Station: KCAR Date: 12Z 21 NOV 2009 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M 1000 32 - - - - - - - - - - - - SFC 981 190 5.6 3.3 85 2.3 4.5 275 7 280.3 281.1 278.6 293.9 4.94 W 932 610 2.8 0.8 87 1.9 1.9 305 40 281.6 282.3 278.5 293.7 4.36 M 925 668 2.4 0.5 87 1.9 1.5 305 40 281.8 282.5 278.5 293.7 4.28 W 897 914 0.5 -0.7 92 1.2 0.0 305 40 282.3 283.0 278.5 293.7 4.06 S 889 988 0.0 -1.0 93 1.0 -0.4 307 40 282.5 283.2 278.5 293.7 4.00 W 864 1219 -1.1 -2.1 93 1.0 -1.5 315 41 283.7 284.4 278.8 294.4 3.79 M 850 1346 -1.7 -2.7 93 1.0 -2.1 315 40 284.4 285.0 279.0 294.8 3.68 W 831 1524 -2.7 -3.7 93 1.0 -3.1 315 38 285.1 285.8 279.1 295.1 3.50 S 831 1526 -2.7 -3.7 93 1.0 -3.1 315 38 285.2 285.8 279.1 295.1 3.50 W 800 1829 -1.8 -4.2 83 2.5 -2.8 315 34 289.3 289.9 281.1 299.4 3.49 S 785 1979 -1.3 -4.5 79 3.2 -2.6 315 35 291.3 292.0 282.0 301.6 3.48 W 770 2134 -1.9 -5.6 76 3.7 -3.4 315 36 292.3 292.9 282.1 302.0 3.27 W 741 2438 -3.1 -7.7 70 4.6 -4.9 310 39 294.2 294.7 282.5 302.8 2.88 W 713 2743 -4.3 -9.9 65 5.6 -6.4 310 39 296.1 296.6 282.9 303.8 2.53 M 700 2888 -4.9 -10.9 63 6.0 -7.0 310 40 297.1 297.5 283.1 304.3 2.38 W 634 3658 -9.6 -15.1 64 5.5 -11.3 310 43 300.2 300.6 283.8 306.1 1.86 W 586 4267 -13.4 -18.5 66 5.1 -14.8 305 46 302.7 303.0 284.4 307.6 1.52 S 577 4384 -14.1 -19.1 66 5.0 -15.4 305 45 303.2 303.4 284.5 307.8 1.46 W 540 4877 -16.9 -29.3 33 12.5 -19.3 305 41 305.6 305.7 284.4 307.7 0.62 S 515 5240 -18.9 -36.9 19 18.0 -21.5 305 42 307.4 307.4 284.7 308.5 0.31 M 500 5460 -20.5 -38.5 18 18.0 -22.9 305 43 308.0 308.1 284.9 309.0 0.27 S 470 5913 -24.1 -48.1 9 24.0 -26.3 301 44 309.1 309.1 285.1 309.5 0.10 W 458 6096 -25.8 -48.5 10 22.7 -27.8 300 44 309.2 309.3 285.2 309.6 0.10 M 400 7060 -34.7 -50.7 18 16.0 -35.7 300 51 309.9 309.9 285.4 310.2 0.09 W 368 7620 -39.6 -53.6 21 14.1 -40.2 305 49 310.8 310.8 285.7 311.1 0.07 W 322 8534 -47.5 -58.5 27 10.9 -47.8 300 46 312.1 312.1 286.1 312.2 0.04 S 309 8807 -49.9 -59.9 30 10.0 -50.1 291 50 312.4 312.4 286.2 312.5 0.04 TRP 300 9000 -50.5 -60.5 30 10.0 -50.7 285 53 314.2 314.2 286.8 314.3 0.04 W 294 9144 -49.6 -60.2 28 10.7 -49.8 280 56 317.5 317.5 287.9 317.6 0.04 S 281 9430 -47.7 -59.7 24 12.0 -48.0 278 59 324.1 324.1 290.0 324.3 0.04 W 268 9754 -48.4 -61.6 20 13.3 -48.7 275 63 327.7 327.7 291.1 327.9 0.04 MWD 262 9892 -48.7 -62.5 19 13.8 -49.0 275 63 329.3 329.3 291.6 329.4 0.03 M 250 10200 -49.3 -64.3 16 15.0 -49.7 275 59 332.8 332.8 292.5 332.9 0.03 W 233 10668 -49.5 -65.5 14 16.0 -49.9 280 55 339.4 339.4 294.2 339.5 0.02 S 216 11151 -49.7 -66.7 12 17.0 -50.1 277 57 346.4 346.4 295.8 346.5 0.02 M 200 11650 -51.3 -69.3 10 18.0 -51.7 275 59 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.6 0.02 W 193 11887 -51.8 -70.0 10 18.1 -52.2 275 61 354.4 354.4 297.6 354.5 0.02 W 159 13106 -54.6 -73.4 8 18.8 -54.9 260 41 369.5 369.5 300.5 369.5 0.01 M 150 