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 KIAD... Searching the city database file for: KIAD ... Date:12Z 8 NOV 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 1012 98 2.0 1.1 94 0.9 1.6 0 0 274.2 274.9 274.2 285.3 4.09 1 1010 113 4.2 -0.1 74 4.3 2.4 338 1 276.6 277.2 275.0 286.9 3.75 2 1008 128 7.0 3.6 79 3.4 5.4 317 1 279.5 280.3 278.2 293.0 4.91 3 1000 190 8.6 4.7 76 3.9 6.6 230 4 281.8 282.7 279.8 296.6 5.35 4 999 198 9.2 5.2 76 4.0 7.2 231 4 282.4 283.4 280.4 297.8 5.55 5 991 266 16.2 8.2 59 8.0 11.7 243 6 290.1 291.3 285.2 309.7 6.89 6 988 292 17.6 7.6 52 10.0 11.9 248 7 291.8 292.9 285.6 310.8 6.63 7 973 422 16.8 3.8 42 13.0 9.9 267 9 292.2 293.1 284.2 307.2 5.16 8 937 742 15.0 2.0 41 13.0 8.3 300 19 293.6 294.4 284.3 307.3 4.72 9 925 851 14.2 2.2 44 12.0 8.0 305 24 293.8 294.7 284.5 308.0 4.85 10 906 1026 12.6 2.6 50 10.0 7.4 314 27 293.9 294.8 284.9 308.8 5.09 11 886 1213 11.0 6.3 73 4.7 8.4 320 26 294.2 295.4 286.6 313.7 6.77 12 850 1558 8.4 5.0 79 3.4 6.6 310 24 294.9 296.1 286.6 313.7 6.44 13 849 1568 8.4 5.0 79 3.4 6.6 310 24 295.0 296.2 286.6 313.8 6.45 14 845 1607 9.0 5.4 78 3.6 7.0 308 23 296.1 297.3 287.2 315.5 6.67 15 839 1666 11.6 0.6 47 11.0 6.0 306 21 299.4 300.3 286.6 313.7 4.76 16 836 1696 12.4 -0.6 41 13.0 5.9 305 20 300.6 301.4 286.6 313.8 4.38 17 830 1756 13.0 -2.0 35 15.0 5.6 303 19 301.8 302.5 286.7 313.9 3.98 18 812 1940 11.8 -8.2 24 20.0 3.1 300 18 302.4 302.9 285.4 310.3 2.53 19 798 2085 11.2 -6.8 28 18.0 3.1 300 19 303.3 303.8 286.1 312.2 2.87 20 783 2243 10.6 -10.4 22 21.0 1.8 300 19 304.3 304.7 285.8 311.3 2.21 21 700 3161 2.6 -12.4 32 15.0 -3.1 290 16 305.4 305.8 286.1 312.0 2.11 22 690 3277 1.6 -13.4 32 15.0 -4.0 292 18 305.5 305.9 285.9 311.8 1.97 23 639 3890 -1.3 -24.3 15 23.0 -7.8 300 24 309.0 309.2 285.9 311.8 0.84 24 615 4194 -2.7 -25.7 15 23.0 -8.9 300 26 310.8 310.9 286.5 313.4 0.77 25 582 4628 -5.5 -18.5 35 13.0 -9.6 297 29 312.5 312.8 287.9 317.5 1.53 26 554 5011 -8.9 -17.9 48 9.0 -11.8 299 31 312.9 313.2 288.2 318.4 1.69 27 546 5124 -9.1 -19.1 44 10.0 -12.2 303 33 313.9 314.2 288.5 319.1 1.55 28 541 5195 -9.1 -23.1 31 14.0 -13.0 305 34 314.8 315.0 288.2 318.5 1.10 29 527 5397 -10.5 -20.5 44 10.0 -13.5 312 36 315.5 315.7 288.8 320.2 1.42 30 500 5800 -11.7 -26.7 28 15.0 -15.4 300 34 318.8 318.9 289.3 321.8 0.86 31 494 5893 -12.3 -27.3 27 15.0 -15.9 302 34 319.1 319.3 289.3 322.0 0.82 32 458 6469 -16.7 -31.7 26 15.0 -19.7 309 36 320.6 320.7 289.6 322.7 0.59 33 435 6857 -18.3 -37.3 17 19.0 -21.5 300 33 323.4 323.4 290.2 324.7 0.36 34 400 7480 -23.7 -43.7 14 20.0 -26.1 290 27 324.2 324.2 290.3 324.9 0.20 35 371 8023 -28.9 -47.9 14 19.0 -30.6 314 27 324.3 324.4 290.2 324.9 0.14 36 341 8621 -32.5 -53.5 11 21.0 -34.0 310 29 