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 KFWD... Searching the city database file for: KFWD ... Date:1200Z 11 MAY 08 Station: KFWD WMO ident: 72249 Latitude: 32.83 Longitude: -97.30 Elevation: 196.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 151 325 11 SFC 995 196 12.2 3.2 54 9.0 7.7 325 11 285.8 286.6 281.1 299.4 4.84 2 993 213 12.4 1.4 47 11.0 7.1 326 11 286.1 286.9 280.6 298.2 4.26 3 962 477 11.0 2.0 54 9.0 6.6 342 18 287.3 288.1 281.5 300.4 4.59 4 925 802 8.0 1.0 61 7.0 4.6 360 24 287.5 288.3 281.4 300.2 4.44 5 919 856 7.6 0.6 61 7.0 4.3 2 28 287.6 288.4 281.3 300.0 4.34 6 899 1037 8.2 0.2 57 8.0 4.4 3 40 290.0 290.8 282.4 302.5 4.31 7 891 1111 9.8 -1.2 46 11.0 4.6 2 44 292.4 293.1 283.0 303.9 3.93 8 874 1271 11.8 -24.2 6 36.0 1.0 359 49 296.1 296.3 280.5 298.1 0.62 9 850 1504 11.4 -28.6 4 40.0 0.3 355 45 298.1 298.2 281.1 299.5 0.42 10 816 1844 10.8 -26.2 6 37.0 -0.1 344 48 301.0 301.1 282.5 302.8 0.55 11 800 2010 12.8 -19.2 9 32.0 1.5 336 43 304.8 305.0 284.7 308.2 1.05 12 754 2503 9.0 -8.0 29 17.0 1.5 307 34 305.9 306.4 286.9 314.6 2.77 13 744 2613 8.8 -5.2 37 14.0 2.2 301 35 306.8 307.5 288.0 317.7 3.49 14 737 2692 10.4 -6.6 30 17.0 2.5 298 35 309.4 310.0 288.5 319.4 3.16 15 708 3025 9.4 -15.6 15 25.0 -0.3 288 44 311.9 312.2 287.8 317.2 1.60 16 700 3119 8.6 -15.4 17 24.0 -0.7 285 47 312.0 312.3 287.9 317.4 1.65 17 672 3453 5.6 -17.4 17 23.0 -2.7 285 51 312.3 312.6 287.8 317.1 1.45 18 656 3649 4.2 -23.8 11 28.0 -4.5 285 53 312.9 313.1 287.3 315.8 0.85 19 627 4014 1.0 -22.0 16 23.0 -6.2 288 50 313.3 313.5 287.7 316.8 1.05 20 585 4566 -2.3 -40.3 4 38.0 -9.9 285 41 315.7 315.8 287.6 316.5 0.19 21 558 4939 -4.5 -42.5 3 38.0 -11.6 290 43 317.4 317.5 288.1 318.0 0.16 22 500 5790 -11.1 -44.1 5 33.0 -16.3 280 50 319.5 319.5 288.8 320.1 0.15 23 479 6118 -13.7 -45.7 5 32.0 -18.3 285 51 320.2 320.3 289.0 320.8 0.13 24 467 6310 -14.7 -49.7 3 35.0 -19.2 284 52 321.3 321.3 289.3 321.7 0.09 25 420 7102 -21.7 -56.7 3 35.0 -24.8 279 57 322.3 322.3 289.5 322.4 0.04 26 400 7460 -23.7 -58.7 2 35.0 -26.5 275 64 324.2 324.2 290.0 324.3 0.03 27 365 8125 -27.1 -58.1 4 31.0 -29.4 277 77 328.3 328.3 291.3 328.4 0.04 28 300 9510 -37.7 -56.7 12 19.0 -38.7 275 92 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.5 0.06 29 292 9695 -39.7 -56.7 15 17.0 -40.5 276 94 332.0 332.0 292.3 332.2 0.06 30 250 10740 -46.9 -63.9 13 17.0 -47.4 285 106 336.3 336.3 293.4 336.5 0.03 31 216 11690 -54.7 -67.7 19 13.0 -54.9 271 121 338.6 338.6 294.0 338.7 0.02 32 206 11992 -56.1 -68.1 21 12.0 -56.3 266 126 341.0 341.0 294.6 341.1 0.02 33 204 12054 -56.0 -68.0 21 12.0 -56.2 265 127 342.2 342.2 294.8 342.3 0.02 34 200 12180 -55.7 -67.7 21 12.0 -55.9 265 124 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.7 0.02 35 