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 KMAF... Searching the city database file for: KMAF ... Date:1200Z 11 MAY 08 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 141 1 925 828 45 13 SFC 920 872 13.0 -4.0 30 17.0 5.4 45 13 293.1 293.6 282.3 302.2 3.09 3 912 946 12.6 -4.4 30 17.0 5.0 45 17 293.4 293.9 282.3 302.4 3.02 4 880 1245 9.6 -6.4 32 16.0 2.8 45 32 293.3 293.8 281.9 301.3 2.69 5 850 1533 7.8 -9.2 29 17.0 1.1 45 39 294.3 294.7 281.8 301.1 2.24 6 844 1591 7.6 -11.4 25 19.0 0.4 48 37 294.7 295.0 281.5 300.5 1.89 7 830 1730 9.4 -12.6 20 22.0 1.0 55 32 298.0 298.3 282.8 303.4 1.75 8 819 1840 10.0 -11.0 22 21.0 1.6 61 27 299.8 300.2 283.8 306.0 2.01 9 784 2203 9.4 -3.6 40 13.0 3.2 115 9 302.9 303.6 286.9 314.4 3.74 10 771 2342 11.4 -2.6 37 14.0 4.4 172 5 306.5 307.3 288.5 319.2 4.09 11 763 2429 13.2 -5.8 26 19.0 4.2 207 3 309.4 310.0 288.6 319.6 3.25 12 748 2596 13.4 -10.6 18 24.0 2.9 239 9 311.4 311.8 288.3 318.7 2.28 13 700 3149 9.0 -14.0 18 23.0 -0.2 280 12 312.5 312.8 288.2 318.5 1.85 14 610 4267 -0.7 -19.7 22 19.0 -7.0 264 16 313.8 314.1 288.2 318.2 1.31 15 581 4655 -2.7 -25.7 15 23.0 -9.2 274 21 315.9 316.0 288.3 318.7 0.81 16 575 4737 -2.3 -27.3 13 25.0 -9.2 276 23 317.3 317.4 288.6 319.8 0.71 17 500 5830 -10.1 -33.1 13 23.0 -15.1 265 34 320.7 320.8 289.5 322.4 0.47 18 497 5876 -10.3 -33.3 13 23.0 -15.2 266 35 321.0 321.1 289.6 322.7 0.46 19 475 6223 -12.1 -34.1 14 22.0 -16.6 269 39 323.0 323.1 290.2 324.6 0.45 20 458 6501 -14.3 -29.3 27 15.0 -17.7 266 42 323.6 323.8 290.6 326.3 0.74 21 416 7221 -20.5 -35.5 25 15.0 -23.1 266 48 324.7 324.8 290.7 326.3 0.45 22 400 7510 -22.1 -38.1 22 16.0 -24.6 275 49 326.3 326.3 291.0 327.6 0.36 23 395 7602 -22.7 -38.7 22 16.0 -25.1 275 52 326.7 326.7 291.1 327.9 0.34 24 380 7885 -25.3 -31.3 57 6.0 -26.4 267 61 326.9 327.0 291.6 329.5 0.74 25 371 8058 -26.1 -33.1 52 7.0 -27.3 265 63 328.1 328.2 291.8 330.4 0.63 26 367 8137 -26.5 -31.2 64 4.7 -27.3 266 63 328.5 328.7 292.1 331.3 0.77 27 350 8477 -29.5 -33.8 66 4.3 -30.2 267 62 329.0 329.1 292.0 331.3 0.63 28 340 8683 -30.9 -37.9 50 7.0 -31.8 268 61 329.8 329.9 292.1 331.4 0.43 29 330 8894 -32.7 -38.7 55 6.0 -33.4 269 61 330.2 330.2 292.2 331.7 0.41 30 319 9133 -33.5 -43.5 36 10.0 -34.5 270 60 332.3 332.3 292.6 333.3 0.25 31 300 9560 -37.3 -47.3 35 10.0 -38.1 275 62 332.8 332.8 292.7 333.5 0.18 32 284 9938 -40.7 -49.7 37 9.0 -41.3 275 61 333.2 333.2 292.7 333.8 0.14 33 275 10158 -41.3 -49.3 42 8.0 -41.8 273 67 335.4 335.4 293.3 336.0 0.16 34 250 10800 -47.3 -54.3 45 7.0 -47.6 270 86 335.7 335.8 293.3 336.1 0.10 35 242 11013 -49.3 -56.3 44 7.0 -49.6 268 90 335.9 335.9 293.4 336.2 0.08 36 203 12137 -57.3 -64.3 41 7.0 -57.4 256 111 340.6 340.6 294.5 340.7 0.03 37 200 12230 -57.7 -64.7 40 7.0 -57.8 255 112 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.5 