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 KDTX... Searching the city database file for: KDTX ... Date:1200Z 11 MAY 08 Station: KDTX WMO ident: 72632 Latitude: 42.70 Longitude: -83.47 Elevation: 329.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -2 SFC 962 329 10.6 2.6 58 8.0 6.6 100 13 286.9 287.7 281.5 300.5 4.79 2 933 582 8.6 0.6 57 8.0 4.8 127 31 287.4 288.1 281.1 299.6 4.28 3 925 653 10.2 1.2 54 9.0 5.8 130 33 289.7 290.5 282.5 302.7 4.51 4 912 771 10.4 -0.6 46 11.0 5.2 130 33 291.1 291.8 282.5 302.8 4.01 5 850 1351 5.4 -1.6 61 7.0 2.2 140 34 291.8 292.5 282.8 303.5 4.00 6 809 1752 2.0 -3.0 69 5.0 -0.2 136 30 292.3 293.0 282.8 303.5 3.79 7 741 2458 0.2 -13.8 34 14.0 -4.6 121 24 297.8 298.1 282.7 303.3 1.77 8 728 2600 -0.7 -21.7 19 21.0 -6.6 130 27 298.3 298.5 281.9 301.3 0.92 9 700 2912 -2.9 -25.9 15 23.0 -8.6 145 33 299.3 299.4 282.0 301.4 0.66 10 641 3604 -8.5 -18.5 44 10.0 -11.3 159 40 300.5 300.8 283.4 304.9 1.39 11 619 3875 -10.7 -14.4 74 3.7 -11.9 170 38 301.0 301.4 284.3 307.4 2.02 12 595 4180 -9.5 -11.1 88 1.6 -10.1 185 33 305.9 306.4 286.9 314.5 2.75 13 500 5510 -16.3 -18.8 81 2.5 -17.0 210 26 313.2 313.5 288.4 318.9 1.73 14 400 7150 -28.7 -32.1 72 3.4 -29.2 205 26 317.7 317.8 288.7 320.0 0.65 15 300 9130 -45.7 -49.5 65 3.8 -45.9 220 45 320.9 321.0 289.2 321.5 0.14 16 250 10320 -55.5 -59.4 62 3.9 -55.6 220 73 323.6 323.6 289.9 323.8 0.05 17 243 10501 -57.3 -61.4 60 4.1 -57.4 220 76 323.5 323.5 289.9 323.7 0.04 18 224 11014 -59.5 -64.2 54 4.7 -59.5 225 81 327.8 327.8 291.1 327.9 0.03 19 217 11213 -60.3 -65.3 52 5.0 -60.4 230 78 329.5 329.5 291.6 329.6 0.03 20 200 11730 -53.9 -62.9 32 9.0 -54.1 250 57 347.4 347.4 296.1 347.6 0.04 21 165 12955 -56.3 -71.3 14 15.0 -56.6 253 38 363.0 363.0 299.3 363.1 0.02 22 150 13560 -55.1 -74.1 8 19.0 -55.4 255 45 375.1 375.1 301.5 375.2 0.01 23 100 16150 -53.7 -79.7 3 26.0 -54.3 280 33 424.0 424.0 308.2 424.0 0.01 24 97 16345 -55.1 -78.1 4 23.0 -55.6 279 31 425.0 425.0 308.3 425.0 0.01 25 70 18420 -57.5 -81.5 3 24.0 -58.0 280 23 461.4 461.4 311.9 461.4 0.01 26 62 19185 -57.5 -82.5 3 25.0 -58.1 285 17 477.7 477.7 313.2 477.7 0.01 27 52 20285 -60.7 -83.7 3 23.0 -61.2 293 8 494.9 494.9 314.6 494.9 0.01 28 50 20530 -58.3 -83.3 3 25.0 -59.0 295 6 506.1 506.1 315.4 506.1 0.01 29 38 22257 -55.1 -81.1 3 26.0 -56.3 310 12 555.6 555.6 318.4 555.7 0.01 30 30 23760 -54.7 -80.7 3 26.0 -56.3 290 2 595.5 595.5 320.4 595.7 0.02 31 28 24202 -55.1 -81.1 3 26.0 -56.8 294 2 606.3 606.3 320.9 606.4 0.02 32 20 26390 -47.9 -75.9 3 28.0 -52.0 315 4 689.6 689.6 324.1 690.1 0.06 33 18 27089 -45.9 -73.9 3 28.0 -51.0 230 5 717.0 717.0 325.0 717.8 0.10 34 15 28297 -48.1 -76.1 3 28.0 -52.9 215 5 748.0 748.1 325.9 748.8 0.08 35 10 31030 -38.1 -69.1 2 31.0 -49.1 290 5 877.3 877.5 329.1 881.1 0.35 36 9.0 31759 -35.5 -67.5 2 32.0 -48.5 914.2 914.4 329.8 919.7 0.48 37 8.4 32245 -30.7 -63.7 2 33.0 -46.9 951.2 951.7 330.5 961.6 0.87 TRP 217 11213 -60.3 -65.3 52 5.0 -60.4 230 78 329.5 329.5 291.6 329.6 0.03 WND 224 11014 -59.5 -64.2 54 4.7 -59.5 225 81 327.8 327.8 291.1 327.9 0.03 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5512.00 m Freezing level: 738.11 mb = 2489.82 m = 8168.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 812.66 mb = 1715.67 m = 5628.76 ft Precipitable water: 0.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.35 % Est. max temperature: 15.94 C = 60.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 851.80 mb = 1333.55 m = 4375.12 ft T: 5.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.16 C/km ThetaE index: 2.17 C Layer 809.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 691.47 mb = 3008.34 m = 9869.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.00 C = 73.41 F Cap Strength: 7.74 C Lifted Index: 11.25 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.37 C Showalter Index: 10.28 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 36.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.70 C Cross Totals Index: 14.70 C K Index: -2.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 236.46 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.14 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 26.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 61438.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 11.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 793.45 mb = 1908.37 m = 6260.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 163.8 at 29.7 knts Storm direction: 193.8 at 22.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.8 neg: 2.4 tot: 10.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 355.3 neg: -97.5 tot: 257.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 85.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.4 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.58 Bulk Shear: 45.58 m/s