Station: KCAR Date: 12Z 9 FEB 2010 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 50 - - - - - - - - - - - - SFC 983 190 -1.1 -3.3 85 2.2 -1.9 330 15 273.4 273.9 272.1 281.7 3.04 W 968 305 -2.0 -3.8 87 1.8 -2.7 335 16 273.7 274.2 272.2 281.8 2.97 W 932 610 -4.3 -5.1 94 0.9 -4.6 340 20 274.4 274.8 272.3 282.1 2.79 M 925 669 -4.7 -5.4 95 0.7 -5.0 345 21 274.5 275.0 272.3 282.1 2.76 W 897 914 -3.3 -4.0 95 0.7 -3.6 355 25 278.4 278.9 275.2 287.2 3.16 S 876 1099 -2.3 -3.0 95 0.7 -2.6 5 29 281.3 281.9 277.2 291.1 3.49 W 863 1219 -2.8 -4.5 88 1.7 -3.4 10 31 282.0 282.5 277.2 291.0 3.18 M 850 1337 -3.3 -5.9 82 2.6 -4.3 15 32 282.7 283.2 277.1 290.9 2.89 W 830 1524 -4.4 -7.9 76 3.6 -5.6 25 34 283.5 283.9 277.0 290.8 2.53 S 817 1649 -5.1 -9.3 72 4.2 -6.5 25 34 284.0 284.4 277.0 290.7 2.31 W 798 1829 -6.1 -10.1 73 4.0 -7.4 25 35 284.8 285.2 277.3 291.3 2.22 W 768 2134 -7.7 -11.4 75 3.6 -8.9 20 35 286.2 286.6 277.8 292.4 2.08 W 738 2438 -9.4 -12.7 77 3.3 -10.4 20 36 287.7 288.0 278.3 293.4 1.95 S 723 2601 -10.3 -13.4 78 3.1 -11.2 17 37 288.4 288.7 278.6 294.0 1.88 W 710 2743 -11.1 -15.0 73 3.9 -12.2 15 38 289.0 289.3 278.7 294.1 1.68 M 700 2849 -11.7 -16.2 69 4.5 -12.9 20 38 289.5 289.8 278.7 294.2 1.54 S 651 3402 -14.1 -21.1 55 7.0 -15.7 23 35 292.9 293.1 279.7 296.3 1.09 W 629 3658 -16.0 -22.3 58 6.3 -17.4 25 33 293.6 293.7 279.9 296.7 1.02 W 580 4267 -20.6 -25.2 67 4.5 -21.5 25 25 295.1 295.3 280.4 297.8 0.85 S 571 4383 -21.5 -25.7 69 4.2 -22.2 25 24 295.4 295.5 280.4 298.0 0.83 S 544 4738 -23.3 -32.3 43 9.0 -24.6 25 20 297.4 297.5 280.8 298.9 0.47 W 534 4877 -24.3 -33.1 44 8.8 -25.5 25 19 297.8 297.9 281.0 299.3 0.44 W 512 5182 -26.5 -34.8 46 8.3 -27.5 25 17 298.8 298.8 281.4 300.1 0.39 M 500 5350 -27.7 -35.7 46 8.0 -28.6 25 16 299.3 299.3 281.5 300.5 0.36 W 450 6096 -34.2 -38.8 63 4.6 -34.6 10 14 300.3 300.3 281.9 301.3 0.30 S 439 6269 -35.7 -39.5 68 3.8 -36.0 14 15 300.5 300.5 282.0 301.5 0.28 M 400 6910 -39.9 -43.8 66 3.9 -40.1 25 17 303.1 303.2 282.9 303.8 0.20 W 359 7620 -45.4 -50.1 59 4.7 -45.6 45 18 305.2 305.2 283.6 305.6 0.11 M 300 8810 -54.7 -60.7 47 6.0 -54.8 40 22 308.2 308.3 284.7 308.4 0.04 W 299 8839 -54.9 -60.9 47 6.0 -55.0 40 23 308.3 308.3 284.7 308.5 0.04 S 290 9026 -56.3 -62.3 47 6.0 -56.4 40 24 309.0 309.0 284.9 309.1 0.03 W 285 9144 -56.8 -63.0 46 6.2 -56.9 40 24 309.8 309.9 285.3 310.0 0.03 W 258 9754 -59.7 -66.6 40 7.0 -59.7 60 21 314.4 314.4 286.9 314.5 0.02 TRP 258 9763 -59.7 -66.7 40 7.0 -59.8 60 21 314.5 314.5 286.9 314.5 0.02 M 250 9960 -59.9 -66.9 40 7.0 -60.0 25 11 317.0 317.0 287.8 317.1 0.02 S 239 10245 -55.7 -63.7 36 8.0 -55.8 321 18 327.4 327.5 291.0 327.6 0.03 W 235 10363 -56.3 -64.3 36 8.0 -56.5 310 21 328.3 328.3 291.3 328.4 0.03 W 224 10668 -57.9 -65.9 35 8.0 -58.0 320 24 330.4 330.4 291.9 330.5 0.02 S 222 10713 -58.1 -66.1 35 8.0 -58.2 319 24 330.7 330.7 291.9 330.8 0.02 S 215 10917 -54.9 -63.9 32 9.0 -55.1 315 24 338.7 338.8 294.0 338.9 0.03 M 200 11380 -55.1 -67.1 21 12.0 -55.3 305 25 345.5 345.5 295.7 345.6 0.02 S 155 13010 -53.3 -79.3 3 26.0 -53.7 287 32 374.7 374.7 301.4 374.7 0.00 M 150 13220 -54.5 -80.5 3 26.0 -54.9 285 33 376.2 376.2 301.6 376.2 0.00 