Station: KCHH Date: 00Z 21 NOV 2009 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 1012 16 10.8 8.7 87 2.1 9.6 280 6 283.0 284.2 282.3 302.2 6.98 S 1006 63 11.6 7.3 75 4.3 9.3 292 14 284.3 285.4 282.2 302.0 6.38 M 1000 113 11.4 5.4 67 6.0 8.3 295 22 284.5 285.5 281.4 300.3 5.62 S 992 180 11.4 4.4 62 7.0 7.8 295 25 285.2 286.1 281.4 300.0 5.28 W 977 305 10.5 3.2 61 7.3 6.9 295 30 285.5 286.4 281.1 299.5 4.94 W 942 610 8.3 0.4 57 8.0 4.6 295 27 286.3 287.1 280.6 298.2 4.17 S 940 627 8.2 0.2 57 8.0 4.5 293 27 286.4 287.1 280.5 298.1 4.12 S 931 707 8.0 -1.0 53 9.0 3.9 285 27 287.0 287.6 280.4 297.9 3.81 M 925 760 7.8 -0.2 57 8.0 4.1 280 27 287.3 288.0 280.8 298.9 4.07 W 908 914 7.1 1.3 67 5.8 4.3 260 29 288.1 288.9 281.9 301.3 4.63 S 901 976 6.8 1.9 71 4.9 4.4 261 31 288.4 289.3 282.3 302.3 4.87 S 891 1068 6.8 -4.2 45 11.0 2.1 263 34 289.3 289.9 280.7 298.5 3.14 S 883 1142 6.4 -5.6 42 12.0 1.4 264 36 289.7 290.2 280.5 298.0 2.85 W 875 1219 7.3 -12.9 22 20.2 0.1 265 38 291.4 291.7 279.7 296.3 1.61 S 870 1264 7.8 -17.2 15 25.0 -0.4 264 38 292.4 292.6 279.5 295.9 1.14 S 852 1437 8.2 -18.8 13 27.0 -0.5 260 37 294.5 294.7 280.3 297.7 1.02 M 850 1456 8.0 -19.0 13 27.0 -0.6 260 37 294.5 294.7 280.3 297.7 1.00 S 814 1810 4.8 -19.2 16 24.0 -2.6 260 34 294.8 295.0 280.5 298.0 1.03 W 812 1829 4.9 -20.0 14 24.9 -2.7 260 34 295.1 295.3 280.5 298.1 0.96 S 791 2044 5.8 -29.2 6 35.0 -3.2 256 42 298.3 298.4 281.2 299.7 0.43 W 782 2134 5.3 -28.4 7 33.7 -3.4 255 46 298.7 298.8 281.4 300.3 0.47 W 753 2438 3.6 -25.5 10 29.1 -4.3 250 58 300.1 300.3 282.3 302.2 0.64 W 726 2743 2.0 -22.6 14 24.6 -5.1 250 58 301.6 301.7 283.1 304.4 0.86 S 716 2851 1.4 -21.6 16 23.0 -5.4 248 59 302.1 302.3 283.5 305.2 0.95 M 700 3032 0.4 -24.6 13 25.0 -6.5 245 60 302.9 303.1 283.5 305.4 0.74 S 669 3393 -1.9 -27.9 12 26.0 -8.4 239 61 304.3 304.4 283.9 306.2 0.58 W 647 3658 -2.8 -33.5 7 30.6 -9.5 235 61 306.2 306.2 284.3 307.4 0.35 S 627 3906 -3.7 -38.7 5 35.0 -10.4 239 64 307.9 308.0 284.8 308.7 0.21 W 599 4267 -6.6 -37.3 7 30.6 -12.5 245 68 308.6 308.7 285.1 309.5 0.26 S 576 4568 -9.1 -36.1 9 27.0 -14.2 247 68 309.2 309.2 285.4 310.2 0.30 S 563 4744 -9.3 -38.3 7 29.0 -14.5 249 68 311.0 311.0 286.0 311.9 0.25 W 553 4877 -10.2 -39.8 7 29.6 -15.2 250 68 311.5 311.5 286.1 312.2 0.22 S 513 5456 -14.1 -46.1 5 32.0 -18.4 246 66 313.5 313.6 286.7 314.0 0.12 S 508 5530 -14.1 -40.1 9 26.0 -18.2 246 65 314.4 314.5 287.2 315.3 0.23 M 500 5650 -15.1 -39.1 11 24.0 -18.9 245 65 314.6 314.7 287.3 315.6 0.26 W 471 6096 -19.0 -42.4 11 23.4 -22.1 245 62 315.2 315.2 287.4 315.9 0.19 S 452 6403 -21.7 -44.7 11 23.0 -24.4 243 64 315.6 315.6 287.5 316.1 0.16 W 416 7010 -26.0 -45.4 14 19.4 -28.0 240 67 317.6 317.7 288.2 318.2 0.16 S 412 7079 -26.5 -45.5 15 19.0 -28.4 - - 317.8 317.9 288.2 318.4 0.16 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5537.00 m Freezing level: 694.61 mb = 3093.61 m = 10149.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 873.97 mb = 1226.69 m = 4024.53 ft Precipitable water: 0.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 19.65 % Est. max temperature: 21.18 C = 70.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 980.35 mb = 278.22 m = 912.77 ft T: 10.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.92 C/km ThetaE index: 6.44 C Layer 891.0- 852.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 641.99 mb = 3718.92 m = 12201.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.51 C = 94.11 F Cap Strength: 14.30 C Lifted Index: 14.29 C Risk: None Lifted Index @700 mb: 10.17 C Showalter Index: 15.50 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 19.