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 KBRO... Searching the city database file for: KBRO ... Date:12Z 4 JUL 09 Station: KBRO 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 1015 6 27.2 25.2 89 2.0 25.7 175 9 299.1 302.8 298.4 358.4 20.27 1 1000 138 27.0 25.9 94 1.1 26.2 170 20 300.1 304.1 299.4 363.4 21.49 2 994 192 27.0 25.6 92 1.4 26.0 172 22 300.7 304.6 299.3 363.2 21.23 3 963 472 24.6 24.6 100 0.0 24.6 175 27 301.0 304.8 299.1 361.8 20.62 4 953 564 24.2 23.2 94 1.0 23.5 175 27 301.5 305.0 298.2 357.9 19.11 5 925 826 22.6 21.9 96 0.7 22.1 180 28 302.4 305.8 298.0 356.2 18.17 6 920 873 22.4 21.8 96 0.6 22.0 180 28 302.7 306.0 298.0 356.5 18.16 7 910 969 22.6 20.3 87 2.3 20.9 180 28 303.8 306.9 297.4 353.5 16.70 8 902 1046 22.2 18.9 82 3.3 19.9 180 28 304.2 307.0 296.7 350.1 15.41 9 866 1400 19.6 17.2 86 2.4 17.9 177 29 305.0 307.7 296.2 348.1 14.40 10 856 1500 19.6 15.4 77 4.2 16.7 175 30 306.1 308.5 295.5 345.0 12.96 11 850 1561 19.4 15.2 77 4.2 16.5 170 29 306.5 308.9 295.6 345.2 12.89 12 833 1735 18.6 13.7 73 4.9 15.3 167 26 307.4 309.6 295.1 343.4 11.92 13 817 1901 18.4 10.4 60 8.0 13.3 165 23 308.9 310.7 294.0 338.6 9.74 14 801 2071 17.0 9.0 59 8.0 12.0 165 22 309.2 310.9 293.5 336.7 9.03 15 789 2200 15.8 9.8 67 6.0 12.0 168 21 309.2 311.0 294.0 338.8 9.69 16 786 2232 15.4 11.0 75 4.4 12.6 169 20 309.1 311.1 294.6 341.2 10.55 17 771 2396 15.0 8.0 63 7.0 10.7 178 19 310.4 312.1 293.6 337.3 8.77 18 755 2573 13.8 9.5 75 4.3 11.1 180 17 311.0 312.8 294.7 341.4 9.93 19 725 2915 11.8 6.8 71 5.0 8.8 169 15 312.4 314.0 294.1 339.0 8.58 20 716 3019 11.4 2.4 54 9.0 6.3 162 15 313.1 314.3 292.5 333.0 6.37 21 703 3172 10.0 4.0 66 6.0 6.5 164 13 313.2 314.6 293.3 335.8 7.27 22 700 3208 9.8 2.8 62 7.0 5.8 165 13 313.3 314.6 292.9 334.3 6.70 23 692 3304 9.2 1.2 57 8.0 4.8 165 11 313.7 314.9 292.4 332.7 6.04 24 677 3485 7.8 2.8 71 5.0 4.9 155 8 314.1 315.4 293.3 335.8 6.93 25 668 3596 7.4 -0.6 57 8.0 3.1 146 7 314.9 315.9 292.3 332.2 5.49 26 658 3720 6.2 0.2 65 6.0 2.9 132 8 314.9 316.0 292.7 333.5 5.91 27 629 4089 4.4 -6.6 45 11.0 -0.8 94 15 316.9 317.6 291.4 328.9 3.71 28 615 4272 3.2 -7.8 44 11.0 -1.9 99 12 317.6 318.2 291.4 328.8 3.46 29 611 4325 2.8 -3.2 65 6.0 -0.2 101 12 317.7 318.7 292.7 333.6 4.95 30 603 4432 1.6 -1.9 78 3.5 -0.2 105 12 317.5 318.6 293.1 335.2 5.53 31 588 4635 0.6 -4.0 71 4.6 -1.7 111 13 318.6 319.6 292.9 334.3 4.84 32 544 5256 -3.9 -7.6 75 3.7 -5.6 130 10 320.5 321.2 292.6 333.5 3.97 33 525 5537 -5.5 -10.1 70 4.6 -7.5 139 11 321.8 322.5 292.5 333.0 3.38 34 513 5719 -5.5 -13.5 53 8.0 -8.7 144 11 323.9 324.5 292.4 332.8 2.63 35 504 5858 -6.3 -12.3 62 6.0 -8.8 148 11 324.6 325.2 292.9 334.5 2.95 36 500 5920 -6.5 -13.5 58 7.0 -9.3 150 11 325.1 325.6 292.9 334.2 2.70 37 488 6109 -7.3 -17.3 45 10.0 -10.9 129 13 326.4 326.8 292.6 333.3 2.02 38 473 6350 -8.7 -18.7 44 10.0 -12.1 98 11 327.6 328.0 292.8 334.0 1.85 39 463 6515 -9.5 -24.5 28 15.0 -13.9 93 12 328.6 328.8 292.4 332.6 1.13 40 427 7131 -14.9 -24.9 42 10.0 -17.6 97 16 329.4 329.6 292.7 333.6 1.19 41 404 7546 -17.7 -34.7 21 17.0 -21.0 79 21 331.0 331.1 292.5 332.9 0.50 42 400 7620 -18.3 -34.3 23 16.0 -21.4 80 21 331.2 331.3 292.6 333.2 0.52 43 396 7695 -18.9 -34.9 23 16.0 -22.0 80 21 331.4 331.5 292.6 333.2 0.50 44 389 7828 -19.7 -34.7 25 15.0 -22.5 81 22 332.0 332.1 292.8 334.0 0.52 45 384 7924 -19.9 -38.9 17 19.0 -23.1 82 22 333.0 333.1 292.9 334.3 0.34 46 383 7944 -20.1 -35.1 25 15.0 -22.9 82 22 333.0 333.1 293.0 334.9 0.50 47 380 8002 -20.5 -31.5 37 11.0 -22.8 82 22 333.2 333.3 293.3 335.9 0.72 48 374 8120 -21.3 -30.3 44 9.0 -23.2 83 23 333.7 333.8 293.5 336.7 0.82 49 358 8442 -23.9 -42.9 16 19.0 -26.5 85 24 334.4 334.4 293.2 335.3 0.24 50 336 8902 -27.9 -43.9 20 16.0 -29.8 88 25 335.0 335.1 293.3 335.9 0.23 51 332 8988 -28.3 -43.3 22 15.0 -30.1 89 25 335.6 335.7 293.4 336.6 0.25 52 323 9185 -29.3 -55.3 6 26.0 -31.4 89 26 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.2 0.07 53 312 9432 -30.7 -65.7 2 35.0 -32.7 83 29 338.3 338.3 293.9 338.4 0.02 54 300 9710 -33.3 -64.3 3 31.0 -35.0 75 32 338.4 338.4 294.0 338.5 0.02 55 295 9828 -34.5 -56.5 9 22.0 -35.9 75 33 338.4 338.4 294.0 338.6 0.06 56 284 10093 -35.9 -53.9 14 18.0 -37.1 75 35 340.1 340.1 294.4 340.4 0.09 57 250 10970 -41.5 -74.5 2 33.0 -42.5 80 34 344.4 344.4 295.4 344.4 0.01 58 246 11079 -41.9 -76.9 1 35.0 -42.8 82 34 345.4 345.4 295.6 345.4 0.00 59 200 12450 -52.1 -72.1 7 20.0 -52.5 70 22 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.3 0.01 60 154 14090 -64.3 -76.3 18 12.0 -64.4 48 26 356.6 356.6 298.0 356.7 0.01 61 150 14250 -64.9 -76.9 18 12.0 -65.0 40 27 358.3 358.3 298.4 358.3 0.01 62 145 14457 -64.5 -76.5 18 12.0 -64.6 28 23 362.5 362.5 299.2 362.5 0.01 63 127 15258 -69.3 -79.3 22 10.0 -69.4 15 15 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.01 64 124 15401 -69.3 -79.3 22 10.0 -69.4 15 14 370.3 370.3 300.7 370.4 0.01 65 115 15847 -72.5 -82.5 21 10.0 -72.5 15 17 372.5 372.5 301.0 372.5 0.00 66 111 16055 -73.1 -82.1 24 9.0 -73.1 15 19 375.1 375.1 301.5 375.1 0.00 67 103 16490 -76.3 -85.3 23 9.0 -76.3 15 25 377.1 377.1 301.8 377.1 0.00 68 100 16660 -76.7 -84.7 27 8.0 -76.7 30 29 379.5 379.5 302.2 379.5 0.00 69 85 17597 -75.3 -84.3 23 9.0 -75.3 40 24 400.4 400.4 305.3 400.4 0.00 70 78 18102 -69.5 -80.5 19 11.0 -69.6 79 28 422.4 422.4 308.0 422.5 0.01 71 73 18498 -67.7 -78.7 19 11.0 -67.8 109 37 434.3 434.3 309.3 434.4 0.01 72 70 18750 -68.5 -79.5 19 11.0 -68.6 115 33 437.8 437.8 309.7 437.9 0.01 73 66 19102 -70.5 -80.5 22 10.0 -70.6 89 26 440.9 440.9 310.0 441.0 0.01 74 64 19287 -66.7 -78.7 17 12.0 -66.9 86 25 453.2 453.2 311.1 453.2 0.01 75 62 19479 -67.5 -78.5 19 11.0 -67.7 99 26 455.5 455.5 311.4 455.6 0.01 76 59 19779 -65.3 -77.3 17 12.0 -65.5 77 20 467.0 467.0 312.4 467.1 0.02 77 56 20097 -65.9 -77.9 17 12.0 -66.1 56 18 472.6 472.6 312.8 472.7 0.02 78 51 20668 -64.3 -77.3 15 13.0 -64.6 59 30 489.2 489.2 314.2 489.3 0.02 79 50 20790 -62.7 -76.7 14 14.0 -63.1 65 32 495.7 495.7 314.7 495.9 0.02 80 49 20915 -61.1 -76.1 12 15.0 -61.6 70 31 502.4 502.4 315.1 502.5 0.03 81 41 22033 -56.9 -75.9 7 19.0 -57.8 100 45 539.1 539.1 317.5 539.3 0.03 82 34 23214 -58.3 -77.3 7 19.0 -59.2 102 41 565.1 565.1 318.9 565.3 0.03 83 33 23403 -56.3 -78.3 5 22.0 -57.5 91 41 575.3 575.3 319.5 575.4 0.03 84 32 23598 -56.3 -78.3 5 22.0 -57.6 80 40 580.3 580.4 319.7 580.5 0.03 85 30 24010 -54.1 -82.1 2 28.0 -55.8 70 42 597.2 597.2 320.5 597.3 0.02 86 27 24689 -52.7 -85.7 1 33.0 -54.9 80 35 619.4 619.4 321.5 619.4 0.01 87 21 26313 -52.5 -85.5 1 33.0 -55.2 92 41 666.1 666.1 323.3 666.2 0.01 88 20 26630 -50.9 -84.9 1 34.0 -54.1 100 42 680.4 680.4 323.8 680.5 0.01 89 19 26965 -49.9 -83.9 1 34.0 -53.5 109 42 693.5 693.5 324.2 693.7 0.02 90 18 27322 -46.7 -81.7 1 35.0 -51.5 118 42 714.4 714.4 324.9 714.7 0.03 91 17 27701 -47.7 -82.7 1 35.0 -52.4 112 40 723.0 723.0 325.1 723.2 0.03 92 15 28535 -44.5 -80.5 1 36.0 -50.8 88 36 760.0 760.0 326.2 760.4 0.04 93 13 29496 -43.9 -79.9 1 36.0 -51.1 87 42 793.8 793.8 327.1 794.3 0.05 94 11 30613 -46.3 -81.3 1 35.0 -53.0 89 51 823.9 824.0 327.8 824.4 0.05 95 10 31250 -44.5 -80.5 1 36.0 -52.4 90 56 853.4 853.5 328.5 854.0 0.06 96 9.9 31317 -44.3 -80.3 1 36.0 -52.4 856.6 856.7 328.5 857.3 0.06 97 9.1 31887 -40.1 -77.1 1 37.0 -50.7 893.6 893.7 329.3 894.9 0.12 98 9.0 31963 -40.3 -77.3 1 37.0 -50.8 100 62 895.9 895.9 329.4 897.1 0.11 99 8.6 32272 -40.9 -77.9 1 37.0 -51.4 905.1 905.1 329.5 906.3 0.11 TRP 103 16490 -76.3 -85.3 23 9.0 -76.3 15 25 377.1 377.1 301.8 377.1 0.00 WND 9.0 31963 -40.3 -77.3 1 37.0 -50.8 100 62 895.9 895.9 329.4 897.1 0.11 P:1015.0 H: 6 T: 29.3 Td: 24.9 Dir: 175 Spd: 9 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5782.00 m Freezing level: 582.13 mb = 4718.00 m = 15478.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.19 mb = 4008.83 m = 13152.17 ft Precipitable water: 2.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.75 % Est. max temperature: 33.30 C = 91.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 986.47 mb = 258.91 m = 849.42 ft T: 26.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.01 C/km ThetaE index: 11.53 C Layer 910.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 944.25 mb = 645.12 m = 2116.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 19.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.90 C = 85.82 F Cap Strength: 0.29 C Lifted Index: -6.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -10.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.34 C Showalter Index: -1.77 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.90 C Cross Totals Index: 21.70 C K Index: 34.10 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 251.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3144.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 79.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 952.71 mb = 566.80 m = 1859.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 937.71 mb = 706.17 m = 2316.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 907.71 mb = 990.86 m = 3250.81 ft B at Equ Level: 12.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 67.71 mb = 18948.99 m = 62167.86 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 159.4 at 17.0 knts Storm direction: 189.4 at 12.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 2.4 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 65.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 39.9 neg: -44.3 tot: -4.3 m^2/s^2 ave: -1.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.13 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 1.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.63 Bulk Rich Number: 482.19 Bulk Shear: 6.52 m/s