UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.50-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/09070412_upa.wxp Date: 12Z 4 JUL 09 Searching for KGYX... Searching the city database file for: KGYX ... Date:12Z 4 JUL 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 46 0 0 SFC 991 125 14.4 14.4 100 0.0 14.4 0 0 288.3 290.1 287.9 317.5 10.46 2 975 262 13.4 13.4 100 0.0 13.4 284 11 288.6 290.4 287.6 316.5 9.95 3 960 392 14.4 14.3 99 0.1 14.4 263 15 290.9 292.8 289.1 321.2 10.73 4 932 642 13.8 10.6 81 3.2 11.9 272 15 292.8 294.3 287.9 317.5 8.64 5 925 705 13.6 10.2 80 3.4 11.6 275 16 293.2 294.7 287.9 317.5 8.47 6 914 806 13.4 10.2 81 3.2 11.5 285 16 294.0 295.6 288.3 318.7 8.57 7 893 1002 14.0 10.1 77 3.9 11.6 294 16 296.6 298.2 289.3 321.9 8.72 8 875 1174 13.2 9.5 78 3.7 11.0 291 16 297.5 299.0 289.5 322.4 8.55 9 850 1418 11.4 8.2 81 3.2 9.5 280 15 298.1 299.5 289.2 321.6 8.05 10 797 1953 7.2 6.7 97 0.5 6.9 264 16 299.1 300.6 289.3 321.9 7.74 11 783 2099 7.2 5.6 90 1.6 6.3 269 19 300.7 302.0 289.5 322.3 7.30 12 725 2729 3.6 1.4 86 2.2 2.5 275 20 303.4 304.5 289.0 321.1 5.85 13 700 3013 1.4 -0.0 90 1.4 0.7 280 20 304.0 305.0 288.9 320.6 5.47 14 675 3304 -0.7 -1.3 96 0.6 -1.0 280 20 304.9 305.8 288.9 320.6 5.16 15 623 3941 -3.9 -4.6 95 0.7 -4.2 276 23 308.3 309.1 289.3 321.8 4.36 16 566 4691 -8.7 -11.8 78 3.1 -9.9 263 22 311.2 311.7 288.7 320.0 2.74 17 528 5225 -12.3 -15.4 78 3.1 -13.3 254 26 313.1 313.5 288.8 320.3 2.18 18 500 5640 -14.5 -18.9 69 4.4 -15.8 255 22 315.4 315.7 289.0 321.1 1.72 19 482 5918 -16.1 -21.1 65 5.0 -17.4 261 21 316.7 317.0 289.3 321.7 1.47 20 407 7174 -25.5 -30.5 63 5.0 -26.4 248 20 320.3 320.4 289.6 322.9 0.74 21 400 7300 -26.5 -32.5 57 6.0 -27.5 250 21 320.5 320.7 289.6 322.8 0.62 22 376 7744 -29.5 -37.5 46 8.0 -30.5 249 14 322.3 322.4 289.9 323.8 0.40 23 315 8979 -40.5 -49.5 37 9.0 -41.0 257 9 323.7 323.8 290.0 324.2 0.13 24 300 9310 -43.3 -53.3 32 10.0 -43.7 265 12 324.3 324.3 290.2 324.7 0.09 25 250 10500 -53.9 -62.9 32 9.0 -54.1 255 19 325.9 325.9 290.6 326.1 0.03 26 246 10604 -54.7 -63.7 32 9.0 -54.9 255 20 326.2 326.3 290.7 326.4 0.03 27 242 10709 -54.3 -63.3 32 9.0 -54.5 261 26 328.4 328.4 291.3 328.5 0.03 28 238 10817 -51.3 -61.3 29 10.0 -51.5 262 26 334.5 334.5 293.0 334.6 0.04 29 235 10900 -50.3 -60.3 30 10.0 -50.6 264 27 337.2 337.2 293.7 337.4 0.05 30 228 11097 -50.7 -61.7 26 11.0 -51.0 267 27 339.5 339.5 294.3 339.7 0.04 31 223 11242 -49.9 -61.9 23 12.0 -50.3 269 27 342.9 342.9 295.1 343.1 0.04 32 216 11452 -47.9 -61.9 18 14.0 -48.4 273 28 349.1 349.2 296.5 349.3 0.04 33 211 11607 -48.7 -63.7 16 15.0 -49.1 274 28 350.2 350.3 296.7 350.4 0.03 34 206 11765 -48.1 -64.1 14 16.0 -48.6 268 28 353.6 353.6 297.4 353.7 0.03 35 202 11894 -48.9 -65.9 12 17.0 -49.4 263 28 354.3 354.3 297.6 354.4 0.03 36 200 11960 -47.9 -65.9 11 18.0 -48.4 260 28 356.9 356.9 298.1 357.0 0.03 37 197 12060 -47.5 -67.5 8 20.0 -48.1 259 27 359.1 359.1 298.5 359.2 0.02 38 179 12696 -46.1 -81.1 1 35.0 -46.9 256 23 371.4 371.4 300.8 371.4 0.00 39 162 13356 -49.3 -83.3 1 34.0 -50.0 265 25 376.7 376.7 301.7 376.7 0.00 40 154 13688 -50.3 -84.3 1 34.0 -50.9 272 26 380.5 380.5 302.3 380.5 0.00 41 151 13816 -49.7 -83.7 1 34.0 -50.4 274 27 383.7 383.7 302.8 383.7 0.00 42 150 13860 -49.9 -83.9 1 34.0 -50.5 275 27 384.1 384.1 302.9 384.1 0.00 43 130 14787 -53.5 -86.5 1 33.0 -54.0 276 33 393.7 393.7 304.3 393.7 0.00 44 120 15302 -52.9 -85.9 1 33.0 -53.5 274 29 403.9 403.9 305.7 403.9 0.00 45 111 15803 -54.1 -87.1 1 33.0 -54.6 294 12 410.8 410.8 306.6 410.8 0.00 46 108 15979 -53.9 -86.9 1 33.0 -54.5 286 12 414.4 414.4 307.0 414.4 0.00 47 104 16220 -55.5 -87.5 1 32.0 -56.0 278 15 415.8 415.8 307.2 415.8 0.00 48 100 16470 -55.5 -87.5 1 32.0 -56.0 270 18 420.5 420.5 307.7 420.5 0.00 49 95 16797 -54.1 -87.1 1 33.0 -54.7 271 17 429.5 429.5 308.8 429.5 0.00 50 85 17505 -56.5 -88.5 1 32.0 -57.1 273 14 438.5 438.5 309.7 438.5 0.00 51 80 17891 -54.1 -87.1 1 33.0 -54.8 274 13 451.1 451.1 311.0 451.1 0.00 52 71 18650 -56.9 -88.9 1 32.0 -57.5 311 5 460.8 460.8 311.8 460.8 0.00 53 70 18740 -56.5 -88.5 1 32.0 -57.1 290 6 463.5 463.5 312.1 463.5 0.00 54 65 19212 -55.3 -87.3 1 32.0 -56.1 332 7 476.1 476.1 313.1 476.1 0.00 55 55 20274 -56.7 -88.7 1 32.0 -57.5 67 11 496.2 496.2 314.7 496.2 0.00 56 50 20880 -55.9 -87.9 1 32.0 -56.8 140 11 511.7 511.7 315.8 511.8 0.00 57 49 21008 -55.9 -87.9 1 32.0 -56.8 123 11 514.7 514.7 315.9 514.7 0.00 58 47 21275 -53.9 -86.9 1 33.0 -55.1 88 11 525.7 525.7 316.6 525.7 0.00 59 44 21697 -54.7 -86.7 1 32.0 -55.9 121 17 533.7 533.7 317.2 533.8 0.00 60 40 22310 -52.3 -85.3 1 33.0 -53.9 129 13 554.5 554.5 318.3 554.5 0.01 61 35 23171 -53.3 -86.3 1 33.0 -54.9 112 5 573.5 573.5 319.3 573.5 0.01 62 30 24170 -50.5 -84.5 1 34.0 -52.9 40 12 607.0 607.0 320.9 607.0 0.01 63 29 24392 -50.3 -84.3 1 34.0 -52.9 55 18 613.4 613.4 321.2 613.5 0.01 64 28 24622 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -53.9 56 18 616.3 616.3 321.3 616.4 0.01 65 21 26507 -49.3 -83.3 1 34.0 -52.9 76 26 675.8 675.8 323.6 675.9 0.02 66 20 26830 -46.5 -81.5 1 35.0 -51.1 95 27 693.8 693.9 324.3 694.1 0.03 67 18 27533 -44.9 -79.9 1 35.0 -50.4 89 29 720.1 720.1 325.1 720.4 0.04 68 17 27916 -44.9 -79.9 1 35.0 -50.6 95 21 732.0 732.0 325.4 732.3 0.04 69 15 28758 -42.3 -78.3 1 36.0 -49.6 90 21 767.3 767.3 326.4 767.8 0.06 70 11 30875 -38.5 -75.5 1 37.0 -49.1 90 24 852.3 852.3 328.5 853.6 0.12 71 10 31530 -38.9 -75.9 1 37.0 -49.7 90 25 874.3 874.4 329.0 875.7 0.13 72 9.7 31739 -38.1 -76.1 1 38.0 -49.5 885.0 885.1 329.1 886.4 0.13 TRP 246 10604 -54.7 -63.7 32 9.0 -54.9 255 20 326.2 326.3 290.7 326.4 0.03 WND P: 991.0 H: 125 T: 18.3 Td: 12.8 Dir: 0 Spd: 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5594.00 m Freezing level: 683.33 mb = 3207.27 m = 10522.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 689.88 mb = 3129.72 m = 10267.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.33 % Est. max temperature: 24.35 C = 75.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 991.15 mb = 123.70 m = 405.85 ft T: -9999.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.05 C/km ThetaE index: 3.76 C Layer 932.0- 925.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 834.47 mb = 1571.09 m = 5154.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.48 C = 76.06 F Cap Strength: 3.42 C Lifted Index: 2.47 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.44 C Showalter Index: 1.01 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 48.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.90 C Cross Totals Index: 22.70 C K Index: 32.70 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 150.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.16 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 30.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 56928.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.70 mb = 808.82 m = 2653.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 269.8 at 19.5 knts Storm direction: 299.8 at 14.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 3.6 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 121.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 46.9 neg: -9.4 tot: 37.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 4.26 Bulk Shear: 7.15 m/s