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 KIAD... Searching the city database file for: KIAD ... Date:1200Z 11 MAY 08 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 1000 98 7.0 6.4 96 0.6 6.7 0 0 280.1 281.2 279.8 296.7 6.03 1 987 204 9.2 8.5 95 0.7 8.8 75 9 283.4 284.6 282.5 302.9 7.06 2 985 220 10.4 9.4 94 1.0 9.9 87 11 284.8 286.1 283.7 305.7 7.53 3 978 279 13.4 7.4 67 6.0 10.1 128 16 288.4 289.5 284.2 307.1 6.61 4 967 372 14.0 2.0 44 12.0 8.0 141 18 289.9 290.7 282.6 303.1 4.57 5 925 737 11.2 0.2 47 11.0 5.9 125 21 290.8 291.5 282.5 302.9 4.19 6 899 974 9.2 -0.8 50 10.0 4.5 128 22 291.1 291.8 282.5 302.7 4.01 7 877 1179 7.8 -3.2 46 11.0 2.9 121 24 291.7 292.3 282.1 301.8 3.44 8 864 1302 6.6 -2.4 53 9.0 2.5 124 22 291.7 292.4 282.4 302.5 3.71 9 850 1436 5.6 -4.4 49 10.0 1.3 130 18 292.0 292.6 282.0 301.6 3.24 10 839 1542 4.8 -5.2 48 10.0 0.6 138 18 292.3 292.8 281.9 301.4 3.09 11 820 1729 4.8 -10.2 33 15.0 -0.9 152 18 294.2 294.6 281.6 300.7 2.14 12 806 1869 4.2 -7.8 41 12.0 -0.6 166 18 295.0 295.5 282.5 302.9 2.63 13 790 2032 3.6 -8.4 41 12.0 -1.2 190 17 296.1 296.5 282.9 303.8 2.56 14 784 2094 3.8 -11.2 32 15.0 -1.8 199 16 296.9 297.3 282.7 303.3 2.07 15 767 2272 5.0 -11.0 30 16.0 -1.2 205 17 300.1 300.5 284.1 306.7 2.15 16 761 2336 5.8 -15.2 20 21.0 -1.7 205 18 301.6 301.9 284.0 306.5 1.54 17 739 2575 4.6 -18.4 17 23.0 -3.0 192 17 302.8 303.1 284.1 306.8 1.21 18 727 2709 5.2 -21.8 12 27.0 -3.3 178 15 304.9 305.1 284.5 308.0 0.92 19 700 3016 2.4 -23.6 13 26.0 -5.2 175 21 305.1 305.3 284.5 307.8 0.81 20 612 4084 -6.1 -29.1 14 23.0 -11.4 210 13 307.3 307.4 285.0 309.2 0.56 21 565 4707 -8.9 -26.9 22 18.0 -13.3 230 21 311.1 311.3 286.6 313.7 0.75 22 539 5069 -11.9 -29.9 21 18.0 -15.7 244 24 311.8 311.9 286.6 313.8 0.59 23 523 5299 -13.5 -25.5 36 12.0 -16.4 246 23 312.5 312.7 287.3 315.7 0.92 24 508 5520 -15.1 -27.1 35 12.0 -17.8 239 20 313.2 313.4 287.4 316.0 0.82 25 505 5565 -15.5 -22.5 55 7.0 -17.3 238 20 313.2 313.5 287.9 317.4 1.24 26 501 5625 -16.1 -22.1 60 6.0 -17.6 236 19 313.2 313.5 287.9 317.6 1.30 27 500 5640 -16.1 -22.1 60 6.0 -17.6 235 19 313.4 313.7 288.0 317.8 1.30 28 495 5716 -16.9 -23.9 55 7.0 -18.6 236 21 313.3 313.5 287.8 317.1 1.12 29 492 5761 -17.3 -22.3 65 5.0 -18.6 236 22 313.4 313.6 288.0 317.7 1.30 30 485 5869 -17.9 -22.9 65 5.0 -19.1 237 25 313.9 314.2 288.1 318.1 1.25 31 472 6072 -18.3 -21.9 73 3.6 -19.2 240 31 315.9 316.2 288.9 320.6 1.40 32 444 6527 -20.7 -25.7 64 5.0 -21.8 241 34 318.4 318.6 289.4 322.1 1.06 33 426 6831 -23.5 -26.1 79 2.6 -24.1 245 34 318.7 318.9 289.5 322.3 1.07 34 419 6953 -24.1 -26.9 78 2.8 -24.6 246 33 319.4 319.6 289.6 322.9 1.01 35 411 7093 -24.9 -29.9 63 5.0 -25.8 248 33 320.1 320.3 289.6 322.9 0.78 36 400 7290 -26.5 -31.5 63 5.0 -27.3 250 33 320.5 320.7 