UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.48-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/08090612_upa.wxp Date: 1200Z 6 SEP 08 Searching for CWPL... Searching the city database file for: CWPL ... Date:1200Z 6 SEP 08 Station: CWPL WMO ident: 71845 Latitude: 51.47 Longitude: -90.20 Elevation: 386.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 99 SFC 966 386 4.0 4.0 100 0.0 4.0 180 5 279.9 280.8 278.8 294.4 5.27 2 962 420 8.8 8.8 100 0.0 8.8 183 6 285.1 286.4 283.7 305.6 7.40 3 957 464 11.0 5.0 66 6.0 7.9 187 8 287.7 288.7 283.0 303.9 5.71 4 952 508 11.2 3.2 58 8.0 7.2 191 10 288.4 289.3 282.5 302.8 5.06 5 925 750 9.4 3.4 66 6.0 6.3 195 11 288.9 289.8 283.0 304.0 5.28 6 850 1444 3.4 2.1 91 1.3 2.8 225 4 289.7 290.6 283.3 304.7 5.24 7 846 1482 3.0 1.6 90 1.4 2.3 231 4 289.7 290.6 283.1 304.2 5.08 8 791 2025 0.0 -7.0 59 7.0 -2.7 288 6 292.1 292.6 281.5 300.6 2.86 9 774 2198 -1.3 -4.4 79 3.1 -2.6 287 6 292.5 293.2 282.6 303.0 3.56 10 766 2281 -1.7 -7.7 64 6.0 -4.0 283 6 293.0 293.5 281.8 301.3 2.79 11 741 2545 -3.9 -8.9 68 5.0 -5.7 273 7 293.4 293.8 281.8 301.2 2.63 12 734 2620 -4.7 -6.4 88 1.7 -5.4 272 8 293.3 293.9 282.5 302.8 3.22 13 723 2739 -5.5 -6.3 94 0.8 -5.8 270 8 293.7 294.3 282.8 303.4 3.30 14 700 2992 -6.7 -9.3 82 2.6 -7.7 260 8 295.1 295.5 282.7 303.2 2.70 15 694 3059 -6.7 -15.7 49 9.0 -9.4 263 8 295.8 296.1 281.7 300.8 1.62 16 690 3105 -6.9 -12.9 62 6.0 -8.9 266 8 296.1 296.4 282.3 302.3 2.05 17 684 3173 -7.1 -17.1 45 10.0 -10.0 269 8 296.6 296.8 281.8 301.1 1.46 18 664 3404 -8.9 -13.4 70 4.5 -10.4 281 7 297.1 297.5 282.7 303.4 2.05 19 616 3983 -11.7 -23.7 36 12.0 -14.5 280 10 300.3 300.5 282.7 303.3 0.92 20 611 4045 -12.1 -20.1 51 8.0 -14.2 279 10 300.5 300.8 283.2 304.6 1.27 21 603 4146 -12.7 -24.7 36 12.0 -15.4 277 11 301.0 301.1 282.9 303.8 0.86 22 584 4390 -14.3 -27.3 32 13.0 -17.0 274 11 301.9 302.0 283.1 304.2 0.70 23 579 4455 -14.5 -25.5 39 11.0 -16.9 274 10 302.4 302.6 283.4 305.1 0.83 24 500 5550 -23.1 -27.4 68 4.3 -23.9 265 7 304.9 305.0 284.4 307.6 0.81 25 445 6395 -28.3 -36.3 46 8.0 -29.3 245 12 308.7 308.7 285.3 310.0 0.39 26 430 6640 -30.1 -36.1 56 6.0 -30.8 237 12 309.4 309.5 285.6 310.8 0.41 27 400 7150 -34.5 -37.7 73 3.2 -34.8 225 13 310.2 310.2 285.8 311.5 0.37 28 366 7764 -39.9 -40.8 91 0.9 -39.9 218 13 310.9 311.0 286.0 312.0 0.30 29 344 8184 -43.3 -46.3 72 3.0 -43.5 211 14 311.9 311.9 286.2 312.5 0.17 30 329 8482 -46.1 -48.2 79 2.1 -46.2 208 15 312.0 312.1 286.2 312.6 0.15 31 313 8812 -48.3 -51.5 69 3.2 -48.4 205 17 313.4 313.5 286.7 313.8 0.11 32 308 8918 -48.7 -54.7 50 6.0 -48.9 211 18 314.3 314.4 286.9 314.6 0.07 33 300 9090 -49.9 -57.9 38 8.0 -50.1 225 22 315.0 315.0 287.2 315.2 0.05 34 296 9177 -50.3 -59.3 34 9.0 -50.5 231 24 315.7 315.7 287.3 315.8 0.04 35 280 9537 -52.5 -61.5 33 9.0 -52.7 234 27 317.6 317.6 288.0 317.7 0.03 36 260 10011 -55.5 -62.5 41 7.0 -55.6 230 30 319.9 320.0 288.8 320.1 0.03 37 250 10260 -55.5 -62.5 41 7.0 -55.6 225 30 323.6 323.6 289.9 323.7 0.03 38 243 10441 -56.3 -64.3 36 8.0 -56.4 227 32 325.0 325.0 290.3 325.1 0.03 39 236 10628 -56.1 -64.1 36 8.0 -56.2 230 34 328.0 328.0 291.2 328.1 0.03 40 221 11053 -49.5 -73.5 4 24.0 -50.0 228 37 344.4 344.4 295.4 344.4 0.01 41 210 11389 -48.7 -76.7 2 28.0 -49.2 226 40 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.7 0.01 42 208 11452 -49.3 -77.3 2 28.0 -49.8 226 