Station: KBRO Date: 00Z 21 NOV 2009 WMO ident: 72250 Latitude: 25.90 Longitude: -97.43 Elevation: 6.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1010 6 22.6 21.4 93 1.2 21.8 105 4 294.9 297.8 294.6 341.0 16.09 M 1000 94 21.6 21.1 97 0.5 21.3 105 7 294.8 297.6 294.4 340.4 15.95 W 976 305 20.3 20.1 99 0.2 20.2 160 8 295.5 298.2 294.2 339.5 15.34 S 960 448 19.4 19.4 100 0.0 19.4 212 11 296.0 298.7 294.0 338.9 14.93 W 942 610 19.5 18.6 95 0.9 18.9 240 15 297.7 300.3 294.2 339.6 14.46 M 925 769 19.6 17.8 89 1.8 18.4 260 13 299.4 301.9 294.4 340.2 14.00 S 924 778 19.6 17.7 89 1.9 18.3 260 13 299.4 302.0 294.3 340.1 13.92 W 909 914 18.7 17.0 90 1.7 17.5 260 14 299.9 302.3 294.1 339.3 13.49 W 878 1219 16.6 15.3 92 1.3 15.8 270 18 300.8 303.1 293.7 337.7 12.55 M 850 1494 14.8 13.8 94 1.0 14.1 275 20 301.6 303.8 293.4 336.3 11.75 S 824 1757 12.6 12.6 100 0.0 12.6 279 22 302.0 304.1 293.1 335.1 11.20 W 817 1829 12.4 12.4 99 0.1 12.4 280 23 302.6 304.6 293.2 335.5 11.11 S 807 1932 12.2 12.0 99 0.2 12.1 277 22 303.4 305.4 293.3 336.1 10.99 W 788 2134 10.9 10.7 99 0.2 10.7 270 21 304.1 306.0 293.0 334.8 10.30 W 759 2438 8.9 8.7 99 0.2 8.8 270 16 305.1 306.9 292.6 333.1 9.32 W 732 2743 6.9 6.7 99 0.2 6.8 270 17 306.2 307.7 292.2 331.6 8.42 W 705 3048 4.9 4.7 99 0.2 4.8 260 15 307.2 308.6 291.8 330.3 7.59 S 702 3088 4.6 4.4 99 0.2 4.5 273 10 307.3 308.7 291.7 330.1 7.49 M 700 3111 4.6 4.5 99 0.1 4.5 290 7 307.6 309.0 291.9 330.6 7.57 W 679 3353 3.4 3.3 99 0.1 3.3 250 23 308.9 310.2 291.9 330.8 7.16 S 663 3551 2.4 2.3 99 0.1 2.4 239 27 309.9 311.2 292.0 331.0 6.83 S 656 3637 0.6 0.4 99 0.2 0.5 236 29 308.8 310.0 291.0 327.4 6.01 S 655 3649 -0.9 -1.6 95 0.7 -1.3 235 29 307.3 308.2 289.8 323.3 5.20 W 654 3658 -2.2 -8.2 63 6.0 -4.7 235 29 305.9 306.5 287.3 315.7 3.14 S 654 3661 -2.7 -10.7 54 8.0 -5.8 235 29 305.4 305.9 286.6 313.5 2.58 S 653 3673 -3.3 -12.3 50 9.0 -6.6 235 29 304.8 305.3 286.1 312.0 2.28 S 652 3685 -3.3 -15.3 39 12.0 -7.4 235 29 305.0 305.3 285.5 310.7 1.78 S 650 3709 -3.7 -17.7 33 14.0 -8.1 236 29 304.8 305.1 285.1 309.5 1.46 S 647 3746 -4.3 -21.3 25 17.0 -9.1 236 29 304.5 304.7 284.6 308.0 1.08 S 645 3770 -4.5 -29.5 12 25.0 -10.2 237 29 304.5 304.6 283.9 306.3 0.51 S 639 3844 -4.5 -30.5 11 26.0 -10.4 238 29 305.4 305.4 284.2 307.0 0.47 W 606 4267 -4.3 -36.4 6 32.2 -10.8 245 29 310.4 310.4 285.8 311.4 0.28 S 583 4566 -4.1 -40.6 4 36.5 -11.1 250 29 313.9 314.0 286.9 314.6 0.19 W 560 4877 -6.0 -45.0 3 39.0 -12.6 255 30 315.3 315.3 287.3 315.7 0.12 W 518 5486 -9.8 -53.6 1 43.8 -15.6 265 39 317.9 317.9 288.1 318.1 0.05 M 500 5760 -11.5 -57.5 1 46.0 -16.9 260 38 319.0 319.0 288.5 319.1 0.03 S 483 6024 -12.5 -58.5 1 46.0 -17.7 260 40 321.0 321.0 289.0 321.1 0.03 W 478 6096 -13.1 -58.9 1 45.8 -18.1 260 40 321.1 321.1 289.1 321.2 0.03 S 434 6829 -19.1 -63.1 1 44.0 -22.8 254 45 322.6 322.6 289.6 322.6 