UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.50-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/09070412_upa.wxp Date: 12Z 4 JUL 09 Searching for KMAF... Searching the city database file for: KMAF ... Date:12Z 4 JUL 09 Station: KMAF WMO ident: 72265 Latitude: 31.95 Longitude: -102.22 Elevation: 872.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 81 1 925 783 185 5 SFC 916 872 23.6 16.6 65 7.0 18.8 185 5 304.3 306.7 295.1 343.3 13.08 3 907 958 24.6 17.6 65 7.0 19.7 185 13 306.2 308.8 296.3 348.5 14.10 4 874 1282 23.2 18.2 73 5.0 19.6 186 37 308.0 310.8 297.5 354.0 15.22 5 859 1434 24.6 14.6 54 10.0 17.8 189 38 311.0 313.3 296.3 348.5 12.26 6 850 1526 24.0 14.0 54 10.0 17.2 200 35 311.3 313.5 296.1 347.8 11.91 7 837 1661 23.0 14.0 57 9.0 16.9 209 30 311.6 313.9 296.4 348.7 12.10 8 820 1840 22.8 11.8 50 11.0 15.5 220 23 313.2 315.3 295.8 346.2 10.67 9 784 2230 20.2 9.2 49 11.0 13.1 244 13 314.5 316.3 295.2 343.7 9.36 10 769 2396 18.6 11.6 64 7.0 14.0 252 12 314.5 316.7 296.5 349.4 11.23 11 742 2702 16.4 9.4 63 7.0 11.9 268 13 315.3 317.3 295.9 346.7 10.03 12 707 3111 12.6 9.5 81 3.1 10.6 283 11 315.5 317.6 296.3 348.7 10.61 13 700 3195 12.0 8.9 81 3.1 10.0 280 11 315.8 317.8 296.2 347.9 10.29 14 687 3351 10.6 7.8 83 2.8 8.8 294 11 315.9 317.8 295.8 346.3 9.72 15 666 3610 9.8 0.8 53 9.0 4.8 267 13 317.8 319.0 293.6 337.3 6.10 16 647 3849 8.4 -0.6 53 9.0 3.5 264 10 318.9 320.0 293.6 337.1 5.67 17 566 4938 0.4 -6.6 59 7.0 -2.9 311 6 321.9 322.7 293.2 335.4 4.12 18 557 5067 -0.7 -6.7 64 6.0 -3.6 333 8 322.1 322.9 293.3 335.7 4.16 19 554 5110 -0.9 -4.4 77 3.5 -2.7 340 9 322.3 323.3 294.0 338.6 4.99 20 519 5627 -5.1 -6.4 91 1.3 -5.7 359 3 323.4 324.3 293.9 338.4 4.57 21 512 5734 -5.7 -7.4 88 1.7 -6.5 359 1 323.9 324.7 293.9 338.0 4.29 22 510 5764 -5.5 -8.3 81 2.8 -6.8 360 1 324.5 325.3 293.8 337.8 4.01 23 508 5795 -5.3 -13.3 53 8.0 -8.5 0 0 325.1 325.6 292.9 334.2 2.70 24 501 5904 -4.9 -26.9 16 22.0 -11.2 153 3 326.9 327.0 291.7 329.9 0.84 25 500 5920 -4.9 -28.9 13 24.0 -11.4 175 3 327.1 327.2 291.6 329.6 0.70 26 498 5952 -4.9 -34.9 7 30.0 -12.0 172 4 327.4 327.5 291.4 328.9 0.40 27 490 6079 -5.5 162 9 328.2 28 419 7295 -10.7 -57.7 1 47.0 -17.0 214 12 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.7 0.04 29 400 7650 -13.3 -59.3 1 46.0 -19.0 225 12 337.7 337.7 293.8 337.8 0.03 30 320 9299 -27.5 -51.5 8 24.0 -29.9 271 10 340.3 340.3 294.5 340.7 0.10 31 301 9736 -30.7 -55.7 7 25.0 -32.7 275 4 341.8 341.8 294.8 342.1 0.07 32 300 9760 -30.9 -54.9 8 24.0 -32.9 275 4 341.8 341.8 294.8 342.1 0.07 33 289 10025 -33.3 -47.3 23 14.0 -34.6 290 4 342.1 342.1 295.0 342.8 0.19 34 276 10347 -35.7 -47.7 28 12.0 -36.8 309 4 343.1 343.2 295.3 343.9 0.19 35 258 10814 -39.1 -52.1 24 13.0 -40.0 336 4 344.8 344.8 295.6 345.3 0.12 36 250 11030 -41.1 -54.1 23 13.0 -41.9 350 4 345.0 345.0 295.6 345.4 0.10 37 215 12032 -50.1 -60.1 30 10.0 -50.4 327 12 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.4 0.05 38 200 12500 -53.7 -63.7 28 10.0 -53.9 325 17 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.9 0.04 39 171 13484 -62.5 -71.5 29 9.0 -62.6 316 22 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.1 0.01 40 150 14280 -68.1 -76.1 31 8.0 -68.1 335 15 352.8 352.8 297.3 352.8 0.01 41 144 14525 -67.7 -75.7 31 8.0 -67.8 349 16 357.6 357.6 298.2 357.7 0.01 42 126 15321 -71.9 -79.9 29 8.0 -71.9 22 17 363.9 363.9 299.5 364.0 0.01 43 124 15415 -71.7 -79.7 29 8.0 -71.8 12 15 366.0 366.0 299.8 366.0 0.01 44 117 15756 -74.3 -82.3 28 8.0 -74.3 335 9 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.3 0.00 45 111 16064 -72.5 -80.5 29 8.0 -72.5 327 8 376.3 376.3 301.6 376.3 0.01 46 105 16388 -75.3 -83.3 28 8.0 -75.3 318 6 376.9 376.9 301.8 377.0 0.00 47 100 16670 -76.1 -84.1 27 8.0 -76.1 310 5 380.7 380.7 302.3 380.7 0.00 48 89 17348 -73.9 -81.9 28 8.0 -73.9 258 3 398.0 398.0 304.9 398.0 0.01 49 82 17832 -69.7 -78.7 26 9.0 -69.8 221 1 416.0 416.0 307.3 416.1 0.01 50 71 18695 -68.7 -77.7 26 9.0 -68.8 