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 KIAD... Searching the city database file for: KIAD ... Date:12Z 4 JUL 09 Station: KIAD WMO ident: 72403 Latitude: 38.95 Longitude: -77.45 Elevation: 98.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1005 98 17.6 11.6 68 6.0 14.0 275 2 290.3 291.8 286.9 314.6 8.56 1 1000 132 18.0 12.0 68 6.0 14.3 275 5 291.1 292.7 287.5 316.2 8.84 2 991 210 17.8 13.4 75 4.4 15.1 277 8 291.7 293.4 288.6 319.5 9.79 3 985 262 19.2 14.7 75 4.5 16.3 279 9 293.6 295.5 290.0 324.3 10.73 4 981 297 19.2 14.4 74 4.8 16.1 280 11 294.0 295.8 290.0 324.2 10.57 5 928 772 15.4 13.2 87 2.2 14.0 308 23 294.8 296.6 290.1 324.4 10.33 6 925 800 15.4 13.0 86 2.4 13.9 310 23 295.1 296.9 290.1 324.5 10.22 7 870 1317 11.4 8.3 81 3.1 9.6 323 24 296.1 297.5 288.5 319.1 7.92 8 850 1511 10.0 8.5 90 1.5 9.1 320 25 296.6 298.1 288.9 320.5 8.22 9 826 1748 8.2 7.6 96 0.6 7.9 316 24 297.2 298.6 288.8 320.4 7.95 10 784 2178 5.8 4.5 91 1.3 5.1 302 23 299.1 300.3 288.4 319.0 6.75 11 782 2198 6.0 4.7 91 1.3 5.3 303 23 299.5 300.7 288.6 319.8 6.86 12 776 2262 6.4 0.4 65 6.0 3.4 306 21 300.6 301.5 287.3 315.8 5.08 13 771 2315 6.6 -2.4 53 9.0 2.3 309 20 301.4 302.1 286.7 313.9 4.16 14 767 2357 7.6 -6.4 36 14.0 1.4 311 20 302.9 303.4 286.2 312.4 3.08 15 752 2520 7.6 -11.4 25 19.0 -0.0 308 19 304.6 305.0 285.8 311.3 2.12 16 748 2564 8.6 -21.4 10 30.0 -1.3 305 19 306.1 306.3 285.0 309.2 0.92 17 743 2620 9.0 -24.0 8 33.0 -1.4 300 19 307.2 307.3 285.2 309.7 0.74 18 700 3110 5.0 -22.0 12 27.0 -3.6 310 16 308.0 308.2 285.7 311.1 0.94 19 696 3157 4.8 -21.2 13 26.0 -3.6 310 17 308.3 308.5 285.9 311.7 1.01 20 652 3688 4.0 -33.0 5 37.0 -5.4 310 32 313.2 313.3 286.9 314.5 0.36 21 522 5457 -8.1 -41.1 5 33.0 -14.1 294 38 319.2 319.2 288.7 320.0 0.20 22 500 5790 -10.3 -37.3 9 27.0 -15.5 290 39 320.5 320.5 289.2 321.6 0.31 23 494 5883 -10.7 -29.7 19 19.0 -15.2 290 39 321.1 321.2 289.8 323.4 0.66 24 470 6263 -13.3 -33.3 17 20.0 -17.4 292 41 322.5 322.6 290.0 324.3 0.49 25 465 6344 -13.9 -29.9 25 16.0 -17.5 293 41 322.7 322.9 290.3 325.2 0.69 26 453 6542 -15.5 -29.5 29 14.0 -18.6 296 42 323.1 323.3 290.5 325.8 0.73 27 425 7020 -18.1 -33.1 26 15.0 -21.0 303 44 325.8 325.9 291.1 327.8 0.55 28 419 7126 -18.5 -40.5 13 22.0 -22.0 305 44 326.6 326.6 291.0 327.6 0.27 29 400 7470 -20.9 -37.9 20 17.0 -23.7 310 46 327.8 327.9 291.5 329.2 0.36 30 384 7770 -22.7 -36.7 27 14.0 -25.0 310 50 329.3 329.4 292.0 330.9 0.43 31 342 8605 -30.3 -39.3 41 9.0 -31.4 313 53 330.1 330.1 292.1 331.5 0.37 32 303 9452 -37.5 -45.5 43 8.0 -38.1 319 56 331.6 331.6 292.4 332.4 0.22 33 300 9520 -38.1 -47.1 38 9.0 -38.8 320 56 331.7 331.7 292.4 332.4 0.18 34 270 10237 -44.1 -55.1 28 11.0 -44.6 320 59 333.1 333.1 292.6 333.4 0.08 35 250 10750 -48.1 -60.1 24 12.0 -48.5 320 62 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.7 0.05 36 244 10909 -49.9 -61.9 23 12.0 -50.2 320 62 334.2 334.2 292.9 334.4 0.04 37 222 11521 -53.5 -64.5 25 11.0 -53.7 320 61 337.8 337.8 293.8 337.9 0.03 38 211 11847 -55.1 -66.1 24 11.0 -55.3 320 61 340.3 340.3 294.4 340.4 0.02 39 209 11908 -53.9 -64.9 25 11.0 -54.1 319 61 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.2 0.03 40 200 12190 -53.7 -65.7 22 12.0 -53.9 315 61 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.8 0.03 41 197 12287 -53.9 -65.9 22 12.0 -54.2 313 63 348.9 348.9 296.4 349.0 0.03 42 195 12353 -52.5 -64.5 22 12.0 -52.8 312 64 352.2 352.2 297.1 352.3 0.03 43 192 12454 -53.3 -65.3 22 12.0 -53.6 311 65 352.5 352.5 297.2 352.6 0.03 44 190 12521 -53.0 -65.4 21 12.3 -53.3 310 66 353.9 353.9 297.5 354.1 0.03 45 186 12659 -52.5 -65.5 19 13.0 -52.8 308 63 357.0 357.0 298.1 357.1 0.03 46 179 12907 -54.1 -67.1 19 13.0 -54.4 305 59 358.3 358.3 298.4 358.4 0.03 47 170 13239 -53.3 -66.3 19 13.0 -53.6 301 52 364.9 364.9 299.7 365.1 0.03 48 162 13549 -54.1 -67.1 19 13.0 -54.4 297 46 368.7 368.7 300.4 368.8 0.03 49 150 14040 -57.9 -70.9 17 13.0 -58.1 285 45 370.3 370.3 300.7 370.4 0.02 50 140 14471 -61.5 -73.5 19 12.0 -61.6 289 51 371.4 371.4 300.8 371.4 0.01 51 136 14651 -60.5 -72.5 19 12.0 -60.7 301 51 376.2 376.3 301.6 376.3 0.02 52 131 14883 -61.3 -73.3 19 12.0 -61.4 308 44 378.9 378.9 302.1 378.9 0.01 53 124 15224 -61.1 -73.1 19 12.0 -61.3 319 33 385.2 385.2 303.1 385.3 0.02 54 113 15797 -63.5 -75.5 18 12.0 -63.6 302 16 391.1 391.1 304.0 391.2 0.01 55 111 15907 -62.1 -74.1 19 12.0 -62.3 294 14 395.8 395.8 304.6 395.8 0.02 56 109 16020 -61.7 -73.7 19 12.0 -61.9 293 15 398.6 398.6 305.0 398.6 0.02 57 105 16250 -63.3 -75.3 18 12.0 -63.4 289 16 399.8 399.8 305.2 399.9 0.01 58 100 16550 -63.1 -75.1 18 12.0 -63.3 285 18 405.8 405.8 306.0 405.9 0.01 59 95 16866 -62.7 -74.7 18 12.0 -62.9 292 19 412.6 412.6 306.9 412.7 0.02 60 84 17620 -65.5 -76.5 20 11.0 -65.7 308 20 421.7 421.7 307.9 421.8 0.01 61 82 17768 -62.9 -74.9 18 12.0 -63.1 311 21 429.9 429.9 308.9 430.0 0.02 62 78 18077 -62.3 -74.3 19 12.0 -62.6 315 15 437.4 437.4 309.6 437.5 0.02 63 75 18320 -60.3 -73.3 17 13.0 -60.6 319 3 446.5 446.5 310.6 446.6 0.03 64 70 18750 -60.9 -73.9 16 13.0 -61.2 5 6 454.1 454.1 311.3 454.2 0.02 65 65 19208 -61.3 -74.3 16 13.0 -61.6 356 1 463.0 463.0 312.0 463.1 0.02 66 60 19705 -59.3 -73.3 15 14.0 -59.7 45 13 478.1 478.2 313.3 478.3 0.03 67 57 20027 -57.1 -72.1 13 15.0 -57.7 77 20 490.2 490.2 314.2 490.4 0.04 68 50 20850 -58.9 -74.9 11 16.0 -59.5 105 14 504.7 504.7 315.3 504.9 0.03 69 48 21108 -57.9 -73.9 11 16.0 -58.6 104 11 513.0 513.0 315.8 513.2 0.04 70 43 21802 -58.3 -75.3 10 17.0 -59.0 82 15 528.4 528.4 316.8 528.6 0.03 71 41 22105 -55.9 -74.9 8 19.0 -56.9 76 22 541.6 541.6 317.6 541.9 0.04 72 36 22935 -55.7 -77.7 5 22.0 -56.9 98 20 562.7 562.7 318.8 562.9 0.03 73 30 24110 -51.3 -84.3 1 33.0 -53.6 95 19 604.8 604.8 