0.02 S 407 7303 -22.5 -65.5 1 43.0 -25.6 250 49 324.1 324.1 290.0 324.2 0.01 W 406 7315 -22.5 -65.4 1 42.9 -25.6 250 49 324.2 324.2 290.0 324.3 0.01 M 400 7430 -22.9 -64.9 1 42.0 -25.9 250 51 325.2 325.2 290.3 325.3 0.02 W 390 7620 -24.0 -65.7 1 41.7 -26.8 255 50 326.3 326.3 290.7 326.3 0.01 W 374 7925 -25.7 -66.9 1 41.2 -28.3 265 54 327.9 327.9 291.2 328.0 0.01 S 368 8037 -26.3 -67.3 1 41.0 -28.8 264 54 328.5 328.6 291.3 328.6 0.01 W 343 8534 -30.5 -70.1 1 39.6 -32.4 260 52 329.5 329.5 291.6 329.5 0.01 S 332 8773 -32.5 -71.5 1 39.0 -34.2 260 57 329.9 329.9 291.7 329.9 0.01 W 315 9144 -35.1 -73.5 1 38.4 -36.5 260 64 331.3 331.3 292.1 331.4 0.01 S 302 9434 -37.1 -75.1 1 38.0 -38.3 255 69 332.4 332.4 292.4 332.5 0.00 W 301 9449 -37.2 -75.2 1 38.0 -38.4 255 69 332.6 332.6 292.4 332.6 0.00 M 300 9480 -37.3 -75.3 1 38.0 -38.5 255 68 332.8 332.8 292.4 332.8 0.00 M 250 10710 -48.9 -82.9 1 34.0 -49.3 260 62 333.4 333.4 292.6 333.4 0.00 S 239 11004 -51.7 -84.7 1 33.0 -52.0 260 61 333.5 333.5 292.6 333.5 0.00 S 229 11281 -53.1 -86.1 1 33.0 -53.4 260 60 335.4 335.4 293.2 335.4 0.00 W 208 11887 -54.5 -86.8 1 32.3 -54.8 260 58 342.4 342.4 294.9 342.4 0.00 M 200 12150 -55.1 -87.1 1 32.0 -55.4 255 65 345.5 345.5 295.6 345.5 0.00 S 185 12646 -55.9 -87.9 1 32.0 -56.2 259 70 352.0 352.0 297.1 352.0 0.00 S 160 13559 -60.7 -91.7 1 31.0 -60.9 265 78 358.8 358.8 298.5 358.8 0.00 MWD 158 13637 -60.7 -91.7 1 31.0 -60.9 265 79 360.0 360.0 298.7 360.1 0.00 W 156 13716 -60.8 -91.8 1 31.0 -61.0 265 79 361.3 361.3 299.0 361.3 0.00 M 150 13960 -60.9 -91.9 1 31.0 -61.1 270 70 365.2 365.2 299.7 365.2 0.00 S 146 14128 -60.7 -91.7 1 31.0 -60.9 269 67 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.00 S 139 14432 -62.1 -92.1 1 30.0 -62.3 268 63 371.1 371.1 300.8 371.1 0.00 W 128 14935 -66.1 -94.9 1 28.9 -66.2 265 55 372.9 372.9 301.1 372.9 0.00 W 122 15240 -68.4 -96.6 1 28.2 -68.5 255 64 373.9 373.9 301.2 373.9 0.00 TRP 120 15323 -69.1 -97.1 1 28.0 -69.2 255 63 374.2 374.2 301.3 374.2 0.00 S 114 15630 -68.5 -97.5 1 29.0 -68.6 267 62 380.8 380.8 302.4 380.8 0.00 S 111 15789 -69.5 -97.5 1 28.0 -69.6 273 62 381.9 381.9 302.5 381.9 0.00 W 110 15850 -69.5 -97.5 1 28.0 -69.5 275 62 383.1 383.1 302.8 383.1 0.00 S 105 16120 -69.3 -97.3 1 28.0 -69.4 275 46 388.4 388.4 303.5 388.4 0.00 M 100 16410 -70.3 -98.3 1 28.0 -70.4 275 29 391.9 391.9 304.0 391.9 0.00 S 95 16714 -71.5 -99.5 1 28.0 -71.6 278 28 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.3 0.00 S 92 16904 -70.3 -98.3 1 28.0 -70.4 279 27 401.4 401.4 305.4 401.4 0.00 S 85 17373 -71.7 -99.7 1 28.0 -71.8 284 26 407.7 407.7 306.2 407.7 0.00 S 79 17806 -70.9 -98.9 1 28.0 -71.0 289 25 418.0 418.0 307.4 418.0 0.00 S 75 18113 -72.5 -99.5 1 27.0 -72.6 293 24 420.9 420.9 307.8 420.9 0.00 W 73 18288 -71.8 -99.5 1 27.7 -71.9 295 23 426.0 426.0 308.4 426.0 0.00 S 72 18354 -71.5 -99.5 