Station: KILX Date: 12Z 6 APR 2013 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M 1000 131 - - - - - - - - - - - - SFC 994 178 8.0 -1.0 53 9.0 4.1 150 14 281.6 282.2 277.5 291.7 3.57 S 987 239 8.2 -1.8 49 10.0 3.8 158 17 282.4 283.0 277.6 292.0 3.39 S 972 366 8.0 -4.0 42 12.0 3.0 167 25 283.4 283.9 277.6 291.8 2.92 S 961 460 11.2 -3.8 35 15.0 4.6 171 30 287.6 288.1 279.7 296.3 3.00 S 944 609 11.2 -2.8 37 14.0 4.9 175 39 289.1 289.7 280.7 298.6 3.29 W 944 610 11.2 -2.8 37 14.0 4.9 175 39 289.1 289.7 280.7 298.7 3.29 M 925 779 10.6 -1.4 43 12.0 5.0 200 38 290.1 290.8 281.7 301.0 3.73 S 915 869 10.2 -1.8 43 12.0 4.6 203 37 290.6 291.3 281.9 301.3 3.66 W 910 914 10.3 -2.1 42 12.5 4.6 205 36 291.2 291.9 282.1 301.7 3.59 S 894 1063 10.8 -3.2 37 14.0 4.4 209 34 293.2 293.8 282.7 303.2 3.37 W 877 1219 9.8 -3.4 39 13.3 3.8 215 31 293.8 294.4 282.9 303.8 3.38 M 850 1481 8.2 -3.8 42 12.0 2.8 220 33 294.7 295.3 283.3 304.8 3.39 S 839 1588 7.4 -4.6 42 12.0 2.1 223 32 295.0 295.6 283.2 304.6 3.23 W 815 1829 7.4 -6.3 37 13.7 1.5 230 29 297.5 298.0 283.9 306.3 2.92 S 811 1868 7.4 -6.6 36 14.0 1.4 230 29 297.9 298.4 284.0 306.6 2.87 S 758 2419 2.8 -8.2 44 11.0 -1.7 225 31 298.7 299.2 284.2 307.0 2.71 W 756 2438 2.7 -8.7 43 11.4 -1.9 225 31 298.8 299.3 284.1 306.8 2.61 S 741 2603 1.8 -13.2 32 15.0 -3.6 228 33 299.6 299.9 283.5 305.4 1.86 W 728 2743 0.9 -12.2 37 13.1 -3.9 230 34 300.1 300.5 284.0 306.5 2.06 S 721 2823 0.4 -11.6 40 12.0 -4.1 230 34 300.4 300.8 284.2 307.1 2.18 S 713 2912 -0.3 -13.3 37 13.0 -4.9 230 34 300.6 300.9 284.0 306.6 1.92 W 701 3048 -1.2 -14.2 36 13.0 -5.7 230 34 301.0 301.3 284.1 306.7 1.81 M 700 3059 -1.3 -14.3 36 13.0 -5.8 235 31 301.0 301.4 284.1 306.7 1.80 S 686 3219 -2.7 -14.7 39 12.0 -6.7 242 27 301.2 301.6 284.1 306.8 1.78 S 675 3347 -3.3 -15.3 39 12.0 -7.3 250 24 302.0 302.3 284.3 307.4 1.72 W 675 3353 -3.3 -15.2 39 11.9 -7.2 250 24 302.0 302.4 284.4 307.5 1.74 S 661 3513 -2.7 -12.7 46 10.0 -6.3 259 27 304.4 304.8 285.8 311.3 2.18 W 649 3658 -4.1 -13.0 50 9.0 -7.2 265 29 304.5 304.9 285.8 311.4 2.16 W 600 4267 -9.8 -14.4 69 4.6 -11.3 255 36 304.8 305.2 285.8 311.5 2.09 S 589 4411 -11.1 -14.7 75 3.6 -12.3 255 38 304.9 305.3 285.8 311.5 2.07 S 565 4729 -12.9 -15.7 79 2.8 -13.7 255 41 306.4 306.8 286.3 312.8 1.99 W 554 4877 -13.8 -16.7 79 2.9 -14.6 255 43 307.1 307.4 286.4 313.1 1.87 W 532 5182 -15.7 -18.6 78 3.0 -16.5 260 31 308.4 308.7 286.6 313.8 1.65 M 500 5650 -18.5 -21.7 76 3.2 -19.3 260 38 310.5 310.7 287.1 314.9 1.35 