W 132 14021 -55.4 -81.1 3 25.7 -55.8 275 35 388.4 388.4 303.6 388.4 0.00 W 109 15240 -56.7 -81.9 3 25.2 -57.1 270 41 407.8 407.8 306.2 407.8 0.00 W 104 15545 -57.0 -82.1 3 25.1 -57.4 275 44 412.8 412.8 306.9 412.8 0.00 M 100 15800 -57.3 -82.3 3 25.0 -57.7 275 44 417.0 417.0 307.4 417.0 0.00 W 99 15850 -57.2 -82.2 3 25.0 -57.6 275 44 418.2 418.2 307.5 418.2 0.00 S 94 16192 -56.3 -81.3 3 25.0 -56.8 274 46 426.4 426.4 308.4 426.5 0.01 M 70 18050 -59.3 -83.3 3 24.0 -59.7 270 55 457.5 457.5 311.5 457.5 0.01 M 50 20150 -60.5 -84.5 3 24.0 -61.0 265 67 500.9 500.9 315.0 500.9 0.01 W 41 21336 -62.2 -85.9 3 23.6 -62.7 260 77 525.1 525.1 316.6 525.1 0.01 M 30 23280 -65.1 -88.1 3 23.0 -65.6 260 86 567.2 567.2 319.0 567.2 0.01 S 24 24636 -66.5 -88.5 3 22.0 -67.0 257 92 600.5 600.5 320.6 600.5 0.01 M 20 25750 -62.5 -85.5 3 23.0 -63.5 255 97 644.9 644.9 322.5 645.0 0.01 W 19 25908 -62.9 -85.8 3 22.9 -63.8 255 97 648.4 648.4 322.6 648.5 0.01 MWD 16 27110 -65.9 -87.9 3 22.0 -66.7 255 102 676.3 676.3 323.6 676.3 0.01 W 15 27432 -64.4 -86.9 3 22.5 -65.4 255 98 691.4 691.4 324.1 691.5 0.01 M 10 30050 -51.9 -78.9 3 27.0 -56.6 260 95 825.8 825.9 327.9 826.6 0.08 S 8.8 30883 -49.7 -76.7 3 27.0 -55.6 - - 865.1 865.2 328.7 866.4 0.13 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5300.00 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.58 % Est. max temperature: 8.82 C = 47.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.62 mb = 460.71 m = 1511.50 ft T: -3.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.40 C/km ThetaE index: 0.43 C Layer 862.7- 798.4 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 930.00 mb = 626.26 m = 2054.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.97 g/kg Conv temperature: -0.08 C = 31.85 F Cap Strength: 13.10 C Lifted Index: 13.41 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 17.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.32 C Showalter Index: 7.85 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 46.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.40 C Cross Totals Index: 21.80 C K Index: 14.00 Risk: None Sweat Index: 80.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.99 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 26.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.27 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 59183.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 13.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.23 mb = 752.81 m = 2469.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 48 at 20 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 50 | 983 190 330 15 7.5 -13.0 | 269 22 22.2 0.4 968 305 335 16 6.8 -14.5 | 273 22 21.5 -1.1 932 610 340 20 6.8 -18.8 | 284 22 21.6 -5.4 925 669 345 21 5.4 -20.3 | 289 21 20.2 -6.9 897 914 355 25 2.2 -24.9 | 304 20 16.9 -11.5 876 1099 5 29 -2.4 -28.5 | 321 20 12.3 -15.1 863 1219 10 31 -5.4 -30.5 | 331 20 9.3 -17.1 850 1337 15 32 -8.3 -30.9 | 340 19 6.4 -17.5 830 1524 25 34 -14.4 -30.8 | 359 17 0.4 -17.4 817 1649 25 34 -14.5 -31.2 | 359 18 0.2 -17.8 798 1829 25 35 -14.8 -31.7 | 0 18 -0.1 -18.3 768 2134 20 35 -12.0 -32.9 | 352 20 2.8 -19.5 738 2438 