UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/09110812_upa.wxp Date: 12Z 8 NOV 09 Searching for KALB... Searching the city database file for: KALB ... Date:12Z 8 NOV 09 Station: KALB WMO ident: 72518 Latitude: 42.75 Longitude: -73.80 Elevation: 89.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1009 89 6.8 2.0 71 4.8 4.6 170 4 279.2 280.0 277.3 291.3 4.38 1 1000 167 6.0 -1.0 61 7.0 3.0 200 5 279.1 279.8 276.2 289.0 3.55 2 986 283 5.4 0.6 71 4.8 3.2 208 8 279.7 280.4 277.1 290.9 4.05 3 978 350 9.0 3.0 66 6.0 6.1 218 10 284.0 284.8 280.3 297.6 4.85 4 960 504 9.4 2.4 62 7.0 6.0 246 15 285.9 286.7 281.0 299.3 4.74 5 925 812 8.4 3.7 72 4.7 6.0 300 28 287.9 288.8 282.7 303.2 5.39 6 910 947 8.0 6.1 88 1.9 7.0 300 28 288.8 290.0 284.2 307.2 6.50 7 898 1057 9.0 7.6 91 1.4 8.2 300 28 291.0 292.3 285.9 311.8 7.31 8 859 1423 5.8 5.1 95 0.7 5.4 300 31 291.3 292.5 285.2 309.7 6.42 9 850 1510 7.6 2.6 71 5.0 5.1 300 32 294.1 295.1 285.3 309.9 5.43 10 845 1559 9.0 -1.0 49 10.0 4.2 299 32 296.1 296.8 284.8 308.5 4.20 11 818 1828 8.8 -9.2 27 18.0 1.4 295 33 298.6 299.0 283.7 305.8 2.33 12 744 2605 3.4 -12.6 30 16.0 -2.6 295 40 301.0 301.3 284.2 307.1 1.95 13 700 3097 0.8 -14.2 32 15.0 -4.6 295 38 303.4 303.7 285.0 309.1 1.82 14 647 3726 -3.3 -19.3 28 16.0 -8.2 295 37 305.6 305.9 285.2 309.8 1.28 15 582 4557 -8.7 -16.7 52 8.0 -11.2 302 48 308.7 309.1 286.9 314.5 1.78 16 500 5720 -16.1 -26.1 42 10.0 -18.4 295 63 313.4 313.6 287.6 316.5 0.91 17 481 6010 -18.3 -27.3 45 9.0 -20.2 291 63 314.2 314.4 287.8 317.1 0.85 18 467 6232 -16.3 -32.3 24 16.0 -19.4 290 61 319.3 319.4 289.1 321.3 0.54 19 422 6987 -20.7 -38.7 18 18.0 -23.4 290 49 323.1 323.2 290.0 324.3 0.32 20 400 7380 -24.1 -39.1 24 15.0 -26.2 290 50 323.7 323.7 290.2 324.9 0.32 21 300 9410 -41.3 -50.3 37 9.0 -41.8 300 67 327.2 327.2 291.0 327.7 0.13 22 299 9433 -41.5 -50.2 38 8.7 -42.0 300 67 327.2 327.2 291.0 327.7 0.13 23 293 9570 -42.7 -49.7 46 7.0 -43.1 300 67 327.4 327.4 291.1 327.9 0.14 24 250 10620 -51.1 -59.1 38 8.0 -51.3 300 66 330.1 330.1 291.8 330.3 0.05 25 236 10992 -53.7 -60.7 42 7.0 -53.9 300 61 331.7 331.7 292.2 331.8 0.05 26 200 12040 -59.3 -66.3 40 7.0 -59.4 300 51 338.9 338.9 294.1 339.0 0.03 27 196 12166 -60.3 -67.3 39 7.0 -60.4 300 59 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.3 0.02 28 181 12662 -60.7 -67.7 39 7.0 -60.8 294 61 346.4 346.4 295.8 346.5 0.02 29 173 12945 -57.9 -65.9 35 8.0 -58.0 290 62 355.5 355.5 297.8 355.7 0.03 30 153 13716 -59.7 -68.7 30 9.0 -59.9 280 64 365.2 365.2 299.7 365.3 0.02 31 150 13840 -60.7 -69.7 30 9.0 -60.8 285 64 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.6 0.02 32 142 14179 -62.7 -71.7 29 9.0 -62.8 285 58 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.9 0.02 33 134 14537 -62.5 -71.5 29 9.0 -62.6 285 48 374.3 374.3 301.3 374.4 0.02 34 126 14914 -64.7 -73.7 28 9.0 -64.8 285 46 377.0 377.0 301.8 377.0 0.01 35 119 15265 -63.1 -73.1 25 10.0 -63.2 285 46 386.1 386.1 303.2 386.2 0.02 36 112 15636 -65.1 -75.1 24 10.0 -65.2 285 35 389.1 389.1 303.7 389.2 0.01 37 110 15746 -63.5 -73.5 24 10.0 -63.6 279 36 394.1 394.1 304.4 394.2 0.02 38 106 15973 -63.3 -73.3 25 10.0 -63.4 265 38 398.7 398.7 305.0 398.8 0.02 39 100 16330 -65.1 -76.1 20 11.0 -65.2 260 40 401.9 401.9 305.5 402.0 0.01 TRP 196 12166 -60.3 -67.3 39 7.0 -60.4 300 59 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.3 0.02 WND 299 9433 -41.5 -50.2 38 8.7 -42.0 300 67 327.2 327.2 291.0 327.7 0.13 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5553.00 m Freezing level: 689.66 mb = 3219.75 m = 10563.34 ft Wetbulb zero: 791.52 mb = 2097.29 m = 6880.79 ft Precipitable water: 0.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 47.20 % Est. max temperature: 18.94 C = 66.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.38 mb = 701.72 m = 2302.20 ft T: 8.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.44 C/km ThetaE index: 4.16 C Layer 845.0- 744.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 657.14 mb = 3601.76 m = 11816.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.83 C = 91.09 F Cap Strength: 12.20 C Lifted Index: 14.00 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 20.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 11.15 C Showalter Index: 6.26 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.70 C Cross Totals Index: 18.70 C K Index: 11.30 Risk: None Sweat Index: 158.20 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.42 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 43.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15040.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 13.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.32 mb = 1202.44 m = 3944.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 296.4 at 39.7 knts Storm direction: 326.4 at 29.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 1.8 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 260.2 neg: -8.0 tot: 252.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 84.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 0.25 Bulk Shear: 173.03 m/s