UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.47-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/08051112_upa.wxp Date: 1200Z 11 MAY 08 Searching for KALB... Searching the city database file for: KALB ... Date:1200Z 11 MAY 08 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 1001 89 8.4 4.4 76 4.0 6.4 0 0 281.5 282.4 279.5 295.9 5.24 1 1000 100 8.4 2.4 66 6.0 5.5 0 0 281.5 282.3 278.7 294.2 4.54 2 950 526 10.4 1.4 54 9.0 6.1 65 6 287.7 288.5 281.5 300.5 4.45 3 925 747 9.0 -1.0 49 10.0 4.4 85 9 288.5 289.2 281.1 299.6 3.84 4 850 1441 4.4 -12.6 28 17.0 -1.6 70 22 290.8 291.1 279.5 295.9 1.71 5 849 1451 4.4 -12.6 28 17.0 -1.6 70 22 290.9 291.2 279.6 296.0 1.71 6 814 1792 2.0 -9.0 44 11.0 -2.1 61 18 291.8 292.3 280.8 298.9 2.37 7 770 2238 -0.3 -14.3 34 14.0 -4.9 42 11 294.0 294.3 280.9 299.1 1.64 8 734 2622 1.2 -20.8 18 22.0 -5.3 23 10 299.7 299.9 282.5 302.9 0.99 9 700 3002 -0.9 -21.9 19 21.0 -6.9 345 9 301.5 301.7 283.2 304.6 0.95 10 640 3710 -7.3 -23.3 27 16.0 -11.4 359 12 302.0 302.2 283.4 305.0 0.91 11 500 5590 -19.7 -36.7 21 17.0 -22.2 320 18 309.0 309.1 285.4 310.2 0.33 12 486 5800 -21.5 -36.5 25 15.0 -23.7 320 19 309.3 309.4 285.5 310.5 0.35 13 440 6526 -25.3 -30.2 64 4.9 -26.1 294 31 313.4 313.6 287.4 315.9 0.71 14 413 6982 -28.7 -38.7 38 10.0 -29.9 290 31 314.8 314.9 287.4 316.0 0.33 15 400 7210 -30.5 -37.5 50 7.0 -31.3 290 31 315.3 315.4 287.6 316.7 0.38 16 369 7778 -35.1 -38.6 70 3.5 -35.4 296 39 316.6 316.7 288.1 317.9 0.37 17 300 9190 -45.9 -51.9 51 6.0 -46.2 305 51 320.7 320.7 289.0 321.1 0.11 18 250 10390 -53.9 -59.9 48 6.0 -54.0 300 96 325.9 325.9 290.6 326.1 0.05 19 237 10730 -56.0 -62.0 47 6.0 -56.1 300 99 327.8 327.8 291.2 328.0 0.04 20 213 11399 -60.1 -66.1 45 6.0 -60.2 300 78 331.6 331.6 292.2 331.7 0.02 21 200 11790 -60.5 -66.5 45 6.0 -60.6 290 71 337.0 337.0 293.6 337.1 0.02 22 192 12044 -61.1 -67.1 45 6.0 -61.2 290 67 339.9 340.0 294.3 340.1 0.02 23 172 12733 -57.3 -64.3 41 7.0 -57.5 290 56 357.1 357.1 298.1 357.3 0.04 24 150 13600 -56.7 -65.7 31 9.0 -56.9 290 43 372.4 372.4 301.0 372.6 0.04 25 139 14083 -56.3 -67.3 24 11.0 -56.6 288 41 381.3 381.3 302.5 381.4 0.03 26 115 15293 -54.3 -78.3 4 24.0 -54.8 285 36 406.2 406.2 306.0 406.3 0.01 27 100 16190 -53.5 280 35 424.4 28 92 16724 -55.7 280 21 430.2 29 77 17857 -55.5 264 21 453.1 30 70 18460 -58.9 275 16 458.4 31 64 19026 -57.3 308 16 473.8 32 57 19755 -60.1 282 2 483.4 33 53 20213 -57.5 267 5 499.6 34 50 20580 -59.1 265 7 504.2 35 48 20836 -59.5 285 9 509.2 36 45 21242 -56.5 278 13 525.9 37 35 22839 -55.9 245 5 566.7 38 30 23830 -51.1 245 7 605.3 39 25 25012 -52.5 249 11 633.7 40 22 25843 -50.1 289 9 664.5 TRP 213 11399 -60.1 -66.1 45 6.0 -60.2 300 78 331.6 331.6 292.2 331.7 0.02 WND 237 10730 -56.0 -62.0 47 6.0 -56.1 300 99 327.8 327.8 291.2 328.0 0.04 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5490.00 m Freezing level: 775.74 mb = 2179.79 m = 7151.44 ft Freezing level: 762.80 mb = 2314.81 m = 7594.44 ft Freezing level: 714.57 mb = 2839.16 m = 9314.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 869.60 mb = 1253.85 m = 4113.64 ft Precipitable water: 0.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 30.85 % Est. max temperature: 17.66 C = 63.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.71 mb = 598.30 m = 1962.91 ft T: 9.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.26 C/km ThetaE index: 4.57 C Layer 925.0- 849.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 666.48 mb = 3389.37 m = 11119.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.75 C = 83.75 F Cap Strength: 9.45 C Lifted Index: 10.40 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 9.45 C Showalter Index: 12.16 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 31.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.10 C Cross Totals Index: 7.10 C K Index: -9.50 Risk: None Sweat Index: 62.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.07 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 30.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 41893.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 830.08 mb = 1633.18 m = 5358.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 2.7 at 13.9 knts Storm direction: 32.7 at 10.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 3.5 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 57.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: -54.3 tot: -51.5 m^2/s^2 ave: -17.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.34 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: -2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.51 Bulk Shear: 20.00 m/s