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 KAPX... Searching the city database file for: KAPX ... Date:12Z 4 JUL 09 Station: KAPX WMO ident: 72634 Latitude: 44.92 Longitude: -84.72 Elevation: 446.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 145 SFC 965 446 8.0 6.9 93 1.1 7.4 300 2 284.0 285.1 282.2 302.0 6.47 2 962 472 11.0 2.0 54 9.0 6.6 305 3 287.3 288.1 281.5 300.4 4.59 3 958 507 12.4 1.4 47 11.0 7.0 311 5 289.1 289.9 282.1 301.8 4.42 4 948 595 12.8 -0.2 41 13.0 6.6 327 9 290.4 291.1 282.1 301.9 3.97 5 943 639 12.6 0.6 44 12.0 6.8 330 10 290.6 291.3 282.5 302.9 4.23 6 931 747 12.6 -5.4 28 18.0 4.8 330 11 291.7 292.1 281.3 299.8 2.74 7 925 801 12.2 -5.8 28 18.0 4.5 330 12 291.8 292.3 281.2 299.7 2.68 8 898 1048 10.8 -6.2 30 17.0 3.5 325 12 292.8 293.3 281.7 300.8 2.67 9 877 1245 9.6 -3.4 40 13.0 3.7 327 14 293.6 294.2 282.8 303.6 3.39 10 850 1503 7.4 -0.6 57 8.0 3.6 350 20 293.9 294.7 284.0 306.5 4.30 11 843 1571 6.8 -1.2 57 8.0 3.0 344 22 294.0 294.7 283.8 306.2 4.15 12 802 1978 3.8 -3.2 60 7.0 0.7 333 21 295.0 295.7 283.8 306.2 3.76 13 795 2049 4.2 -3.8 56 8.0 0.6 329 22 296.2 296.8 284.2 307.0 3.63 14 793 2070 4.8 -4.2 52 9.0 0.8 328 22 297.0 297.7 284.4 307.6 3.53 15 792 2080 5.8 -11.2 28 17.0 -0.7 328 22 298.2 298.6 283.2 304.5 2.05 16 789 2111 6.6 -16.4 17 23.0 -1.3 326 23 299.4 299.6 282.8 303.6 1.34 17 777 2237 6.4 -21.6 11 28.0 -2.3 320 23 300.5 300.6 282.7 303.3 0.87 18 753 2493 4.4 -17.6 18 22.0 -2.9 312 24 301.0 301.2 283.4 305.1 1.27 19 700 3085 2.2 -21.8 15 24.0 -5.1 315 30 304.9 305.1 284.6 308.1 0.95 20 638 3829 -0.7 -29.7 9 29.0 -8.0 307 33 309.8 309.9 285.9 311.6 0.51 21 613 4147 -2.7 -32.7 8 30.0 -9.6 305 36 311.1 311.2 286.2 312.5 0.40 22 593 4409 -3.3 -25.3 16 22.0 -9.4 308 39 313.3 313.5 287.5 316.2 0.82 23 564 4803 -6.7 -24.7 22 18.0 -11.6 302 39 313.9 314.0 287.8 317.0 0.91 24 559 4873 -7.3 -29.3 15 22.0 -12.5 300 39 314.0 314.1 287.5 316.1 0.60 25 530 5285 -10.9 -30.9 18 20.0 -15.2 294 42 314.5 314.6 287.5 316.4 0.55 26 510 5579 -12.7 -30.7 21 18.0 -16.5 290 45 315.8 315.9 288.0 317.8 0.58 27 500 5730 -13.9 -27.9 30 14.0 -17.1 290 48 316.1 316.2 288.3 318.8 0.77 28 492 5852 -14.9 -26.9 35 12.0 -17.7 292 49 316.3 316.5 288.5 319.3 0.86 29 455 6438 -18.1 -35.1 21 17.0 -21.1 296 52 319.5 319.6 289.0 321.0 0.42 30 443 6637 -18.3 -39.3 14 21.0 -21.6 297 52 321.7 321.7 289.6 322.7 0.29 31 426 6927 -20.9 -42.9 12 22.0 -23.8 298 53 322.0 322.0 289.6 322.7 0.20 32 411 7191 -21.7 -43.7 12 22.0 -24.5 299 54 324.3 324.3 290.3 325.0 0.19 33 400 7390 -23.5 -43.5 14 20.0 -26.0 300 54 324.4 324.5 290.3 325.2 0.20 34 366 8034 -29.3 -47.3 16 18.0 -31.0 304 58 325.1 325.1 290.5 325.6 0.15 35 341 8537 -31.9 -47.9 