198 12244 -55.5 -68.5 18 13.0 -55.7 266 126 345.9 345.9 295.7 346.0 0.02 36 189 12541 -56.3 -69.3 18 13.0 -56.5 271 122 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.3 0.02 37 167 13322 -60.9 -72.9 19 12.0 -61.0 283 110 354.1 354.1 297.5 354.2 0.01 38 158 13667 -61.1 -73.1 19 12.0 -61.2 276 100 359.4 359.4 298.6 359.5 0.01 39 150 13990 -62.5 -73.5 21 11.0 -62.6 265 89 362.4 362.4 299.2 362.5 0.01 40 145 14198 -63.9 -74.9 21 11.0 -64.0 266 87 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.6 0.01 41 139 14457 -62.1 -74.1 19 12.0 -62.2 269 83 371.1 371.1 300.8 371.1 0.01 42 134 14682 -63.9 -74.9 21 11.0 -64.0 270 79 371.8 371.8 300.9 371.9 0.01 43 132 14774 -62.7 -74.7 18 12.0 -62.9 271 77 375.5 375.6 301.5 375.6 0.01 44 117 15509 -66.5 -77.5 20 11.0 -66.6 278 64 381.7 381.7 302.5 381.8 0.01 45 111 15825 -67.7 -77.7 23 10.0 -67.8 281 59 385.3 385.3 303.1 385.3 0.01 46 109 15935 -67.3 -77.3 23 10.0 -67.4 283 57 388.0 388.0 303.5 388.1 0.01 47 104 16216 -69.1 -79.1 22 10.0 -69.2 282 53 389.8 389.8 303.8 389.9 0.01 48 101 16390 -68.7 -78.7 22 10.0 -68.8 273 53 393.9 393.9 304.3 393.9 0.01 49 100 16450 -67.7 -77.7 23 10.0 -67.8 270 53 396.9 396.9 304.8 397.0 0.01 50 87 17277 -73.1 -82.1 24 9.0 -73.2 270 45 402.2 402.2 305.5 402.2 0.01 51 79 17845 -71.5 -81.5 21 10.0 -71.6 293 35 416.8 416.8 307.3 416.8 0.01 52 73 18311 -71.9 -81.9 21 10.0 -72.0 308 27 425.4 425.4 308.3 425.5 0.01 53 71 18476 -70.3 -80.3 22 10.0 -70.4 296 24 432.2 432.2 309.1 432.3 0.01 54 70 18560 -70.7 -80.7 21 10.0 -70.8 290 22 433.1 433.1 309.1 433.2 0.01 55 66 18909 -72.1 -82.1 21 10.0 -72.2 300 23 437.4 437.4 309.6 437.5 0.01 56 64 19091 -70.7 -80.7 21 10.0 -70.8 297 17 444.4 444.4 310.3 444.4 0.01 57 62 19281 -66.9 -77.9 20 11.0 -67.1 293 11 456.8 456.9 311.5 456.9 0.02 58 60 19481 -64.7 -76.7 18 12.0 -64.9 290 4 466.1 466.1 312.3 466.2 0.02 59 54 20124 -66.1 -77.1 20 11.0 -66.3 272 15 477.1 477.1 313.2 477.2 0.02 60 53 20238 -64.5 -76.5 18 12.0 -64.8 249 13 483.4 483.4 313.7 483.5 0.02 61 51 20476 -59.7 -73.7 15 14.0 -60.2 226 8 500.0 500.0 314.9 500.2 0.03 62 50 20600 -59.5 -73.5 15 14.0 -60.0 250 5 503.3 503.3 315.2 503.5 0.04 63 44 21401 -59.3 -74.3 13 15.0 -59.9 230 9 522.5 522.5 316.5 522.7 0.04 64 42 21695 -56.1 -72.1 12 16.0 -57.1 253 9 537.4 537.4 317.4 537.8 0.05 65 34 23033 -58.3 -75.3 10 17.0 -59.2 307 10 565.1 565.1 318.9 565.4 0.04 66 33 23222 -56.3 -74.3 9 18.0 -57.5 272 9 575.3 575.3 319.5 575.6 0.05 67 30 23830 -54.5 -75.5 6 21.0 -56.1 160 5 596.1 596.1 320.5 596.4 0.05 68 28 24272 -53.5 -75.5 5 22.0 -55.4 354 8 610.7 610.7 321.1 611.1 0.05 69 27 24505 -53.9 -76.9 4 23.0 -55.8 1 15 616.0 616.0 321.3 616.3 0.04 70 25 25001 -50.9 -77.9 3 27.0 -53.6 46 22 638.3 638.3 322.2 638.6 0.04 71 22 25829 -52.1 -81.1 2 29.0 -54.8 219 4 658.5 658.5 323.0 658.7 0.03 72 22 25829 -50.5 -81.5 1 31.0 -53.6 219 4 663.3 663.3 323.2 663.5 0.02 73 20 26450 -49.9 -82.9 1 33.0 -53.4 25 4 683.4 683.4 323.9 683.6 0.02 74 19 26786 -49.9 -82.9 1 33.0 -53.5 63 4 693.5 693.5 324.2 693.7 0.02 75 19 26786 -47.9 -81.9 1 34.0 -52.2 63 4 699.7 699.8 324.4 700.0 0.03 76 17 27523 -47.3 -82.3 1 35.0 -52.1 138 4 724.3 724.3 325.2 724.5 0.03 77 16 27926 -45.5 -80.5 1 35.0 -51.2 151 5 742.8 742.8 325.7 743.2 0.04 78 13 29320 -43.3 -79.3 1 36.0 -50.7 195 9 795.9 795.9 327.1 796.4 0.06 79 12 29858 -44.7 -79.7 1 35.0 -51.8 212 10 809.4 809.4 327.5 809.9 0.06 80 11 30442 -43.7 -79.7 1 36.0 -51.6 230 11 833.4 833.4 328.0 834.0 0.06 81 10 31090 -38.9 -75.9 1 37.0 -49.7 250 13 874.3 874.4 329.0 875.7 0.13 82 7.3 33260 -36.5 -74.5 1 38.0 -50.3 966.5 966.6 330.7 969.0 0.22 TRP 87 17277 -73.1 -82.1 24 9.0 -73.2 270 45 402.2 402.2 305.5 402.2 0.01 WND 204 12054 -56.0 -68.0 21 12.0 -56.2 265 127 342.2 342.2 294.8 342.3 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5639.00 m Freezing level: 614.27 mb = 4180.96 m = 13716.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 824.08 mb = 1762.20 m = 5781.42 ft Precipitable water: 0.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 18.90 % Est. max temperature: 24.92 C = 76.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 868.15 mb = 1327.54 m = 4355.39 ft T: 11.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.38 C/km ThetaE index: 5.81 C Layer 874.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 542.03 mb = 5163.85 m = 16941.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 44.39 C = 111.90 F Cap Strength: 18.05 C Lifted Index: 17.65 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 22.75 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 17.90 C Showalter Index: 17.57 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 5.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.50 C Cross Totals Index: -17.50 C K Index: -30.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 140.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.44 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 73742.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 18.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 828.79 mb = 1714.62 m = 5625.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 304.0 at 42.3 knts Storm direction: 334.0 at 31.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 10.1 tot: 17.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 30.9 neg: -271.5 tot: -240.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -80.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 18.7 stream: -11.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.09 Bulk Shear: 127.26 m/s