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 KCAR... Searching the city database file for: KCAR ... Date:1200Z 11 MAY 08 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 124 10 7 SFC 992 190 3.8 1.7 86 2.1 2.8 10 7 277.6 278.3 276.4 289.5 4.36 2 964 422 1.4 -0.7 86 2.1 0.5 38 12 277.4 278.1 275.5 287.8 3.76 3 950 540 2.8 -2.2 70 5.0 0.7 52 15 280.0 280.6 276.5 289.6 3.42 4 925 756 2.2 -2.2 73 4.4 0.4 60 16 281.6 282.2 277.4 291.4 3.51 5 872 1229 -1.3 -5.0 76 3.7 -2.7 30 14 282.7 283.2 277.3 291.3 3.02 6 850 1433 -1.5 -9.5 54 8.0 -4.3 30 18 284.6 285.0 277.1 290.9 2.18 7 842 1508 -1.5 -11.5 46 10.0 -4.8 30 19 285.3 285.7 277.1 290.9 1.88 8 801 1905 -2.3 -15.3 36 13.0 -6.2 28 22 288.6 288.9 278.1 293.0 1.45 9 780 2115 -3.7 -16.7 36 13.0 -7.5 21 22 289.3 289.5 278.3 293.3 1.33 10 770 2217 -4.3 -10.3 63 6.0 -6.4 19 23 289.7 290.1 279.7 296.4 2.26 11 764 2278 -3.7 -31.7 9 28.0 -9.3 18 23 291.0 291.1 277.7 292.2 0.35 12 757 2351 -2.9 -24.9 16 22.0 -8.2 16 24 292.6 292.8 279.0 294.8 0.67 13 739 2541 -3.9 -17.9 33 14.0 -7.9 13 24 293.6 293.8 280.2 297.5 1.26 14 715 2801 -5.7 -19.7 32 14.0 -9.5 9 23 294.4 294.6 280.4 297.9 1.12 15 709 2867 -5.5 -30.5 12 25.0 -10.6 7 24 295.3 295.4 279.8 296.7 0.43 16 700 2967 -5.9 -34.9 8 29.0 -11.2 5 24 296.0 296.0 280.0 296.9 0.28 17 677 3228 -6.9 -40.9 5 34.0 -12.3 1 25 297.7 297.7 280.6 298.2 0.16 18 589 4300 -13.3 -41.3 8 28.0 -17.3 335 36 302.3 302.4 282.5 302.9 0.17 19 500 5520 -23.9 -47.9 9 24.0 -26.1 335 37 303.9 303.9 283.1 304.3 0.10 20 478 5847 -26.9 -47.9 12 21.0 -28.6 335 36 304.1 304.1 283.2 304.5 0.10 21 400 7110 -36.3 -55.3 12 19.0 -37.2 300 28 307.8 307.8 284.5 308.0 0.05 22 371 7629 -38.1 -57.1 12 19.0 -38.9 250 24 312.1 312.1 286.1 312.3 0.05 23 314 8758 -45.3 -56.3 28 11.0 -45.7 212 36 317.3 317.4 287.9 317.6 0.06 24 300 9060 -47.5 -57.5 31 10.0 -47.8 210 37 318.4 318.4 288.3 318.6 0.05 25 271 9724 -53.3 -62.3 33 9.0 -53.5 218 32 319.4 319.4 288.6 319.5 0.03 26 250 10240 -55.9 -65.9 28 10.0 -56.1 225 26 323.0 323.0 289.7 323.0 0.02 27 230 10771 -56.3 -66.3 27 10.0 -56.5 239 26 330.1 330.1 291.7 330.2 0.02 28 213 11263 -53.1 -64.1 25 11.0 -53.4 260 26 342.5 342.5 295.0 342.6 0.03 29 200 11670 -53.1 -65.1 22 12.0 -53.4 255 21 348.7 348.7 296.4 348.8 0.03 30 150 13520 -54.5 -67.5 19 13.0 -54.8 280 23 376.2 376.2 301.6 376.3 0.03 31 141 13915 -55.1 -68.1 18 13.0 -55.4 275 19 381.8 381.8 302.6 382.0 0.03 32 132 14337 -52.5 -66.5 17 14.0 -52.9 266 18 393.7 393.8 304.3 393.9 0.04 33 100 16130 -51.9 -66.9 15 15.0 -52.5 250 23 427.4 427.5 308.6 427.7 0.05 34 98 16261 -51.7 -66.7 15 15.0 -52.4 255 22 430.3 430.3 308.9 430.6 0.05 35 88 16959 -51.5 -66.5 15 15.0 -52.2 255 19 444.2 444.2 310.3 444.5 0.06 36 70 18420 -58.9 -71.9 17 13.0 -59.3 235 18 458.4 458.4 311.7 458.6 0.03 37 60 19393 -55.9 -69.9 16 14.0 -56.6 266 14 485.7 485.8 313.9 486.1 0.05 38 50 20550 -56.9 -70.9 15 14.0 -57.6 275 10 509.4 509.4 315.6 509.7 0.05 39 30 23810 -53.7 -68.7 14 15.0 -55.2 225 7 598.2 598.3 320.6 599.2 0.12 40 24 25245 -52.3 -68.3 13 16.0 -54.5 197 4 641.7 641.8 322.4 643.0 0.16 41 20 26430 -49.5 -67.5 10 18.0 -52.7 175 2 684.7 684.7 324.0 686.5 0.22 42 16 27896 -48.3 -67.3 9 19.0 -52.5 175 5 733.7 733.8 325.6 736.3 0.28 43 13 29281 -42.5 -65.5 6 23.0 -49.7 181 7 798.7 798.9 327.3 803.1 0.44 44 11 30408 -43.3 -68.3 5 25.0 -51.0 193 9 834.8 835.0 328.1 838.5 0.35 45 10 31054 -39.9 -67.9 3 28.0 -49.8 200 10 870.6 870.8 328.9 875.1 0.41 TRP 250 10240 -55.9 -65.9 28 10.0 -56.1 225 26 323.0 323.0 289.7 323.0 0.02 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5396.00 m Freezing level: 891.69 mb = 1053.56 m = 3456.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 918.66 mb = 811.16 m = 2661.25 ft Precipitable water: 0.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 29.88 % Est. max temperature: 11.54 C = 52.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.28 mb = 453.17 m = 1486.74 ft T: 1.77 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.05 C/km ThetaE index: 4.27 C Layer 764.0- 757.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 721.94 mb = 2724.98 m = 8940.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.32 C = 68.58 F Cap Strength: 12.64 C Lifted Index: 12.29 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 20.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 9.67 C Showalter Index: 11.65 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 36.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.40 C Cross Totals Index: 14.40 C K Index: -16.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 73.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.91 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 25.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 57247.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 12.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 889.04 mb = 1074.11 m = 3523.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 354.6 at 26.6 knts Storm direction: 24.6 at 19.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 3.7 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 11.3 neg: -38.0 tot: -26.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -8.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: -3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.41 Bulk Shear: 62.58 m/s