20 36 -12.3 -33.8 | 353 21 2.4 -20.4 723 2601 17 37 -11.0 -35.4 | 350 22 3.7 -22.0 710 2743 15 38 -9.8 -36.7 | 348 24 4.9 -23.3 700 2849 20 38 -13.0 -35.7 | 356 22 1.7 -22.3 651 3402 23 35 -13.7 -31.8 | 357 18 1.1 -18.4 629 3658 25 33 -13.9 -29.9 | 357 17 0.8 -16.5 580 4267 25 25 -10.6 -22.7 | 336 10 4.2 -9.3 571 4383 25 24 -10.1 -21.6 | 331 9 4.6 -8.3 544 4738 25 20 -8.6 -18.5 | 310 8 6.1 -5.1 534 4877 25 19 -8.0 -17.2 | 300 8 6.7 -3.8 512 5182 25 17 -7.2 -15.4 | 285 8 7.5 -2.0 500 5350 25 16 -6.8 -14.5 | 278 8 8.0 -1.1 450 6096 10 14 -2.4 -13.8 | 272 12 12.3 -0.4 439 6269 14 15 -3.4 -14.2 | 274 11 11.3 -0.8 400 6910 25 17 -7.2 -15.4 | 285 8 7.5 -2.0 359 7620 45 18 -12.7 -12.7 | 252 2 2.0 0.7 300 8810 40 22 -14.1 -16.9 | 350 4 0.6 -3.5 299 8839 40 23 -14.8 -17.6 | 1 4 -0.1 -4.2 290 9026 40 24 -15.2 -18.1 | 5 5 -0.4 -4.7 285 9144 40 24 -15.4 -18.4 | 8 5 -0.7 -5.0 258 9754 60 21 -18.2 -10.5 | 130 5 -3.5 2.9 258 9763 60 21 -18.2 -10.5 | 130 5 -3.5 2.9 250 9960 25 11 -4.6 -10.0 | 251 11 10.1 3.4 239 10245 321 18 11.3 -14.1 | 272 26 26.0 -0.7 235 10363 310 21 16.1 -13.5 | 270 31 30.8 -0.1 224 10668 320 24 15.4 -18.4 | 279 31 30.2 -5.0 222 10713 319 24 15.8 -18.2 | 279 31 30.5 -4.8 215 10917 315 24 17.3 -17.1 | 277 32 32.1 -3.7 200 11380 305 25 20.5 -14.3 | 272 35 35.2 -0.9 155 13010 287 32 30.7 -9.2 | 265 46 45.5 4.1 150 13220 285 33 31.9 -8.5 | 264 47 46.6 4.9 132 14021 275 35 34.9 -3.1 | 258 51 49.6 10.3 109 15240 270 41 41.0 0.0 | 256 57 55.7 13.4 104 15545 275 44 43.8 -3.8 | 261 59 58.6 9.6 100 15800 275 44 43.8 -3.8 | 261 59 58.6 9.6 99 15850 275 44 43.8 -3.8 | 261 59 58.6 9.6 94 16192 274 46 45.6 -3.2 | 260 61 60.3 10.2 70 18050 270 55 55.0 0.0 | 259 71 69.7 13.4 50 20150 265 67 66.7 5.8 | 257 84 81.5 19.2 41 21336 260 77 75.8 13.4 | 254 94 90.6 26.8 30 23280 260 86 84.7 14.9 | 254 103 99.4 28.3 24 24636 257 92 89.7 20.6 | 252 110 104.5 33.9 20 25750 255 97 93.7 25.1 | 250 115 108.4 38.5 19 25908 255 97 93.7 25.1 | 250 115 108.4 38.5 16 27110 255 102 98.5 26.4 | 251 120 113.3 39.8 15 27432 255 98 94.7 25.4 | 250 116 109.4 38.8 10 30050 260 95 93.6 16.5 | 255 112 108.3 29.9 9 30883 | Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 17.7 at 26.5 knts Storm direction: 47.7 at 19.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 1.1 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 186.7 neg: -22.1 tot: 164.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 54.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.67 Bulk Shear: 39.29 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 338 18 278 42| 8.3 0.0 8.3| 46.4 0.0 46.4 92.8 0.96| 8.6 8.3 1000 350 22 293 39| 10.8 0.0 10.8|119.1 0.0 119.1 119.1 0.98| 11.4 11.2 1500 3 25 312 35| 9.8 0.0 9.8|167.0 0.0 167.0 111.3 0.97| 11.1 10.8 2000 9 28 324 34| 7.4 0.8 8.2|167.7 -13.0 154.7 77.3 0.81| 9.2 7.5 2500 12 30 331 35| 5.9 1.3 7.3|169.3 -22.1 147.2 58.9 0.70| 8.2 5.7 3000 13 31 335 36| 5.1 1.1 6.2|186.7 -22.1 164.7 54.9 0.68| 7.7 5.3 4000 16 31 340 34| 3.6 0.9 4.5|188.0 -36.1 151.9 38.0 0.49| 7.1 3.5 5000 18 29 337 30| 2.9 1.5 4.4|188.0 -54.5 133.4 26.7 0.29| 6.6 1.9 6000 18 27 331 26| 2.4 1.6 4.0|188.8 -59.5 129.3 21.5 0.24| 6.0 1.5