.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 49.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.35 Bulk Rich Number: 9.19 Bulk Shear: 49.08 m/s