19 16.0 -33.3 302 74 328.2 328.2 291.3 328.7 0.15 36 300 9430 -39.5 -45.5 53 6.0 -39.9 300 84 329.7 329.7 291.9 330.5 0.22 37 295 9545 -40.7 -46.7 52 6.0 -41.1 300 85 329.6 329.6 291.8 330.3 0.19 38 250 10650 -48.9 -55.9 44 7.0 -49.1 300 97 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.7 0.08 39 246 10755 -49.9 -56.9 44 7.0 -50.1 299 97 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.7 0.07 40 224 11367 -50.1 -58.1 38 8.0 -50.4 294 100 342.2 342.2 294.9 342.4 0.07 41 214 11663 -51.6 -59.6 38 8.0 -51.8 290 111 344.4 344.4 295.4 344.6 0.06 42 204 11972 -53.1 -61.1 37 8.0 -53.3 295 102 346.7 346.7 296.0 346.9 0.05 43 200 12100 -52.7 -61.7 33 9.0 -52.9 295 100 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.5 0.05 44 187 12535 -51.7 -60.7 33 9.0 -52.0 295 86 357.7 357.7 298.3 358.0 0.06 45 185 12605 -49.9 -58.9 34 9.0 -50.3 295 83 361.7 361.7 299.1 362.1 0.07 46 179 12821 -49.5 -59.5 30 10.0 -49.9 295 76 365.8 365.8 299.9 366.1 0.07 47 173 13044 -50.5 -60.5 30 10.0 -50.9 295 69 367.7 367.8 300.2 368.0 0.06 48 170 13158 -49.7 -59.7 30 10.0 -50.1 295 66 370.9 370.9 300.8 371.2 0.07 49 150 13970 -53.5 -63.5 28 10.0 -53.8 295 39 377.9 377.9 301.9 378.1 0.05 50 137 14550 -56.5 -65.5 31 9.0 -56.8 294 53 382.5 382.5 302.7 382.7 0.04 51 131 14834 -57.5 -66.5 31 9.0 -57.7 301 49 385.7 385.7 303.2 385.8 0.04 52 128 14981 -56.9 -65.9 31 9.0 -57.1 306 44 389.3 389.3 303.7 389.5 0.04 53 116 15601 -59.5 -68.5 30 9.0 -59.7 315 26 395.6 395.6 304.6 395.8 0.03 54 114 15710 -58.7 -67.7 30 9.0 -58.9 315 23 399.1 399.1 305.1 399.3 0.04 55 108 16049 -60.7 -69.7 30 9.0 -60.9 305 17 401.5 401.5 305.4 401.7 0.03 56 104 16284 -60.1 -69.1 30 9.0 -60.3 295 21 407.0 407.0 306.2 407.2 0.03 57 102 16406 -58.9 -67.9 30 9.0 -59.2 290 26 411.6 411.6 306.7 411.8 0.04 58 100 16530 -59.1 -68.1 30 9.0 -59.3 285 31 413.5 413.5 307.0 413.7 0.04 59 83 17701 -57.5 -67.5 27 10.0 -57.9 298 17 439.4 439.4 309.8 439.7 0.05 60 70 18770 -59.9 -68.9 30 9.0 -60.2 280 11 456.2 456.3 311.4 456.5 0.05 61 68 18951 -60.1 -69.1 30 9.0 -60.4 304 12 459.6 459.6 311.8 459.9 0.05 62 64 19331 -57.5 -67.5 27 10.0 -57.9 333 12 473.3 473.4 313.0 473.8 0.07 63 57 20060 -58.1 -68.1 27 10.0 -58.6 28 11 487.9 488.0 314.1 488.4 0.07 64 50 20890 -55.3 -66.3 24 11.0 -56.1 65 15 513.2 513.2 315.9 513.8 0.10 65 49 21019 -55.3 -66.3 24 11.0 -56.1 65 14 516.1 516.2 316.1 516.8 0.10 66 47 21287 -53.1 -65.1 22 12.0 -54.1 65 11 527.6 527.6 316.8 528.4 0.13 67 37 22835 -52.5 -65.5 19 13.0 -53.9 96 10 566.5 566.6 319.0 567.6 0.15 68 30 24200 -50.1 -64.1 18 14.0 -52.2 105 12 608.1 608.1 321.0 609.8 0.23 69 28 24651 -49.3 -64.3 16 15.0 -51.7 69 8 622.4 622.5 321.7 624.3 0.24 70 23 25937 -50.1 -66.1 