MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508272100F045.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508272100F045.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: 45 hour RUC valid 18Z FRI 29 AUG 25 Station: 38.87,-72.45 Latitude: 38.87 Longitude: -72.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1017 3 23.2 14.8 59 8.5 17.8 190 9 295.0 296.8 290.3 324.9 10.43 1 1000 148 21.9 13.0 57 8.8 16.3 192 10 295.0 296.7 289.5 322.3 9.48 2 950 592 18.4 7.6 49 10.8 12.1 212 10 295.8 297.1 287.4 315.9 6.89 3 900 1052 14.7 7.2 61 7.5 10.4 238 12 296.7 297.9 287.9 317.4 7.10 4 850 1532 10.7 5.8 72 4.9 8.0 245 12 297.3 298.6 287.9 317.3 6.82 5 800 2033 6.4 2.5 76 3.9 4.4 243 13 298.0 299.0 287.1 315.0 5.74 6 750 2560 3.0 -2.4 68 5.4 0.5 249 14 299.8 300.6 286.3 312.7 4.29 7 700 3116 0.0 -3.6 76 3.7 -1.6 252 18 302.5 303.3 287.2 315.2 4.18 8 650 3706 -3.1 -6.0 80 2.9 -4.3 252 23 305.5 306.2 287.8 317.1 3.76 9 600 4337 -6.0 -13.2 57 7.2 -8.6 251 26 309.2 309.6 287.6 316.6 2.30 10 550 5013 -9.6 -27.0 23 17.3 -13.9 250 26 312.6 312.8 287.2 315.3 0.76 11 500 5741 -14.2 -43.2 7 29.0 -18.5 250 27 315.7 315.7 287.5 316.3 0.17 12 450 6531 -19.5 -44.1 9 24.5 -22.7 257 28 318.7 318.7 288.5 319.3 0.17 13 400 7394 -26.7 -45.1 16 18.4 -28.6 262 30 320.3 320.3 289.0 321.0 0.17 14 350 8339 -34.8 -49.9 20 15.1 -35.8 259 34 321.9 321.9 289.5 322.3 0.11 15 300 9395 -43.2 -54.9 26 11.7 -43.7 252 37 324.5 324.5 290.2 324.8 0.07 16 250 10602 -50.2 -59.9 31 9.6 -50.5 243 40 331.4 331.4 292.2 331.6 0.05 17 200 12044 -52.9 -70.0 11 17.2 -53.2 243 47 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.1 0.02 18 150 13889 -56.2 -80.9 3 24.7 -56.5 234 41 373.2 373.2 301.1 373.2 0.00 19 100 16458 -56.5 -84.6 2 28.1 -56.9 237 25 418.6 418.6 307.6 418.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5593.43 m Freezing level: 699.54 mb = 3121.14 m = 10239.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 738.42 mb = 2684.99 m = 8808.92 ft Precipitable water: 1.01 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.35 % Est. max temperature: 25.38 C = 77.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 897.57 mb = 1074.56 m = 3525.43 ft T: 14.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.43 C/km ThetaE index: 9.07 C Layer 1000.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 812.70 mb = 1903.25 m = 6244.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.11 C = 79.00 F Cap Strength: 2.23 C Lifted Index: 2.82 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.07 C Showalter Index: 3.69 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.93 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.90 C Cross Totals Index: 20.03 C K Index: 27.05 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 121.17 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.15 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 58.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 839.74 mb = 1632.59 m = 5356.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 754.74 mb = 2508.18 m = 8228.84 ft Equ Level (EL): 704.74 mb = 3061.30 m = 10043.51 ft B at Equ Level: 6.06 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 644.74 mb = 3770.30 m = 12369.61 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.7 at 18.7 knts Storm direction: 276.7 at 14.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 0.1 tot: 2.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 66.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 28.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 28.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.8 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.23 Bulk Shear: 27.18 m/s