289.6 323.0 0.69 37 382 7621 -28.7 -34.7 56 6.0 -29.6 265 36 321.9 322.0 289.9 323.8 0.53 38 332 8607 -37.3 -42.3 60 5.0 -37.7 275 48 323.3 323.3 290.0 324.3 0.28 39 300 9300 -42.3 -48.3 52 6.0 -42.6 275 68 325.7 325.8 290.7 326.4 0.16 40 288 9573 -44.3 -50.3 51 6.0 -44.6 273 74 326.7 326.7 290.9 327.2 0.13 41 253 10423 -52.1 -59.1 43 7.0 -52.3 266 93 327.5 327.5 291.0 327.7 0.05 42 250 10500 -52.5 -59.5 43 7.0 -52.7 265 95 328.0 328.0 291.2 328.2 0.05 43 200 11920 -60.9 -67.9 39 7.0 -61.0 265 140 336.3 336.3 293.4 336.4 0.02 44 197 12014 -61.6 -68.6 39 7.0 -61.6 265 141 336.7 336.7 293.5 336.8 0.02 45 192 12172 -62.7 -69.7 38 7.0 -62.8 265 136 337.4 337.4 293.7 337.5 0.02 46 185 12401 -61.9 -68.9 39 7.0 -62.0 272 120 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.4 0.02 47 182 12502 -59.9 -66.9 40 7.0 -60.0 276 113 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.3 0.03 48 178 12642 -55.7 -63.7 36 8.0 -55.9 280 104 356.2 356.2 298.0 356.4 0.04 49 175 12750 -55.1 -63.1 36 8.0 -55.3 283 96 359.0 359.0 298.5 359.2 0.05 50 167 13047 -56.3 -65.3 31 9.0 -56.5 289 82 361.8 361.8 299.1 362.0 0.04 51 152 13638 -60.5 -69.5 30 9.0 -60.6 288 59 364.5 364.5 299.6 364.6 0.02 52 150 13720 -59.7 -69.7 26 10.0 -59.9 285 56 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.3 0.02 53 145 13933 -58.5 -68.5 27 10.0 -58.7 278 60 372.9 372.9 301.1 373.0 0.03 54 137 14290 -59.3 -69.3 26 10.0 -59.5 282 58 377.6 377.6 301.9 377.7 0.02 55 136 14336 -58.3 -69.3 23 11.0 -58.5 284 57 380.1 380.1 302.3 380.3 0.02 56 130 14621 -57.5 -68.5 23 11.0 -57.8 291 54 386.5 386.5 303.3 386.7 0.03 57 129 14670 -56.5 -68.5 21 12.0 -56.8 293 53 389.2 389.2 303.7 389.3 0.03 58 114 15450 -59.9 -71.9 19 12.0 -60.1 280 58 396.8 396.8 304.8 396.9 0.02 59 111 15617 -58.7 -71.7 17 13.0 -59.0 276 65 402.1 402.1 305.5 402.2 0.02 60 100 16270 -61.1 -74.1 16 13.0 -61.3 285 53 409.7 409.7 306.5 409.8 0.02 61 98 16395 -60.1 -73.1 17 13.0 -60.3 286 54 414.0 414.0 307.0 414.1 0.02 62 92 16785 -62.3 -75.3 16 13.0 -62.5 289 54 417.2 417.2 307.4 417.3 0.02 63 90 16921 -59.5 -73.5 15 14.0 -59.8 285 43 425.4 425.4 308.3 425.5 0.02 64 80 17653 -60.1 -75.1 12 15.0 -60.4 279 39 438.7 438.7 309.7 438.8 0.02 65 77 17890 -61.7 -75.7 14 14.0 -62.0 287 40 440.2 440.2 309.9 440.3 0.02 66 74 18136 -59.9 -74.9 12 15.0 -60.3 298 34 449.0 449.0 310.8 449.2 0.02 67 70 18480 -61.7 -76.7 12 15.0 -62.0 285 26 452.4 452.4 311.1 452.5 0.02 68 69 18569 -62.1 -77.1 12 15.0 -62.4 293 20 453.4 453.4 311.2 453.5 0.02 69 60 19439 -59.9 -76.9 9 17.0 -60.3 266 22 476.8 476.8 313.2 476.9 0.02 70 57 19758 -60.9 -77.9 9 17.0 -61.3 283 20 481.6 481.6 313.6 481.7 0.02 71 53 20214 -58.1 -79.1 5 21.0 -58.7 297 13 498.2 498.2 314.8 498.3 0.01 72 50 20580 -59.9 -80.9 5 21.0 -60.4 235 12 502.3 502.3 315.1 