14 16.0 -52.8 66 19 656.1 656.2 323.0 657.9 0.23 71 21 26536 -46.3 -64.3 11 18.0 -50.3 86 15 684.8 685.0 324.0 687.6 0.32 72 20 26860 -46.1 -65.1 10 19.0 -50.4 85 12 695.1 695.2 324.4 697.7 0.30 73 15 28777 -45.9 -67.9 7 22.0 -51.2 80 30 755.3 755.5 326.1 757.9 0.27 74 15 28777 -44.1 -66.1 7 22.0 -50.1 80 30 761.3 761.5 326.3 764.7 0.35 75 13 29740 -43.3 -66.3 6 23.0 -50.2 98 25 795.9 796.1 327.3 799.8 0.39 76 12 30282 -40.9 -62.9 8 22.0 -49.0 89 24 822.8 823.2 328.0 829.8 0.68 77 11 30879 -37.5 -59.5 8 22.0 -47.4 87 24 855.9 856.5 328.8 868.1 1.14 78 11 30879 -37.9 -59.9 8 22.0 -47.6 87 24 854.5 855.0 328.7 866.0 1.09 79 10 31540 -35.3 -58.3 8 23.0 -46.7 85 25 887.8 888.6 329.5 904.0 1.46 80 9.5 31897 -35.3 -58.3 8 23.0 -47.0 900.9 901.7 329.8 918.2 1.54 TRP 204 11972 -53.1 -61.1 37 8.0 -53.3 295 102 346.7 346.7 296.0 346.9 0.05 WND 214 11663 -51.6 -59.6 38 8.0 -51.8 290 111 344.4 344.4 295.4 344.6 0.06 P: 965.0 H: 446 T: 15.7 Td: -2.4 Dir: 300 Spd: 2 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5585.00 m Freezing level: 652.97 mb = 3649.50 m = 11973.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 792.48 mb = 2075.31 m = 6808.69 ft Precipitable water: 0.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 24.51 % Est. max temperature: 18.53 C = 65.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.04 mb = 585.64 m = 1921.38 ft T: 12.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.09 C/km ThetaE index: 4.28 C Layer 792.0- 753.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 536.91 mb = 5184.59 m = 17009.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.01 C = 100.41 F Cap Strength: 14.43 C Lifted Index: 13.97 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 20.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 10.73 C Showalter Index: 10.63 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 34.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.30 C Cross Totals Index: 13.30 C K Index: -3.30 Risk: None Sweat Index: 88.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.63 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 63057.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 14.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 734.28 mb = 2697.36 m = 8849.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 307.3 at 31.4 knts Storm direction: 337.3 at 23.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 2.3 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 121.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 44.6 neg: -15.8 tot: 28.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.22 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.31 Bulk Shear: 67.49 m/s