UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/09110812_upa.wxp Date: 12Z 8 NOV 09 Searching for KGYX... Searching the city database file for: KGYX ... Date:12Z 8 NOV 09 Station: KGYX WMO ident: 74389 Latitude: 43.90 Longitude: -70.25 Elevation: 125.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1002 125 4.2 0.5 77 3.7 2.6 225 4 277.2 277.9 275.6 288.0 3.95 1 1000 143 4.4 0.1 74 4.3 2.5 235 8 277.5 278.2 275.7 288.1 3.85 2 990 225 4.4 -0.6 70 5.0 2.2 250 15 278.3 279.0 275.9 288.6 3.69 3 958 494 8.8 0.8 57 8.0 5.1 284 21 285.4 286.2 280.2 297.4 4.23 4 937 678 10.4 2.4 58 8.0 6.4 295 21 288.9 289.7 282.5 302.8 4.85 5 925 785 10.0 3.0 62 7.0 6.5 295 21 289.5 290.4 283.1 304.2 5.13 6 883 1170 7.8 1.8 66 6.0 4.8 309 18 291.1 292.0 283.5 305.4 4.93 7 850 1483 5.0 1.2 76 3.8 3.2 310 21 291.4 292.3 283.6 305.6 4.91 8 819 1785 2.8 0.4 84 2.4 1.7 271 26 292.2 293.0 283.8 306.1 4.81 9 816 1815 3.2 0.8 84 2.4 2.0 267 27 292.9 293.8 284.3 307.3 4.97 10 811 1865 5.0 -1.0 65 6.0 2.2 266 27 295.3 296.1 284.7 308.3 4.38 11 795 2027 5.2 -4.8 48 10.0 0.8 268 28 297.2 297.8 284.3 307.3 3.36 12 787 2110 6.8 -12.2 24 19.0 -0.4 270 29 299.8 300.1 283.7 305.7 1.90 13 713 2911 0.2 -10.8 43 11.0 -4.0 287 40 301.1 301.5 284.7 308.4 2.35 14 700 3058 -0.9 -12.9 40 12.0 -5.2 285 43 301.5 301.9 284.5 307.8 2.02 15 658 3547 -4.7 -20.7 27 16.0 -9.2 281 42 302.6 302.8 283.9 306.2 1.12 16 633 3851 -6.5 -30.5 13 24.0 -11.7 281 45 303.9 304.0 283.6 305.5 0.48 17 620 4012 -6.7 -51.7 1 45.0 -12.8 283 47 305.5 305.5 283.7 305.7 0.05 18 613 4101 -6.9 -32.9 11 26.0 -12.3 283 48 306.2 306.3 284.4 307.6 0.39 19 604 4216 -8.1 -25.1 24 17.0 -12.3 284 50 306.2 306.3 284.9 308.9 0.82 20 570 4662 -12.1 -29.1 23 17.0 -15.7 291 52 306.6 306.7 284.8 308.6 0.60 21 547 4975 -13.9 -31.9 20 18.0 -17.3 296 54 308.1 308.2 285.2 309.7 0.48 22 530 5214 -15.7 -29.7 29 14.0 -18.4 299 59 308.7 308.8 285.6 310.8 0.61 23 520 5357 -16.7 -23.7 55 7.0 -18.3 301 62 309.2 309.4 286.3 312.8 1.09 24 500 5650 -19.1 -26.1 54 7.0 -20.5 305 68 309.8 309.9 286.3 312.8 0.91 25 497 5695 -19.5 -26.5 54 7.0 -21.0 305 68 309.8 310.0 286.3 312.8 0.88 26 493 5755 -19.7 -26.7 54 7.0 -21.1 304 68 310.3 310.4 286.5 313.2 0.87 27 484 5891 -19.5 -34.5 25 15.0 -22.0 302 67 312.2 312.2 286.6 313.6 0.42 28 478 5984 -19.1 -49.1 5 30.0 -22.4 301 67 313.8 313.8 286.8 314.1 0.09 29 474 6046 -17.9 -61.9 1 44.0 -21.7 301 67 316.0 316.0 287.5 316.1 0.02 30 427 6821 -20.9 -50.9 5 30.0 -24.1 297 71 321.8 321.8 289.4 322.1 0.08 31 400 7300 -24.1 -44.1 14 20.0 -26.5 295 73 323.7 323.7 290.1 324.4 0.19 32 397 7355 -24.5 -46.5 11 22.0 -26.9 296 74 323.8 323.9 290.1 324.4 0.15 33 358 8099 -31.3 -46.6 21 15.4 -32.6 300 81 324.5 324.5 290.3 325.1 0.16 34 345 8360 -33.7 -46.7 26 13.0 -34.8 299 79 324.6 324.7 290.3 325.3 0.17 35 300 9330 -39.7 -58.7 11 19.0 -40.5 