41 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.8 0.00 43 200 11710 -49.1 -79.1 2 30.0 -49.6 230 41 355.0 355.0 297.7 355.0 0.00 44 184 12257 -48.1 -79.1 2 31.0 -48.7 230 40 365.2 365.2 299.7 365.2 0.00 45 169 12816 -49.1 -80.1 1 31.0 -49.7 230 39 372.5 372.5 301.0 372.6 0.00 46 156 13342 -47.7 -79.7 1 32.0 -48.5 230 38 383.5 383.5 302.8 383.6 0.00 47 150 13600 -48.9 -80.9 1 32.0 -49.6 230 38 385.8 385.8 303.2 385.8 0.00 48 122 14956 -50.7 -81.7 1 31.0 -51.4 226 36 406.0 406.0 306.0 406.0 0.00 49 100 16260 -48.9 -80.9 1 32.0 -50.0 230 26 433.2 433.2 309.2 433.3 0.01 50 89 17021 -50.5 -81.5 1 31.0 -51.5 228 30 444.7 444.7 310.4 444.8 0.01 51 70 18580 -51.7 -80.7 2 29.0 -52.8 250 23 473.8 473.8 313.0 473.8 0.01 52 50 20760 -52.5 -81.5 2 29.0 -53.8 195 11 519.8 519.8 316.3 519.8 0.01 53 42 21883 -54.1 -83.1 2 29.0 -55.4 217 12 542.4 542.4 317.6 542.4 0.01 54 38 22530 -51.1 -81.1 2 30.0 -53.0 257 16 565.8 565.8 318.9 565.9 0.01 55 33 23445 -52.9 -81.9 2 29.0 -54.7 285 8 584.3 584.3 319.9 584.4 0.01 56 30 24060 -52.7 -81.7 2 29.0 -54.7 295 1 601.0 601.0 320.6 601.1 0.02 57 25 25242 -52.5 -81.5 2 29.0 -54.8 244 11 633.7 633.7 322.0 633.9 0.02 58 20 26700 -49.1 -79.1 2 30.0 -52.8 280 12 685.9 685.9 324.0 686.2 0.04 59 18 27395 -46.9 -77.9 2 31.0 -51.7 93 10 713.8 713.8 324.9 714.2 0.05 60 16 28171 -49.7 -79.7 2 30.0 -53.8 235 13 729.1 729.1 325.3 729.5 0.04 61 10 31310 -40.7 -72.7 2 32.0 -50.4 240 6 867.6 867.7 328.8 869.8 0.21 62 7.0 33780 -33.3 -72.3 1 39.0 -49.3 225 16 991.4 991.6 331.1 995.2 0.31 63 6.5 34302 -32.3 -69.3 1 37.0 -49.3 1016.8 1017.2 331.5 1023.4 0.52 TRP 260 10011 -55.5 -62.5 41 7.0 -55.6 230 30 319.9 320.0 288.8 320.1 0.03 WND P: 966.0 H: 386 T: 12.6 Td: 4.2 Dir: 180 Spd: 5 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5451.00 m Freezing level: 791.00 mb = 2024.54 m = 6642.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 820.84 mb = 1725.81 m = 5662.03 ft Precipitable water: 0.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.21 % Est. max temperature: 14.96 C = 58.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.00 mb = 386.00 m = 1266.39 ft T: 4.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.41 C/km ThetaE index: 4.15 C Layer 846.0- 774.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 966.00 mb = 386.00 m = 1266.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 4.18 C = 39.53 F Cap Strength: 3.18 C Lifted Index: 3.19 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.55 C Showalter Index: 2.66 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 51.70 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.50 C Cross Totals Index: 25.20 C K Index: 26.00 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 94.20 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.56 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 70765.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 849.98 mb = 1444.21 m = 4738.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 257.7 at 8.4 knts Storm direction: 287.7 at 6.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 0.6 tot: 2.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 23.5 neg: -10.8 tot: 12.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.17 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 0.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.87 Bulk Shear: 13.15 m/s