1 28.0 -71.6 296 22 428.0 428.0 308.6 428.0 0.00 M 70 18520 -72.7 -99.7 1 27.0 -72.8 300 21 428.9 428.9 308.7 428.9 0.00 S 67 18778 -72.9 -99.9 1 27.0 -73.0 288 21 433.8 433.8 309.3 433.8 0.00 S 63 19141 -72.1 -100.1 1 28.0 -72.2 272 22 443.3 443.3 310.2 443.3 0.00 W 62 19202 -69.3 -97.9 1 28.6 -69.4 270 22 450.8 450.8 310.9 450.8 0.00 S 62 19237 -67.7 -96.7 1 29.0 -67.9 274 21 455.1 455.1 311.3 455.1 0.00 W 59 19507 -69.0 -97.4 1 28.3 -69.2 360 13 457.9 457.9 311.6 457.9 0.00 S 58 19638 -69.7 -97.7 1 28.0 -69.8 359 11 459.3 459.3 311.7 459.3 0.00 S 56 19849 -67.5 -96.5 1 29.0 -67.7 356 9 469.0 469.0 312.5 469.0 0.00 S 52 20294 -69.7 -97.7 1 28.0 -69.9 333 4 473.9 473.9 313.0 473.9 0.00 W 51 20422 -68.7 -97.3 1 28.5 -68.9 305 2 479.0 479.0 313.4 479.0 0.00 M 50 20530 -67.9 -96.9 1 29.0 -68.1 35 8 483.5 483.5 313.7 483.5 0.00 W 48 20726 -66.8 -95.8 1 29.0 -67.0 60 14 490.7 490.7 314.2 490.7 0.00 S 48 20776 -66.5 -95.5 1 29.0 -66.8 59 14 492.5 492.5 314.4 492.5 0.00 S 46 21033 -67.5 -96.5 1 29.0 -67.7 55 13 496.1 496.1 314.7 496.1 0.00 W 44 21336 -66.9 -95.9 1 29.0 -67.2 50 13 504.7 504.7 315.3 504.7 0.00 S 38 22190 -65.3 -94.3 1 29.0 -65.7 29 7 529.6 529.6 316.9 529.6 0.00 W 36 22555 -62.8 -92.6 1 29.7 -63.4 360 4 545.0 545.0 317.8 545.0 0.00 S 35 22695 -61.9 -91.9 1 30.0 -62.6 - - 551.1 551.1 318.2 551.1 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5666.00 m Freezing level: 655.60 mb = 3641.41 m = 11946.74 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.72 mb = 3639.92 m = 11941.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.96 % Est. max temperature: 29.05 C = 84.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 992.79 mb = 156.78 m = 514.37 ft T: 21.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.08 C/km ThetaE index: 5.93 C Layer 787.6- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.23 mb = 954.26 m = 3130.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.70 C = 81.86 F Cap Strength: 1.36 C Lifted Index: -4.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.04 C Showalter Index: -3.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.30 C Cross Totals Index: 25.30 C K Index: 40.00 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 295.60 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.39 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1532.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 948.45 mb = 552.63 m = 1813.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 863.45 mb = 1359.38 m = 4459.