UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/09110812_upa.wxp Date: 12Z 8 NOV 09 Searching for KCRP... Searching the city database file for: KCRP ... Date:12Z 8 NOV 09 Station: KCRP WMO ident: 72251 Latitude: 27.77 Longitude: -97.50 Elevation: 13.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1013 13 20.4 19.6 95 0.8 19.9 0 0 292.5 295.0 292.5 333.0 14.31 1 1004 91 21.6 17.6 78 4.0 18.9 114 3 294.4 296.7 291.9 330.8 12.71 2 1000 126 21.2 17.8 81 3.4 18.9 165 5 294.4 296.7 292.0 331.3 12.93 3 992 196 21.2 19.1 88 2.1 19.8 161 7 295.0 297.6 293.2 335.6 14.16 4 983 275 21.2 17.1 77 4.1 18.5 157 8 295.8 298.1 292.3 332.0 12.57 5 955 525 19.4 16.0 81 3.4 17.1 133 12 296.4 298.6 292.0 331.2 12.06 6 943 634 18.4 17.9 97 0.5 18.1 125 13 296.5 299.0 293.4 336.3 13.81 7 925 800 17.8 16.8 94 1.0 17.1 125 14 297.5 299.9 293.2 335.5 13.12 8 874 1284 14.4 12.5 88 1.9 13.2 130 17 298.8 300.7 291.6 329.4 10.48 9 857 1450 13.4 9.9 79 3.5 11.3 116 15 299.5 301.1 290.5 325.8 8.97 10 854 1479 13.2 11.7 91 1.5 12.3 113 15 299.6 301.4 291.5 329.4 10.17 11 850 1519 13.2 9.8 80 3.4 11.2 110 15 300.0 301.6 290.7 326.4 8.98 12 836 1659 13.2 8.2 72 5.0 10.2 108 15 301.4 302.9 290.5 325.7 8.19 13 826 1760 12.6 7.6 72 5.0 9.6 106 15 301.8 303.3 290.4 325.4 7.95 14 820 1822 12.0 10.1 88 1.9 10.8 105 15 301.8 303.5 291.7 329.9 9.51 15 812 1904 12.0 6.0 67 6.0 8.5 111 15 302.6 304.0 290.0 324.3 7.24 16 803 1997 11.2 7.7 79 3.5 9.1 118 14 302.8 304.3 290.9 327.3 8.24 17 796 2071 10.6 10.1 97 0.5 10.3 124 14 302.9 304.7 292.3 332.0 9.80 18 781 2229 10.2 8.6 90 1.6 9.2 134 13 304.1 305.8 292.0 331.1 9.02 19 765 2402 9.0 8.6 97 0.4 8.8 143 12 304.6 306.3 292.3 332.2 9.21 20 714 2972 6.2 4.2 87 2.0 5.1 150 6 307.6 309.0 291.6 329.7 7.26 21 700 3134 5.0 3.0 87 2.0 3.9 185 7 308.0 309.3 291.4 328.8 6.80 22 678 3393 2.6 1.8 94 0.8 2.2 171 10 308.2 309.4 291.1 327.9 6.44 23 664 3562 2.2 -1.5 76 3.7 0.3 161 13 309.6 310.5 290.5 325.6 5.17 24 652 3709 1.4 0.6 94 0.8 1.0 154 15 310.3 311.4 291.5 329.3 6.14 25 626 4036 0.2 -0.8 93 1.0 -0.3 150 23 312.5 313.6 291.9 330.6 5.77 26 584 4588 -4.1 -5.3 91 1.2 -4.7 175 17 313.8 314.6 291.1 327.8 4.42 27 569 4793 -4.5 -6.8 84 2.3 -5.5 168 20 315.7 316.4 291.3 328.6 4.04 28 554 5003 -6.1 -9.7 76 3.6 -7.6 170 23 316.2 316.8 290.8 326.9 3.31 29 543 5160 -6.3 -16.3 45 10.0 -9.8 178 24 317.8 318.2 290.1 324.3 1.97 30 527 5393 -8.3 -17.3 48 9.0 -11.3 190 25 318.1 318.5 290.1 324.4 1.87 31 516 5557 -8.7 -55.7 1 47.0 -14.9 194 25 319.5 319.5 288.6 319.7 0.04 32 500 5800 -10.3 -57.3 1 47.0 -16.0 195 22 320.5 320.5 288.9 320.6 0.03 33 486 6019 -10.5 -57.5 1 47.0 -16.3 206 23 322.8 322.9 289.6 323.0 0.03 34 451 6590 -15.5 -43.5 7 28.0 -19.7 207 26 323.5 323.6 290.0 324.2 0.18 35 439 6794 -15.9 -60.9 1 45.0 -20.4 205 27 325.5 325.5 290.5 325.6 0.02 36 400 7490 -20.7 -63.7 1 43.0 -24.2 200 31 328.1 328.1 291.2 328.2 0.02 37 398 7527 -20.9 -63.9 1 43.0 -24.4 200 31 328.3 328.3 291.2 328.4 0.02 38 330 8881 -31.7 -71.7 1 40.0 -33.5 185 42 331.5 331.5 292.2 331.6 0.01 39 300 9550 -35.3 -73.3 1 38.0 -36.7 185 47 