UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.50-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/09070412_upa.wxp Date: 12Z 4 JUL 09 Searching for KAMA... Searching the city database file for: KAMA ... Date:12Z 4 JUL 09 Station: KAMA WMO ident: 72363 Latitude: 35.23 Longitude: -101.70 Elevation: 1099.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 60 1 925 765 SFC 892 1099 23.8 15.8 61 8.0 18.3 230 15 306.8 309.2 295.6 345.2 12.76 3 881 1205 23.6 14.6 57 9.0 17.5 230 40 307.7 309.9 295.2 343.8 11.94 4 866 1353 25.2 14.2 50 11.0 17.7 232 42 310.9 313.1 296.0 347.1 11.84 5 852 1494 24.6 12.6 47 12.0 16.6 235 40 311.7 313.8 295.5 345.0 10.82 6 850 1514 24.4 12.4 47 12.0 16.4 235 40 311.7 313.7 295.4 344.6 10.70 7 780 2261 19.6 11.6 60 8.0 14.3 244 26 314.3 316.4 296.3 348.7 11.07 8 723 2910 14.2 8.2 67 6.0 10.4 268 27 315.3 317.1 295.5 344.9 9.49 9 700 3182 12.0 8.5 79 3.5 9.7 270 24 315.8 317.7 296.0 347.1 10.01 10 690 3302 10.8 8.4 85 2.4 9.3 268 23 315.7 317.7 296.0 347.3 10.09 11 660 3672 8.2 4.7 79 3.5 6.1 260 21 316.9 318.4 294.9 342.5 8.15 12 636 3977 5.8 3.5 85 2.3 4.5 255 18 317.5 319.0 294.8 342.1 7.77 13 557 5053 -0.7 -5.6 69 4.9 -3.1 249 20 322.1 323.0 293.6 336.9 4.53 14 534 5390 -2.7 -3.1 97 0.4 -2.9 259 18 323.6 324.7 294.8 342.3 5.71 15 516 5661 -4.5 -5.3 94 0.8 -4.9 266 17 324.6 325.6 294.6 341.1 5.00 16 508 5785 -4.3 -5.8 89 1.5 -5.0 270 16 326.3 327.3 294.9 342.5 4.89 17 500 5910 -5.3 -7.4 85 2.1 -6.3 265 16 326.6 327.5 294.6 341.2 4.39 18 487 6116 -6.5 -9.8 77 3.3 -7.9 249 13 327.6 328.3 294.4 340.1 3.73 19 475 6311 -7.7 -10.5 80 2.8 -8.9 243 14 328.4 329.2 294.5 340.7 3.62 20 469 6409 -7.7 -11.0 77 3.3 -9.1 240 14 329.6 330.3 294.7 341.6 3.52 21 466 6459 -7.7 -13.7 62 6.0 -10.1 244 14 330.2 330.8 294.3 340.0 2.85 22 464 6493 -7.5 -18.5 41 11.0 -11.4 247 15 330.9 331.3 293.7 337.6 1.92 23 459 6577 -8.1 -19.1 41 11.0 -11.9 254 15 331.2 331.5 293.7 337.6 1.84 24 455 6645 -8.3 -27.3 20 19.0 -13.6 259 16 331.7 331.9 293.0 335.0 0.90 25 452 6696 -8.5 -29.5 17 21.0 -14.0 264 16 332.1 332.3 293.0 334.8 0.73 26 449 6748 -9.1 -20.1 40 11.0 -12.8 265 16 332.0 332.4 293.9 338.1 1.73 27 447 6782 -9.5 -22.5 34 13.0 -13.6 265 17 331.9 332.2 293.6 336.9 1.41 28 446 6800 -9.7 -19.7 44 10.0 -13.1 265 17 331.9 332.2 293.9 338.2 1.80 29 434 7009 -11.3 -16.1 68 4.8 -13.1 267 19 332.5 333.0 294.6 341.2 2.51 30 415 7351 -13.5 -20.5 56 7.0 -15.7 269 23 333.9 334.3 294.4 340.3 1.80 31 407 7499 -14.7 -19.7 66 5.0 -16.3 269 25 334.2 334.6 294.6 341.2 1.97 32 400 7630 -15.5 -20.5 65 5.0 -17.1 260 28 334.8 335.2 294.7 341.5 1.87 33 399 7649 -15.7 -20.7 65 5.0 -17.3 260 28 334.8 335.2 294.7 341.4 1.84 34 392 7783 -15.9 -23.9 50 8.0 -18.2 257 30 336.3 336.6 294.7 341.4 1.42 35 356 8502 -21.3 -30.3 44 9.0 -23.3 260 28 338.4 338.6 294.7 341.6 0.86 36 338 8882 -24.7 -28.7 69 4.0 -25.6 263 26 338.8 339.0 295.0 342.7 1.06 37 328 9100 -26.5 -29.6 75 3.1 -27.2 265 25 339.3 339.5 295.0 343.0 