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 KBRO... Searching the city database file for: KBRO ... Date:1200Z 11 MAY 08 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 1006 6 25.0 24.3 96 0.7 24.5 170 9 297.6 301.1 297.4 353.8 19.35 1 1003 34 26.4 25.1 93 1.3 25.4 172 10 299.3 303.0 298.5 359.0 20.39 2 1000 62 26.2 25.1 94 1.1 25.4 175 12 299.4 303.1 298.5 359.3 20.46 3 963 394 23.4 22.9 97 0.5 23.0 186 27 299.8 303.2 297.5 354.1 18.56 4 959 431 24.0 23.4 96 0.6 23.6 187 27 300.7 304.3 298.2 357.3 19.23 5 956 458 26.4 19.4 65 7.0 21.4 188 28 303.4 306.2 296.2 347.9 14.99 6 953 486 27.6 19.6 62 8.0 21.9 188 28 304.9 307.7 296.7 350.4 15.24 7 925 751 27.2 15.2 48 12.0 19.0 195 28 307.1 309.3 295.0 342.8 11.82 8 919 808 27.0 14.0 45 13.0 18.2 195 28 307.5 309.5 294.5 340.7 11.00 9 907 925 27.4 3.4 21 24.0 13.5 195 28 309.1 310.1 290.5 325.7 5.39 10 886 1131 25.8 7.8 32 18.0 14.7 202 22 309.5 310.9 292.4 332.5 7.51 11 865 1342 25.4 -2.6 16 28.0 10.6 207 15 311.2 311.9 289.6 322.7 3.65 12 850 1495 24.0 6.0 31 18.0 13.1 210 9 311.3 312.6 292.4 332.7 6.91 13 833 1671 22.0 13.0 57 9.0 16.0 280 6 311.0 313.1 295.7 345.8 11.37 14 815 1860 23.0 0.0 22 23.0 10.2 347 4 314.0 314.9 291.4 328.9 4.69 15 783 2208 22.4 8 10 317.0 16 700 3165 13.6 -9.4 19 23.0 2.9 5 16 317.5 318.1 290.7 326.3 2.68 17 649 3795 8.4 -9.6 27 18.0 0.3 318 12 318.6 319.2 291.2 328.0 2.84 18 626 4091 6.0 -1.0 61 7.0 2.2 297 13 319.2 320.3 293.7 337.5 5.69 19 610 4302 4.2 -6.8 45 11.0 -1.0 290 13 319.5 320.2 292.2 331.8 3.77 20 597 4476 3.0 -22.0 14 25.0 -5.4 289 14 320.0 320.3 289.9 323.9 1.10 21 586 4627 1.8 -23.2 14 25.0 -6.2 287 15 320.4 320.6 289.9 323.9 1.01 22 559 5004 -1.5 -6.5 69 5.0 -3.8 284 18 320.8 321.6 292.9 334.6 4.21 23 553 5090 -1.9 -9.9 54 8.0 -5.4 283 18 321.3 322.0 292.3 332.1 3.26 24 512 5696 -7.3 -13.3 62 6.0 -9.6 277 22 321.9 322.5 292.0 330.9 2.68 25 506 5787 -8.1 -14.1 62 6.0 -10.4 276 22 322.1 322.6 291.9 330.6 2.54 26 500 5880 -8.3 -29.3 17 21.0 -13.5 275 23 322.9 323.1 290.4 325.3 0.68 27 495 5958 -8.5 -49.5 2 41.0 -14.8 271 22 323.6 323.6 289.9 323.9 0.08 28 442 6829 -15.3 -39.3 11 24.0 -19.4 267 19 325.7 325.7 290.8 326.7 0.29 29 400 7580 -19.9 -56.9 2 37.0 -23.6 280 24 329.1 329.1 291.5 329.3 0.04 30 393 7710 -21.1 -57.1 2 36.0 -24.5 281 26 329.2 329.2 291.5 329.4 0.04 31 383 7900 -22.5 -41.5 16 19.0 -25.2 282 29 329.8 329.9 291.9 330.8 0.26 32 361 8331 -25.1 -60.1 2 35.0 -27.9 284 36 332.0 332.0 292.3 332.1 0.03 33 358 8392 -25.5 -34.5 43 9.0 -27.0 283 37 332.2 332.3 292.9 334.4 0.57 34 356 8432 -25.9 -32.9 52 7.0 -27.1 283 37 332.2 332.4 293.0 334.7 0.67 35 351 8534 -26.7 -36.7 38 10.0 -28.2 282 38 332.5 332.6 292.9 334.3 0.47 36 342 8721 -27.7 -30.6 76 2.9 -28.2 280 40 333.6 333.8 293.5 336.8 0.87 37 328 9020 -29.7 -33.5 69 3.8 -30.3 276 44 334.9 335.0 293.7 337.4 0.69 38 320 9196 -30.3 -40.3 37 10.0 -31.6 274 45 336.4 336.5 293.8 337.8 0.36 39 309 9443 -32.7 -41.7 40 9.0 -33.7 270 47 336.4 336.5 293.7 337.7 0.32 40 300 9650 -34.3 -51.3 16 17.0 -35.6 265 47 337.0 337.1 293.7 337.5 0.11 41 291 9863 -36.3 -56.3 11 20.0 -37.5 266 47 337.1 337.1 293.7 337.4 0.06 42 269 10404 -41.1 -51.1 33 10.0 -41.7 269 47 337.8 337.8 293.9 338.3 0.13 43 250 10900 -43.3 -57.3 20 14.0 -43.9 265 48 341.7 341.7 294.8 342.0 0.07 44 200 12350 -55.9 -66.9 24 11.0 -56.1 260 45 344.2 344.2 295.4 344.3 0.02 45 168 13442 -65.1 -74.1 28 9.0 -65.2 275 54 346.5 346.5 295.8 346.6 0.01 46 150 14130 -68.5 -77.5 26 9.0 -68.5 265 49 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.1 0.01 47 100 16510 -76.7 -84.7 27 8.0 -76.7 255 25 379.5 379.5 302.2 379.5 0.00 48 96 16744 -77.7 -85.7 26 8.0 -77.7 256 25 382.0 382.0 302.6 382.0 0.00 49 76 18070 -80.7 -87.7 30 7.0 -80.7 270 22 402.2 402.2 305.5 402.2 0.00 50 71 18458 -76.1 -84.1 27 8.0 -76.2 282 16 419.9 419.9 307.7 419.9 0.00 51 70 18540 -75.7 -83.7 27 8.0 -75.7 285 15 422.4 422.4 308.0 422.5 0.01 52 67 18794 -75.9 -83.9 27 8.0 -75.9 311 13 427.3 427.3 308.6 427.4 0.01 53 61 19349 -67.7 -76.7 27 9.0 -67.8 9 10 457.2 457.2 311.5 457.3 0.02 54 50 20560 -63.5 -73.5 24 10.0 -63.8 135 3 493.8 493.9 314.5 494.1 0.04 55 35 22762 -61.1 -74.1 16 13.0 -61.7 78 14 553.1 553.2 318.3 553.5 0.05 56 33 23131 -55.9 -70.9 14 15.0 -57.1 77 16 576.3 576.4 319.5 576.9 0.08 57 30 23740 -54.3 -73.3 8 19.0 -55.9 80 19 596.6 596.6 320.5 597.1 0.06 58 24 25175 -53.9 -79.9 3 26.0 -56.0 85 19 637.1 637.1 322.2 637.3 0.03 59 20 26360 -49.5 -76.5 3 27.0 -53.1 90 20 684.7 684.7 323.9 685.1 0.06 60 18 27055 -46.1 -74.1 3 28.0 -51.1 98 15 716.3 716.4 325.0 717.1 0.09 61 11 30345 -44.1 -73.1 3 29.0 -51.7 113 12 831.9 832.0 328.0 833.8 0.18 62 10 30990 -40.3 -70.3 3 30.0 -50.1 150 12 869.1 869.3 328.8 872.3 0.29 63 8.5 32107 -36.9 -67.9 3 31.0 -49.3 923.8 924.0 329.9 929.3 0.48 TRP 76 18070 -80.7 -87.7 30 7.0 -80.7 270 22 402.2 402.2 305.5 402.2 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5818.00 m Freezing level: 571.27 mb = 4832.47 m = 15854.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 615.05 mb = 4234.68 m = 13893.15 ft Precipitable water: 1.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.95 % Est. max temperature: 38.63 C = 101.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 996.27 mb = 94.91 m = 311.37 ft T: 25.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.07 C/km ThetaE index: 24.68 C Layer 925.0- 886.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 716.21 mb = 2969.43 m = 9742.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 44.84 C = 112.72 F Cap Strength: 7.79 C Lifted Index: -5.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.15 C Showalter Index: 1.67 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 32.30 C Cross Totals Index: 14.30 C K Index: 15.30 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 113.00 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.26 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1773.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 59.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 548.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 872.71 mb = 1263.80 m = 4146.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 627.71 mb = 4068.37 m = 13347.52 ft Equ Level (EL): 157.71 mb = 13825.46 m = 45358.56 ft B at Equ Level: 1770.11 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 87.71 mb = 17256.47 m = 56615.02 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 271.0 at 16.3 knts Storm direction: 301.0 at 12.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 0.6 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -84.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 126.4 neg: -80.7 tot: 45.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.10 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.5 stream: -1.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.40 Bulk Rich Number: 19.11 Bulk Shear: 92.83 m/s