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 KGSO... Searching the city database file for: KGSO ... Date:1200Z 11 MAY 08 Station: KGSO WMO ident: 72317 Latitude: 36.08 Longitude: -79.95 Elevation: 270.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 89 SFC 978 270 11.6 7.8 77 3.8 9.5 150 7 286.6 287.8 283.7 305.6 6.80 2 975 296 12.0 7.6 74 4.4 9.6 150 8 287.2 288.4 283.8 306.1 6.72 3 947 544 9.8 8.0 89 1.8 8.8 146 15 287.4 288.6 284.3 307.4 7.12 4 925 743 8.2 6.6 90 1.6 7.3 140 21 287.7 288.9 283.9 306.3 6.62 5 924 752 8.2 6.6 90 1.6 7.3 140 22 287.8 288.9 284.0 306.4 6.62 6 917 815 8.2 6.3 88 1.9 7.2 138 25 288.4 289.6 284.1 306.9 6.54 7 905 924 8.8 0.8 57 8.0 4.9 135 31 290.1 290.9 282.6 303.0 4.48 8 888 1081 7.8 -0.2 57 8.0 4.0 132 27 290.7 291.4 282.5 303.0 4.24 9 885 1108 7.8 -2.2 49 10.0 3.2 132 27 290.9 291.6 282.0 301.7 3.67 10 880 1155 7.8 -0.2 57 8.0 4.0 131 25 291.4 292.2 283.0 303.9 4.28 11 856 1384 8.8 3.8 71 5.0 6.2 156 20 294.8 295.8 286.0 311.9 5.88 12 850 1442 8.6 4.1 73 4.5 6.2 165 18 295.2 296.2 286.3 312.8 6.04 13 828 1659 7.4 5.2 86 2.2 6.2 179 24 296.1 297.3 287.3 315.7 6.71 14 822 1719 7.2 6.5 95 0.7 6.8 183 25 296.5 297.9 288.1 318.1 7.40 15 809 1850 7.4 5.4 87 2.0 6.3 192 28 298.1 299.3 288.3 318.5 6.97 16 787 2078 7.0 7.0 100 0.0 7.0 214 25 300.0 301.5 289.9 323.6 8.01 17 760 2364 5.0 5.0 100 0.0 5.0 224 28 300.9 302.2 289.5 322.3 7.21 18 748 2494 4.0 2.8 92 1.2 3.4 226 29 301.1 302.3 288.7 319.9 6.27 19 725 2748 2.4 1.9 96 0.5 2.1 230 30 302.1 303.2 288.8 320.3 6.06 20 721 2792 2.2 0.7 90 1.5 1.4 232 30 302.4 303.4 288.5 319.2 5.59 21 716 2849 1.8 0.8 93 1.0 1.3 234 30 302.5 303.6 288.6 319.6 5.67 22 710 2917 1.4 -1.4 82 2.8 0.0 236 31 302.8 303.7 287.9 317.5 4.86 23 708 2939 1.2 -0.2 90 1.4 0.5 237 31 302.8 303.8 288.4 318.9 5.33 24 702 3008 1.0 -2.7 76 3.7 -0.7 239 31 303.3 304.2 287.8 317.0 4.47 25 700 3031 0.8 -3.4 73 4.2 -1.2 240 31 303.4 304.2 287.5 316.3 4.25 26 690 3146 0.0 -5.0 69 5.0 -2.2 239 30 303.7 304.4 287.2 315.5 3.82 27 666 3429 -2.5 -7.3 70 4.8 -4.5 237 26 304.0 304.6 286.8 314.3 3.32 28 642 3718 -5.3 -7.7 83 2.4 -6.3 235 22 304.0 304.7 286.9 314.4 3.34 29 614 4067 -7.5 -9.3 87 1.8 -8.2 233 23 305.4 306.0 287.1 315.0 3.08 30 612 4093 -7.1 -8.7 88 1.6 -7.7 233 24 306.2 306.8 287.5 316.3 3.24 31 610 4118 -5.9 -6.0 99 0.1 -6.0 233 25 307.8 308.6 288.8 320.3 4.01 32 603 4209 -4.7 -4.7 100 0.0 -4.7 231 30 310.2 311.1 290.0 324.2 4.48 33 545 4998 -9.5 -11.1 88 1.6 -10.1 233 37 313.6 314.2 289.8 323.3 3.01 34 500 5660 -12.5 -14.9 82 2.4 -13.3 250 49 317.8 318.3 290.5 325.8 2.41 35 478 6002 -14.3 -17.4 77 3.1 -15.3 254 57 319.7 320.1 290.7 326.5 2.04 36 400 7330 -23.3 -26.9 72 3.6 -24.1 255 63 324.7 324.9 291.3 328.4 1.06 37 387 7571 -24.7 -28.5 71 3.8 -25.5 255 64 326.0 326.1 291.5 329.3 0.94 38 369 7915 -27.5 -32.5 