1.00 38 307 9576 -29.7 -36.7 51 7.0 -30.8 269 23 341.3 341.4 295.1 343.3 0.54 39 300 9740 -31.1 -38.1 50 7.0 -32.1 270 22 341.5 341.6 295.1 343.4 0.48 40 257 10813 -40.1 -48.1 42 8.0 -40.7 266 30 343.7 343.8 295.4 344.5 0.19 41 250 11000 -41.7 -50.7 37 9.0 -42.3 270 30 344.1 344.1 295.4 344.7 0.15 42 233 11476 -45.5 -55.5 32 10.0 -46.0 275 34 345.3 345.3 295.7 345.7 0.09 43 200 12480 -53.7 -63.7 28 10.0 -53.9 285 44 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.9 0.04 44 177 13253 -60.1 -70.1 26 10.0 -60.2 294 28 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.7 0.02 45 175 13324 -60.1 -70.1 26 10.0 -60.2 294 26 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.8 0.02 46 151 14230 -66.7 -75.7 27 9.0 -66.8 299 23 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.5 0.01 47 150 14270 -66.9 -75.9 27 9.0 -67.0 300 23 354.8 354.8 297.7 354.9 0.01 48 142 14600 -68.1 -77.1 26 9.0 -68.2 318 27 358.3 358.3 298.4 358.4 0.01 49 134 14946 -70.5 -79.5 25 9.0 -70.5 320 28 360.1 360.1 298.7 360.1 0.01 50 127 15263 -70.9 -79.9 25 9.0 -70.9 318 28 364.9 364.9 299.7 364.9 0.01 51 125 15358 -70.1 -79.1 26 9.0 -70.1 311 23 368.0 368.0 300.2 368.1 0.01 52 120 15600 -70.1 -79.1 26 9.0 -70.2 294 12 372.4 372.4 301.0 372.4 0.01 53 112 16006 -73.7 -81.7 28 8.0 -73.7 290 13 373.0 373.0 301.1 373.1 0.00 54 107 16274 -72.9 -80.9 29 8.0 -72.9 294 13 379.5 379.5 302.2 379.5 0.01 55 104 16440 -73.5 -81.5 28 8.0 -73.5 297 13 381.4 381.4 302.5 381.4 0.01 56 102 16554 -72.5 -80.5 29 8.0 -72.5 298 13 385.5 385.5 303.1 385.5 0.01 57 100 16670 -72.5 -80.5 29 8.0 -72.5 300 13 387.6 387.7 303.5 387.7 0.01 58 96 16909 -73.9 -81.9 28 8.0 -73.9 302 16 389.5 389.5 303.7 389.5 0.01 59 92 17160 -71.1 -80.1 25 9.0 -71.2 304 19 399.8 399.8 305.2 399.8 0.01 60 87 17491 -71.5 -80.5 25 9.0 -71.6 324 15 405.4 405.4 305.9 405.4 0.01 61 85 17630 -68.1 -77.1 26 9.0 -68.2 344 8 415.0 415.0 307.2 415.1 0.01 62 81 17919 -68.9 -77.9 26 9.0 -69.0 2 7 419.1 419.1 307.6 419.2 0.01 63 79 18070 -66.3 -75.3 27 9.0 -66.4 10 7 427.5 427.5 308.6 427.6 0.02 64 70 18800 -68.3 -78.3 22 10.0 -68.4 70 11 438.3 438.3 309.7 438.3 0.01 65 68 18974 -68.3 -78.3 22 10.0 -68.4 66 7 441.9 441.9 310.1 442.0 0.01 66 66 19153 -66.3 -76.3 23 10.0 -66.5 61 4 450.1 450.1 310.8 450.2 0.02 67 63 19435 -66.7 -76.7 23 10.0 -66.8 68 16 455.2 455.2 311.4 455.3 0.02 68 60 19733 -62.3 -73.3 22 11.0 -62.6 70 18 471.4 471.4 312.8 471.6 0.03 69 55 20272 -60.5 -72.5 19 12.0 -60.9 95 18 487.4 487.5 314.1 487.7 0.04 70 50 20870 -56.7 -71.7 13 15.0 -57.5 50 15 509.9 509.9 315.7 510.2 0.05 71 48 21128 -57.9 -72.9 13 15.0 -58.6 65 17 513.0 513.0 315.9 513.3 0.04 72 43 21824 -56.3 -76.3 6 20.0 -57.3 80 15 533.3 533.3 317.1 533.5 0.03 73 37 22776 -57.3 -83.3 2 26.0 -58.3 110 21 554.2 554.2 318.3 554.2 0.01 74 32 23703 -53.1 -86.1 1 33.0 -54.9 76 27 588.9 588.9 320.1 589.0 0.01 75 30 24120 -52.1 -85.1 1 33.0 -54.2 85 34 602.6 602.6 320.7 602.7 0.01 76 28 24566 -52.5 -85.5 