502.4 0.01 73 49 20706 -59.9 -80.9 5 21.0 -60.4 248 11 505.2 505.2 315.3 505.3 0.01 74 47 20968 -57.9 -82.9 3 25.0 -58.7 280 9 516.1 516.1 316.1 516.1 0.01 75 44 21383 -58.5 -84.5 2 26.0 -59.3 322 5 524.4 524.5 316.6 524.5 0.01 76 39 22147 -55.5 -87.5 1 32.0 -56.7 282 8 550.4 550.4 318.1 550.5 0.00 77 36 22658 -55.7 -87.7 1 32.0 -57.0 255 9 562.7 562.7 318.8 562.7 0.00 78 35 22838 -53.7 -86.7 1 33.0 -55.3 246 10 572.4 572.4 319.3 572.5 0.01 79 30 23830 -53.3 -86.3 1 33.0 -55.2 305 5 599.3 599.3 320.6 599.4 0.01 80 23 25549 -52.5 -85.5 1 33.0 -55.0 263 11 649.0 649.0 322.6 649.1 0.01 81 20 26460 -49.7 -83.7 1 34.0 -53.2 240 7 684.0 684.1 323.9 684.2 0.02 82 19 26797 -50.3 -84.3 1 34.0 -53.8 354 0 692.3 692.3 324.2 692.4 0.02 83 15 28364 -45.7 -80.7 1 35.0 -51.5 280 8 756.0 756.0 326.1 756.4 0.04 84 10 31110 -39.7 -76.7 1 37.0 -50.1 255 12 871.4 871.4 328.9 872.5 0.11 TRP 192 12172 -62.7 -69.7 38 7.0 -62.8 265 136 337.4 337.4 293.7 337.5 0.02 WND 197 12014 -61.6 -68.6 39 7.0 -61.6 265 141 336.7 336.7 293.5 336.8 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5542.00 m Freezing level: 675.15 mb = 3317.67 m = 10884.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 831.45 mb = 1615.95 m = 5301.60 ft Precipitable water: 0.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 30.56 % Est. max temperature: 18.86 C = 65.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 990.89 mb = 171.99 m = 564.27 ft T: 8.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.05 C/km ThetaE index: 5.27 C Layer 967.0- 864.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 648.70 mb = 3621.33 m = 11880.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.26 C = 91.86 F Cap Strength: 10.92 C Lifted Index: 10.77 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 16.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 10.11 C Showalter Index: 11.77 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 33.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.70 C Cross Totals Index: 11.70 C K Index: -8.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 55.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.44 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 33.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 63501.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 832.19 mb = 1608.69 m = 5277.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 192.5 at 18.8 knts Storm direction: 222.5 at 14.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 2.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 187.2 neg: -47.8 tot: 139.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.34 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.5 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 1.00 Bulk Shear: 33.59 m/s