MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508281200F015.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508281200F015.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: 15 hour RUC valid 3Z FRI 29 AUG 25 Station: 34.24,-117.27 Latitude: 34.24 Longitude: -117.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 124 1 950 573 SFC 901 1038 22.0 13.7 59 8.3 16.5 217 7 304.1 306.1 293.6 336.9 11.01 3 900 1047 22.3 14.5 61 7.8 17.1 233 8 304.5 306.7 294.1 339.2 11.61 4 850 1542 19.1 12.3 65 6.8 14.7 204 11 306.1 308.1 293.9 338.1 10.63 5 800 2061 15.8 9.3 66 6.4 11.7 171 8 308.0 309.7 293.3 336.1 9.26 6 750 2606 12.4 5.6 63 6.8 8.4 116 8 310.1 311.5 292.7 333.5 7.64 7 700 3181 8.5 1.8 62 6.8 4.8 78 12 311.9 313.1 292.1 331.3 6.22 8 650 3789 4.2 -1.6 66 5.7 1.2 66 14 313.7 314.7 291.8 330.2 5.26 9 600 4435 0.2 -4.6 70 4.7 -2.1 67 10 316.3 317.2 291.9 330.8 4.54 10 550 5128 -3.2 -11.1 54 7.9 -6.5 35 2 320.3 320.9 291.7 330.2 2.98 11 500 5877 -6.9 -24.1 24 17.2 -12.0 267 9 324.6 324.8 291.3 328.4 1.08 12 450 6691 -11.9 -43.6 5 31.6 -17.3 254 17 328.2 328.3 291.4 328.9 0.18 13 400 7579 -18.5 -45.6 7 27.0 -22.3 245 26 330.9 331.0 292.2 331.6 0.16 14 350 8559 -26.4 -43.1 19 16.7 -28.5 240 35 333.2 333.3 292.9 334.2 0.24 15 300 9654 -33.8 -56.0 9 22.3 -35.3 234 48 337.8 337.8 293.9 338.1 0.06 16 250 10912 -40.4 -66.8 4 26.4 -41.4 229 55 346.0 346.0 295.8 346.1 0.02 17 200 12405 -49.1 -75.9 3 26.8 -49.7 232 58 355.0 355.0 297.7 355.0 0.01 18 150 14230 -63.2 -80.9 7 17.7 -63.3 216 44 361.3 361.3 299.0 361.3 0.00 19 100 16675 -68.5 -80.9 15 12.5 -68.5 230 14 395.4 395.4 304.6 395.5 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5753.40 m Freezing level: 597.63 mb = 4468.11 m = 14658.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.16 mb = 4013.46 m = 13167.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.08 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.30 % Est. max temperature: 27.75 C = 81.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 797.05 mb = 2091.72 m = 6862.52 ft T: 15.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.74 C/km ThetaE index: 8.93 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 712.11 mb = 3037.79 m = 9966.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.17 C = 84.50 F Cap Strength: 2.94 C Lifted Index: 0.72 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.55 C Showalter Index: 0.66 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.22 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.99 C Cross Totals Index: 19.24 C K Index: 31.51 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 177.83 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.85 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 21.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 121.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.94 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 766.73 mb = 2419.39 m = 7937.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 631.73 mb = 4018.98 m = 13185.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 551.73 mb = 5103.42 m = 16743.31 ft B at Equ Level: 21.21 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 471.73 mb = 6326.46 m = 20755.84 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 165.3 at 10.1 knts Storm direction: 195.3 at 7.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 3.2 tot: 3.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -37.1 tot: -37.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -12.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: -3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 2.25 Bulk Shear: 9.60 m/s