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 KGGW... Searching the city database file for: KGGW ... Date:1200Z 11 MAY 08 Station: KGGW WMO ident: 72768 Latitude: 48.22 Longitude: -106.62 Elevation: 700.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 69 SFC 928 700 3.6 0.6 81 3.0 2.2 95 9 282.7 283.5 279.0 294.8 4.30 2 925 717 5.2 1.6 78 3.6 3.5 105 9 284.6 285.4 280.3 297.7 4.64 3 922 744 6.6 2.4 75 4.2 4.5 114 9 286.3 287.2 281.4 300.3 4.93 4 920 761 7.2 2.5 72 4.7 4.9 120 9 287.1 288.0 281.8 301.2 4.98 5 906 888 7.4 0.4 61 7.0 4.1 161 10 288.6 289.3 281.8 301.1 4.34 6 869 1231 7.4 -1.6 53 9.0 3.2 259 12 292.0 292.7 282.8 303.5 3.91 7 865 1269 8.0 -2.0 49 10.0 3.4 256 12 293.1 293.7 283.1 304.3 3.81 8 860 1317 9.4 -4.6 37 14.0 3.2 252 12 295.0 295.6 283.2 304.4 3.16 9 853 1385 9.6 -7.4 29 17.0 2.5 247 12 295.9 296.4 282.8 303.7 2.57 10 850 1414 9.4 -7.6 29 17.0 2.3 245 12 296.0 296.5 282.8 303.7 2.54 11 718 2781 -3.1 -10.1 58 7.0 -5.7 279 20 296.9 297.3 283.1 304.4 2.47 12 700 2981 -4.7 -9.6 69 4.9 -6.5 275 25 297.3 297.8 283.5 305.3 2.63 13 676 3254 -6.9 -11.3 71 4.4 -8.4 275 27 297.8 298.2 283.4 305.1 2.38 14 669 3336 -7.1 -11.5 71 4.4 -8.7 275 28 298.5 298.9 283.7 305.7 2.37 15 661 3429 -7.3 -15.3 53 8.0 -9.8 275 28 299.3 299.6 283.3 304.8 1.76 16 622 3901 -9.7 -16.7 57 7.0 -11.8 281 31 301.8 302.1 284.2 307.0 1.66 17 585 4372 -13.3 -16.1 79 2.8 -14.1 290 35 302.9 303.3 284.9 308.8 1.86 18 557 4743 -16.1 -18.7 80 2.6 -16.8 290 39 303.9 304.2 284.9 308.9 1.57 19 542 4949 -16.1 -21.1 65 5.0 -17.4 290 40 306.3 306.5 285.5 310.5 1.31 20 509 5418 -20.5 -25.1 67 4.6 -21.4 284 45 306.5 306.7 285.2 309.7 0.98 21 500 5550 -20.9 -25.1 69 4.2 -21.8 280 49 307.6 307.7 285.6 310.9 1.00 22 481 5835 -22.7 -25.3 79 2.6 -23.2 280 57 308.8 309.0 286.1 312.1 1.02 23 430 6647 -28.9 -33.2 66 4.3 -29.5 280 56 310.9 311.0 286.3 312.8 0.54 24 400 7160 -33.3 -37.0 69 3.7 -33.7 280 55 311.7 311.8 286.4 313.1 0.40 25 394 7266 -34.1 -38.1 67 4.0 -34.5 279 55 312.0 312.1 286.5 313.3 0.36 26 366 7779 -37.9 -43.9 53 6.0 -38.3 276 59 313.6 313.6 286.9 314.4 0.21 27 355 7989 -39.5 -49.5 34 10.0 -40.1 277 63 314.2 314.2 286.9 314.6 0.12 28 340 8284 -41.9 -52.9 29 11.0 -42.4 279 69 314.8 314.8 287.1 315.1 0.08 29 300 9120 -48.9 -59.9 27 11.0 -49.2 285 87 316.4 316.4 287.6 316.6 0.04 30 293 9274 -50.1 -61.1 26 11.0 -50.4 283 89 316.9 316.9 287.8 317.0 0.03 31 250 10290 -56.9 -66.9 27 10.0 -57.1 270 101 321.5 321.5 289.2 321.5 0.02 32 244 10444 -57.9 -67.9 27 10.0 -58.0 275 105 322.2 322.2 289.5 322.3 0.02 33 243 10470 -57.9 -67.9 27 10.0 -58.0 275 105 322.7 322.7 289.6 322.7 0.02 34 234 10708 -57.5 -67.5 27 10.0 -57.6 277 94 326.7 326.7 290.8 326.8 0.02 35 223 11012 -58.7 -68.7 26 10.0 -58.8 280 81 329.4 329.4 291.6 329.5 0.02 36 215 11243 -56.5 -66.5 27 10.0 -56.6 282 70 336.3 336.3 293.4 336.4 0.02 37 201 11669 -58.7 -68.7 26 10.0 -58.8 281 55 339.3 339.3 294.1 339.4 0.02 38 200 11700 -57.9 -67.9 27 10.0 -58.0 280 55 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.2 0.02 39 196 11828 -54.3 -65.3 25 11.0 -54.5 281 54 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.9 0.03 40 188 12094 -54.9 -65.9 24 11.0 -55.1 282 52 352.0 352.0 297.1 352.1 0.03 41 185 12197 -53.3 -65.3 22 12.0 -53.6 283 51 356.2 356.2 298.0 356.4 0.03 42 175 12553 -54.5 -67.5 19 13.0 -54.8 285 48 359.9 360.0 298.7 360.1 0.02 43 172 12664 -52.7 -65.7 19 13.0 -53.0 285 47 364.7 364.7 299.6 364.9 0.03 44 162 13048 -54.9 -68.9 16 14.0 -55.2 287 44 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.4 0.02 45 159 13167 -54.1 -68.1 16 14.0 -54.4 288 43 370.6 370.6 300.7 370.7 0.03 46 153 13414 -54.3 -69.3 14 15.0 -54.6 289 41 374.4 374.4 301.4 374.5 0.02 47 150 13540 -55.1 -69.1 16 14.0 -55.4 290 40 375.1 375.1 301.5 375.2 0.02 48 148 13626 -55.7 -69.7 16 14.0 -56.0 