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 KDDC... Searching the city database file for: KDDC ... Date:1200Z 11 MAY 08 Station: KDDC WMO ident: 72451 Latitude: 37.77 Longitude: -99.97 Elevation: 790.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 175 SFC 929 790 1.0 -0.8 88 1.8 0.3 325 10 280.0 280.6 277.0 290.8 3.88 2 925 824 2.0 -1.7 76 3.7 0.4 330 12 281.4 282.0 277.4 291.6 3.65 3 915 912 4.2 -2.8 60 7.0 1.3 340 17 284.5 285.1 278.7 294.2 3.40 4 887 1164 2.4 -5.6 55 8.0 -0.7 352 25 285.2 285.7 278.3 293.3 2.83 5 881 1218 3.2 -16.8 21 20.0 -2.9 355 27 286.5 286.8 276.7 290.1 1.16 6 878 1246 3.6 -18.4 18 22.0 -2.9 355 27 287.2 287.4 276.8 290.4 1.02 7 850 1509 4.0 -23.0 12 27.0 -3.3 350 26 290.3 290.5 277.9 292.6 0.71 8 803 1971 4.4 -24.6 10 29.0 -3.6 340 33 295.5 295.6 280.3 297.6 0.65 9 700 3076 -0.5 -30.5 8 30.0 -7.5 335 44 301.9 302.0 282.7 303.4 0.43 10 636 3836 -4.7 -33.7 8 29.0 -10.8 331 46 305.5 305.6 284.1 306.8 0.35 11 608 4191 -4.5 -27.5 15 23.0 -10.3 323 50 309.7 309.9 286.0 312.0 0.66 12 563 4791 -9.5 -27.5 22 18.0 -13.7 318 54 310.7 310.9 286.4 313.2 0.71 13 500 5700 -13.9 -32.9 18 19.0 -17.6 313 59 316.1 316.2 288.0 317.8 0.48 14 475 6089 -15.9 -35.9 16 20.0 -19.4 311 61 318.3 318.4 288.6 319.6 0.38 15 400 7360 -26.1 -43.1 19 17.0 -28.0 305 68 321.1 321.1 289.3 321.9 0.21 16 335 8615 -37.1 -51.1 22 14.0 -37.9 302 71 322.7 322.8 289.7 323.1 0.10 17 300 9370 -41.7 -54.7 23 13.0 -42.3 295 76 326.6 326.6 290.8 326.9 0.08 18 250 10580 -51.3 -62.3 26 11.0 -51.5 285 83 329.8 329.8 291.7 329.9 0.04 19 220 11399 -56.5 -67.5 24 11.0 -56.6 282 90 334.1 334.1 292.8 334.1 0.02 20 206 11814 -58.1 -68.1 27 10.0 -58.2 280 93 337.9 337.9 293.8 338.0 0.02 21 200 12000 -56.7 -66.7 27 10.0 -56.9 280 96 343.0 343.0 295.1 343.1 0.02 22 179 12698 -59.0 -69.0 26 10.0 -59.1 285 112 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.4 0.02 23 176 12804 -59.3 -69.3 26 10.0 -59.5 285 112 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.6 0.02 24 156 13562 -56.9 -67.9 24 11.0 -57.1 281 80 367.9 367.9 300.2 368.0 0.03 25 150 13810 -57.3 -68.3 23 11.0 -57.5 280 75 371.4 371.4 300.8 371.5 0.03 26 100 16340 -62.9 -72.9 25 10.0 -63.1 280 52 406.2 406.2 306.0 406.3 0.02 27 94 16720 -64.1 -74.1 24 10.0 -64.3 281 51 411.1 411.1 306.6 411.2 0.02 28 85 17334 -65.1 -74.1 28 9.0 -65.3 284 48 421.1 421.1 307.9 421.2 0.02 29 78 17862 -60.9 -70.9 26 10.0 -61.2 284 39 440.3 440.3 309.9 440.4 0.03 30 70 18530 -63.7 -73.7 24 10.0 -63.9 280 11 448.1 448.1 310.7 448.2 0.03 31 63 19176 -64.9 -74.9 24 10.0 -65.1 290 12 459.2 459.2 311.7 459.3 0.02 32 59 19580 -61.3 -71.3 25 10.0 -61.6 296 13 476.0 476.0 313.1 476.2 0.04 33 50 20610 -60.7 -70.7 26 10.0 -61.1 355 6 500.4 500.5 315.0 500.8 0.06 34 35 22855 -54.9 -65.9 24 11.0 -55.9 334 6 569.3 569.4 319.2 570.4 0.15 35 30 23840 -54.3 -66.3 22 12.0 -55.6 320 7 596.6 596.7 320.5 597.9 0.17 36 20 26450 -51.3 -64.3 20 13.0 -53.8 285 3 679.1 679.3 323.9 682.0 0.34 37 16 27922 -44.7 -58.7 19 14.0 -49.4 263 4 745.4 745.8 326.0 753.5 0.87 38 11 30435 -43.5 -59.5 15 16.0 -50.0 265 6 834.1 834.7 328.3 846.0 1.14 TRP 206 11814 -58.1 -68.1 27 10.0 -58.2 280 93 337.9 337.9 293.8 338.0 0.02 WND 179 12698 -59.0 -69.0 26 10.0 -59.1 285 112 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.4 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5525.00 m Freezing level: 710.51 mb = 2963.22 m = 9721.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 897.43 mb = 1068.96 m = 3507.06 ft Precipitable water: 0.18 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 17.21 % Est. max temperature: 17.60 C = 63.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 903.24 mb = 1016.69 m = 3335.54 ft T: 3.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.11 C/km ThetaE index: 4.10 C Layer 887.0- 878.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 450.10 mb = 6487.06 m = 21282.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 1.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.41 C = 102.93 F Cap Strength: 17.57 C Lifted Index: 20.27 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 24.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 13.30 C Showalter Index: 20.42 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 8.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 17.90 C Cross Totals Index: -9.10 C K Index: -35.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 110.61 Risk: None Energy Index: 5.35 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 44.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 54414.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 19.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 699.72 mb = 3079.16 m = 10102.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 324.0 at 46.5 knts Storm direction: 354.0 at 34.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 3.9 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 65.7 neg: -22.0 tot: 43.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.40 Bulk Shear: 110.09 m/s