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 KDRT... Searching the city database file for: KDRT ... Date:1200Z 11 MAY 08 Station: KDRT WMO ident: 72261 Latitude: 29.37 Longitude: -100.92 Elevation: 313.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 97 SFC 976 313 22.8 7.8 38 15.0 14.0 20 12 298.0 299.2 288.1 318.0 6.81 2 925 780 19.0 7.0 46 12.0 12.0 35 26 298.7 300.0 288.3 318.8 6.80 3 881 1196 15.6 5.6 51 10.0 9.9 68 24 299.4 300.6 288.3 318.6 6.48 4 864 1362 18.8 5.8 42 13.0 11.2 78 22 304.4 305.7 290.2 324.6 6.70 5 850 1503 20.2 5.2 37 15.0 11.4 85 20 307.3 308.5 290.9 327.3 6.53 6 843 1574 20.6 2.6 30 18.0 10.4 89 19 308.5 309.5 290.4 325.4 5.48 7 814 1876 20.0 -4.0 19 24.0 7.8 100 14 310.9 311.6 289.3 322.0 3.49 8 700 3152 10.4 -12.6 18 23.0 0.8 260 11 314.0 314.4 289.0 320.8 2.07 9 561 4948 -2.7 -11.7 50 9.0 -6.4 275 37 319.1 319.6 291.2 328.3 2.78 10 535 5323 -4.9 -17.9 35 13.0 -9.4 271 44 320.8 321.1 290.8 326.7 1.75 11 500 5850 -9.3 -18.3 48 9.0 -12.3 265 49 321.7 322.1 291.1 327.8 1.81 12 488 6037 -10.9 -19.9 47 9.0 -13.7 269 50 322.0 322.3 291.0 327.5 1.61 13 474 6260 -11.5 -22.5 40 11.0 -14.7 270 48 323.9 324.2 291.3 328.5 1.32 14 438 6861 -15.3 -22.3 55 7.0 -17.3 270 43 326.5 326.8 292.2 331.6 1.46 15 400 7540 -19.9 -28.9 45 9.0 -21.9 270 39 329.1 329.3 292.3 332.3 0.88 16 390 7728 -20.7 -30.7 40 10.0 -22.8 270 41 330.5 330.6 292.6 333.2 0.76 17 366 8196 -24.7 -31.7 52 7.0 -26.0 268 47 331.2 331.3 292.7 333.9 0.74 18 344 8646 -26.7 -35.7 42 9.0 -28.2 267 53 334.4 334.5 293.4 336.4 0.53 19 300 9620 -35.1 -39.5 64 4.4 -35.6 265 65 335.9 336.0 293.7 337.5 0.41 20 250 10860 -45.3 -49.2 65 3.9 -45.5 270 72 338.7 338.8 294.1 339.4 0.17 21 200 12310 -55.5 -60.5 54 5.0 -55.6 260 78 344.9 344.9 295.6 345.1 0.06 22 163 13592 -64.1 -70.0 44 5.9 -64.2 265 79 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.3 0.02 23 160 13706 -64.9 -70.9 43 6.0 -65.0 265 79 351.7 351.7 297.0 351.8 0.02 24 150 14100 -65.1 -71.1 43 6.0 -65.1 265 71 357.9 357.9 298.3 358.0 0.02 25 125 15196 -70.5 -76.5 41 6.0 -70.5 260 53 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.3 0.01 26 110 15957 -69.3 -75.3 41 6.0 -69.4 260 46 383.2 383.2 302.8 383.3 0.01 27 100 16520 -73.9 -79.9 39 6.0 -73.9 260 42 384.9 384.9 303.1 385.0 0.01 28 94 16878 -75.5 -81.5 38 6.0 -75.5 260 39 388.7 388.7 303.6 388.7 0.01 29 88 17263 -70.9 -76.9 41 6.0 -70.9 260 32 405.3 405.3 305.9 405.4 0.01 30 70 18600 -74.9 -80.9 39 6.0 -74.9 295 17 424.1 424.1 308.2 424.2 0.01 31 64 19123 -74.3 -80.3 39 6.0 -74.3 317 14 436.5 436.5 309.5 436.5 0.01 32 57 19808 -69.9 -75.9 41 6.0 -70.0 336 11 461.2 461.2 311.9 461.3 0.02 33 53 20249 -63.5 -69.5 44 6.0 -63.7 346 9 485.7 485.7 313.9 486.1 0.06 34 50 20610 -61.5 -67.5 45 6.0 -61.8 355 7 498.6 498.6 314.9 499.1 0.09 35 45 21270 -58.5 -65.5 40 7.0 -59.0 22 7 521.1 521.1 316.4 521.9 0.13 36 39 22168 -61.1 -68.1 39 7.0 -61.5 50 7 536.3 536.3 317.3 537.0 0.10 37 30 23830 -53.7 -61.7 37 8.0 -54.8 100 7 598.2 598.4 320.6 600.6 0.32 38 20 26460 -49.3 -61.3 23 12.0 -52.1 90 10 685.3 685.5 324.1 689.5 0.50 39 17 27532 -46.7 -60.7 19 14.0 -50.7 128 12 726.2 726.5 325.4 731.9 0.63 40 12 29836 -47.9 -63.9 14 16.0 -52.7 134 10 798.0 798.3 327.3 803.9 0.59 41 10 31060 -40.1 -60.1 10 20.0 -49.0 132 9 869.9 870.5 329.1 882.5 1.17 TRP 94 16878 -75.5 -81.5 38 6.0 -75.5 260 39 388.7 388.7 303.6 388.7 0.01 WND 163 13592 -64.1 -70.0 44 5.9 -64.2 265 79 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.3 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5753.00 m Freezing level: 589.65 mb = 4578.03 m = 15019.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 684.80 mb = 3330.10 m = 10925.38 ft Precipitable water: 0.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 33.77 % Est. max temperature: 34.59 C = 94.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 781.62 mb = 2219.02 m = 7280.16 ft T: 17.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.30 C/km ThetaE index: 6.46 C Layer 843.0- 561.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 591.95 mb = 4512.50 m = 14804.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 42.54 C = 108.58 F Cap Strength: 12.34 C Lifted Index: 7.88 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.69 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 10.56 C Showalter Index: 3.28 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.50 C Cross Totals Index: 14.50 C K Index: 11.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 151.40 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.23 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 58876.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 12.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 770.75 mb = 2337.50 m = 7668.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 281.0 at 25.4 knts Storm direction: 311.0 at 19.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 5.0 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 324.9 neg: -61.5 tot: 263.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 87.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.44 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.3 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.03 Bulk Shear: 184.74 m/s