69 13 435.6 435.6 309.4 435.7 0.01 51 70 18780 -67.7 -76.7 27 9.0 -67.8 75 14 439.5 439.6 309.8 439.6 0.02 52 65 19232 -63.3 -73.3 25 10.0 -63.6 46 22 458.6 458.6 311.7 458.7 0.03 53 59 19826 -64.7 -75.7 21 11.0 -64.9 61 13 468.3 468.3 312.5 468.4 0.02 54 50 20850 -59.9 -72.9 17 13.0 -60.4 60 20 502.3 502.3 315.1 502.6 0.04 55 49 20976 -59.5 -72.5 17 13.0 -60.0 56 21 506.2 506.2 315.4 506.5 0.04 56 44 21649 -60.9 -73.9 16 13.0 -61.4 86 33 518.6 518.6 316.2 518.8 0.04 57 39 22406 -57.3 -72.3 13 15.0 -58.2 110 33 545.9 545.9 317.9 546.3 0.06 58 31 23861 -56.5 -76.5 6 20.0 -57.8 100 27 585.1 585.1 319.9 585.4 0.04 59 30 24070 -54.9 -77.9 4 23.0 -56.5 95 26 595.0 595.0 320.4 595.2 0.03 60 28 24512 -53.5 -80.5 2 27.0 -55.4 96 33 610.7 610.7 321.1 610.9 0.02 61 26 24986 -54.5 -83.5 2 29.0 -56.3 92 34 621.0 621.0 321.5 621.1 0.01 62 24 25502 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -54.2 85 34 644.1 644.1 322.4 644.2 0.01 63 22 26065 -51.7 -84.7 1 33.0 -54.5 89 28 659.7 659.7 323.0 659.8 0.01 64 20 26690 -46.5 -81.5 1 35.0 -51.1 65 20 693.8 693.9 324.3 694.1 0.03 65 19 27031 -46.3 -81.3 1 35.0 -51.1 67 22 704.7 704.7 324.6 704.9 0.03 66 14 29053 -48.1 -82.1 1 34.0 -53.2 77 39 762.9 762.9 326.3 763.2 0.03 67 14 29053 -46.5 -81.5 1 35.0 -52.2 77 39 768.4 768.4 326.4 768.7 0.04 68 13 29543 -48.3 -82.3 1 34.0 -53.6 85 30 778.6 778.6 326.7 778.9 0.04 69 11 30658 -42.7 -78.7 1 36.0 -51.1 95 41 837.0 837.1 328.1 837.8 0.07 70 10 31300 -43.7 -79.7 1 36.0 -52.0 100 48 856.4 856.5 328.5 857.1 0.07 71 9.1 31940 -38.9 -75.9 1 37.0 -50.2 898.2 898.3 329.4 899.8 0.14 72 8.6 32329 -38.3 -75.3 1 37.0 -50.2 915.2 915.3 329.7 917.0 0.16 TRP 117 15756 -74.3 -82.3 28 8.0 -74.3 335 9 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.3 0.00 WND P: 916.0 H: 872 T: 28.6 Td: 16.6 Dir: 185 Spd: 5 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5839.00 m Freezing level: 562.73 mb = 4985.00 m = 16354.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 603.11 mb = 4421.28 m = 14505.32 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.70 % Est. max temperature: 33.66 C = 92.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 826.58 mb = 1770.00 m = 5807.01 ft T: 22.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.20 C/km ThetaE index: 13.21 C Layer 700.0- 557.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 707.00 mb = 3111.36 m = 10207.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.09 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.57 C = 94.23 F Cap Strength: 4.70 C Lifted Index: -1.70 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.61 C Showalter Index: -1.17 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.80 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.90 C Cross Totals Index: 18.90 C K Index: 39.80 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 241.00 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.41 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 503.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 232.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 769.12 mb = 2394.64 m = 7856.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 614.12 mb = 4273.88 m = 14021.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 434.12 mb = 7019.34 m = 23029.05 ft B at Equ Level: 182.93 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 114.12 mb = 15901.23 m = 52168.77 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.9 at 12.5 knts Storm direction: 256.9 at 9.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 0.9 tot: 3.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -135.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 209.3 neg: -7.7 tot: 201.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 67.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.42 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 16.0 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.64 Bulk Rich Number: 11.67 Bulk Shear: 43.15 m/s