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 KLCH... Searching the city database file for: KLCH ... Date:1200Z 11 MAY 08 Station: KLCH WMO ident: 72240 Latitude: 30.12 Longitude: -93.22 Elevation: 10.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1011 10 23.0 18.0 73 5.0 19.6 25 10 295.2 297.6 292.3 332.4 12.95 1 1003 75 23.4 18.5 74 4.9 20.1 23 13 296.3 298.7 293.1 335.1 13.48 2 1000 99 23.4 18.4 74 5.0 20.0 23 14 296.5 299.0 293.2 335.3 13.43 3 974 328 22.4 14.4 61 8.0 17.2 17 24 297.8 299.7 291.3 328.7 10.64 4 973 337 22.6 13.6 57 9.0 16.8 17 25 298.1 299.9 291.0 327.5 10.11 5 969 373 23.2 7.2 36 16.0 13.8 16 26 299.0 300.2 288.2 318.5 6.58 6 967 391 23.6 6.6 33 17.0 13.7 15 27 299.6 300.8 288.2 318.4 6.33 7 962 437 23.4 7.4 36 16.0 14.0 14 29 299.9 301.1 288.6 319.8 6.72 8 936 675 21.4 6.4 38 15.0 12.7 10 37 300.2 301.4 288.5 319.3 6.45 9 930 730 20.8 8.8 46 12.0 13.6 10 36 300.1 301.5 289.6 322.7 7.66 10 925 777 20.4 8.4 46 12.0 13.2 10 36 300.2 301.5 289.5 322.3 7.49 11 907 946 18.6 9.6 56 9.0 13.1 6 30 300.0 301.5 290.1 324.5 8.30 12 904 974 18.2 11.2 64 7.0 13.8 7 28 299.9 301.6 290.9 327.1 9.28 13 887 1136 16.6 10.6 68 6.0 12.9 12 22 299.9 301.5 290.7 326.6 9.08 14 885 1156 16.4 11.7 74 4.7 13.4 13 21 299.8 301.6 291.3 328.6 9.80 15 883 1175 16.2 16.0 99 0.2 16.1 14 20 299.8 302.2 293.9 338.0 13.06 16 876 1243 17.8 17.8 100 0.0 17.8 7 17 302.2 304.9 295.7 345.9 14.80 17 847 1528 12.4 -7.6 24 20.0 3.7 245 6 299.4 299.9 284.3 307.3 2.54 18 842 1578 14.2 -7.8 21 22.0 4.5 246 7 301.8 302.3 285.2 309.7 2.52 19 837 1628 19.6 -5.4 18 25.0 7.4 247 7 308.0 308.6 288.0 317.7 3.05 20 832 1680 20.2 -5.8 17 26.0 7.5 248 8 309.2 309.8 288.3 318.6 2.98 21 790 2124 17.0 -7.0 19 24.0 5.6 269 14 310.4 310.9 288.6 319.5 2.86 22 718 2928 9.6 -4.4 37 14.0 2.8 282 33 310.9 311.6 289.6 323.0 3.84 23 717 2939 9.4 -2.6 43 12.0 3.4 282 33 310.8 311.6 290.2 324.6 4.40 24 708 3044 9.0 -1.0 49 10.0 3.8 286 36 311.4 312.4 290.9 327.2 5.02 25 700 3138 8.6 -1.4 49 10.0 3.4 290 39 312.0 312.9 291.0 327.5 4.93 26 691 3245 8.2 -2.8 46 11.0 2.6 290 40 312.7 313.6 290.9 327.0 4.50 27 643 3834 3.2 -6.8 48 10.0 -1.4 292 44 313.6 314.2 290.3 325.0 3.57 28 613 4218 -0.5 -7.5 59 7.0 -3.6 286 47 313.6 314.3 290.3 325.0 3.55 29 601 4376 -2.1 -6.5 72 4.4 -4.1 286 48 313.5 314.3 290.6 326.0 3.91 30 588 4549 -3.3 -8.3 68 5.0 -5.4 289 49 314.1 314.8 290.3 325.3 3.48 31 583 4617 -4.1 -7.9 75 3.8 -5.7 290 49 313.9 314.6 290.4 325.5 3.62 32 573 4753 -4.9 -9.8 68 4.9 -6.9 293 50 314.6 315.2 290.2 324.8 3.17 33 571 4781 -5.1 -13.1 53 8.0 -8.1 293 50 314.6 315.1 289.5 322.6 2.44 34 563 4891 -5.7 -14.7 49 9.0 -8.9 295 51 315.2 315.6 289.5 322.4 2.17 35 557 4975 -6.3 -19.3 35 13.0 -10.4 295 52 315.5 315.8 