13500 -55.5 -74.5 8 19.0 -55.8 260 46 374.5 374.5 301.4 374.5 0.01 S 122 14810 -59.1 -77.1 8 18.0 -59.3 260 51 390.7 390.7 303.9 390.7 0.01 W 114 15240 -57.8 -76.8 7 19.0 -58.1 260 52 400.8 400.8 305.3 400.8 0.01 M 100 16070 -55.3 -76.3 6 21.0 -55.8 270 36 420.9 420.9 307.8 420.9 0.01 W 99 16154 -55.3 -76.3 6 21.0 -55.8 270 36 422.5 422.5 308.0 422.5 0.01 S 96 16330 -55.3 -76.3 6 21.0 -55.8 267 34 425.8 425.8 308.4 425.9 0.01 W 94 16459 -54.8 -76.3 5 21.5 -55.4 265 32 429.2 429.2 308.7 429.3 0.01 S 92 16602 -54.3 -76.3 5 22.0 -54.9 265 31 433.0 433.0 309.1 433.1 0.01 S 78 17644 -60.3 -79.3 7 19.0 -60.6 265 27 441.5 441.5 310.0 441.6 0.01 W 74 17983 -59.4 -78.9 6 19.5 -59.8 265 26 450.3 450.3 310.9 450.4 0.01 M 70 18320 -58.5 -78.5 6 20.0 -59.0 260 21 459.2 459.2 311.7 459.3 0.01 S 67 18597 -55.3 -77.3 5 22.0 -56.1 255 21 472.0 472.0 312.8 472.0 0.02 W 61 19202 -58.7 -79.4 5 20.7 -59.2 245 20 477.6 477.6 313.2 477.7 0.01 S 54 19946 -62.9 -81.9 6 19.0 -63.3 265 16 484.5 484.5 313.8 484.5 0.01 M 50 20420 -62.1 -81.1 6 19.0 -62.5 285 13 497.1 497.1 314.8 497.2 0.01 W 48 20726 -61.0 -80.7 6 19.8 -61.4 290 11 506.9 506.9 315.4 507.0 0.01 W 43 21336 -58.7 -80.0 5 21.4 -59.4 255 8 526.8 526.8 316.7 526.9 0.02 W 41 21641 -57.5 -79.7 4 22.1 -58.5 245 11 537.0 537.0 317.3 537.1 0.02 S 39 21975 -56.3 -79.3 4 23.0 -57.3 258 11 548.4 548.4 318.0 548.5 0.02 W 31 23470 -58.5 -80.6 4 22.1 -59.5 335 11 581.0 581.0 319.7 581.1 0.02 M 30 23630 -58.7 -80.7 4 22.0 -59.7 340 10 584.6 584.6 319.9 584.8 0.02 W 28 24079 -57.6 -80.9 4 23.3 -58.9 355 11 599.6 599.7 320.6 599.8 0.02 W 27 24384 -56.9 -81.0 3 24.1 -58.3 345 14 610.1 610.1 321.0 610.2 0.02 W 24 24994 -55.4 -81.3 3 25.9 -57.2 25 12 631.4 631.4 322.0 631.6 0.02 S 24 25039 -55.3 -81.3 3 26.0 -57.1 23 12 633.0 633.0 322.0 633.2 0.02 M 20 26200 -55.1 -81.1 3 26.0 -57.2 345 13 667.5 667.5 323.3 667.7 0.03 W 20 26213 -55.1 -81.1 3 26.0 -57.2 345 15 667.9 667.9 323.3 668.1 0.03 W 16 27432 -54.9 -80.9 3 26.0 -57.4 10 19 706.0 706.0 324.6 706.3 0.03 W 16 27737 -54.8 -80.8 3 26.0 -57.5 25 19 715.8 715.8 325.0 716.1 0.04 S 14 28484 -54.7 -80.7 3 26.0 -57.6 22 18 740.6 740.6 325.7 740.9 0.04 W 13 28956 -53.0 -79.5 3 26.5 -56.6 20 18 762.1 762.1 326.3 762.6 0.06 S 12 29480 -51.1 -78.1 3 27.0 -55.5 11 19 786.7 786.7 326.9 787.4 0.08 W 11 30175 -52.6 -79.0 3 26.4 -56.8 360 20 805.6 805.7 327.4 806.3 0.07 M 10 30660 -53.7 -79.7 3 26.0 -57.8 360 23 819.1 819.1 327.7 819.8 0.07 S 8.0 32088 -55.5 -81.5 3 26.0 -59.5 - - 865.9 865.9 328.7 866.6 0.07 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5428.00 m Freezing level: 889.00 mb = 987.57 m = 3240.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 896.77 mb = 917.47 m = 3010.05 ft Precipitable water: 0.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.26 % Est. max temperature: 10.44 C = 50.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.89 mb = 477.75 m = 1567.40 ft T: 3.