320.8 604.9 0.01 74 28 24557 -52.1 -85.1 1 33.0 -54.4 64 18 614.6 614.6 321.3 614.7 0.01 75 27 24793 -49.3 -83.3 1 34.0 -52.2 55 17 628.9 628.9 321.9 629.0 0.01 76 23 25845 -48.3 -82.3 1 34.0 -52.0 70 19 661.4 661.4 323.1 661.5 0.02 77 22 26138 -46.3 -81.3 1 35.0 -50.7 82 21 675.8 675.8 323.6 676.0 0.02 78 20 26770 -46.9 -81.9 1 35.0 -51.4 70 21 692.6 692.6 324.2 692.8 0.02 79 18 27470 -45.7 -80.7 1 35.0 -50.9 62 22 717.6 717.6 325.0 717.9 0.03 80 16 28254 -46.3 -81.3 1 35.0 -51.7 59 23 740.2 740.2 325.7 740.5 0.03 81 14 29149 -42.3 -78.3 1 36.0 -49.9 84 26 782.6 782.6 326.8 783.2 0.06 82 10 31429 -41.3 -78.3 1 37.0 -50.8 102 25 865.4 865.4 328.7 866.3 0.09 TRP 211 11847 -55.1 -66.1 24 11.0 -55.3 320 61 340.3 340.3 294.4 340.4 0.02 WND 190 12521 -53.0 -65.4 21 12.3 -53.3 310 66 353.9 353.9 297.5 354.1 0.03 P:1005.0 H: 98 T: 21.3 Td: 14.1 Dir: 275 Spd: 2 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5658.00 m Freezing level: 609.02 mb = 4273.00 m = 14018.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 752.41 mb = 2515.73 m = 8253.61 ft Precipitable water: 0.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 37.21 % Est. max temperature: 23.77 C = 74.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 919.06 mb = 854.31 m = 2802.81 ft T: 14.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.71 C/km ThetaE index: 10.56 C Layer 776.0- 743.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 879.02 mb = 1229.81 m = 4034.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.21 C = 73.78 F Cap Strength: 5.56 C Lifted Index: 4.45 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.34 C Showalter Index: 5.79 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.10 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.30 C Cross Totals Index: 18.80 C K Index: 1.80 Risk: None Sweat Index: 191.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.37 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 27.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 25.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.10 mb = 992.64 m = 3256.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 849.10 mb = 1519.75 m = 4985.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 769.10 mb = 2334.97 m = 7660.58 ft B at Equ Level: 22.48 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 749.10 mb = 2552.13 m = 8373.02 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 305.1 at 27.4 knts Storm direction: 335.1 at 20.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 1.2 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 42.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 102.5 neg: -34.2 tot: 68.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.23 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 2.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.74 Bulk Shear: 36.72 m/s