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 KMFR... Searching the city database file for: KMFR ... Date:1200Z 11 MAY 08 Station: KMFR WMO ident: 72597 Latitude: 42.37 Longitude: -122.87 Elevation: 405.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 SFC 972 405 10.2 4.2 66 6.0 7.2 25 7 285.7 286.6 281.6 300.6 5.32 2 925 803 6.8 3.4 79 3.4 5.1 345 4 286.3 287.2 281.8 301.2 5.28 3 850 1492 1.4 -0.1 90 1.5 0.7 255 7 287.6 288.4 281.5 300.4 4.47 4 832 1664 0.0 -1.1 92 1.1 -0.5 252 8 287.9 288.6 281.4 300.0 4.24 5 817 1809 -1.1 -2.2 92 1.1 -1.6 250 9 288.2 288.9 281.2 299.7 3.98 6 798 1996 -2.7 -27.7 13 25.0 -8.2 258 12 288.5 288.6 276.7 290.0 0.49 7 795 2026 -1.7 -44.7 2 43.0 -8.3 260 12 289.9 289.9 276.7 290.2 0.09 8 787 2107 0.8 -43.2 2 44.0 -6.7 264 14 293.4 293.4 278.5 293.7 0.11 9 735 2653 -1.7 -23.7 17 22.0 -7.4 282 22 296.4 296.6 280.8 298.9 0.77 10 721 2806 -2.1 -45.1 2 43.0 -9.0 284 24 297.6 297.6 280.4 298.0 0.09 11 700 3040 -3.3 -45.3 2 42.0 -9.9 280 27 298.8 298.8 281.0 299.2 0.10 12 683 3234 -3.9 -45.9 2 42.0 -10.4 281 28 300.3 300.3 281.6 300.6 0.09 13 664 3456 -2.9 -44.9 2 42.0 -9.9 275 34 303.8 303.8 283.1 304.2 0.11 14 651 3612 -3.9 -21.9 23 18.0 -9.0 271 38 304.4 304.6 284.5 307.7 1.02 15 581 4499 -9.5 -22.5 34 13.0 -12.9 262 51 307.9 308.1 285.9 311.5 1.08 16 504 5580 -16.7 -25.7 46 9.0 -18.7 250 56 312.0 312.1 287.1 315.1 0.94 17 500 5640 -17.1 -28.1 38 11.0 -19.4 250 56 312.2 312.3 287.0 314.8 0.76 18 476 6009 -19.3 -35.3 23 16.0 -21.9 254 59 313.9 314.0 287.2 315.3 0.40 19 437 6641 -24.7 -36.7 32 12.0 -26.3 255 63 314.8 314.9 287.5 316.2 0.38 20 400 7280 -30.1 -44.1 24 14.0 -31.4 255 66 315.9 315.9 287.6 316.6 0.19 21 385 7550 -32.3 -49.3 17 17.0 -33.6 255 68 316.4 316.5 287.7 316.9 0.11 22 300 9250 -47.1 -56.1 35 9.0 -47.4 255 80 319.0 319.0 288.5 319.2 0.06 23 250 10440 -54.7 -63.7 32 9.0 -54.9 245 95 324.7 324.7 290.2 324.9 0.03 24 220 11247 -60.5 -68.5 34 8.0 -60.6 247 98 327.9 327.9 291.2 328.0 0.02 25 207 11631 -55.5 -64.5 32 9.0 -55.7 248 93 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.6 0.03 26 200 11850 -57.1 -67.1 27 10.0 -57.3 249 91 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.4 0.02 27 198 11913 -57.5 -67.5 27 10.0 -57.6 249 90 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.8 0.02 28 163 13149 -53.9 -68.9 14 15.0 -54.2 254 76 368.3 368.3 300.3 368.4 0.02 29 150 13680 -55.3 -72.3 10 17.0 -55.6 256 71 374.8 374.8 301.4 374.9 0.01 30 124 14886 -58.9 -76.9 8 18.0 -59.2 260 57 389.2 389.2 303.7 389.3 0.01 31 100 16240 -58.3 -78.3 6 20.0 -58.6 265 42 415.1 415.1 307.2 415.1 0.01 32 92 16764 -59.1 -80.1 5 21.0 -59.5 267 36 423.5 423.5 308.1 423.6 0.01 33 70 18480 -58.9 -81.9 4 23.0 -59.4 285 15 458.4 458.4 311.6 458.4 0.01 34 64 19041 -58.5 -82.5 3 24.0 -59.0 278 17 471.2 471.2 312.7 471.2 0.01 35 57 19761 -61.5 -84.5 3 23.0 -61.9 276 18 480.2 480.2 313.5 480.2 0.01 36 50 20580 -56.5 -81.5 3 25.0 -57.3 310 10 510.3 510.3 315.7 510.4 0.01 37 30 23800 -57.7 -82.7 3 25.0 -58.9 280 10 587.3 587.3 320.0 587.4 0.01 38 22 25790 -51.3 -78.3 3 27.0 -54.1 311 9 660.9 660.9 323.1 661.2 0.04 39 20 26410 -51.3 -78.3 3 27.0 -54.4 270 3 679.1 679.2 323.7 679.5 0.04 40 10 31000 -43.5 -72.5 3 29.0 -51.7 265 14 857.2 857.3 328.6 859.4 0.21 41 7.4 33040 -40.1 -70.1 3 30.0 -51.4 948.1 948.3 330.4 952.9 0.41 TRP 220 11247 -60.5 -68.5 34 8.0 -60.6 327.9 327.9 291.2 328.0 0.02 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5489.00 m Freezing level: 832.00 mb = 1663.74 m = 5458.40 ft Freezing level: 789.56 mb = 2080.91 m = 6827.07 ft Freezing level: 770.36 mb = 2281.55 m = 7485.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 839.43 mb = 1592.45 m = 5224.52 ft Precipitable water: 0.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.30 % Est. max temperature: 12.65 C = 54.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 887.25 mb = 1142.51 m = 3748.35 ft T: 4.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.31 C/km ThetaE index: 11.12 C Layer 850.0- 795.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 856.88 mb = 1426.27 m = 4679.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 12.01 C = 53.62 F Cap Strength: 11.17 C Lifted Index: 11.24 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.65 C Showalter Index: 11.59 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 35.50 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.50 C Cross Totals Index: 17.00 C K Index: -23.60 Risk: None Sweat Index: 70.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.01 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 7.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 11.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.96 mb = 1293.47 m = 4243.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 815.96 mb = 1819.14 m = 5968.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 795.96 mb = 2016.35 m = 6615.23 ft B at Equ Level: 4.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 785.96 mb = 2117.30 m = 6946.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 262.2 at 32.9 knts Storm direction: 292.2 at 24.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 4.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 142.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 95.4 neg: -1.3 tot: 94.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 31.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.05 Bulk Shear: 154.62 m/s