S 471 6094 -21.1 -24.6 73 3.5 -21.9 270 44 312.6 312.8 287.5 316.3 1.11 W 471 6096 -21.1 -24.6 73 3.5 -21.9 270 44 312.6 312.8 287.5 316.3 1.10 W 452 6401 -23.4 -27.3 70 3.9 -24.2 275 45 313.5 313.7 287.6 316.6 0.90 M 400 7280 -30.1 -35.1 62 5.0 -30.7 270 38 315.9 316.0 287.9 317.6 0.48 S 399 7298 -30.1 -35.1 62 5.0 -30.7 270 38 316.1 316.2 288.0 317.8 0.48 W 381 7620 -32.2 -37.2 61 5.0 -32.7 265 36 317.5 317.6 288.4 319.0 0.41 S 372 7795 -33.3 -38.3 61 5.0 -33.8 265 34 318.2 318.3 288.6 319.6 0.38 W 365 7925 -34.4 -39.4 60 5.0 -34.9 265 33 318.5 318.6 288.6 319.8 0.34 W 306 9144 -44.6 -49.6 57 5.0 -44.9 260 48 320.7 320.8 289.1 321.3 0.13 M 300 9270 -45.7 -50.7 57 5.0 -45.9 260 49 320.9 321.0 289.2 321.4 0.12 S 268 10012 -52.3 -57.2 55 4.9 -52.4 263 53 321.8 321.9 289.4 322.1 0.06 M 250 10460 -55.5 -60.4 54 4.9 -55.6 265 55 323.6 323.6 289.9 323.7 0.04 S 217 11343 -62.9 -67.9 51 5.0 -63.0 265 64 325.5 325.5 290.5 325.5 0.02 M 200 11840 -65.3 - - - - 265 69 329.3 - - - - TRP 198 11901 -65.9 - - - - 265 69 329.3 - - - - S 193 12057 -64.9 - - - - 273 71 333.4 - - - - S 190 12153 -63.5 - - - - 278 72 337.1 - - - - W 189 12192 -63.3 - - - - 280 72 338.0 - - - - S 186 12284 -62.9 - - - - 280 72 340.1 - - - - MWD 184 12351 -63.1 - - - - 280 72 340.8 - - - - S 181 12452 -63.5 - - - - 279 68 341.8 - - - - S 176 12625 -62.1 - - - - 278 60 346.9 - - - - S 170 12840 -62.3 - - - - 275 51 350.0 - - - - S 168 12913 -61.1 - - - - 274 47 353.2 - - - - S 163 13101 -60.3 - - - - 270 39 357.6 - - - - W 163 13106 -60.3 - - - - 270 39 357.7 - - - - S 156 13375 -60.9 - - - - 270 42 361.1 - - - - S 153 13496 -59.7 - - - - 270 44 365.2 - - - - M 150 13620 -60.3 - - - - 270 45 366.2 - - - - S 147 13745 -61.1 - - - - 271 47 366.9 - - - - S 142 13960 -60.9 - - - - 272 49 370.9 - - - - S 139 14092 -61.7 - - - - 273 51 371.8 - - - - S 132 14412 -60.7 - - - - 274 55 379.1 - - - - S 131 14459 -61.1 - - - - 274 56 379.2 - - - - W 127 14630 -60.0 - - - - 275 58 384.1 - - - - S 125 14751 -59.3 - - - - 275 55 387.6 - - - - S 116 15215 -61.7 - - - - 275 42 391.5 - - - - W 116 15240 -61.5 - - - - 275 41 392.3 - - - - S 111 15489 -59.7 - - - - 281 41 400.3 - - - - S 110 15545 -60.1 - - - - 282 41 400.5 - - - - M 100 16140 -59.1 - - - - 295 41 413.5 - - - - S 76 17863 -60.1 - - - - 291 39 445.2 - - - - W 71 18288 -58.7 - - - - 290 39 456.9 - - - - S 71 18291 -58.7 - - - - 290 39 456.9 - - - - M 70 18380 -59.3 - - - - 290 37 457.5 - - - - S 67 18653 -59.9 - - - - 291 33 462.0 - - - - S 