UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/09110812_upa.wxp Date: 12Z 8 NOV 09 Searching for KCAR... Searching the city database file for: KCAR ... Date:12Z 8 NOV 09 Station: KCAR WMO ident: 72712 Latitude: 46.87 Longitude: -68.02 Elevation: 190.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 103 SFC 989 190 3.4 -1.1 72 4.5 1.5 215 4 277.4 278.0 275.2 287.3 3.56 2 967 373 2.4 -3.6 65 6.0 0.0 236 20 278.2 278.7 274.9 286.6 3.02 3 946 552 5.0 -3.0 56 8.0 1.7 250 32 282.6 283.2 277.5 291.8 3.23 4 925 736 5.0 -2.0 60 7.0 2.0 265 35 284.4 285.0 278.9 294.6 3.56 5 870 1234 2.8 2.0 94 0.8 2.4 280 31 287.2 288.1 282.0 301.6 5.08 6 850 1422 1.8 1.0 94 0.8 1.4 275 33 288.0 288.9 282.1 301.8 4.84 7 808 1830 1.0 0.1 94 0.9 0.5 270 41 291.4 292.2 283.5 305.2 4.77 8 700 2970 -5.9 -6.9 93 1.0 -6.3 270 41 296.0 296.5 283.7 305.7 3.25 9 688 3105 -6.9 -8.3 90 1.4 -7.4 271 42 296.3 296.8 283.5 305.2 2.97 10 681 3185 -7.1 -17.1 45 10.0 -10.0 272 43 296.9 297.2 282.0 301.5 1.47 11 661 3418 -6.1 -18.1 38 12.0 -9.6 273 45 300.6 300.9 283.4 305.0 1.39 12 593 4258 -12.9 -21.9 47 9.0 -15.1 270 45 302.2 302.4 283.7 305.8 1.12 13 585 4361 -13.3 -31.3 20 18.0 -16.7 271 45 302.9 303.0 283.2 304.5 0.48 14 527 5148 -19.1 -38.1 17 19.0 -21.7 277 47 305.1 305.2 283.8 306.1 0.27 15 500 5540 -19.3 -49.3 5 30.0 -22.4 280 49 309.5 309.5 285.2 309.8 0.09 16 400 7160 -30.1 -56.1 6 26.0 -31.7 285 52 315.9 315.9 287.5 316.1 0.05 17 367 7770 -33.7 -57.7 7 24.0 -35.0 291 70 318.9 319.0 288.5 319.1 0.04 18 333 8449 -35.9 -57.9 9 22.0 -37.0 295 87 324.9 324.9 290.3 325.1 0.05 19 328 8555 -36.5 -58.2 9 21.7 -37.5 295 89 325.6 325.6 290.5 325.8 0.05 20 300 9170 -39.7 -59.7 10 20.0 -40.6 300 85 329.4 329.4 291.6 329.6 0.04 21 250 10390 -46.9 -63.9 13 17.0 -47.4 295 84 336.3 336.3 293.4 336.5 0.03 22 218 11290 -51.9 -66.9 15 15.0 -52.2 292 63 342.0 342.1 294.8 342.1 0.02 23 200 11850 -52.1 -67.1 15 15.0 -52.4 285 51 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.4 0.02 24 194 12048 -50.9 -65.9 15 15.0 -51.3 282 52 355.2 355.3 297.8 355.4 0.03 25 150 13690 -59.7 -72.7 17 13.0 -59.9 290 51 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.3 0.01 26 144 13943 -61.1 -74.1 16 13.0 -61.3 290 49 369.1 369.1 300.4 369.2 0.01 27 110 15618 -59.1 -72.1 17 13.0 -59.3 308 37 402.4 402.4 305.5 402.5 0.02 28 100 16210 -62.1 -74.1 19 12.0 -62.3 315 25 407.7 407.7 306.2 407.8 0.02 29 97 16398 -63.1 -75.1 18 12.0 -63.3 311 23 409.4 409.4 306.5 409.4 0.01 30 81 17514 -60.5 -73.5 17 13.0 -60.8 302 30 436.4 436.4 309.5 436.5 0.02 31 70 18420 -62.3 -74.3 19 12.0 -62.6 315 21 451.1 451.1 311.0 451.2 0.02 32 62 19169 -64.1 -76.1 18 12.0 -64.3 319 22 463.0 463.1 312.1 463.2 0.02 33 50 20490 -64.1 -76.1 18 12.0 -64.4 330 23 492.4 492.4 314.4 492.6 0.02 34 41 21706 -63.9 -75.9 18 12.0 -64.3 349 21 521.7 521.7 316.4 521.9 0.03 TRP 144 13943 -61.1 -74.1 16 13.0 -61.3 290 49 369.1 369.1 300.4 369.2 0.01 WND 328 8555 -36.5 -58.2 9 21.7 -37.5 295 89 325.6 325.6 290.5 325.8 0.05 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5437.00 m Freezing level: 792.35 mb = 1995.47 m = 6546.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 799.38 mb = 1915.49 m = 6284.33 ft Precipitable water: 0.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.16 % Est. max temperature: 14.83 C = 58.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 922.44 mb = 758.48 m = 2488.41 ft T: 4.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.21 C/km ThetaE index: 0.61 C Layer 967.0- 946.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 702.74 mb = 2938.94 m = 9642.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.74 C = 71.13 F Cap Strength: 12.05 C Lifted Index: 15.19 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 26.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.17 C Showalter Index: 8.40 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.10 C Cross Totals Index: 20.30 C K Index: 21.10 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 127.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.69 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 41.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 33706.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 14.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 855.76 mb = 1367.44 m = 4486.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 272.8 at 41.4 knts Storm direction: 302.8 at 31.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 2.4 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 349.2 neg: -25.9 tot: 323.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 107.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.6 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 0.63 Bulk Shear: 65.61 m/s