MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508271800F000.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508271800F000.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: RUC analysis for 1800Z 27 AUG 25 Station: 36.38,-96.40 Latitude: 36.38 Longitude: -96.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 185 SFC 991 266 19.1 18.9 99 0.2 18.9 125 7 293.1 295.6 292.4 332.8 13.99 2 950 627 16.8 16.7 99 0.2 16.7 133 13 294.3 296.6 291.8 330.4 12.65 3 900 1089 16.6 16.5 99 0.1 16.5 175 13 298.6 301.0 293.6 337.2 13.24 4 850 1576 15.5 15.4 99 0.1 15.5 210 13 302.4 304.8 294.6 341.1 13.07 5 800 2090 13.4 13.2 99 0.2 13.3 237 13 305.4 307.6 294.6 341.3 11.98 6 750 2633 11.0 10.9 99 0.1 10.9 266 17 308.5 310.5 294.7 341.7 10.96 7 700 3207 7.8 7.7 99 0.1 7.7 268 20 311.1 312.9 294.3 340.1 9.44 8 650 3815 4.2 4.2 99 0.1 4.2 272 23 313.8 315.3 294.0 338.6 7.96 9 600 4464 0.6 0.5 99 0.1 0.5 276 24 316.8 318.1 293.8 337.9 6.64 10 550 5159 -3.1 -3.3 99 0.2 -3.2 279 25 320.4 321.5 293.9 338.1 5.47 11 500 5909 -7.0 -7.8 94 0.8 -7.4 278 25 324.5 325.3 294.0 338.5 4.24 12 450 6723 -11.8 -13.1 90 1.3 -12.3 277 27 328.4 329.0 294.1 339.0 3.11 13 400 7616 -17.3 -19.0 86 1.8 -17.9 275 28 332.5 333.0 294.3 340.0 2.12 14 350 8603 -24.2 -26.7 80 2.5 -24.8 278 27 336.2 336.4 294.5 340.7 1.24 15 300 9707 -32.7 -35.7 74 3.1 -33.1 289 30 339.3 339.5 294.7 341.7 0.60 16 250 10964 -42.8 -46.8 65 4.0 -43.1 292 38 342.4 342.4 295.1 343.3 0.23 17 200 12426 -54.9 -60.9 47 6.1 -55.0 311 44 345.9 345.9 295.8 346.1 0.05 18 150 14232 -62.5 -81.9 6 19.4 -62.6 308 44 362.4 362.4 299.2 362.4 0.00 19 100 16675 -68.8 -87.2 5 18.4 -68.9 321 25 394.8 394.8 304.5 394.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5724.32 m Freezing level: 591.81 mb = 4577.38 m = 15017.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 592.71 mb = 4561.27 m = 14964.61 ft Precipitable water: 2.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.77 % Est. max temperature: 29.00 C = 84.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 987.50 mb = 293.25 m = 962.10 ft T: 18.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.48 C/km ThetaE index: 3.87 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 959.51 mb = 540.82 m = 1774.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.05 C = 68.09 F Cap Strength: 2.61 C Lifted Index: 2.60 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.29 C Showalter Index: -0.68 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.05 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.58 C Cross Totals Index: 22.46 C K Index: 37.91 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 236.77 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.61 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 26.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.32 mb = 741.42 m = 2432.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 932.32 mb = 787.11 m = 2582.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 922.32 mb = 879.24 m = 2884.61 ft B at Equ Level: 25.84 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 862.32 mb = 1453.48 m = 4768.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 262.5 at 19.3 knts Storm direction: 292.5 at 14.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 113.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 143.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 143.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.27 Bulk Shear: 99.69 m/s