62 5.0 -28.3 254 67 326.7 326.8 291.5 329.2 0.68 39 313 9077 -36.1 -43.1 48 7.0 -36.7 250 79 330.5 330.5 292.1 331.5 0.27 40 300 9370 -38.7 -45.7 48 7.0 -39.2 250 78 330.8 330.9 292.2 331.6 0.21 41 273 10013 -44.7 -52.7 40 8.0 -45.1 259 75 331.2 331.2 292.2 331.6 0.11 42 250 10600 -48.7 -56.7 39 8.0 -49.0 255 96 333.7 333.7 292.8 334.0 0.07 43 200 12020 -60.1 -69.1 30 9.0 -60.2 260 121 337.6 337.6 293.7 337.7 0.02 44 182 12603 -64.8 -72.9 32 8.1 -64.9 265 127 339.1 339.1 294.1 339.2 0.01 45 181 12637 -65.1 -73.1 32 8.0 -65.1 265 127 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.3 0.01 46 173 12912 -64.9 -72.9 32 8.0 -65.0 271 125 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.0 0.01 47 167 13129 -63.3 -72.3 28 9.0 -63.4 276 121 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.2 0.01 48 166 13166 -59.7 -69.7 26 10.0 -59.9 277 119 356.7 356.7 298.1 356.8 0.02 49 162 13320 -56.5 -67.5 24 11.0 -56.7 280 111 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.7 0.03 50 158 13479 -55.9 -66.9 24 11.0 -56.1 284 102 368.3 368.3 300.3 368.4 0.03 51 151 13768 -56.1 -69.1 18 13.0 -56.3 293 87 372.7 372.7 301.1 372.8 0.02 52 150 13810 -55.3 -68.3 18 13.0 -55.6 295 86 374.8 374.8 301.4 374.9 0.03 53 147 13939 -54.7 -69.7 14 15.0 -55.1 294 82 378.0 378.0 301.9 378.1 0.02 54 138 14341 -56.5 -83.5 2 27.0 -56.8 293 68 381.7 381.7 302.5 381.7 0.00 55 132 14621 -59.1 -90.1 1 31.0 -59.3 291 59 382.0 382.0 302.6 382.0 0.00 56 126 14912 -58.9 -89.9 1 31.0 -59.2 290 49 387.4 387.4 303.4 387.5 0.00 57 105 16034 -66.9 -95.9 1 29.0 -67.0 270 59 392.9 392.9 304.2 392.9 0.00 58 100 16330 -64.7 -94.7 1 30.0 -64.8 270 65 402.7 402.7 305.6 402.7 0.00 59 91 16909 -62.3 -92.3 1 30.0 -62.6 273 43 418.5 418.5 307.5 418.5 0.00 60 76 18011 -66.5 -95.5 1 29.0 -66.7 282 30 431.8 431.8 309.0 431.8 0.00 61 72 18339 -65.5 -94.5 1 29.0 -65.7 246 20 440.7 440.7 310.0 440.7 0.00 62 70 18510 -66.3 -95.3 1 29.0 -66.5 250 22 442.5 442.5 310.1 442.5 0.00 63 67 18775 -67.1 -96.1 1 29.0 -67.3 274 22 446.4 446.4 310.5 446.4 0.00 64 62 19247 -63.7 -93.7 1 30.0 -64.0 285 23 463.9 463.9 312.1 463.9 0.00 65 57 19764 -63.1 -93.1 1 30.0 -63.4 290 18 476.6 476.6 313.2 476.6 0.00 66 55 19986 -60.3 -91.3 1 31.0 -60.8 308 10 487.9 487.9 314.1 487.9 0.00 67 50 20580 -60.5 -91.5 1 31.0 -61.0 295 8 500.9 500.9 315.0 500.9 0.00 68 47 20967 -60.1 -91.1 1 31.0 -60.7 295 7 510.8 510.8 315.7 510.8 0.00 69 43 21525 -57.9 -89.9 1 32.0 -58.7 305 5 529.4 529.4 316.9 529.4 0.00 70 41 21825 -59.5 -90.5 1 31.0 -60.2 320 4 532.7 532.7 317.1 532.7 0.00 71 38 22306 -55.3 -87.3 1 32.0 -56.6 343 3 555.1 555.1 318.3 555.1 0.01 72 37 22477 -54.5 -87.5 1 33.0 -55.9 352 2 561.4 561.4 318.7 561.4 0.00 73 33 23208 -55.9 -87.9 1 32.0 -57.2 277 10 576.3 576.3 319.5 576.4 0.01 74 31 23609 -53.5 -86.5 1 33.0 -55.3 236 12 593.2 593.2 