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 KCAR... Searching the city database file for: KCAR ... Date:12Z 4 JUL 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 44 SFC 983 190 16.0 15.5 97 0.5 15.7 170 8 290.6 292.6 289.5 322.5 11.33 2 925 706 12.8 11.8 94 1.0 12.2 170 12 292.4 294.1 288.5 319.3 9.44 3 850 1414 9.8 8.8 93 1.0 9.2 205 9 296.4 297.9 289.0 320.8 8.39 4 834 1572 8.6 7.6 93 1.0 8.0 220 11 296.8 298.2 288.6 319.7 7.87 5 783 2092 7.0 2.0 70 5.0 4.4 216 15 300.5 301.5 287.9 317.3 5.65 6 700 3004 0.6 -0.6 92 1.2 0.0 210 15 303.1 304.1 288.4 319.0 5.23 7 694 3073 0.0 -0.9 94 0.9 -0.4 209 15 303.2 304.2 288.3 318.9 5.16 8 613 4059 -5.3 -6.1 94 0.8 -5.7 212 14 308.1 308.8 288.9 320.4 3.96 9 518 5362 -13.9 -21.9 51 8.0 -16.0 196 16 312.9 313.2 287.8 317.2 1.28 10 507 5525 -15.3 -29.3 29 14.0 -18.2 199 16 313.1 313.3 287.2 315.4 0.67 11 503 5585 -15.7 -29.7 29 14.0 -18.6 197 16 313.4 313.5 287.3 315.6 0.65 12 500 5630 -15.5 -23.5 50 8.0 -17.5 195 16 314.1 314.4 288.1 318.0 1.15 13 495 5706 -15.5 -21.5 60 6.0 -17.1 194 16 315.0 315.3 288.6 319.7 1.39 14 482 5906 -17.3 -25.3 50 8.0 -19.1 192 15 315.2 315.4 288.3 318.7 1.01 15 449 6435 -20.7 -23.3 80 2.6 -21.3 190 12 317.4 317.7 289.3 321.8 1.30 16 400 7280 -26.7 -29.3 79 2.6 -27.2 225 8 320.3 320.5 289.8 323.3 0.85 17 363 7970 -32.5 -38.5 55 6.0 -33.2 264 10 321.6 321.6 289.6 322.9 0.38 18 300 9280 -43.1 -50.1 46 7.0 -43.5 290 14 324.6 324.6 290.3 325.1 0.13 19 269 10003 -49.3 -55.3 49 6.0 -49.5 300 12 325.9 325.9 290.6 326.2 0.08 20 250 10480 -51.3 -60.3 33 9.0 -51.5 265 10 329.8 329.8 291.7 330.0 0.05 21 243 10665 -52.3 -61.3 33 9.0 -52.5 245 10 331.0 331.0 292.0 331.2 0.04 22 233 10939 -49.1 -60.1 27 11.0 -49.4 225 12 339.8 339.9 294.3 340.1 0.05 23 200 11950 -46.7 -74.7 3 28.0 -47.4 215 18 358.8 358.8 298.5 358.9 0.01 24 150 13840 -49.5 -76.5 3 27.0 -50.2 245 20 384.8 384.8 303.0 384.8 0.01 25 109 15915 -53.7 -79.7 3 26.0 -54.3 248 9 413.6 413.7 307.0 413.7 0.01 26 100 16470 -53.5 -79.5 3 26.0 -54.1 250 10 424.4 424.4 308.2 424.4 0.01 27 97 16666 -53.3 -79.3 3 26.0 -53.9 247 11 428.5 428.5 308.7 428.5 0.01 28 93 16936 -54.7 -80.7 3 26.0 -55.3 256 10 430.9 430.9 308.9 430.9 0.01 29 70 18760 -53.3 -79.3 3 26.0 -54.2 10 3 470.4 470.4 312.7 470.4 0.01 30 50 20930 -53.9 -79.9 3 26.0 -55.0 125 6 516.5 516.5 316.1 516.5 0.01 31 30 24250 -50.9 -77.9 3 27.0 -53.2 70 9 605.9 605.9 320.9 606.1 0.03 32 24 25702 -50.7 -77.7 3 27.0 -53.5 77 17 646.4 646.4 322.6 646.7 0.04 33 20 26900 -46.7 -74.7 3 28.0 -51.1 90 23 693.2 693.3 324.2 693.9 0.08 34 10 31550 -39.7 -69.7 3 30.0 -49.8 90 34 871.4 871.5 328.9 874.8 0.32 35 9.1 32200 -36.1 -68.1 2 32.0 -48.7 909.0 909.2 329.7 914.0 0.44 TRP 243 10665 -52.3 -61.3 33 9.0 -52.5 245 10 331.0 331.0 292.0 331.2 0.04 WND P: 983.0 H: 190 T: 17.8 Td: 13.4 Dir: 170 Spd: 8 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5586.00 m Freezing level: 694.00 mb = 3073.14 m = 10082.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 699.75 mb = 3006.90 m = 9865.05 ft Precipitable water: 1.20 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.40 % Est. max temperature: 22.23 C = 72.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.92 mb = 251.34 m = 824.61 ft T: 15.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.13 C/km ThetaE index: 3.45 C Layer 834.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.89 mb = 853.14 m = 2798.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.64 C = 65.56 F Cap Strength: 1.41 C Lifted Index: 0.65 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.01 C Showalter Index: 0.48 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.30 C Cross Totals Index: 24.30 C K Index: 32.90 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 151.60 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.58 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 16.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 52.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.73 mb = 744.74 m = 2443.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 695.73 mb = 3053.14 m = 10016.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 655.73 mb = 3523.74 m = 11560.67 ft B at Equ Level: 16.79 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 525.73 mb = 5247.35 m = 17215.49 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 198.5 at 13.8 knts Storm direction: 228.5 at 10.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 1.5 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 17.2 neg: -6.6 tot: 10.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 3.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.22 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.3 stream: 0.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 2.64 Bulk Shear: 6.38 m/s