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.07 C/km ThetaE index: 0.20 C Layer 931.7- 863.6 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 893.82 mb = 944.05 m = 3097.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 7.70 C = 45.86 F Cap Strength: 12.66 C Lifted Index: 12.94 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.26 C Showalter Index: 12.18 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 36.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.80 C Cross Totals Index: 17.80 C K Index: 10.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 123.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.04 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 9.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 60089.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 12.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.87 mb = 845.14 m = 2772.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 338 at 30 knt ----------------------------------------------------- TRUE/GROUND REL | STORM REL P H DIR SPD U V | DIR SPD U V mb m knt m/s | knt m/s ----------------------------------------------------- 1000 32 | 981 190 275 7 7.0 -0.6 | 171 27 -4.4 27.1 932 610 305 40 32.8 -22.9 | 257 22 21.4 4.8 925 668 305 40 32.8 -22.9 | 257 22 21.4 4.8 897 914 305 40 32.8 -22.9 | 257 22 21.4 4.8 889 988 307 40 32.0 -24.5 | 261 21 20.6 3.3 864 1219 315 41 29.0 -29.0 | 274 18 17.6 -1.3 850 1346 315 40 28.3 -28.3 | 272 17 16.9 -0.6 831 1524 315 38 26.9 -26.9 | 267 16 15.5 0.9 831 1526 315 38 26.9 -26.9 | 267 16 15.5 0.9 800 1829 315 34 24.0 -24.0 | 254 13 12.7 3.7 785 1979 315 35 24.7 -24.7 | 257 14 13.4 3.0 770 2134 315 36 25.5 -25.5 | 261 14 14.1 2.3 741 2438 310 39 29.9 -25.1 | 262 19 18.5 2.7 713 2743 310 39 29.9 -25.1 | 262 19 18.5 2.7 700 2888 310 40 30.6 -25.7 | 264 19 19.3 2.0 634 3658 310 43 32.9 -27.6 | 270 22 21.6 0.1 586 4267 305 46 37.7 -26.4 | 267 26 26.3 1.3 577 4384 305 45 36.9 -25.8 | 266 26 25.5 1.9 540 4877 305 41 33.6 -23.5 | 259 23 22.2 4.2 515 5240 305 42 34.6 -24.2 | 261 23 23.2 3.5 500 5460 305 43 35.2 -24.7 | 263 24 23.9 3.1 470 5913 301 44 37.3 -22.8 | 259 26 25.9 4.9 458 6096 300 44 38.1 -22.0 | 258 27 26.7 5.7 400 7060 300 51 44.2 -25.5 | 266 33 32.8 2.2 368 7620 305 49 40.1 -28.1 | 271 29 28.8 -0.4 322 8534 300 46 39.8 -23.0 | 261 29 28.5 4.7 309 8807 291 50 46.8 -17.8 | 254 37 35.4 9.9 300 9000 285 53 51.2 -13.7 | 251 42 39.8 14.0 294 9144 280 56 55.1 -9.7 | 248 47 43.8 18.0 281 9430 278 59 58.8 -7.7 | 247 51 47.4 20.0 268 9754 275 63 62.8 -5.5 | 247 56 51.4 22.2 262 9892 275 63 62.8 -5.5 | 247 56 51.4 22.2 250 10200 275 59 58.8 -5.1 | 245 53 47.4 22.6 233 10668 280 55 54.2 -9.6 | 247 46 42.8 18.2 216 11151 277 57 56.5 -7.4 | 246 49 45.1 20.3 200 11650 275 59 58.8 -5.1 | 245 53 47.4 22.6 193 11887 275 61 60.8 -5.3 | 246 54 