320.3 593.2 0.01 75 30 23820 -53.5 -86.5 1 33.0 -55.4 275 5 598.8 598.8 320.6 598.8 0.01 76 27 24496 -53.9 -86.9 1 33.0 -55.8 282 10 616.0 616.0 321.3 616.0 0.01 77 26 24739 -51.3 -84.3 1 33.0 -53.8 279 11 630.1 630.1 321.9 630.1 0.01 78 24 25257 -52.5 -85.5 1 33.0 -54.9 259 23 641.2 641.2 322.3 641.2 0.01 79 20 26440 -49.9 -83.9 1 34.0 -53.4 285 9 683.4 683.4 323.9 683.6 0.02 80 16 27916 -45.1 -80.1 1 35.0 -51.0 33 13 744.1 744.2 325.8 744.5 0.04 81 14 28811 -43.7 -79.7 1 36.0 -50.7 156 14 777.8 777.9 326.7 778.3 0.05 82 11 30428 -44.9 -79.9 1 35.0 -52.2 209 8 829.0 829.1 328.0 829.6 0.06 83 10 31070 -41.5 -77.5 1 36.0 -50.9 235 10 864.6 864.7 328.7 865.7 0.10 84 8.5 32182 -37.9 -75.9 1 38.0 -50.1 262 14 919.8 919.9 329.8 921.5 0.15 85 7.4 33136 -38.7 -75.7 1 37.0 -51.1 286 17 953.8 953.9 330.4 955.8 0.18 86 7.0 33520 -35.5 -73.5 1 38.0 -50.1 295 18 982.3 982.4 330.9 985.4 0.26 TRP 181 12637 -65.1 -73.1 32 8.0 -65.1 265 127 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.3 0.01 WND 182 12603 -64.8 -72.9 32 8.1 -64.9 265 127 339.1 339.1 294.1 339.2 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5571.00 m Freezing level: 690.00 mb = 3146.42 m = 10322.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 705.62 mb = 2966.58 m = 9732.77 ft Precipitable water: 1.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.54 % Est. max temperature: 21.08 C = 69.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 923.39 mb = 757.40 m = 2484.87 ft T: 8.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.06 C/km ThetaE index: 5.23 C Layer 905.0- 880.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 709.25 mb = 2925.19 m = 9596.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.74 C = 81.94 F Cap Strength: 10.64 C Lifted Index: 12.73 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 18.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.23 C Showalter Index: 8.11 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.70 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.10 C Cross Totals Index: 16.60 C K Index: 21.00 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 283.72 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.59 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 66175.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 12.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.46 mb = 1245.30 m = 4085.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.8 at 31.2 knts Storm direction: 256.8 at 23.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 2.7 tot: 9.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 321.1 neg: -52.2 tot: 268.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 89.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.8 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.15 Bulk Shear: 140.56 m/s