288.9 320.5 1.49 36 548 5103 -7.3 -20.3 35 13.0 -11.3 295 53 315.8 316.0 288.9 320.4 1.39 37 542 5188 -7.9 -29.9 15 22.0 -13.1 295 54 316.0 316.1 288.1 318.1 0.59 38 525 5435 -10.3 -24.3 31 14.0 -14.0 287 57 316.0 316.2 288.6 319.5 1.02 39 517 5553 -10.3 -24.3 31 14.0 -14.0 283 59 317.4 317.6 289.0 321.0 1.03 40 513 5613 -10.7 -24.7 31 14.0 -14.4 281 59 317.7 317.8 289.1 321.1 1.01 41 505 5734 -11.9 -18.9 56 7.0 -14.0 278 61 317.6 318.0 289.8 323.3 1.70 42 500 5810 -12.5 -19.5 56 7.0 -14.6 275 62 317.8 318.1 289.8 323.3 1.63 43 493 5918 -13.3 -19.3 61 6.0 -15.1 273 63 318.1 318.4 289.9 323.8 1.68 44 488 5995 -13.5 -19.5 61 6.0 -15.3 272 64 318.8 319.1 290.1 324.4 1.67 45 487 6011 -13.7 -17.8 71 4.1 -15.0 272 64 318.7 319.1 290.3 325.2 1.94 46 484 6058 -13.7 -18.2 69 4.5 -15.1 271 65 319.3 319.7 290.5 325.6 1.88 47 483 6073 -13.5 -24.5 39 11.0 -16.4 270 65 319.7 319.9 289.8 323.5 1.09 48 481 6105 -13.5 -27.5 30 14.0 -16.9 270 65 320.1 320.3 289.7 323.0 0.83 49 478 6153 -13.7 -30.7 22 17.0 -17.4 269 65 320.4 320.6 289.6 322.6 0.62 50 466 6345 -14.7 -29.7 27 15.0 -18.0 266 67 321.5 321.7 290.0 324.0 0.70 51 464 6378 -14.9 -25.9 39 11.0 -17.6 265 67 321.7 321.9 290.3 325.2 1.00 52 458 6476 -15.1 -26.1 39 11.0 -17.8 267 68 322.6 322.8 290.6 326.1 0.99 53 400 7490 -20.3 -28.3 49 8.0 -22.1 270 67 328.6 328.8 292.2 331.9 0.93 54 300 9560 -36.1 -50.1 22 14.0 -37.1 275 76 334.5 334.5 293.0 335.0 0.13 55 250 10800 -45.7 -61.7 15 16.0 -46.2 275 99 338.1 338.1 293.9 338.3 0.04 56 223 11549 -49.8 -67.3 11 17.5 -50.2 275 109 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.1 0.02 57 200 12250 -53.7 -72.7 8 19.0 -54.0 275 104 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.8 0.01 58 150 14050 -66.1 -84.1 6 18.0 -66.2 270 72 356.2 356.2 298.0 356.2 0.00 59 100 16480 -73.1 -88.1 8 15.0 -73.2 285 37 386.5 386.5 303.3 386.5 0.00 60 85 17423 -77.7 -90.7 11 13.0 -77.7 285 52 395.6 395.6 304.6 395.6 0.00 61 84 17491 -74.7 -88.7 10 14.0 -74.7 285 50 403.0 403.0 305.6 403.0 0.00 62 82 17632 -73.7 -88.7 8 15.0 -73.7 286 45 407.8 407.8 306.2 407.8 0.00 63 77 17999 -74.7 -89.7 8 15.0 -74.7 288 33 413.2 413.2 306.9 413.2 0.00 64 73 18312 -71.5 -87.5 7 16.0 -71.6 290 23 426.3 426.3 308.4 426.3 0.00 65 70 18560 -72.5 -88.5 7 16.0 -72.6 295 27 429.3 429.3 308.7 429.3 0.00 66 68 18730 -73.1 -89.1 7 16.0 -73.2 311 21 431.6 431.6 309.0 431.6 0.00 67 66 18906 -69.7 -86.7 7 17.0 -69.8 328 15 442.7 442.7 310.1 442.7 0.00 68 61 19378 -67.5 -86.5 5 19.0 -67.7 261 13 457.6 457.6 311.5 457.7 0.00 69 56 19891 -69.3 -88.3 5 19.0 -69.5 187 10 464.9 464.9 312.2 464.9 0.00 70 53 20223 -64.9 -87.9 3 23.0 -65.2 138 4 482.4 482.4 313.7 482.5 0.00 71 50 20580 -63.3 -91.3 1 28.0 -63.7 140 6 494.3 494.3 314.5 494.3 0.00 