327.4 327.4 291.0 327.7 0.08 37 300 9510 -39.5 -59.5 10 20.0 -40.4 295 35 329.7 329.7 291.7 329.9 0.04 38 271 10196 -45.5 -61.5 15 16.0 -46.0 301 42 330.7 330.7 291.9 330.9 0.04 39 250 10730 -48.5 -63.5 16 15.0 -48.9 305 48 334.0 334.0 292.8 334.1 0.03 40 239 11025 -50.1 -65.1 15 15.0 -50.4 305 49 335.9 335.9 293.3 336.0 0.03 41 225 11416 -53.1 -67.1 17 14.0 -53.4 305 50 337.1 337.1 293.6 337.2 0.02 42 215 11708 -54.5 -67.5 19 13.0 -54.7 305 51 339.4 339.4 294.2 339.5 0.02 43 208 11920 -54.7 -67.7 19 13.0 -54.9 305 51 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.4 0.02 44 200 12170 -56.5 -69.5 18 13.0 -56.7 305 52 343.3 343.3 295.1 343.4 0.02 45 198 12233 -56.9 -69.9 18 13.0 -57.1 305 53 343.6 343.6 295.2 343.7 0.02 46 181 12796 -59.3 -71.3 20 12.0 -59.5 300 66 348.7 348.7 296.4 348.7 0.01 47 179 12866 -59.2 -71.2 20 12.0 -59.4 300 66 349.9 349.9 296.6 349.9 0.01 48 175 13007 -59.1 -71.1 20 12.0 -59.3 301 64 352.4 352.4 297.1 352.4 0.01 49 162 13487 -60.9 -72.9 19 12.0 -61.0 303 58 357.2 357.2 298.1 357.3 0.01 50 150 13960 -63.9 -74.9 21 11.0 -64.0 305 52 360.0 360.0 298.7 360.0 0.01 51 127 14966 -70.3 -79.3 25 9.0 -70.4 285 51 366.0 366.0 299.8 366.0 0.01 52 119 15352 -70.5 -79.5 25 9.0 -70.5 285 53 372.5 372.5 301.0 372.5 0.01 53 111 15764 -72.1 -81.1 25 9.0 -72.2 285 41 377.0 377.0 301.8 377.0 0.01 54 110 15817 -71.9 -80.9 25 9.0 -71.9 284 41 378.4 378.4 302.0 378.4 0.01 55 100 16380 -71.7 -80.7 25 9.0 -71.8 275 41 389.2 389.2 303.7 389.2 0.01 56 93 16810 -71.3 -80.3 25 9.0 -71.3 285 40 398.1 398.1 304.9 398.2 0.01 57 91 16940 -67.5 -77.5 23 10.0 -67.6 285 33 408.2 408.2 306.3 408.2 0.01 58 88 17143 -65.7 -75.7 24 10.0 -65.8 276 24 415.7 415.7 307.2 415.8 0.01 59 77 17947 -70.7 -79.7 25 9.0 -70.8 283 27 421.5 421.5 307.9 421.5 0.01 60 73 18267 -67.3 -77.3 23 10.0 -67.4 294 15 435.2 435.2 309.4 435.2 0.01 61 70 18520 -67.5 -77.5 23 10.0 -67.6 265 10 440.0 440.0 309.9 440.1 0.01 62 68 18694 -68.1 -78.1 23 10.0 -68.2 308 12 442.3 442.3 310.1 442.4 0.01 63 66 18873 -66.5 -77.5 20 11.0 -66.7 312 12 449.6 449.6 310.8 449.7 0.02 64 60 19446 -67.7 -77.7 23 10.0 -67.8 288 11 459.4 459.4 311.7 459.5 0.02 65 59 19547 -66.3 -77.3 20 11.0 -66.5 283 10 464.7 464.7 312.2 464.8 0.02 66 50 20550 -65.1 -76.1 20 11.0 -65.4 300 7 490.1 490.1 314.2 490.2 0.02 67 48 20799 -65.7 -76.7 20 11.0 -66.0 279 10 494.4 494.4 314.5 494.5 0.02 68 42 21618 -61.7 -74.7 16 13.0 -62.1 280 19 523.6 523.6 316.5 523.8 0.04 69 35 22743 -63.5 -76.5 16 13.0 -64.0 355 17 546.9 546.9 317.9 547.1 0.03 70 33 23105 -62.5 -75.5 16 13.0 -63.0 13 15 558.8 558.8 318.6 559.1 0.04 71 31 23494 -59.1 -74.1 13 15.0 -60.0 331 9 578.1 578.1 319.6 578.5 0.05 72 30 23700 -59.3 -74.3 13 15.0 -60.2 305 5 583.0 583.0 319.8 583.4 0.05 