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 KFSX... Searching the city database file for: KFSX ... Date:1200Z 11 MAY 08 Station: KFSX WMO ident: 72376 Latitude: 35.23 Longitude: -111.82 Elevation: 2192.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 128 1 925 798 2 850 1514 SFC 785 2192 -1.7 -7.7 64 6.0 -4.0 0 0 290.9 291.4 280.9 299.0 2.73 4 784 2202 -0.9 -7.9 59 7.0 -3.6 354 0 291.9 292.4 281.3 299.9 2.69 5 782 2222 2.0 -3.0 69 5.0 -0.2 342 1 295.2 295.9 284.1 306.8 3.92 6 778 2263 8.2 1.2 61 7.0 4.5 318 1 302.3 303.3 288.2 318.5 5.37 7 776 2285 10.8 0.8 50 10.0 5.5 307 2 305.3 306.3 289.1 321.3 5.23 8 773 2316 11.2 -2.8 37 14.0 4.3 289 3 306.1 306.8 288.2 318.5 4.02 9 765 2402 11.4 -7.6 26 19.0 2.8 240 4 307.2 307.7 287.5 316.1 2.82 10 734 2741 9.4 -9.6 25 19.0 1.2 255 7 308.7 309.2 287.6 316.7 2.51 11 700 3127 6.2 -10.8 28 17.0 -0.9 205 9 309.4 309.8 287.8 317.0 2.39 12 650 3728 1.4 -10.6 40 12.0 -3.5 203 22 310.5 311.0 288.4 318.9 2.62 13 637 3891 0.8 -21.2 17 22.0 -6.2 212 24 311.7 311.9 287.2 315.4 1.10 14 620 4107 -0.7 -22.7 17 22.0 -7.4 225 26 312.4 312.6 287.3 315.7 0.99 15 600 4368 -2.9 -26.9 14 24.0 -9.3 236 26 312.8 312.9 287.1 315.2 0.70 16 594 4447 -2.9 -46.9 2 44.0 -10.4 236 25 313.7 313.7 286.8 314.0 0.09 17 579 4650 -3.5 238 22 315.3 18 559 4926 -5.3 240 18 316.3 19 500 5790 -12.5 -58.5 1 46.0 -17.6 240 16 317.8 317.8 288.1 317.9 0.03 20 497 5836 -12.9 -58.9 1 46.0 -17.9 244 17 317.9 317.9 288.1 318.0 0.03 21 411 7253 -23.5 -65.5 1 42.0 -26.3 228 21 321.9 321.9 289.3 322.0 0.01 22 400 7450 -25.1 -67.1 1 42.0 -27.7 230 23 322.4 322.4 289.5 322.4 0.01 23 378 7858 -28.9 -68.9 1 40.0 -30.9 236 26 322.6 322.6 289.6 322.6 0.01 24 300 9470 -40.9 -77.9 1 37.0 -41.8 245 39 327.7 327.7 291.0 327.7 0.00 25 285 9819 -43.1 -79.1 1 36.0 -43.8 244 38 329.4 329.4 291.6 329.4 0.00 26 250 10690 -51.1 -85.1 1 34.0 -51.4 240 37 330.1 330.1 291.7 330.1 0.00 27 241 10926 -53.1 -86.1 1 33.0 -53.4 240 46 330.6 330.6 291.9 330.6 0.00 28 236 11061 -52.7 -85.7 1 33.0 -53.0 240 51 333.2 333.2 292.6 333.2 0.00 29 200 12110 -58.5 -89.5 1 31.0 -58.7 240 63 340.1 340.1 294.3 340.1 0.00 30 197 12205 -59.3 -90.3 1 31.0 -59.5 240 65 340.3 340.3 294.4 340.3 0.00 31 180 12771 -61.5 -92.5 1 31.0 -61.6 240 75 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.6 0.00 32 173 13018 -60.9 -91.9 1 31.0 -61.0 240 75 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.6 0.00 33 167 13239 -60.3 -91.3 1 31.0 -60.4 241 73 355.1 355.1 297.7 355.1 0.00 34 162 13429 -61.1 -92.1 1 31.0 -61.3 242 71 356.9 356.9 298.1 356.9 0.00 35 157 13625 -60.9 -91.9 1 31.0 -61.1 243 68 360.4 360.4 298.8 360.4 0.00 36 150 13910 -59.9 -90.9 1 31.0 -60.1 245 64 366.9 366.9 300.0 366.9 0.00 37 147 14036 -59.7 -90.7 1 31.0 -59.9 245 64 369.4 369.4 300.4 369.4 0.00 38 134 14612 -61.7 -91.7 1 30.0 -61.9 245 64 375.7 375.7 301.5 375.7 0.00 39 131 14753 -59.5 -90.5 1 31.0 -59.7 247 61 382.1 382.1 302.6 382.1 0.00 40 127 14947 -60.7 -91.7 1 31.0 -60.9 250 57 383.3 383.3 302.8 383.3 0.00 41 124 15096 -60.1 -91.1 1 31.0 -60.3 253 54 387.0 387.0 303.3 387.0 0.00 42 112 15725 -63.9 -93.9 1 30.0 -64.1 261 45 391.4 391.4 304.0 391.4 0.00 43 108 15948 -64.3 -94.3 1 30.0 -64.5 264 42 394.7 394.7 304.5 394.7 0.00 44 103 16238 -63.1 -93.1 1 30.0 -63.3 268 38 402.4 402.4 305.5 402.4 0.00 45 100 16420 -63.3 -93.3 1 