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 213.45 mb = 11732.00 m = 38490.35 ft B at Equ Level: 1521.26 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 133.45 mb = 14678.77 m = 48158.11 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 287 at 18 knt ----------------------------------------------------- TRUE/GROUND REL | STORM REL P H DIR SPD U V | DIR SPD U V mb m knt m/s | knt m/s ----------------------------------------------------- 1010 6 105 4 -3.9 1.0 | 106 22 -20.7 6.1 1000 94 105 7 -6.8 1.8 | 106 25 -23.6 6.9 976 305 160 8 -2.7 7.5 | 123 23 -19.5 12.6 960 448 212 11 5.9 9.6 | 144 18 -10.9 14.7 942 610 240 15 13.0 7.5 | 163 13 -3.8 12.6 925 769 260 13 12.8 2.3 | 151 8 -4.0 7.3 924 778 260 13 12.9 2.3 | 152 8 -3.9 7.4 909 914 260 14 13.8 2.4 | 158 8 -3.0 7.5 878 1219 270 18 18.0 0.0 | 193 5 1.2 5.1 850 1494 275 20 19.9 -1.7 | 223 5 3.1 3.3 824 1757 279 22 22.1 -3.5 | 253 6 5.3 1.6 817 1829 280 23 22.7 -4.0 | 259 6 5.9 1.1 807 1932 277 22 22.2 -2.7 | 246 6 5.4 2.4 788 2134 270 21 21.0 0.0 | 220 7 4.2 5.1 759 2438 270 16 16.0 0.0 | 171 5 -0.8 5.1 732 2743 270 17 17.0 0.0 | 182 5 0.2 5.1 705 3048 260 15 14.8 2.6 | 165 8 -2.0 7.7 702 3088 273 10 10.0 -0.5 | 124 8 -6.8 4.5 700 3111 290 7 6.6 -2.4 | 105 11 -10.2 2.7 679 3353 250 23 21.6 7.9 | 200 14 4.8 12.9 663 3551 239 27 23.2 13.7 | 199 20 6.4 18.7 656 3637 236 29 23.6 16.0 | 198 22 6.9 21.1 655 3649 235 29 23.7 16.4 | 198 23 6.9 21.5 654 3658 235 29 23.8 16.6 | 198 23 7.0 21.7 654 3661 235 29 23.8 16.6 | 198 23 7.0 21.7 653 3673 235 29 23.8 16.5 | 198 23 7.0 21.6 652 3685 235 29 23.9 16.4 | 198 23 7.1 21.5 650 3709 236 29 24.0 16.3 | 199 23 7.2 21.4 647 3746 236 29 24.2 16.0 | 199 22 7.4 21.1 645 3770 237 29 24.3 15.9 | 200 22 7.5 20.9 639 3844 238 29 24.6 15.3 | 201 22 7.8 20.4 606 4267 245 29 26.3 12.3 | 209 20 9.5 17.3 583 4566 250 29 27.7 10.1 | 216 19 10.9 15.2 560 4877 255 30 29.0 7.8 | 223 18 12.2 12.8 518 5486 265 39 38.9 3.4 | 249 24 22.1 8.5 500 5760 260 38 37.4 6.6 | 240 24 20.6 11.7 483 6024 260 40 39.0 6.9 | 242 25 22.2 12.0 478 6096 260 40 39.4 6.9 | 242 26 22.6 12.0 434 6829 254 45 43.5 12.8 | 236 32 26.7 17.9 407 7303 250 49 46.0 16.7 | 233 36 29.2 21.7 406 7315 250 49 46.0 16.8 | 233 37 29.3 21.8 400 7430 250 51 47.9 17.4 | 234 38 31.1 22.5 390 7620 255 50 48.3 12.9 | 240 36 31.5 18.0 374 7925 265 54 53.8 4.7 | 255 38 37.0 9.8 368 8037 264 54 53.4 5.5 | 254 38 36.6 10.6 343 8534 260 52 51.2 9.0 | 248 37 34.4 14.1 332 8773 260 57 55.8 9.8 | 249 42 39.0 14.9 315 9144 260 64 63.0 11.1 | 251 49 46.2 16.2 302 9434 255 69 66.5 17.5 | 246 55 49.7 22.6 301 9449 255 69 66.6 17.9 | 245 55 49.9 22.9 300 9480 255 68 65.7 17.6 | 245 54 48.9 22.7 250 10710 260 62 61.1 10.8 | 250 47 44.3 15.8 239 11004 260 61 60.1 10.6 | 250 46 43.3 15.7 229 11281 260 60 59.2 10.4 | 250 45 42.4 15.5 208 11887 260 58 57.1 10.1 | 249 43 40.3 15.2 200 12150 255 65 62.8 16.8 | 245 51 46.0 21.9 185 12646 259 70 68.3 13.6 | 250 55 51.5 18.7 160 13559 265 78 77.9 7.4 | 258 62 61.1 12.5 158 13637 265 79 78.7 6.9 | 259 63 61.9 12.0 156 13716 265 79 78.7 6.9 | 259 63 61.9 12.0 150 13960 270 70 70.0 0.0 | 265 53 53.2 5.1 146 14128 269 67 67.4 0.8 | 263 51 50.7 5.9 139 14432 268 63 62.8 