291 40 375.5 375.6 301.5 375.6 0.02 49 140 13981 -54.5 -70.5 12 16.0 -54.9 294 40 383.7 383.7 302.8 383.8 0.02 50 135 14214 -55.7 -70.7 14 15.0 -56.0 296 40 385.6 385.6 303.1 385.7 0.02 51 118 15071 -56.3 -72.3 12 16.0 -56.6 289 36 399.6 399.6 305.2 399.7 0.02 52 115 15236 -54.9 -71.9 10 17.0 -55.4 285 34 405.1 405.1 305.9 405.2 0.02 53 109 15579 -54.1 -72.1 9 18.0 -54.6 287 32 412.9 412.9 306.9 413.0 0.02 54 100 16130 -56.3 -74.3 9 18.0 -56.7 290 30 418.9 419.0 307.6 419.0 0.02 55 86 17082 -58.3 -76.3 8 18.0 -58.7 285 36 433.4 433.4 309.2 433.5 0.01 56 78 17698 -56.9 -76.9 6 20.0 -57.4 304 22 448.6 448.6 310.7 448.6 0.01 57 73 18115 -58.5 -78.5 6 20.0 -59.0 285 16 453.8 453.8 311.2 453.8 0.01 58 70 18380 -56.5 -78.5 5 22.0 -57.1 280 19 463.5 463.5 312.1 463.6 0.01 59 64 18948 -58.3 -79.3 5 21.0 -58.8 275 22 471.6 471.6 312.8 471.7 0.01 60 50 20510 -56.7 -83.7 2 27.0 -57.5 305 20 509.9 509.9 315.7 509.9 0.01 61 42 21618 -54.5 -87.5 1 33.0 -55.8 269 4 541.4 541.4 317.6 541.4 0.00 62 39 22089 -56.5 -88.5 1 32.0 -57.6 277 9 547.9 547.9 318.0 547.9 0.00 63 34 22962 -54.3 -87.3 1 33.0 -55.8 340 5 575.6 575.6 319.5 575.7 0.01 64 32 23349 -55.5 -87.5 1 32.0 -56.9 317 8 582.5 582.5 319.8 582.5 0.01 65 31 23551 -54.7 -87.7 1 33.0 -56.3 296 10 590.0 590.0 320.2 590.0 0.01 66 30 23760 -56.1 -88.1 1 32.0 -57.5 325 4 591.7 591.7 320.2 591.7 0.01 67 28 24199 -57.1 -89.1 1 32.0 -58.5 286 8 600.7 600.7 320.6 600.7 0.00 68 24 25188 -52.9 -85.9 1 33.0 -55.2 309 12 640.0 640.0 322.3 640.1 0.01 69 20 26370 -51.9 -84.9 1 33.0 -54.8 305 7 677.3 677.3 323.7 677.4 0.01 70 18 27058 -49.1 -83.1 1 34.0 -53.1 259 1 706.9 706.9 324.7 707.0 0.02 71 15 28255 -49.1 -83.1 1 34.0 -53.7 320 11 744.7 744.7 325.8 744.9 0.03 72 13 29200 -46.3 -81.3 1 35.0 -52.4 326 14 785.5 785.5 326.9 785.9 0.04 73 12 29734 -44.9 -79.9 1 35.0 -51.9 298 13 808.7 808.7 327.5 809.2 0.06 74 11 30321 -40.9 -77.9 1 37.0 -50.2 268 12 843.6 843.6 328.2 844.4 0.08 75 10 30970 -40.9 -77.9 1 37.0 -50.7 235 11 866.9 866.9 328.8 867.8 0.09 76 7.4 33040 -36.1 -74.1 1 38.0 -50.1 964.4 964.5 330.7 967.0 0.23 TRP 244 10444 -57.9 -67.9 27 10.0 -58.0 275 105 322.2 322.2 289.5 322.3 0.02 WND 243 10470 -57.9 -67.9 27 10.0 -58.0 275 105 322.7 322.7 289.6 322.7 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5481.00 m Freezing level: 750.74 mb = 2441.72 m = 8010.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 811.82 mb = 1786.16 m = 5860.04 ft Precipitable water: 0.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.17 % Est. max temperature: 17.12 C = 62.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 885.90 mb = 1072.39 m = 3518.30 ft T: 7.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.31 C/km ThetaE index: 0.76 C Layer 853.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 692.12 mb = 3069.67 m = 10070.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.01 C = 64.41 F Cap Strength: 6.26 C Lifted Index: 6.33 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.31 C Showalter Index: 5.54 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 30.30 C Cross Totals Index: 13.30 C K Index: 17.80 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 73.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.45 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 46.83 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 65579.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 751.03 mb = 2416.48 m = 7927.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 279.2 at 31.5 knts Storm direction: 309.2 at 23.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 1.6 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 233.4 neg: -4.8 tot: 228.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 76.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.30 Bulk Shear: 155.29 m/s