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.10 C Cross Totals Index: -3.90 C K Index: -20.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 139.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.80 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2547.39 J/kg Cap Strength: 14.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 863.30 mb = 1327.89 m = 4356.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 280 at 39 knt ----------------------------------------------------- TRUE/GROUND REL | STORM REL P H DIR SPD U V | DIR SPD U V mb m knt m/s | knt m/s ----------------------------------------------------- 1012 16 280 6 5.9 -1.0 | 100 33 -32.7 6.0 1006 63 292 14 13.0 -5.2 | 94 26 -25.7 1.9 1000 113 295 22 19.9 -9.3 | 83 19 -18.7 -2.2 992 180 295 25 22.5 -10.5 | 78 17 -16.2 -3.4 977 305 295 30 27.2 -12.7 | 64 13 -11.5 -5.6 942 610 295 27 24.5 -11.4 | 73 15 -14.2 -4.3 940 627 293 27 24.8 -10.7 | 75 14 -13.8 -3.6 931 707 285 27 26.0 -7.1 | 90 13 -12.6 -0.1 925 760 280 27 26.6 -4.7 | 101 12 -12.1 2.4 908 914 260 29 28.6 5.0 | 140 16 -10.1 12.1 901 976 261 31 30.5 4.7 | 145 14 -8.2 11.8 891 1068 263 34 33.3 4.2 | 154 12 -5.4 11.2 883 1142 264 36 35.5 3.7 | 164 11 -3.1 10.8 875 1219 265 38 37.9 3.3 | 176 10 -0.8 10.4 870 1264 264 38 37.6 3.9 | 175 11 -1.0 11.0 852 1437 260 37 36.6 6.2 | 171 13 -2.1 13.2 850 1456 260 37 36.4 6.4 | 171 14 -2.2 13.5 814 1810 260 34 33.6 5.9 | 159 14 -5.0 13.0 812 1829 260 34 33.5 5.9 | 158 14 -5.2 13.0 791 2044 256 42 41.2 10.1 | 188 17 2.6 17.2 782 2134 255 46 44.4 11.9 | 197 20 5.8 19.0 753 2438 250 58 54.5 19.8 | 211 31 15.8 26.9 726 2743 250 58 54.5 19.8 | 211 31 15.8 26.9 716 2851 248 59 54.5 21.9 | 209 33 15.9 29.0 700 3032 245 60 54.4 25.4 | 206 36 15.7 32.4 669 3393 239 61 52.0 31.0 | 199 40 13.4 38.1 647 3658 235 61 50.0 35.0 | 195 44 11.3 42.1 627 3906 239 64 54.9 32.6 | 202 43 16.2 39.6 599 4267 245 68 61.6 28.7 | 213 43 23.0 35.8 576 4568 247 68 62.8 26.1 | 216 41 24.1 33.1 563 4744 249 68 63.4 24.5 | 218 40 24.8 31.5 553 4877 250 68 63.9 23.3 | 220 39 25.2 30.3 513 5456 246 66 60.2 26.4 | 213 40 21.6 33.5 508 5530 246 65 59.7 26.8 | 212 40 21.1 33.9 500 5650 245 65 58.9 27.5 | 210 40 20.3 34.5 471 6096 245 62 56.2 26.2 | 208 38 17.5 33.3 452 6403 243 64 56.8 28.6 | 207 40 18.2 35.7 416 7010 240 67 58.0 33.5 | 206 45 19.4 40.6 412 7079 | Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 250.4 at 52.4 knts Storm direction: 280.4 at 39.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 8.1 tot: 11.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 168.1 neg: -105.9 tot: 62.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.25 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.4 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 198.21 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 295 25 78 32| 22.8 0.0 22.8| 5.2 -69.9 -64.7 -129.4 -0.44| 27.1-11.8 1000 286 26 90 26| 11.4 9.0 20.4| 69.4 -69.9 -0.5 -0.5 0.15| 24.3 3.6 1500 276 30 113 19| 7.6 7.2 14.8| 85.8 -74.5 11.3 7.5 0.19| 19.6 3.7 2000 271 31 132 19| 5.7 6.7 12.4|113.3 -83.3 30.1 15.0 0.23| 17.3 4.0 2500 266 35 161 20| 4.6 8.9 13.4|168.1 -83.3 84.9 33.9 0.29| 17.4 5.1 3000 261 39 181 25| 3.8 8.1 11.9|168.1-105.9 62.2 20.7 0.25| 15.4 3.8 4000 253 45 193 40| 3.6 6.6 10.2|250.6-180.4 70.2 17.6 0.21| 13.8 2.9 5000 252 50 200 47| 3.8 5.3 9.1|363.3-189.2 174.0 34.8 0.27| 12.3 3.3 6000 250 52 203 52| 3.2 4.4 7.5|363.3-260.0 103.2 17.2 0.20| 10.9 2.1