0.03 38 198 12293 -57.8 -64.8 40 7.0 -57.9 255 112 342.2 342.2 294.8 342.3 0.03 39 188 12620 -58.5 -65.5 40 7.0 -58.6 261 110 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.3 0.03 40 185 12721 -57.9 -64.9 40 7.0 -58.0 263 109 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.9 0.03 41 164 13471 -63.1 -70.1 38 7.0 -63.2 276 103 352.3 352.3 297.1 352.4 0.02 42 161 13585 -62.7 -69.7 38 7.0 -62.8 278 98 354.8 354.8 297.7 354.9 0.02 43 155 13819 -63.7 -70.7 38 7.0 -63.8 277 86 357.0 357.0 298.1 357.1 0.02 44 153 13898 -63.1 -70.1 38 7.0 -63.2 274 81 359.3 359.3 298.6 359.4 0.02 45 150 14020 -63.7 -70.7 38 7.0 -63.8 270 73 360.3 360.3 298.8 360.4 0.02 46 138 14529 -66.1 -73.1 37 7.0 -66.2 262 75 364.8 364.8 299.7 364.9 0.01 47 135 14663 -65.5 -72.5 37 7.0 -65.5 262 76 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.02 48 128 14986 -67.3 -74.3 36 7.0 -67.4 261 76 370.6 370.6 300.7 370.6 0.01 49 126 15081 -66.3 -74.3 32 8.0 -66.4 262 72 374.1 374.1 301.3 374.1 0.01 50 113 15739 -68.1 -76.1 31 8.0 -68.2 257 52 382.5 382.5 302.6 382.6 0.01 51 110 15901 -67.9 -75.9 31 8.0 -67.9 256 49 385.9 385.9 303.2 385.9 0.01 52 104 16237 -70.1 -78.1 30 8.0 -70.2 261 50 387.9 387.9 303.5 388.0 0.01 53 100 16470 -70.5 -78.5 30 8.0 -70.5 265 51 391.5 391.5 304.0 391.6 0.01 54 94 16836 -72.7 -79.7 34 7.0 -72.8 271 42 394.2 394.2 304.4 394.2 0.01 55 86 17359 -72.7 -79.7 34 7.0 -72.8 280 28 404.3 404.3 305.8 404.4 0.01 56 80 17781 -76.1 -83.1 32 7.0 -76.2 285 33 405.8 405.8 306.0 405.8 0.00 57 75 18157 -73.3 -80.3 34 7.0 -73.3 311 33 419.2 419.2 307.6 419.3 0.01 58 70 18560 -74.5 -81.5 33 7.0 -74.5 305 33 425.0 425.0 308.3 425.0 0.01 59 69 18644 -74.7 -81.7 33 7.0 -74.7 304 36 426.3 426.3 308.4 426.4 0.01 60 66 18904 -71.1 -79.1 30 8.0 -71.2 300 42 439.6 439.6 309.8 439.7 0.01 61 64 19088 -65.5 -73.5 32 8.0 -65.7 295 32 455.8 455.8 311.4 456.0 0.03 62 57 19790 -66.5 -74.5 32 8.0 -66.7 239 8 468.9 468.9 312.5 469.0 0.03 63 54 20118 -65.5 -73.5 32 8.0 -65.7 187 4 478.5 478.5 313.4 478.7 0.03 64 53 20232 -63.5 -71.5 33 8.0 -63.7 169 3 485.7 485.7 313.9 486.0 0.05 65 50 20590 -62.5 -71.5 29 9.0 -62.8 70 2 496.2 496.2 314.7 496.5 0.05 66 48 20842 -62.3 -71.3 29 9.0 -62.6 65 2 502.5 502.5 315.1 502.8 0.05 67 46 21105 -63.5 -72.5 28 9.0 -63.8 59 1 505.8 505.8 315.4 506.1 0.05 68 44 21381 -59.7 -68.7 30 9.0 -60.2 75 4 521.5 521.5 316.4 522.1 0.08 69 42 21671 -61.1 -70.1 29 9.0 -61.5 183 15 525.0 525.1 316.6 525.5 0.07 70 40 21977 -57.7 -67.7 27 10.0 -58.4 319 12 541.0 541.0 317.6 541.7 0.11 71 34 23003 -57.9 -68.9 23 11.0 -58.7 43 10 566.2 566.2 319.0 566.9 0.11 72 30 23800 -54.1 -66.1 22 12.0 -55.5 45 9 597.2 597.2 320.5 598.5 0.18 73 25 24976 -50.5 -64.5 18 14.0 -52.8 17 15 639.5 639.6 322.3 641.5 0.26 74 20 26430 -49.9 -66.9 12 17.0 -53.0 300 1 683.4 683.5 324.0 685.5 0.24 75 19 26767 -47.9 -64.9 12 17.0 -51.6 360 2 699.7 699.9 324.5 702.6 0.33 76 17 27501 -48.3 -66.3 11 18.0 -52.2 117 5 721.1 721.2 325.2 723.8 0.30 77 13 29286 -44.3 -64.3 9 20.0 -50.5 159 7 792.4 792.7 327.2 797.6 0.52 78 12 29821 -45.5 -65.5 9 20.0 -51.6 171 8 806.5 806.8 327.5 811.3 0.48 79 10 31050 -40.9 -61.9 9 21.0 -49.6 200 9 866.9 867.4 329.0 876.9 0.92 80 9.9 31119 -40.5 -61.5 9 21.0 -49.4 195 9 870.9 871.4 329.1 881.6 0.98 81 8.8 31923 -39.9 -60.9 9 21.0 -49.5 139 8 903.0 903.7 329.7 916.5 1.20 82 8.5 32161 -38.1 -59.1 9 21.0 -48.6 123 8 919.1 919.9 330.1 936.9 1.56 83 7.5 33023 -38.5 -59.5 9 21.0 -49.3 63 7 950.9 951.9 330.7 970.9 1.68 84 7.0 33500 -36.7 -57.7 10 21.0 -48.6 30 7 977.3 978.7 331.2 1004.9 2.26 85 6.8 33701 -35.5 -56.5 10 21.0 -48.0 990.5 992.1 331.5 1023.8 2.70 TRP 80 17781 -76.1 -83.1 32 7.0 -76.2 285 33 405.8 405.8 306.0 405.8 0.00 WND 198 12293 -57.8 -64.8 40 7.0 -57.9 255 112 342.2 342.2 294.8 342.3 0.03 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5689.00 m Freezing level: 616.49 mb = 4186.47 m = 13734.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 703.32 mb = 3109.57 m = 10201.89 ft Precipitable water: 0.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 21.05 % Est. max temperature: 26.50 C = 79.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 710.27 mb = 3027.54 m = 9932.75 ft T: 9.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.12 C/km ThetaE index: 1.87 C Layer 880.0- 830.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 445.41 mb = 6709.48 m = 22012.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 43.17 C = 109.70 F Cap Strength: 16.96 C Lifted Index: 17.54 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 21.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 16.16 C Showalter Index: 18.12 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 18.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 17.90 C Cross Totals Index: 0.90 C K Index: -14.30 Risk: None Sweat Index: 112.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.67 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 22.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 60143.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 17.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 663.27 mb = 3586.86 m = 11767.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 283.8 at 24.0 knts Storm direction: 313.8 at 18.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.7 neg: 3.3 tot: 11.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 426.9 neg: -138.2 tot: 288.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 96.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 17.7 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.09 Bulk Shear: 246.61 m/s