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 KCHH... Searching the city database file for: KCHH ... Date:1200Z 11 MAY 08 Station: KCHH WMO ident: 74494 Latitude: 41.67 Longitude: -69.97 Elevation: 16.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1009 16 8.6 4.6 76 4.0 6.6 10 14 281.0 281.9 279.3 295.6 5.27 1 1000 92 7.6 3.8 77 3.8 5.8 10 17 280.8 281.6 278.9 294.6 5.02 2 949 520 3.2 1.7 90 1.5 2.5 6 28 280.5 281.3 278.2 293.1 4.56 3 930 683 2.6 -1.0 77 3.6 1.1 8 29 281.5 282.2 277.7 292.2 3.82 4 925 727 3.4 -5.6 52 9.0 -0.1 10 29 282.8 283.3 276.9 290.6 2.72 5 923 745 3.6 -7.4 44 11.0 -0.5 10 29 283.2 283.6 276.6 290.0 2.37 6 916 806 4.4 -5.6 48 10.0 0.4 10 29 284.6 285.1 277.9 292.5 2.74 7 893 1013 3.2 -1.8 70 5.0 1.0 13 31 285.4 286.1 279.6 296.1 3.75 8 850 1413 3.8 -6.2 48 10.0 -0.2 20 33 290.1 290.6 280.7 298.4 2.83 9 820 1704 2.4 -6.6 51 9.0 -1.2 13 36 291.6 292.1 281.4 300.0 2.84 10 806 1843 3.8 -25.2 10 29.0 -3.9 10 38 294.6 294.7 279.8 296.5 0.61 11 793 1975 3.0 -13.0 30 16.0 -2.6 10 38 295.1 295.4 281.5 300.5 1.77 12 735 2586 -0.7 -17.7 26 17.0 -6.0 8 38 297.5 297.8 282.0 301.6 1.29 13 700 2975 -0.7 -39.7 3 39.0 -8.1 360 41 301.7 301.7 282.3 302.3 0.17 14 500 5560 -20.3 -53.3 4 33.0 -23.2 335 46 308.3 308.3 284.8 308.5 0.05 15 444 6425 -27.9 -56.9 5 29.0 -29.7 334 52 309.4 309.4 285.1 309.5 0.04 16 400 7170 -29.9 -56.9 5 27.0 -31.6 330 65 316.1 316.1 287.5 316.3 0.04 17 310 8931 -44.3 -62.4 12 18.1 -44.8 325 74 320.0 320.0 288.8 320.1 0.03 18 300 9150 -46.1 -63.1 13 17.0 -46.6 325 73 320.4 320.4 288.9 320.5 0.03 19 274 9747 -51.7 -65.7 17 14.0 -52.0 322 71 320.7 320.7 289.0 320.8 0.02 20 250 10340 -53.7 -67.7 16 14.0 -53.9 315 66 326.2 326.2 290.6 326.3 0.02 21 226 10983 -57.9 -71.9 15 14.0 -58.0 310 65 329.4 329.4 291.5 329.4 0.01 22 200 11760 -54.5 -73.5 8 19.0 -54.8 300 63 346.5 346.5 295.8 346.5 0.01 23 188 12155 -52.7 -74.7 5 22.0 -53.1 308 52 355.6 355.6 297.8 355.6 0.01 24 168 12870 -56.7 -80.7 3 24.0 -57.0 300 44 360.5 360.5 298.8 360.5 0.00 25 152 13505 -53.9 -78.9 3 25.0 -54.3 298 41 375.8 375.8 301.6 375.8 0.01 26 150 13590 -54.3 -78.3 4 24.0 -54.7 300 40 376.5 376.5 301.7 376.5 0.01 27 136 14218 -55.3 -81.3 3 26.0 -55.7 297 32 385.4 385.4 303.1 385.5 0.00 28 123 14865 -51.7 -78.7 3 27.0 -52.3 286 28 403.2 403.2 305.6 403.3 0.01 29 100 16200 -55.1 -81.1 3 26.0 -55.6 265 25 421.3 421.3 307.9 421.3 0.01 30 91 16800 -55.9 -80.9 3 25.0 -56.4 258 24 431.2 431.2 309.0 431.2 0.01 31 83 17380 -59.5 -83.5 3 24.0 -59.9 262 23 435.4 435.4 309.4 435.4 0.00 32 78 17770 -57.7 -82.7 3 25.0 -58.2 265 22 446.9 446.9 310.6 446.9 0.01 33 70 18450 -58.9 -82.9 3 24.0 -59.4 270 21 458.4 458.4 311.6 458.4 0.01 34 64 19007 -61.3 -85.3 3 24.0 -61.7 268 16 465.0 465.0 312.2 465.0 0.00 35 50 20540 -59.7 -83.7 3 24.0 -60.3 280 11 502.8 502.8 315.1 502.8 0.01 36 47 20928 -59.9 -83.9 3 24.0 -60.5 297 9 511.3 511.3 315.7 511.3 0.01 37 44 21345 -56.1 -81.1 3 25.0 -57.1 314 6 530.3 530.3 316.9 530.4 0.01 38 36 22619 -57.9 -82.9 3 25.0 -58.9 270 6 557.0 557.0 318.5 557.1 0.01 39 30 23780 -54.5 -80.5 3 26.0 -56.1 230 6 596.1 596.1 320.5 596.2 0.02 40 20 26400 -49.3 -76.3 3 27.0 -52.9 250 7 685.3 685.3 324.0 685.8 0.06 41 14 28762 -46.3 -74.3 3 28.0 -52.0 223 11 769.0 769.1 326.5 770.1 0.12 42 11 30390 -40.1 -70.1 3 30.0 -49.6 239 10 846.5 846.6 328.4 849.4 0.27 43 10 31040 -41.3 -71.3 2 30.0 -50.6 250 9 865.4 865.5 328.8 868.1 0.25 44 9.4 31461 -39.9 -69.9 3 30.0 -50.2 886.1 886.3 329.2 889.8 0.33 TRP 226 10983 -57.9 -71.9 15 14.0 -58.0 310 65 329.4 329.4 291.5 329.4 0.01 WND 310 8931 -44.3 -62.4 12 18.1 -44.8 325 74 320.0 320.0 288.8 320.1 0.03 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5468.00 m Freezing level: 745.97 mb = 2470.01 m = 8103.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 925.42 mb = 723.36 m = 2373.21 ft Precipitable water: 0.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 26.47 % Est. max temperature: 16.71 C = 62.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.27 mb = 517.27 m = 1697.07 ft T: 3.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.58 C/km ThetaE index: 5.57 C Layer 1000.0- 916.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 660.06 mb = 3426.37 m = 11241.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.59 C = 87.07 F Cap Strength: 12.76 C Lifted Index: 13.49 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 19.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 12.76 C Showalter Index: 9.74 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 38.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.10 C Cross Totals Index: 14.10 C K Index: -21.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 112.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.23 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 67205.59 J/kg Cap Strength: 13.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.49 mb = 927.01 m = 3041.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 354.3 at 37.8 knts Storm direction: 24.3 at 28.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 4.2 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 39.1 neg: -21.2 tot: 17.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.27 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.40 Bulk Shear: 36.73 m/s