335.6 335.6 293.2 335.6 0.01 40 270 10272 -40.1 -77.1 1 37.0 -41.1 191 46 338.9 338.9 294.0 338.9 0.00 41 250 10790 -44.5 -80.5 1 36.0 -45.2 195 46 339.9 339.9 294.3 339.9 0.00 42 200 12250 -56.7 -86.7 1 30.0 -56.9 210 48 343.0 343.0 295.0 343.0 0.00 43 187 12673 -60.3 -83.3 3 23.0 -60.4 212 47 343.8 343.8 295.3 343.8 0.00 44 176 13051 -60.1 -83.1 3 23.0 -60.3 213 46 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.2 0.00 45 172 13194 -61.5 -83.5 4 22.0 -61.6 214 46 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.2 0.00 46 168 13340 -61.1 -83.1 4 22.0 -61.3 215 45 353.2 353.2 297.3 353.2 0.00 47 157 13759 -63.1 -83.1 5 20.0 -63.2 201 53 356.7 356.7 298.0 356.7 0.00 48 150 14040 -63.3 -83.3 5 20.0 -63.4 210 57 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.0 0.00 49 149 14081 -63.3 -83.3 5 20.0 -63.4 212 57 361.7 361.7 299.0 361.7 0.00 50 128 15002 -68.7 -83.7 10 15.0 -68.8 232 50 368.1 368.1 300.2 368.1 0.00 51 118 15488 -70.1 -85.1 9 15.0 -70.2 234 51 374.1 374.1 301.3 374.2 0.00 52 117 15538 -68.9 -83.9 10 15.0 -69.0 235 52 377.3 377.3 301.8 377.3 0.00 53 111 15852 -70.3 -85.3 9 15.0 -70.4 237 45 380.4 380.4 302.3 380.4 0.00 54 104 16239 -70.7 -84.7 11 14.0 -70.8 239 36 386.8 386.8 303.3 386.8 0.00 55 100 16470 -72.5 -86.5 10 14.0 -72.6 240 31 387.6 387.6 303.5 387.7 0.00 56 91 17021 -75.3 -87.3 14 12.0 -75.3 240 30 392.7 392.7 304.2 392.7 0.00 57 89 17150 -73.9 -86.9 12 13.0 -73.9 240 30 398.0 398.0 304.9 398.0 0.00 58 84 17487 -74.3 -87.3 12 13.0 -74.3 244 28 403.8 403.8 305.7 403.8 0.00 59 82 17628 -72.7 -85.7 12 13.0 -72.8 248 25 409.9 409.9 306.5 409.9 0.00 60 71 18476 -71.9 -85.9 11 14.0 -72.0 170 12 428.8 428.8 308.7 428.8 0.00 61 70 18560 -69.1 -84.1 10 15.0 -69.2 155 15 436.6 436.6 309.5 436.6 0.00 62 66 18910 -69.7 -85.7 8 16.0 -69.8 151 26 442.7 442.7 310.1 442.7 0.00 63 64 19094 -67.9 -84.9 7 17.0 -68.1 163 22 450.5 450.5 310.9 450.5 0.00 64 58 19686 -66.9 -84.9 6 18.0 -67.1 196 14 465.6 465.6 312.3 465.7 0.01 65 57 19791 -63.9 -84.9 4 21.0 -64.2 200 14 474.8 474.8 313.0 474.8 0.01 66 51 20469 -65.3 -85.3 5 20.0 -65.6 251 12 486.8 486.8 314.0 486.9 0.01 67 50 20590 -64.3 -85.3 4 21.0 -64.6 265 12 492.0 492.0 314.4 492.0 0.01 68 48 20841 -63.1 -86.1 3 23.0 -63.5 269 12 500.6 500.6 315.0 500.6 0.00 69 46 21103 -63.9 -85.9 3 22.0 -64.3 283 12 504.8 504.8 315.3 504.8 0.01 70 45 21238 -62.7 -86.7 3 24.0 -63.1 296 10 510.9 510.9 315.7 510.9 0.00 71 43 21518 -64.1 -87.1 3 23.0 -64.5 275 8 514.1 514.1 315.9 514.2 0.00 72 37 22441 -63.7 -87.7 2 24.0 -64.2 198 5 537.7 537.7 317.4 537.8 0.00 73 33 23156 -56.5 -88.5 1 32.0 -57.8 325 14 574.7 574.7 319.4 574.8 0.00 74 30 23760 -57.3 -89.3 1 32.0 -58.6 55 11 588.4 588.4 320.0 588.5 0.00 75 29 23975 -57.3 -89.3 1 32.0 -58.6 127 5 594.2 594.2 320.3 594.2 0.00 76 25 24924 -53.3 -86.3 1 33.0 -55.5 259 25 631.4 631.4 322.0 631.5 0.01 77 24 25186 -54.3 -87.3 1 33.0 -56.3 276 27 635.9 635.9 322.2 636.0 0.01 78 22 25747 -52.9 -85.9 1 33.0 -55.4 282 27 656.1 656.1 322.9 656.2 0.01 79 21 26046 -54.3 -87.3 1 33.0 -56.6 290 28 660.7 660.7 323.1 660.7 0.01 