49.4 22.4 159 13106 260 41 40.4 7.1 | 220 45 29.0 34.8 150 13500 260 46 45.3 8.0 | 224 49 33.9 35.7 122 14810 260 51 49.7 8.8 | 226 53 38.4 36.5 114 15240 260 52 51.2 9.0 | 227 54 39.8 36.8 100 16070 270 36 36.0 0.0 | 222 37 24.6 27.7 99 16154 270 36 36.0 0.0 | 222 37 24.6 27.7 96 16330 267 34 33.7 1.6 | 217 37 22.3 29.3 94 16459 265 32 31.9 2.8 | 214 37 20.5 30.5 92 16602 265 31 31.3 2.7 | 213 36 20.0 30.5 78 17644 265 27 27.2 2.4 | 208 34 15.9 30.1 74 17983 265 26 25.9 2.3 | 206 33 14.5 30.0 70 18320 260 21 20.7 3.6 | 197 33 9.3 31.4 67 18597 255 21 20.0 5.2 | 195 34 8.7 32.9 61 19202 245 20 18.1 8.5 | 191 37 6.8 36.2 54 19946 265 16 15.7 1.4 | 188 29 4.3 29.1 50 20420 285 13 12.6 -3.4 | 183 24 1.2 24.4 48 20726 290 11 10.3 -3.8 | 178 24 -1.0 24.0 43 21336 255 8 7.7 2.1 | 173 30 -3.6 29.8 41 21641 245 11 10.0 4.6 | 178 32 -1.4 32.4 39 21975 258 11 10.7 2.3 | 179 30 -0.6 30.1 31 23470 335 11 4.6 -10.0 | 159 19 -6.7 17.8 30 23630 340 10 3.4 -9.4 | 157 20 -8.0 18.3 28 24079 355 11 1.0 -11.0 | 148 20 -10.4 16.8 27 24384 345 14 3.6 -13.5 | 151 16 -7.7 14.2 24 24994 25 12 -5.1 -10.9 | 136 24 -16.4 16.8 24 25039 23 12 -4.8 -11.0 | 136 23 -16.2 16.7 20 26200 345 13 3.4 -12.6 | 152 17 -8.0 15.2 20 26213 345 15 3.9 -14.5 | 150 15 -7.5 13.2 16 27432 10 19 -3.3 -18.7 | 122 17 -14.7 9.0 16 27737 25 19 -8.0 -17.2 | 118 22 -19.4 10.5 14 28484 22 18 -6.9 -17.0 | 120 21 -18.3 10.7 13 28956 20 18 -6.2 -16.9 | 122 21 -17.5 10.8 12 29480 11 19 -3.6 -18.5 | 122 18 -14.9 9.2 11 30175 360 20 0.0 -20.0 | 124 14 -11.4 7.7 10 30660 360 23 0.0 -23.0 | 113 12 -11.4 4.7 8 32088 | Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 307.7 at 40.0 knts Storm direction: 337.7 at 30.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 1.1 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 250.3 neg: -18.5 tot: 231.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 77.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.35 Bulk Shear: 26.72 m/s Storm Parameters ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Depth Mean Inflow| Shear | Helicity | Vorticity AGL Dir Spd Dir Spd| Pos Neg Tot| Pos Neg Tot Ave Rel | Hor Strm m knt knt| 10^-3/s | m^2/s^2 m/s^2 | 10^-3/s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 302 26 218 34| 35.1 0.0 35.1|208.2 0.0 208.2 416.4 0.98| 36.7 35.8 1000 305 33 242 35| 18.4 0.0 18.4|235.3 0.0 235.3 235.3 0.95| 21.7 20.5 1500 309 35 250 33| 10.6 0.0 10.6|236.2 -14.1 222.1 148.0 0.77| 16.3 12.6 2000 310 35 252 31| 7.9 0.2 8.2|241.5 -18.5 223.0 111.5 0.72| 13.2 9.5 2500 311 36 254 32| 6.3 0.9 7.3|242.2 -18.5 223.8 89.5 0.68| 11.3 7.6 3000 310 37 256 33| 5.3 1.1 6.4|250.3 -18.5 231.8 77.3 0.68| 9.8 6.6 4000 310 38 260 35| 4.0 1.5 5.5|256.7 -24.2 232.5 58.1 0.62| 8.1 5.0 5000 309 39 261 38| 3.2 0.9 4.1|261.1 -46.6 214.5 42.9 0.52| 7.1 3.7 6000 308 40 261 40| 2.6 1.2 3.8|267.6 -60.3 207.3 34.5 0.47| 6.4 3.0