1 33.0 -54.6 103 27 613.5 613.5 321.2 613.6 0.01 77 24 25572 -48.7 -82.7 1 34.0 -52.1 96 20 652.2 652.2 322.8 652.3 0.02 78 22 26143 -49.7 -83.7 1 34.0 -53.0 80 18 665.7 665.7 323.3 665.8 0.02 79 21 26448 -48.1 -82.1 1 34.0 -52.0 64 19 679.4 679.4 323.7 679.6 0.02 80 20 26770 -48.1 -82.1 1 34.0 -52.2 70 25 688.9 689.0 324.1 689.1 0.02 81 17 27844 -48.5 -82.5 1 34.0 -52.9 73 29 720.4 720.5 325.1 720.7 0.03 82 16 28246 -45.9 -80.9 1 35.0 -51.4 81 33 741.5 741.5 325.7 741.8 0.04 83 12 30173 -43.9 -79.9 1 36.0 -51.4 87 29 812.2 812.2 327.5 812.7 0.06 84 10 31410 -40.1 -77.1 1 37.0 -50.3 85 33 869.9 869.9 328.8 871.0 0.11 85 9.1 32054 -39.9 -76.9 1 37.0 -50.6 894.4 894.5 329.3 895.7 0.12 86 8.0 32940 -37.1 -75.1 1 38.0 -50.1 939.1 939.2 330.2 941.2 0.18 TRP 112 16006 -73.7 -81.7 28 8.0 -73.7 290 13 373.0 373.0 301.1 373.1 0.00 WND P: 892.0 H: 1099 T: 28.3 Td: 13.9 Dir: 230 Spd: 15 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5850.00 m Freezing level: 565.51 mb = 4937.19 m = 16197.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 589.25 mb = 4596.59 m = 15080.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.63 % Est. max temperature: 31.68 C = 89.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 793.15 mb = 2115.97 m = 6942.08 ft T: 20.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.34 C/km ThetaE index: 3.77 C Layer 723.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 676.88 mb = 3462.22 m = 11358.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.90 C = 91.23 F Cap Strength: 3.48 C Lifted Index: -0.87 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.48 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.55 C Showalter Index: -0.34 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.70 C Cross Totals Index: 17.70 C K Index: 38.60 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 332.30 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.66 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 157.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 165.23 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 722.40 mb = 2916.51 m = 9568.47 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 627.40 mb = 4087.88 m = 13411.52 ft Equ Level (EL): 457.40 mb = 6604.05 m = 21666.56 ft B at Equ Level: 88.61 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 167.40 mb = 13596.75 m = 44608.21 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 250.8 at 22.5 knts Storm direction: 280.8 at 16.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 1.9 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 22.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 167.4 neg: -43.5 tot: 123.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 41.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.28 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.7 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.16 Bulk Rich Number: 3.60 Bulk Shear: 43.60 m/s