72 45 21226 -63.9 -93.9 1 30.0 -64.3 188 13 508.0 508.0 315.5 508.0 0.00 73 40 21958 -57.7 -89.7 1 32.0 -58.6 237 15 541.0 541.0 317.6 541.0 0.00 74 37 22451 -56.1 -88.1 1 32.0 -57.3 269 16 557.3 557.3 318.5 557.3 0.00 75 33 23172 -59.3 -90.3 1 31.0 -60.2 325 12 567.3 567.3 319.0 567.3 0.00 76 32 23365 -58.3 -89.3 1 31.0 -59.3 343 12 575.0 575.0 319.4 575.0 0.00 77 32 23365 -54.1 -87.1 1 33.0 -55.8 343 12 586.2 586.2 320.0 586.3 0.01 78 30 23780 -53.1 -86.1 1 33.0 -55.0 10 9 599.9 599.9 320.6 599.9 0.01 79 29 23998 -52.5 -85.5 1 33.0 -54.6 25 16 607.4 607.4 320.9 607.4 0.01 80 25 24953 -53.7 -86.7 1 33.0 -55.8 37 12 630.3 630.3 321.9 630.3 0.01 81 23 25492 -50.7 -84.7 1 34.0 -53.7 30 8 654.3 654.3 322.9 654.4 0.01 82 20 26410 -46.7 -81.7 1 35.0 -51.2 60 18 693.2 693.2 324.2 693.4 0.03 83 10 31060 -40.7 -77.7 1 37.0 -50.5 205 18 867.6 867.7 328.8 868.6 0.10 TRP 85 17423 -77.7 -90.7 11 13.0 -77.7 285 52 395.6 395.6 304.6 395.6 0.00 WND 223 11549 -49.8 -67.3 11 17.5 -50.2 275 109 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.1 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5711.00 m Freezing level: 617.05 mb = 4166.31 m = 13668.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 659.58 mb = 3625.43 m = 11894.32 ft Precipitable water: 1.10 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.77 % Est. max temperature: 28.57 C = 83.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 939.56 mb = 641.71 m = 2105.31 ft T: 21.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.90 C/km ThetaE index: 38.61 C Layer 847.0- 842.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 673.84 mb = 3450.47 m = 11320.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 40.85 C = 105.53 F Cap Strength: 10.09 C Lifted Index: 1.10 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.06 C Showalter Index: 10.30 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 33.03 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.47 C Cross Totals Index: 7.57 C K Index: 10.53 Risk: None Sweat Index: 76.42 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.06 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 21.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 51631.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 822.46 mb = 1778.77 m = 5835.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 296.4 at 35.6 knts Storm direction: 326.4 at 26.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 5.5 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 322.1 neg: -161.8 tot: 160.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.31 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 19.0 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.12 Bulk Shear: 183.51 m/s