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 KBOI... Searching the city database file for: KBOI ... Date:1200Z 11 MAY 08 Station: KBOI WMO ident: 72681 Latitude: 43.57 Longitude: -116.22 Elevation: 874.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 1 925 742 SFC 911 874 14.4 -6.6 23 21.0 5.2 0 0 295.3 295.8 282.6 303.0 2.56 3 895 1023 13.2 -6.8 24 20.0 4.5 310 6 295.6 296.0 282.7 303.3 2.56 4 884 1127 14.8 -4.2 27 19.0 5.9 276 10 298.3 298.9 284.5 307.9 3.16 5 850 1456 12.6 -3.4 33 16.0 5.1 280 14 299.3 300.0 285.3 309.9 3.50 6 849 1466 12.6 -3.4 33 16.0 5.1 280 14 299.4 300.1 285.3 310.0 3.50 7 770 2275 6.2 -3.8 49 10.0 1.6 291 18 301.0 301.7 286.2 312.4 3.75 8 727 2743 2.0 -1.4 78 3.4 0.4 275 24 301.4 302.3 287.3 315.7 4.75 9 704 3001 0.4 -1.1 90 1.5 -0.3 267 27 302.4 303.4 287.9 317.6 5.02 10 700 3047 0.0 -1.6 89 1.6 -0.8 265 27 302.5 303.4 287.8 317.2 4.86 11 667 3432 -2.9 -4.8 87 1.9 -3.7 250 30 303.4 304.2 287.3 315.7 4.01 12 659 3527 -3.5 -4.5 93 1.0 -4.0 246 31 303.8 304.6 287.6 316.5 4.16 13 632 3857 -5.5 -7.9 83 2.4 -6.5 240 34 305.2 305.8 287.3 315.5 3.34 14 580 4523 -11.3 -12.5 91 1.2 -11.7 240 44 306.0 306.5 286.7 313.9 2.52 15 578 4549 -12.3 -14.4 84 2.1 -13.0 240 45 305.1 305.5 286.0 312.0 2.17 16 576 4576 -12.9 -18.9 61 6.0 -14.6 240 46 304.7 305.0 285.1 309.5 1.49 17 574 4602 -12.7 -23.7 39 11.0 -15.3 240 46 305.3 305.4 284.8 308.5 0.98 18 568 4683 -11.1 -25.1 30 14.0 -14.5 242 45 308.1 308.2 285.7 311.0 0.88 19 559 4805 -11.9 -19.9 51 8.0 -14.2 244 45 308.5 308.8 286.4 313.1 1.41 20 553 4888 -12.3 -25.3 33 13.0 -15.4 245 44 309.0 309.2 286.0 312.0 0.88 21 548 4957 -12.5 -25.5 33 13.0 -15.6 246 44 309.6 309.7 286.2 312.5 0.88 22 507 5546 -17.5 -31.5 28 14.0 -20.1 254 48 310.5 310.6 286.2 312.3 0.54 23 501 5635 -17.7 -34.7 21 17.0 -20.5 255 49 311.3 311.4 286.3 312.7 0.40 24 500 5650 -17.7 -34.7 21 17.0 -20.5 255 49 311.5 311.5 286.4 312.9 0.40 25 471 6094 -20.1 -36.1 23 16.0 -22.6 255 56 313.9 313.9 287.1 315.2 0.37 26 440 6594 -24.3 -38.3 26 14.0 -26.1 255 58 314.7 314.8 287.3 315.9 0.32 27 415 7017 -27.9 -33.9 56 6.0 -28.7 255 60 315.4 315.5 287.8 317.2 0.52 28 406 7174 -29.1 -36.1 51 7.0 -30.0 255 61 315.8 315.9 287.9 317.4 0.43 29 400 7280 -30.3 -37.3 50 7.0 -31.1 255 61 315.6 315.7 287.8 317.0 0.39 30 394 7387 -31.1 -37.1 56 6.0 -31.8 253 62 315.9 316.0 287.9 317.4 0.40 31 351 8195 -37.9 -43.9 53 6.0 -38.4 248 68 317.4 317.4 288.2 318.2 0.22 32 318 8869 -42.5 -50.5 41 8.0 -42.9 246 74 320.1 320.1 288.9 320.5 0.12 33 300 9260 -46.1 -54.1 40 8.0 -46.4 245 77 320.4 320.4 288.9 320.7 0.08 34 294 9394 -47.3 -55.3 39 8.0 -47.6 246 77 320.5 320.5 289.0 320.8 0.07 35 250 10450 -54.5 -63.5 32 9.0 -54.6 250 81 325.0 325.0 290.3 325.2 0.03 36 217 11342 -61.1 -70.1 29 9.0 -61.2 250 94 328.3 328.3 291.2 328.3 0.01 37 212 11486 -61.7 -70.1 32 8.4 -61.7 250 96 329.6 329.6 291.6 329.7 0.01 38 208 11604 -62.1 -70.1 34 8.0 -62.2 250 93 330.7 330.7 291.9 330.7 0.01 39 204 11725 -59.7 -68.7 30 9.0 -59.8 255 87 336.3 336.3 293.4 336.4 0.02 40 202 11787 -56.3 -65.3 31 9.0 -56.5 257 83 342.6 342.6 295.0 342.8 0.03 41 200 11850 -56.1 -65.1 31 9.0 -56.3 260 80 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.1 0.03 42 191 12144 -54.5 -64.5 28 10.0 -54.7 260 65 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.2 0.03 43 188 12245 -53.1 -63.1 29 10.0 -53.4 259 64 354.9 354.9 297.7 355.1 0.04 44 179 12560 -54.5 -65.5 25 11.0 -54.8 255 67 357.6 357.6 298.2 357.8 0.03 45 169 12930 -52.1 -64.1 22 12.0 -52.5 256 51 367.5 367.6 300.2 367.7 0.04 46 160 13284 -52.1 -65.1 20 13.0 -52.5 260 50 373.3 373.4 301.2 373.5 0.04 47 150 13700 -53.9 -67.9 16 14.0 -54.2 265 50 377.2 377.2 301.8 377.3 0.03 48 136 14325 -56.5 -70.5 16 14.0 -56.8 265 52 383.3 383.3 302.8 383.4 0.02 49 131 14562 -56.3 -70.3 16 14.0 -56.6 265 45 387.8 387.8 303.5 387.9 0.02 50 110 15656 -62.1 -75.1 16 13.0 -62.3 262 45 396.8 396.8 304.8 396.8 0.01 51 100 16240 -65.1 -77.1 18 12.0 -65.3 275 39 401.9 401.9 305.5 402.0 0.01 52 96 16489 -65.1 -77.1 18 12.0 -65.3 273 35 406.7 406.7 306.1 406.7 0.01 53 95 16553 -62.9 -75.9 16 13.0 -63.1 273 34 412.2 412.2 306.8 412.3 0.01 54 94 16619 -60.1 -73.1 17 13.0 -60.4 272 33 419.0 419.0 307.6 419.1 0.02 55 93 16686 -59.3 -73.3 15 14.0 -59.6 272 32 421.8 421.8 307.9 421.9 0.02 56 85 17249 -59.3 -73.3 15 14.0 -59.6 268 24 432.8 432.8 309.1 432.9 0.02 57 79 17706 -61.3 -75.3 14 14.0 -61.6 266 18 437.8 437.8 309.7 437.9 0.02 58 72 18284 -59.5 -73.5 15 14.0 -59.9 295 17 453.4 453.4 311.2 453.6 0.03 59 70 18460 -60.1 -74.1 14 14.0 -60.4 295 12 455.8 455.8 311.4 455.9 0.02 60 67 18734 -60.7 -74.7 14 14.0 -61.0 264 11 460.3 460.3 311.8 460.4 0.02 61 59 19529 -60.1 -75.1 12 15.0 -60.5 295 21 478.6 478.7 313.4 478.8 0.02 62 55 19970 -58.3 -74.3 11 16.0 -58.9 300 22 492.5 492.5 314.4 492.7 0.03 63 52 20323 -60.1 -75.1 12 15.0 -60.6 304 22 496.3 496.3 314.7 496.4 0.03 64 51 20445 -58.1 -74.1 11 16.0 -58.7 307 21 503.7 503.7 315.2 503.9 0.03 65 50 20570 -58.1 -74.1 11 16.0 -58.7 315 14 506.6 506.6 315.4 506.8 0.03 66 46 21095 -57.1 -75.1 8 18.0 -57.9 331 2 521.2 521.2 316.4 521.4 0.03 67 40 21973 -59.9 -77.9 8 18.0 -60.6 283 14 535.4 535.4 317.2 535.6 0.02 68 36 22637 -55.1 -76.1 6 21.0 -56.4 246 5 564.2 564.2 318.9 564.5 0.03 69 34 23001 -56.5 -77.5 5 21.0 -57.6 260 13 569.8 569.9 319.2 570.0 0.03 70 31 23590 -53.7 -77.7 4 24.0 -55.4 287 15 592.7 592.7 320.3 592.9 0.03 71 30 23800 -54.9 -78.9 4 24.0 -56.5 305 11 595.0 595.0 320.4 595.2 0.03 72 29 24017 -54.9 -78.9 4 24.0 -56.5 318 12 600.8 600.8 320.6 601.0 0.03 73 23 25503 -54.1 -82.1 2 28.0 -56.2 269 6 644.3 644.3 322.4 644.5 0.02 74 22 25790 -51.3 -82.3 1 31.0 -54.2 241 4 660.9 660.9 323.1 661.0 0.02 75 20 26410 -51.1 -83.1 1 32.0 -54.2 255 12 679.8 679.8 323.7 679.9 0.02 76 19 26745 -50.3 -83.3 1 33.0 -53.8 283 14 692.3 692.3 324.2 692.4 0.02 77 14 28761 -45.5 -80.5 1 35.0 -51.7 311 4 771.7 771.8 326.5 772.1 0.04 78 12 29790 -45.5 -79.5 1 34.0 -52.2 244 10 806.5 806.6 327.4 807.1 0.06 79 11 30375 -42.5 -73.5 2 31.0 -50.8 227 13 837.8 837.8 328.1 839.5 0.17 80 10 31020 -41.7 -70.7 3 29.0 -50.8 250 18 863.9 864.0 328.8 866.9 0.28 81 9.5 31370 -39.9 -67.9 3 28.0 -50.0 260 16 883.5 883.7 329.2 888.3 0.43 82 8.9 31816 -41.3 -69.3 3 28.0 -51.0 273 13 894.7 894.9 329.4 898.9 0.38 83 8.1 32461 -38.3 -66.3 4 28.0 -50.0 291 9 931.0 931.4 330.1 938.4 0.63 84 7.3 33179 -38.1 -64.1 5 26.0 -50.1 312 5 960.0 960.5 330.7 971.3 0.95 85 7.0 33470 -35.5 -62.5 5 27.0 -49.1 320 3 982.3 983.0 331.1 997.3 1.22 TRP 208 11604 -62.1 -70.1 34 8.0 -62.2 250 93 330.7 330.7 291.9 330.7 0.01 WND 212 11486 -61.7 -70.1 32 8.4 -61.7 250 96 329.6 329.6 291.6 329.7 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5584.00 m Freezing level: 700.00 mb = 3047.00 m = 9996.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 714.85 mb = 2878.22 m = 9442.85 ft Precipitable water: 0.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.42 % Est. max temperature: 20.05 C = 68.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 661.94 mb = 3491.87 m = 11456.11 ft T: -3.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.80 C/km ThetaE index: 1.88 C Layer 700.0- 659.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 601.12 mb = 4245.33 m = 13928.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.49 C = 76.08 F Cap Strength: 5.54 C Lifted Index: 5.66 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.59 C Showalter Index: 4.66 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.30 C Cross Totals Index: 14.30 C K Index: 25.30 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 77.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.66 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 55733.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 664.19 mb = 3465.06 m = 11368.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 254.2 at 35.2 knts Storm direction: 284.2 at 26.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 5.9 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 73.1 neg: -51.9 tot: 21.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 7.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.15 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.23 Bulk Shear: 89.86 m/s