30.0 -63.5 270 36 405.4 405.4 305.9 405.4 0.00 46 82 17620 -68.3 -97.3 1 29.0 -68.4 257 28 418.9 418.9 307.6 418.9 0.00 47 70 18570 -66.7 -95.7 1 29.0 -66.9 260 21 441.7 441.7 310.0 441.7 0.00 48 69 18657 -66.5 -95.5 1 29.0 -66.7 263 21 443.9 443.9 310.3 443.9 0.00 49 62 19303 -67.5 -96.5 1 29.0 -67.7 284 19 455.5 455.5 311.4 455.5 0.00 50 55 20034 -61.7 -91.7 1 30.0 -62.1 351 2 484.7 484.7 313.8 484.7 0.00 51 51 20499 -64.9 -94.9 1 30.0 -65.2 288 6 487.8 487.8 314.1 487.8 0.00 52 50 20620 -62.5 -92.5 1 30.0 -62.9 265 8 496.2 496.2 314.7 496.2 0.00 53 49 20745 -60.3 -91.3 1 31.0 -60.9 301 12 504.3 504.3 315.2 504.3 0.00 54 43 21558 -61.3 -92.3 1 31.0 -61.9 319 11 521.0 521.0 316.4 521.0 0.00 55 39 22168 -58.3 -89.3 1 31.0 -59.2 329 18 543.4 543.4 317.7 543.4 0.00 56 34 23033 -57.5 -89.5 1 32.0 -58.6 168 6 567.2 567.2 319.0 567.2 0.00 57 30 23830 -54.3 -87.3 1 33.0 -56.0 10 4 596.6 596.6 320.5 596.6 0.01 58 28 24273 -53.3 -86.3 1 33.0 -55.3 18 6 611.3 611.3 321.1 611.3 0.01 59 25 25003 -53.7 -86.7 1 33.0 -55.8 12 6 630.3 630.3 321.9 630.3 0.01 60 20 26450 -49.9 -83.9 1 34.0 -53.4 355 6 683.4 683.4 323.9 683.6 0.02 61 18 27143 -48.3 -82.3 1 34.0 -52.6 348 9 709.4 709.4 324.7 709.6 0.03 62 16 27920 -48.5 -82.5 1 34.0 -53.1 350 9 733.0 733.1 325.4 733.3 0.03 63 14 28808 -44.9 -79.9 1 35.0 -51.3 358 8 773.8 773.8 326.6 774.2 0.05 64 12 29841 -44.5 -80.5 1 36.0 -51.7 8 7 810.1 810.1 327.5 810.6 0.05 65 10 31070 -42.1 -78.1 1 36.0 -51.2 20 5 862.4 862.4 328.7 863.3 0.09 66 10 31070 -42.7 -78.7 1 36.0 -51.5 20 5 860.2 860.2 328.6 861.0 0.08 67 9.3 31560 -42.1 -78.1 1 36.0 -51.5 880.5 880.5 329.1 881.5 0.10 68 8.7 32014 -39.7 -76.7 1 37.0 -50.7 906.8 906.8 329.6 908.2 0.13 69 7.9 32675 -38.9 -75.9 1 37.0 -50.8 935.3 935.4 330.1 937.1 0.16 TRP 180 12771 -61.5 -92.5 1 31.0 -61.6 240 75 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.6 0.00 WND 173 13018 -60.9 -91.9 1 31.0 -61.0 240 75 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.6 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5662.00 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Freezing level: 783.38 mb = 2208.29 m = 7244.94 ft Freezing level: 627.93 mb = 4006.12 m = 13143.29 ft Wetbulb zero: Below ground Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 27.67 % Est. max temperature: 17.74 C = 63.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 714.32 mb = 2962.30 m = 9718.71 ft T: 7.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.02 C/km ThetaE index: 5.17 C Layer 773.0- 734.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 494.48 mb = 5873.73 m = 19270.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.55 C = 74.39 F Cap Strength: 7.04 C Lifted Index: 5.94 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.62 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 33.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 66278.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 568.47 mb = 4794.19 m = 15728.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.9 at 18.4 knts Storm direction: 260.9 at 13.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 3.8 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 127.3 neg: -15.8 tot: 111.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 37.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 1.27 Bulk Shear: 26.68 m/s