64 18939 -58.1 - - - - 293 28 472.0 - - - - W 61 19202 -58.1 - - - - 295 24 477.7 - - - - W 58 19507 -58.1 - - - - 280 33 484.4 - - - - W 51 20422 -58.1 - - - - 275 27 505.0 - - - - M 50 20490 -58.1 - - - - 285 31 506.6 - - - - W 48 20726 -56.5 - - - - 295 29 515.9 - - - - S 48 20748 -56.3 - - - - 295 29 516.8 - - - - W 46 21031 -57.1 - - - - 290 24 521.5 - - - - S 44 21298 -57.9 - - - - 268 25 525.9 - - - - W 44 21336 -57.7 - - - - 265 25 527.3 - - - - S 40 21903 -54.9 - - - - 276 24 548.0 - - - - W 36 22555 -55.2 - - - - 290 22 563.4 - - - - W 34 22860 -55.4 - - - - 280 25 570.8 - - - - S 33 23130 -55.5 - - - - 263 21 577.4 - - - - W 33 23165 -55.2 - - - - 260 20 579.1 - - - - S 32 23327 -53.7 - - - - 263 22 587.3 - - - - M 30 23740 -55.7 - - - - 270 27 592.8 - - - - W 30 23774 -55.7 - - - - 275 25 593.6 - - - - S 29 23956 -55.9 - - - - 275 23 598.0 - - - - S 28 24181 -53.1 - - - - 275 20 611.8 - - - - W 27 24384 -50.7 - - - - 275 18 624.1 - - - - S 27 24417 -50.3 - - - - 274 18 626.1 - - - - W 26 24689 -51.9 - - - - 265 19 629.0 - - - - S 25 24917 -53.3 - - - - 270 21 631.4 - - - - S 24 25181 -51.9 - - - - 275 23 642.9 - - - - S 23 25457 -52.7 - - - - 279 25 648.4 - - - - S 22 25745 -51.7 - - - - 283 27 659.7 - - - - W 21 25908 -50.2 - - - - 285 28 668.9 - - - - S 21 26049 -48.9 - - - - 283 25 677.0 - - - - M 20 26370 -48.5 - - - - 275 19 687.7 - - - - W 20 26518 -48.3 - - - - 265 18 692.7 - - - - S 19 26708 -48.1 - - - - 266 19 699.1 - - - - W 17 27432 -49.3 - - - - 270 24 717.8 - - - - S 16 27838 -49.9 - - - - 267 27 728.5 - - - - S 12 29746 -43.9 - - - - 258 39 812.2 - - - - S 11 30330 -44.7 - - - - 256 43 829.8 - - - - M 10 30970 -43.3 - - - - 255 47 857.9 - - - - S 9.6 31244 -44.3 - - - - - - 864.2 - - - - S 8.5 32065 -41.7 - - - - - - 905.0 - - - - Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5519.00 m Freezing level: 716.43 mb = 2873.58 m = 9427.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 786.66 mb = 2116.35 m = 6943.33 ft Precipitable water: 0.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.04 % Est. max temperature: 21.22 C = 70.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 865.83 mb = 1328.01 m = 4356.93 ft T: 9.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.64 C/km ThetaE index: 1.62 C Layer 756.2- 728.2 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 612.58 mb = 4105.42 m = 13469.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.09 C = 87.96 F Cap Strength: 11.23 C Lifted Index: 12.01 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 16.