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 KILX... Searching the city database file for: KILX ... Date:12Z 8 NOV 09 Station: KILX WMO ident: 74560 Latitude: 40.15 Longitude: -89.33 Elevation: 178.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 151 0 0 SFC 997 178 6.2 6.2 100 0.0 6.2 0 0 279.6 280.6 279.5 295.9 5.96 2 992 220 10.6 10.5 99 0.1 10.6 318 5 284.4 285.8 284.1 306.7 8.05 3 988 253 12.4 12.3 99 0.1 12.3 284 9 286.5 288.1 286.0 311.9 9.13 4 982 305 14.8 14.4 97 0.4 14.6 235 15 289.4 291.3 288.4 319.1 10.55 5 969 418 18.6 12.6 68 6.0 14.8 224 13 294.4 296.1 289.3 321.7 9.50 6 960 498 20.0 12.0 60 8.0 15.0 216 11 296.6 298.3 289.8 323.3 9.21 7 925 817 17.8 8.8 56 9.0 12.4 220 10 297.5 298.9 288.8 320.0 7.70 8 905 1003 16.0 8.0 59 8.0 11.3 236 10 297.5 298.9 288.5 319.3 7.45 9 850 1532 11.2 6.8 74 4.4 8.7 250 12 297.9 299.2 288.5 319.3 7.31 10 838 1650 10.4 6.8 78 3.6 8.3 230 12 298.3 299.6 288.8 320.0 7.41 11 827 1760 10.4 5.4 71 5.0 7.6 211 13 299.4 300.6 288.6 319.5 6.81 12 822 1811 11.4 1.4 50 10.0 6.2 203 13 301.0 301.9 287.6 316.4 5.15 13 818 1852 11.6 0.6 47 11.0 5.9 203 14 301.6 302.5 287.5 316.3 4.89 14 784 2207 12.8 -6.2 26 19.0 3.9 239 22 306.6 307.1 287.5 316.2 3.06 15 760 2468 12.0 -7.0 26 19.0 3.2 235 20 308.4 309.0 288.1 317.8 2.97 16 754 2534 11.8 -12.2 17 24.0 1.8 237 19 308.9 309.3 287.2 315.3 1.99 17 726 2849 9.6 -13.4 18 23.0 0.4 241 18 309.9 310.2 287.4 315.9 1.87 18 706 3080 7.4 -8.6 31 16.0 0.4 244 20 309.9 310.5 288.4 318.9 2.83 19 700 3150 7.0 -8.0 33 15.0 0.3 245 21 310.2 310.8 288.6 319.7 2.99 20 658 3655 2.6 -8.4 44 11.0 -2.1 250 24 310.8 311.4 288.9 320.6 3.08 21 643 3841 1.0 -9.0 47 10.0 -3.3 251 23 311.1 311.6 288.9 320.7 3.01 22 634 3954 0.0 -14.0 34 14.0 -5.3 252 23 311.2 311.6 288.0 317.8 2.04 23 597 4432 -4.3 -13.3 49 9.0 -7.7 256 23 311.6 312.0 288.4 319.0 2.30 24 588 4552 -5.1 -15.1 45 10.0 -8.6 257 24 312.0 312.4 288.3 318.6 2.01 25 585 4592 -5.1 -18.1 35 13.0 -9.4 257 24 312.5 312.8 288.0 317.7 1.57 26 555 5005 -7.3 -25.3 22 18.0 -12.1 261 25 314.6 314.8 287.9 317.6 0.88 27 543 5175 -8.5 -24.5 26 16.0 -12.8 262 24 315.2 315.3 288.2 318.5 0.97 28 530 5363 -9.7 -29.7 18 20.0 -14.3 263 23 315.9 316.0 288.1 318.1 0.61 29 517 5554 -11.1 -30.1 19 19.0 -15.3 264 22 316.5 316.6 288.3 318.6 0.61 30 500 5810 -13.5 -27.5 30 14.0 -16.7 265 21 316.6 316.7 288.5 319.4 0.80 31 453 6551 -19.9 -25.9 59 6.0 -21.2 255 29 317.6 317.8 289.1 321.1 1.02 32 442 6733 -21.3 -30.3 44 9.0 -23.0 257 30 318.1 318.2 288.9 320.5 0.70 33 436 6833 -22.1 -30.1 48 8.0 -23.6 258 31 318.3 318.5 289.0 320.8 0.72 34 423 7055 -24.3 -28.3 69 4.0 -25.1 259 32 318.3 318.4 289.2 321.3 0.88 35 407 7335 -26.3 -31.3 63 5.0 -27.1 253 34 319.2 319.4 289.2 321.6 0.69 36 400 7460 -26.3 -36.3 38 10.0 -27.7 250 35 320.8 320.9 289.5 322.4 0.43 37 399 7478 -26.3 -37.3 35 11.0 -27.8 249 35 321.0 321.1 289.5 322.5 0.39 38 387 7698 -26.9 -46.9 13 20.0 -28.9 243 37 323.1 323.1 289.9 323.6 0.14 39 372 7982 -29.3 -41.3 30 12.0 -30.7 235 38 323.6 323.6 290.2 324.6 0.28 40 351 8394 -32.1 -51.1 13 19.0 -33.5 233 42 325.2 325.2 290.5 325.6 0.10 41 312 9212 -39.3 -49.3 34 10.0 -39.9 230 50 326.3 326.3 290.8 326.8 0.14 42 300 9480 -40.7 -53.7 23 13.0 -41.3 230 48 328.0 328.0 291.2 328.3 0.09 43 282 9898 -42.7 -58.7 16 16.0 -43.3 233 47 331.0 331.0 292.0 331.2 0.05 44 251 10674 -47.3 -62.3 16 15.0 -47.7 240 46 335.4 335.4 293.2 335.5 0.03 45 250 10700 -47.3 -62.3 16 15.0 -47.7 240 46 335.7 335.8 293.3 335.9 0.04 46 224 11418 -53.7 -66.7 19 13.0 -53.9 240 47 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.7 0.02 47 222 11476 -53.9 -66.9 19 13.0 -54.1 240 47 337.2 337.2 293.6 337.3 0.02 48 218 11593 -52.5 240 47 341.1 49 204 12023 -53.5 248 60 346.1 50 200 12150 -54.3 250 64 346.8 51 184 12678 -57.3 250 70 350.3 52 174 13028 -59.5 250 74 352.3 53 150 13940 -65.3 265 61 357.6 54 145 14146 -66.5 262 60 359.0 55 142 14273 -66.1 259 60 361.8 56 137 14490 -67.3 254 61 363.5 57 135 14579 -66.9 251 62 365.7 58 118 15390 -68.5 260 50 377.1 59 102 16254 -73.3 250 43 383.9 60 100 16370 -72.1 250 42 388.4 61 93 16797 -72.5 250 40 395.8 62 90 16991 -69.1 250 38 406.3 63 85 17334 -67.9 250 36 415.4 64 71 18415 -68.5 250 29 436.1 65 70 18500 -67.1 250 28 440.8 66 65 18948 -65.1 233 25 454.6 67 61 19338 -61.3 259 16 471.4 68 52 20320 -63.9 289 4 487.4 69 50 20560 -63.5 205 9 493.8 70 48 20813 -61.5 208 11 504.4 71 39 22102 -61.9 244 12 534.3 72 36 22603 -58.3 269 10 555.9 73 31 23543 -59.5 350 6 577.0 74 30 23750 -57.3 350 9 588.4 75 29 23965 -55.9 19 10 598.0 76 27 24418 -57.5 74 12 605.9 77 25 24906 -55.3 -73.3 9 18.0 -56.9 58 17 625.7 625.7 321.7 626.3 0.08 78 24 25167 -54.3 -74.3 7 20.0 -56.2 67 20 635.9 636.0 322.2 636.5 0.07 79 23 25440 -54.3 -76.3 5 22.0 -56.3 74 23 643.7 643.7 322.4 644.1 0.05 80 22 25726 -52.3 -77.3 3 25.0 -54.9 71 27 657.9 657.9 323.0 658.3 0.05 81 20 26340 -54.1 -82.1 2 28.0 -56.5 70 23 670.6 670.6 323.4 670.8 0.02 82 17 27383 -53.9 -86.9 1 33.0 -56.7 79 21 703.1 703.1 324.6 703.2 0.01 83 16 27771 -55.1 -87.1 1 32.0 -57.7 82 20 711.5 711.5 324.8 711.6 0.01 84 15 28186 -53.1 -86.1 1 33.0 -56.3 86 19 731.4 731.4 325.4 731.5 0.02 85 12 29624 -52.9 -85.9 1 33.0 -56.8 73 15 780.3 780.3 326.7 780.5 0.02 TRP 102 16254 -73.3 250 43 383.9 WND 174 13028 -59.5 250 74 352.3 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5659.00 m Freezing level: 634.00 mb = 3954.16 m = 12972.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 694.66 mb = 3212.45 m = 10539.41 ft Precipitable water: 0.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.91 % Est. max temperature: 24.57 C = 76.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 997.00 mb = 178.00 m = 583.98 ft T: 6.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.71 C/km ThetaE index: 4.00 C Layer 925.0- 838.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 997.00 mb = 178.00 m = 583.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 11.35 C = 52.43 F Cap Strength: 8.35 C Lifted Index: 3.36 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.92 C Showalter Index: 3.30 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.70 C Cross Totals Index: 20.30 C K Index: 16.50 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 126.60 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.15 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 51.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 40432.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 860.14 mb = 1432.02 m = 4698.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 248.8 at 19.1 knts Storm direction: 278.8 at 14.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 2.2 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 99.0 neg: -40.9 tot: 58.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 19.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.28 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.5 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 3.49 Bulk Shear: 14.78 m/s