295 70 329.4 329.4 291.6 329.6 0.05 36 293 9491 -40.5 -59.5 11 19.0 -41.3 296 69 330.5 330.5 291.9 330.7 0.04 37 277 9870 -44.1 -61.1 13 17.0 -44.7 299 68 330.7 330.7 291.9 330.8 0.04 38 263 10216 -46.1 -62.1 15 16.0 -46.6 302 66 332.7 332.7 292.4 332.8 0.03 39 250 10550 -49.3 -64.3 16 15.0 -49.7 305 65 332.8 332.8 292.5 332.9 0.03 40 231 11064 -54.1 -67.1 19 13.0 -54.3 308 65 333.1 333.1 292.6 333.2 0.02 41 210 11671 -58.5 -70.5 20 12.0 -58.6 310 60 335.4 335.4 293.2 335.5 0.01 42 203 11885 -56.7 -68.7 21 12.0 -56.9 315 56 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.6 0.02 43 200 11980 -56.9 -68.9 21 12.0 -57.1 310 51 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.7 0.02 44 189 12336 -57.9 -69.9 20 12.0 -58.0 297 44 346.6 346.6 295.9 346.7 0.02 45 186 12437 -57.1 -69.1 20 12.0 -57.3 293 42 349.5 349.5 296.5 349.6 0.02 46 177 12749 -58.3 -70.3 20 12.0 -58.5 282 35 352.5 352.5 297.2 352.6 0.02 47 167 13112 -60.5 -72.5 19 12.0 -60.6 283 43 354.8 354.8 297.7 354.8 0.01 48 157 13497 -59.7 -71.7 20 12.0 -59.9 286 49 362.5 362.5 299.2 362.5 0.02 49 150 13780 -61.1 -73.1 19 12.0 -61.3 290 44 364.8 364.8 299.7 364.9 0.01 50 141 14163 -62.9 -73.9 21 11.0 -63.0 297 49 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.01 51 139 14251 -62.5 -73.5 21 11.0 -62.6 299 50 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.5 0.01 52 137 14341 -60.9 -72.9 19 12.0 -61.0 300 51 374.8 374.8 301.4 374.8 0.01 53 132 14572 -59.9 -71.9 19 12.0 -60.1 295 48 380.5 380.5 302.3 380.6 0.02 54 131 14620 -58.7 -70.7 20 12.0 -58.9 294 47 383.5 383.5 302.8 383.6 0.02 55 110 15704 -64.3 -75.3 21 11.0 -64.4 285 38 392.6 392.6 304.2 392.7 0.01 56 106 15931 -62.7 -74.7 18 12.0 -62.9 293 32 399.9 399.9 305.2 399.9 0.01 57 100 16290 -63.1 -75.1 18 12.0 -63.3 305 21 405.8 405.8 306.0 405.9 0.01 58 90 16933 -67.5 -78.5 19 11.0 -67.6 289 33 409.5 409.5 306.5 409.5 0.01 59 86 17208 -66.1 -77.1 20 11.0 -66.2 287 31 417.6 417.6 307.4 417.7 0.01 60 75 18038 -66.7 -77.7 20 11.0 -66.8 294 25 433.1 433.1 309.1 433.1 0.01 61 71 18373 -63.7 -75.7 18 12.0 -63.9 315 26 446.3 446.3 310.5 446.4 0.02 62 70 18460 -63.9 -75.9 18 12.0 -64.1 320 23 447.7 447.7 310.7 447.8 0.02 63 64 19003 -66.1 -77.1 20 11.0 -66.2 315 18 454.5 454.5 311.3 454.6 0.02 64 58 19599 -64.1 -76.1 18 12.0 -64.4 283 9 472.0 472.0 312.8 472.1 0.02 65 50 20500 -65.5 -77.5 17 12.0 -65.7 330 17 489.1 489.1 314.2 489.3 0.02 66 47 20877 -65.1 -77.1 18 12.0 -65.4 333 20 498.8 498.8 314.9 499.0 0.02 67 44 21277 -66.7 -78.7 17 12.0 -67.0 352 18 504.4 504.4 315.2 504.5 0.02 68 40 21856 -65.1 -77.1 18 12.0 -65.4 342 13 522.4 522.4 316.5 522.5 0.03 69 39 22011 -63.1 -76.1 16 13.0 -63.5 341 11 531.2 531.2 317.0 531.4 0.03 70 37 22336 -62.1 -75.1 16 13.0 -62.6 325 13 541.9 541.9 317.6 542.1 0.04 71 30 23630 -62.9 -75.9 16 13.0 -63.4 315 23 573.2 