73 25 24841 -59.7 -76.7 9 17.0 -60.7 352 13 613.0 613.1 321.2 613.4 0.04 74 23 25365 -57.5 -76.5 7 19.0 -58.9 1 15 634.3 634.3 322.1 634.7 0.05 75 20 26250 -56.3 -81.3 3 25.0 -58.2 15 27 663.8 663.9 323.2 664.1 0.03 76 18 26920 -55.7 -84.7 1 29.0 -57.9 15 24 686.0 686.1 324.0 686.2 0.02 77 17 27286 -53.1 -86.1 1 33.0 -56.1 15 23 705.7 705.7 324.6 705.8 0.01 78 14 28532 -55.3 -87.3 1 32.0 -58.1 336 8 738.5 738.5 325.6 738.6 0.01 79 13 29008 -52.3 -85.3 1 33.0 -56.2 337 7 764.7 764.7 326.3 764.9 0.02 80 12 29524 -53.5 -86.5 1 33.0 -57.2 5 14 778.2 778.2 326.7 778.3 0.02 81 11 30090 -48.7 -82.7 1 34.0 -54.4 0 19 815.2 815.3 327.6 815.6 0.04 82 10 30715 -49.5 -83.5 1 34.0 -55.2 356 24 834.8 834.8 328.1 835.1 0.04 TRP 111 15764 -72.1 -81.1 25 9.0 -72.2 285 41 377.0 377.0 301.8 377.0 0.01 WND 179 12866 -59.2 -71.2 20 12.0 -59.4 300 66 349.9 349.9 296.6 349.9 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5610.00 m Freezing level: 661.86 mb = 3615.37 m = 11861.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 752.40 mb = 2569.32 m = 8429.41 ft Precipitable water: 0.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 37.09 % Est. max temperature: 22.54 C = 72.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 997.97 mb = 206.92 m = 678.87 ft T: 10.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.42 C/km ThetaE index: 3.59 C Layer 973.0- 937.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 1010.00 mb = 113.05 m = 370.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 4.58 C = 40.25 F Cap Strength: 11.45 C Lifted Index: 13.36 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 17.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.91 C Showalter Index: 8.32 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 36.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.10 C Cross Totals Index: 16.70 C K Index: 10.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 142.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.73 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 49.82 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 47274.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 12.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 818.79 mb = 1869.96 m = 6134.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 302.6 at 23.3 knts Storm direction: 332.6 at 17.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 1.9 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 55.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 118.0 neg: -42.1 tot: 76.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 25.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.30 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 1.22 Bulk Shear: 40.96 m/s