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 9.40 C Showalter Index: 7.14 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 26.70 C Cross Totals Index: 14.70 C K Index: 9.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 209.35 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.09 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer Lifted index: 12.01 C CAPE (B+): 43.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 56125.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 11.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 776.65 mb = 2220.94 m = 7286.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 270 at 25 knt ----------------------------------------------------- TRUE/GROUND REL | STORM REL P H DIR SPD U V | DIR SPD U V mb m knt m/s | knt m/s ----------------------------------------------------- 1000 131 | 994 178 150 14 -7.0 12.1 | 110 34 -32.2 12.0 987 239 158 17 -6.6 16.1 | 117 36 -31.8 16.0 972 366 167 25 -5.6 24.2 | 128 39 -30.7 24.1 961 460 171 30 -4.7 30.0 | 135 42 -29.9 29.8 944 609 175 39 -3.4 38.8 | 144 48 -28.6 38.7 944 610 175 39 -3.4 38.9 | 144 48 -28.6 38.7 925 779 200 38 13.0 35.7 | 161 38 -12.2 35.6 915 869 203 37 14.5 33.7 | 162 35 -10.7 33.6 910 914 205 36 15.2 32.6 | 163 34 -10.0 32.5 894 1063 209 34 16.5 29.2 | 163 30 -8.6 29.1 877 1219 215 31 17.8 25.4 | 164 26 -7.4 25.3 850 1481 220 33 21.2 25.3 | 171 25 -4.0 25.2 839 1588 223 32 21.6 23.3 | 171 23 -3.6 23.2 815 1829 230 29 22.2 18.6 | 171 19 -2.9 18.5 811 1868 230 29 22.2 18.9 | 171 19 -3.0 18.7 758 2419 225 31 21.9 21.8 | 172 22 -3.2 21.7 756 2438 225 31 21.9 21.9 | 172 22 -3.2 21.8 741 2603 228 33 24.2 21.9 | 177 22 -1.0 21.8 728 2743 230 34 26.0 21.9 | 182 22 0.9 21.7 721 2823 230 34 26.0 21.9 | 182 22 0.9 21.7 713 2912 230 34 26.0 21.9 | 182 22 0.9 21.7 701 3048 230 34 26.0 21.9 | 182 22 0.9 21.7 700 3059 235 31 25.4 17.8 | 181 18 0.2 17.7 686 3219 242 27 24.1 12.7 | 175 13 -1.1 12.5 675 3347 250 24 22.6 8.4 | 163 9 -2.5 8.3 675 3353 250 24 22.6 8.2 | 162 8 -2.6 8.1 661 3513 259 27 26.1 5.3 | 190 5 0.9 5.2 649 3658 265 29 28.9 2.5 | 237 4 3.7 2.4 600 4267 255 36 34.8 9.3 | 226 13 9.6 9.2 589 4411 255 38 36.3 9.7 | 229 15 11.2 9.6 565 4729 255 41 39.9 10.7 | 234 18 14.7 10.6 554 4877 255 43 41.5 11.1 | 236 20 16.4 11.0 532 5182 260 31 30.5 5.4 | 226 8 5.4 5.3 500 5650 260 38 37.4 6.6 | 242 14 12.3 6.5 471 6094 270 44 44.0 0.0 | 270 19 18.8 -0.1 471 6096 270 44 44.0 