573.2 319.3 573.5 0.04 72 29 23840 -61.5 -75.5 14 14.0 -62.2 318 28 582.6 582.6 319.8 582.9 0.05 73 25 24761 -62.3 -76.3 14 14.0 -63.0 342 33 605.6 605.6 320.9 605.9 0.05 74 20 26150 -59.9 -78.9 7 19.0 -61.2 10 29 652.8 652.8 322.8 653.1 0.04 75 18 26807 -60.9 -80.9 5 20.0 -62.1 340 47 669.6 669.7 323.4 669.9 0.03 76 17 27166 -57.1 -84.1 2 27.0 -59.1 350 32 692.9 692.9 324.2 693.0 0.02 77 16 27552 -54.9 -86.9 1 32.0 -57.6 350 35 712.2 712.2 324.8 712.3 0.01 78 15 27964 -55.7 -87.7 1 32.0 -58.3 350 38 722.8 722.8 325.1 722.9 0.01 79 14 28405 -54.1 -87.1 1 33.0 -57.2 331 33 742.6 742.6 325.7 742.7 0.01 80 12 29391 -55.7 -87.7 1 32.0 -58.7 333 31 770.4 770.4 326.5 770.5 0.01 81 10 30560 -53.1 -86.1 1 33.0 -57.4 315 28 821.3 821.3 327.8 821.5 0.02 82 9.7 30757 -52.3 -85.3 1 33.0 -57.0 831.5 831.5 328.0 831.8 0.03 83 8.6 31531 -54.7 -86.7 1 32.0 -58.9 851.3 851.3 328.4 851.5 0.02 84 7.8 32160 -52.1 -85.1 1 33.0 -57.6 885.8 885.9 329.1 886.2 0.04 TRP 210 11671 -58.5 -70.5 20 12.0 -58.6 310 60 335.4 335.4 293.2 335.5 0.01 WND 358 8099 -31.3 -46.6 21 15.4 -32.6 300 81 324.5 324.5 290.3 325.1 0.16 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5507.00 m Freezing level: 710.64 mb = 2937.59 m = 9637.63 ft Wetbulb zero: 789.92 mb = 2079.56 m = 6822.61 ft Precipitable water: 0.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.15 % Est. max temperature: 18.39 C = 65.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.34 mb = 595.73 m = 1954.47 ft T: 9.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.02 C/km ThetaE index: 2.89 C Layer 700.0- 620.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 673.09 mb = 3367.98 m = 11049.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.46 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.21 C = 84.58 F Cap Strength: 11.29 C Lifted Index: 11.29 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 22.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 9.69 C Showalter Index: 6.08 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.10 C Cross Totals Index: 20.30 C K Index: 13.30 Risk: None Sweat Index: 124.40 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.54 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 59.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 71121.02 J/kg Cap Strength: 11.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 858.01 mb = 1405.99 m = 4612.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 291.3 at 40.1 knts Storm direction: 321.3 at 30.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 4.9 tot: 10.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 255.8 neg: -37.2 tot: 218.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 72.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.5 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 0.83 Bulk Shear: 71.35 m/s