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 KDNR... Searching the city database file for: KDNR ... Date:1200Z 11 MAY 08 Station: KDNR WMO ident: 72469 Latitude: 39.75 Longitude: -104.87 Elevation: 1625.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 141 1 925 796 2 850 1496 SFC 838 1625 1.2 -2.4 77 3.6 -0.4 200 6 288.6 289.2 281.1 299.6 3.82 4 833 1673 3.2 -6.8 48 10.0 -0.8 202 6 291.2 291.7 281.0 299.3 2.75 5 819 1810 8.2 -11.8 23 20.0 0.5 209 6 297.9 298.2 282.9 303.7 1.89 6 798 2023 9.8 -16.2 14 26.0 0.4 232 7 301.8 302.1 283.8 306.1 1.35 7 700 3086 2.0 -19.0 19 21.0 -4.8 290 29 304.7 304.9 284.8 308.6 1.22 8 675 3378 0.0 -19.0 22 19.0 -6.1 295 28 305.6 305.9 285.2 309.8 1.26 9 618 4079 -3.9 -17.9 33 14.0 -8.4 297 32 309.0 309.3 286.7 313.9 1.51 10 576 4632 -6.1 -27.1 17 21.0 -11.4 295 32 312.7 312.8 287.1 315.2 0.72 11 528 5305 -11.5 -36.5 11 25.0 -16.1 295 33 314.1 314.1 287.2 315.2 0.32 12 500 5720 -15.1 -36.1 15 21.0 -18.7 295 35 314.6 314.7 287.4 315.9 0.35 13 400 7370 -27.3 -36.3 42 9.0 -28.5 285 46 319.5 319.6 289.0 321.1 0.43 14 384 7662 -29.9 -37.9 46 8.0 -30.9 280 48 319.8 319.9 289.1 321.2 0.38 15 361 8099 -33.5 -35.3 84 1.8 -33.7 282 52 320.7 320.8 289.5 322.6 0.52 16 345 8416 -35.9 -39.0 73 3.1 -36.2 283 55 321.7 321.7 289.7 323.0 0.38 17 323 8870 -39.9 -41.3 86 1.4 -40.0 284 59 322.2 322.3 289.8 323.4 0.32 18 311 9127 -41.9 -45.1 71 3.2 -42.1 285 61 323.0 323.0 289.9 323.8 0.22 19 300 9370 -44.1 -46.8 74 2.7 -44.3 280 62 323.2 323.2 289.9 323.9 0.19 20 250 10570 -52.5 -58.5 48 6.0 -52.7 285 69 328.0 328.0 291.2 328.2 0.06 21 200 11980 -61.1 -68.1 39 7.0 -61.2 275 73 336.0 336.0 293.3 336.1 0.02 22 189 12331 -62.7 -69.7 38 7.0 -62.8 275 75 338.9 338.9 294.1 339.0 0.02 23 186 12429 -62.3 -69.6 37 7.4 -62.3 275 76 341.2 341.2 294.6 341.3 0.02 24 181 12598 -61.5 -69.5 34 8.0 -61.6 275 76 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.2 0.02 25 173 12884 -54.3 -65.3 25 11.0 -54.6 276 74 361.5 361.5 299.0 361.6 0.03 26 159 13426 -53.5 -70.5 11 17.0 -53.9 284 66 371.6 371.7 300.9 371.7 0.02 27 150 13800 -55.3 -75.3 7 20.0 -55.6 290 60 374.8 374.8 301.4 374.8 0.01 28 113 15570 -63.3 -84.3 4 21.0 -63.5 272 39 391.5 391.5 304.0 391.5 0.00 29 103 16138 -64.1 -84.1 5 20.0 -64.3 276 30 400.5 400.5 305.3 400.5 0.00 30 100 16320 -60.9 -81.9 5 21.0 -61.2 280 26 410.1 410.1 306.5 410.1 0.00 31 96 16573 -62.7 -83.7 4 21.0 -62.9 282 25 411.4 411.4 306.7 411.4 0.00 32 85 17318 -66.5 -86.5 4 20.0 -66.7 278 22 418.2 418.2 307.5 418.2 0.00 33 79 17765 -64.5 -84.5 5 20.0 -64.7 272 21 431.2 431.2 309.0 431.2 0.00 34 74 18171 -57.9 -79.9 4 22.0 -58.4 266 19 453.3 453.3 311.1 453.3 0.01 35 70 18520 -60.7 -81.7 5 21.0 -61.1 265 16 454.5 454.5 311.3 454.6 0.01 36 64 19074 -62.9 -83.9 4 21.0 -63.2 269 13 461.5 461.5 311.9 461.5 0.01 37 60 19475 -59.1 -81.1 4 22.0 -59.6 265 12 478.6 478.6 313.4 478.6 0.01 38 54 20131 -61.3 -83.3 4 22.0 -61.7 255 11 488.2 488.2 314.1 488.2 0.01 39 50 20610 -60.1 -83.1 3 23.0 -60.7 260 10 501.9 501.9 315.1 501.9 0.01 40 45 21271 -57.9 -80.9 4 23.0 -58.7 319 8 522.5 522.5 316.5 522.6 0.01 41 37 22498 -60.5 -83.5 3 23.0 -61.2 318 10 546.0 546.0 317.9 546.0 0.01 42 35 22847 -57.1 -81.1 3 24.0 -58.2 316 10 563.6 563.6 318.8 563.7 0.02 43 32 23412 -58.7 -81.7 4 23.0 -59.7 312 11 573.9 573.9 319.3 574.0 0.02 44 30 23820 -55.9 -79.9 3 24.0 -57.3 310 12 592.2 592.3 320.3 592.4 0.02 45 24 25250 -51.9 -78.9 3 27.0 -54.4 316 10 642.9 642.9 322.4 643.2 0.03 46 20 26430 -51.7 -76.7 3 25.0 -54.6 275 3 677.9 677.9 323.7 678.4 0.06 47 10 31030 -42.9 -71.9 3 29.0 -51.4 295 11 859.4 859.5 328.7 861.9 0.23 48 7.8 32715 -40.3 -70.3 3 30.0 -51.2 933.1 933.3 330.1 937.5 0.38 TRP 189 12331 -62.7 -69.7 38 7.0 -62.8 275 75 338.9 338.9 294.1 339.0 0.02 WND 186 12429 -62.3 -69.6 37 7.4 -62.3 275 76 341.2 341.2 294.6 341.3 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5579.00 m Freezing level: 675.00 mb = 3378.02 m = 11082.61 ft Wetbulb zero: Below ground Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 20.36 % Est. max temperature: 16.96 C = 62.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 792.30 mb = 2081.23 m = 6828.10 ft T: 9.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.49 C/km ThetaE index: 0.28 C Layer 833.0- 819.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 449.12 mb = 6513.53 m = 21369.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 1.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.28 C = 82.91 F Cap Strength: 10.75 C Lifted Index: 10.13 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.87 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 47.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 60835.87 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 562.13 mb = 4820.28 m = 15814.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 290.9 at 30.7 knts Storm direction: 320.9 at 23.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 1.0 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 110.1 neg: -4.1 tot: 106.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.42 Bulk Shear: 114.07 m/s