0.0 | 270 19 18.8 -0.1 452 6401 275 45 44.8 -3.9 | 282 20 19.7 -4.0 400 7280 270 38 38.0 0.0 | 271 13 12.8 -0.1 399 7298 270 38 37.9 0.2 | 270 13 12.7 0.0 381 7620 265 36 35.9 3.1 | 254 11 10.7 3.0 372 7795 265 34 34.2 3.0 | 252 9 9.0 2.9 365 7925 265 33 32.9 2.9 | 250 8 7.7 2.7 306 9144 260 48 47.3 8.3 | 250 24 22.1 8.2 300 9270 260 49 48.3 8.5 | 250 25 23.1 8.4 268 10012 263 53 52.3 6.2 | 257 28 27.2 6.1 250 10460 265 55 54.8 4.8 | 261 30 29.6 4.7 217 11343 265 64 63.6 5.6 | 262 39 38.5 5.4 200 11840 265 69 68.7 6.0 | 262 44 43.6 5.9 198 11901 265 69 68.7 6.0 | 262 44 43.6 5.9 193 12057 273 71 70.5 -4.0 | 275 46 45.3 -4.1 190 12153 278 72 70.9 -10.1 | 283 47 45.7 -10.2 189 12192 280 72 70.9 -12.5 | 285 47 45.7 -12.6 186 12284 280 72 70.9 -12.5 | 285 47 45.7 -12.6 184 12351 280 72 70.9 -12.5 | 285 47 45.7 -12.6 181 12452 279 68 66.7 -10.8 | 285 43 41.5 -11.0 176 12625 278 60 59.4 -8.0 | 283 35 34.3 -8.1 170 12840 275 51 50.4 -4.4 | 280 26 25.2 -4.5 168 12913 274 47 47.3 -3.2 | 279 22 22.1 -3.3 163 13101 270 39 39.2 -0.1 | 271 14 14.1 -0.2 163 13106 270 39 39.0 0.0 | 271 14 13.8 -0.1 156 13375 270 42 42.1 0.0 | 270 17 17.0 -0.1 153 13496 270 44 43.6 0.0 | 270 18 18.4 -0.1 150 13620 270 45 45.0 0.0 | 270 20 19.8 -0.1 147 13745 271 47 46.6 -0.6 | 272 21 21.4 -0.8 142 13960 272 49 49.3 -1.7 | 274 24 24.2 -1.8 139 14092 273 51 51.0 -2.4 | 276 26 25.9 -2.5 132 14412 274 55 55.1 -4.0 | 278 30 29.9 -4.1 131 14459 274 56 55.6 -4.2 | 278 31 30.5 -4.3 127 14630 275 58 57.8 -5.1 | 279 33 32.6 -5.2 125 14751 275 55 54.4 -4.8 | 279 30 29.3 -4.9 116 15215 275 42 41.5 -3.6 | 283 17 16.4 -3.8 116 15240 275 41 40.8 -3.6 | 283 16 15.7 -3.7 111 15489 281 41 40.3 -7.5 | 297 17 15.1 -7.6 110 15545 282 41 40.1 -8.4 | 300 17 15.0 -8.5 100 16140 295 41 37.2 -17.3 | 326 21 12.0 -17.5 76 17863 291 39 36.8 -14.1 | 321 18 11.6 -14.3 71 18288 290 39 36.6 -13.3 | 320 18 11.5 -13.5 71 18291 290 39 36.6 -13.3 | 320 18 11.4 -13.4 70 18380 290 37 34.8 -12.7 | 323 16 9.6 -12.8 67 18653 291 33 30.5 -11.8 | 336 13 5.3 -12.0 64 18939 293 28 25.9 -11.0 | 356 11 0.8 -11.1 61 19202 295 24 21.8 -10.1 | 18 11 -3.4 -10.3 58 19507 280 33 32.5 -5.7 | 309 9 7.3 -5.9 51 20422 275 27 26.9 -2.4 | 325 3 1.7 -2.5 50 20490 285 31 29.9 -8.0 | 330 9 4.8 -8.2 48 20726 295 29 26.3 -12.3 | 355 12 1.1 -12.4 48 20748 295 29 26.0 -12.0 | 356 12 0.9 -12.1 46 21031 290 24 22.6 -8.2 | 17 9 -2.6 -8.3 44 21298 268 25 24.9 0.9 | 159 1 -0.3 0.8 44 21336 265 25 24.9 2.2 | 173 2 -0.3 2.1 40 21903 276 24 23.5 -2.4 | 34 3 -1.7 -2.5 36 22555 290 22 20.7 -7.5 | 30 9 -4.5 -7.7 34 22860 280 25 24.6 -4.3 | 7 5 -0.5 -4.5 33 23130 263 21 20.4 2.6 | 118 5 -4.8 2.5 33 23165 260 20 19.7 3.5 | 121 6 -5.5 3.3 32 23327 263 22 21.8 2.5 | 125 4 -3.3 2.4 30 23740 270 27 27.0 0.0 | 274 2 1.8 -0.1 30 23774 275 25 24.9 -2.2 | 6 2 -0.3 -2.3 29 23956 275 23 22.8 -2.0 | 48 3 -2.4 -2.1 28 24181 275 20 20.2 -1.8 | 69 5 -4.9 -1.9 27 24384 275 18 17.9 -1.6 | 77 7 -7.2 -1.7 27 24417 274 18 18.1 -1.2 | 79 7 -7.1 -1.3 26 24689 265 19 18.9 1.7 | 104 6 -6.2 1.5 25 24917 270 21 20.7 -0.0 | 88 4 -4.5 -0.1 24 25181 275 23 22.6 -2.0 | 51 3 -2.6 -2.1 23 25457 279 25 24.3 -4.0 | 11 4 -0.8 -4.1 22 25745 283 27 26.1 -6.1 | 351 6 0.9 -6.2 21 25908 285 28 27.0 -7.2 | 346 8 1.9 -7.4 21 26049 283 25 24.6 -5.5 | 5 6 -0.5 -5.7 20 26370 275 19 18.9 -1.7 | 74 6 -6.2 -1.8 20 26518 265 18 17.9 1.6 | 101 7 -7.2 1.4 19 26708 266 19 19.2 1.2 | 101 6 -6.0 1.1 17 27432 270 24 24.0 0.0 | 84 1 -1.2 -0.1 16 27838 267 27 26.6 1.4 | 229 2 1.5 1.3 12 29746 258 39 38.3 8.0 | 239 15 13.1 7.9 11 30330 256 43 41.7 10.0 | 239 19 16.5 9.9 10 30970 255 47 45.4 12.2 | 239 24 20.2 12.0 10 31244 | 8 32065 | Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.7 at 33.6 knts Storm direction: 269.7 at 25.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 66.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 449.3 neg: -7.4 tot: 441.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 147.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.4 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 0.27 Bulk Shear: 164.73 m/s Storm Parameters ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Depth Mean Inflow| Shear | Helicity | Vorticity AGL Dir Spd Dir Spd| Pos Neg Tot| Pos Neg Tot Ave Rel | Hor Strm m knt knt| 10^-3/s | m^2/s^2 m/s^2 | 10^-3/s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 171 28 133 79| 29.1 0.0 29.1|305.3 0.0 305.3 610.6 0.87| 33.4 29.1 1000 189 32 147 72| 14.6 0.0 14.6|401.0 0.0 401.0 401.0 0.71| 27.2 19.3 1500 199 32 154 65| 10.4 0.0 10.4|424.6 0.0 424.6 283.1 0.67| 20.8 14.0 2000 207 31 158 58| 7.8 0.0 7.8|425.3 -0.7 424.7 212.3 0.63| 16.7 10.5 2500 211 31 161 55| 6.9 0.0 6.9|444.2 -0.7 443.6 177.4 0.64| 14.3 9.1 3000 215 32 164 52| 5.4 0.0 5.4|449.3 -7.4 441.8 147.3 0.56| 13.4 7.5 4000 225 31 172 43| 4.8 0.9 5.7|458.7 -16.8 441.9 110.5 0.47| 12.9 6.0 5000 233 33 183 38| 3.2 1.3 4.5|470.3 -23.6 446.7 89.3 0.39| 12.4 4.9 6000 240 34 193 33| 4.0 1.1 5.1|516.6 -23.6 493.0 82.2 0.43| 11.8 5.1