2.3 | 261 47 46.0 7.4 128 14935 265 55 54.8 4.8 | 255 39 38.0 9.9 122 15240 255 64 61.8 16.6 | 244 50 45.0 21.6 120 15323 255 63 60.9 16.3 | 244 49 44.1 21.4 114 15630 267 62 62.3 3.7 | 259 46 45.5 8.8 111 15789 273 62 62.0 -2.9 | 267 45 45.3 2.2 110 15850 275 62 61.8 -5.4 | 270 45 45.0 -0.3 105 16120 275 46 45.9 -4.0 | 268 29 29.1 1.1 100 16410 275 29 28.9 -2.5 | 258 12 12.1 2.6 95 16714 278 28 27.8 -3.7 | 263 11 11.0 1.4 92 16904 279 27 27.1 -4.5 | 267 10 10.3 0.6 85 17373 284 26 25.1 -6.3 | 278 8 8.4 -1.2 79 17806 289 25 23.2 -8.0 | 294 7 6.4 -2.9 75 18113 293 24 21.7 -9.1 | 309 6 4.9 -4.0 73 18288 295 23 20.8 -9.7 | 319 6 4.1 -4.6 72 18354 296 22 20.1 -9.9 | 326 6 3.3 -4.9 70 18520 300 21 18.2 -10.5 | 346 6 1.4 -5.4 67 18778 288 21 20.3 -6.7 | 295 4 3.5 -1.7 63 19141 272 22 21.9 -0.9 | 231 7 5.1 4.1 62 19202 270 22 22.0 0.0 | 226 7 5.2 5.1 62 19237 274 21 20.9 -1.6 | 230 5 4.1 3.5 59 19507 360 13 0.0 -13.0 | 65 19 -16.8 -7.9 58 19638 359 11 0.2 -11.4 | 69 18 -16.6 -6.3 56 19849 356 9 0.6 -8.9 | 77 17 -16.2 -3.8 52 20294 333 4 1.6 -3.2 | 97 15 -15.2 1.9 51 20422 305 2 1.6 -1.1 | 105 16 -15.2 3.9 50 20530 35 8 -4.6 -6.6 | 86 21 -21.4 -1.5 48 20726 60 14 -12.1 -7.0 | 86 29 -28.9 -1.9 48 20776 59 14 -12.0 -7.1 | 86 29 -28.8 -2.0 46 21033 55 13 -11.1 -7.7 | 85 28 -27.9 -2.6 44 21336 50 13 -10.0 -8.4 | 83 27 -26.8 -3.3 38 22190 29 7 -3.2 -5.8 | 88 20 -20.0 -0.7 36 22555 360 4 0.0 -4.0 | 94 17 -16.8 1.1 35 22695 | Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 256.8 at 23.4 knts Storm direction: 286.8 at 17.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 1.1 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 60.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 124.3 neg: -20.0 tot: 104.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.34 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.5 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.18 Bulk Rich Number: 18.27 Bulk Shear: 83.86 m/s Storm Parameters ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Depth Mean Inflow| Shear | Helicity | Vorticity AGL Dir Spd Dir Spd| Pos Neg Tot| Pos Neg Tot Ave Rel | Hor Strm m knt knt| 10^-3/s | m^2/s^2 m/s^2 | 10^-3/s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 164 8 124 45| 15.3 0.0 15.3| 95.0 0.0 95.0 190.0 0.76| 22.2 17.0 1000 228 11 146 29| 9.8 0.0 9.8|111.6 -4.6 107.0 107.0 0.59| 17.4 10.2 1500 251 13 157 20| 8.3 0.0 8.3|119.5 -4.6 114.9 76.6 0.63| 13.7 8.7 2000 262 16 169 14| 6.2 0.5 6.6|123.4 -8.2 115.2 57.6 0.57| 11.7 6.7 2500 265 16 175 13| 5.0 0.9 5.8|123.4 -17.4 106.0 42.4 0.38| 10.7 4.1 3000 265 16 175 13| 4.1 1.1 5.2|124.3 -20.0 104.3 34.8 0.34| 9.5 3.3 4000 258 18 185 17| 3.1 2.2 5.3|158.5 -40.5 118.0 29.5 0.25| 12.3 3.1 5000 255 20 196 21| 3.2 1.7 5.0|201.2 -40.5 160.7 32.1 0.31| 10.8 3.3 6000 257 23 210 23| 3.4 1.7 5.1|241.9 -60.3 181.6 30.3 0.31| 10.1 3.1