80 21 26046 -53.3 -86.3 1 33.0 -55.8 290 28 663.7 663.7 323.2 663.8 0.01 81 20 26360 -54.7 -86.7 1 32.0 -57.0 280 33 668.7 668.7 323.4 668.8 0.01 82 19 26687 -55.3 -87.3 1 32.0 -57.5 266 36 676.8 676.8 323.7 676.8 0.01 83 17 27397 -54.5 -87.5 1 33.0 -57.1 265 38 701.2 701.2 324.5 701.3 0.01 84 16 27788 -51.3 -85.3 1 34.0 -54.9 276 48 723.9 723.9 325.2 724.0 0.02 85 15 28207 -50.5 -84.5 1 34.0 -54.6 283 46 740.0 740.1 325.7 740.2 0.02 86 14 28659 -48.3 -82.3 1 34.0 -53.4 289 44 762.3 762.3 326.3 762.5 0.03 87 11 30229 -52.9 -85.9 1 33.0 -57.1 271 50 800.0 800.0 327.3 800.2 0.02 88 10 30850 -48.3 -82.3 1 34.0 -54.5 280 34 839.3 839.3 328.2 839.7 0.05 89 9.8 30983 -47.3 -82.3 1 35.0 -54.0 847.9 847.9 328.4 848.3 0.05 90 9.5 31189 -48.3 -82.3 1 34.0 -54.6 851.7 851.7 328.4 852.1 0.05 91 9.2 31401 -46.5 -81.5 1 35.0 -53.8 866.4 866.4 328.8 867.0 0.06 92 8.8 31695 -47.3 -82.3 1 35.0 -54.4 874.4 874.4 328.9 874.9 0.05 93 8.6 31848 -45.3 -80.3 1 35.0 -53.4 887.9 888.0 329.2 888.7 0.07 94 8.2 32166 -45.9 -80.9 1 35.0 -53.9 897.7 897.8 329.4 898.5 0.07 TRP 91 17021 -75.3 -87.3 14 12.0 -75.3 240 30 392.7 392.7 304.2 392.7 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5674.00 m Freezing level: 624.05 mb = 4061.46 m = 13324.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.69 mb = 3950.37 m = 12960.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.49 % Est. max temperature: 27.21 C = 80.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1001.48 mb = 113.07 m = 370.97 ft T: 21.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.74 C/km ThetaE index: 10.51 C Layer 925.0- 854.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.09 mb = 1023.27 m = 3357.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.08 C = 78.95 F Cap Strength: 1.26 C Lifted Index: -0.65 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.53 C Showalter Index: 2.69 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.50 C Cross Totals Index: 20.10 C K Index: 31.30 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 169.60 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.02 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 127.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 929.06 mb = 762.39 m = 2501.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 864.06 mb = 1380.39 m = 4528.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 844.06 mb = 1578.16 m = 5177.62 ft B at Equ Level: 13.92 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 294.06 mb = 9687.20 m = 31781.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 156.1 at 15.6 knts Storm direction: 186.1 at 11.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 1.1 tot: 2.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 25.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 53.5 neg: -50.6 tot: 2.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 1.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.05 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 0.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 14.05 Bulk Shear: 9.07 m/s