UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/09112012_upa.wxp Date: 12Z 20 NOV 09 Searching for KMFR... Searching the city database file for: KMFR ... Date:12Z 20 NOV 09 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 46 SFC 958 405 1.0 0.6 97 0.4 0.8 0 0 277.5 278.2 276.1 289.0 4.17 2 949 479 2.2 1.7 96 0.5 2.0 55 6 279.5 280.3 277.7 292.1 4.56 3 941 547 4.2 3.5 95 0.7 3.9 105 11 282.2 283.1 279.9 296.7 5.23 4 938 572 5.8 4.7 93 1.1 5.2 124 13 284.1 285.1 281.3 300.0 5.71 5 933 615 8.6 2.6 66 6.0 5.6 150 16 287.4 288.3 282.0 301.4 4.94 6 932 624 9.2 -0.8 50 10.0 4.6 150 16 288.1 288.8 281.0 299.2 3.87 7 930 641 10.0 -1.0 46 11.0 4.9 150 16 289.1 289.8 281.4 300.1 3.82 8 925 685 9.8 -2.2 43 12.0 4.4 150 16 289.3 289.9 281.1 299.5 3.51 9 912 802 9.4 -4.6 37 14.0 3.4 150 15 290.1 290.6 280.8 298.8 2.97 10 863 1257 5.4 -4.6 48 10.0 1.1 153 11 290.5 291.1 281.2 299.8 3.14 11 850 1381 5.0 -5.0 48 10.0 0.8 165 13 291.4 291.9 281.5 300.5 3.10 12 827 1605 5.0 -8.0 38 13.0 -0.2 195 26 293.7 294.1 281.8 301.3 2.53 13 790 1976 1.6 -10.4 40 12.0 -2.9 195 35 293.9 294.3 281.5 300.5 2.19 14 714 2782 -4.1 -15.1 42 11.0 -7.6 206 62 296.3 296.6 281.9 301.4 1.65 15 700 2938 -3.7 -18.7 30 15.0 -8.1 210 65 298.4 298.6 282.3 302.3 1.25 16 699 2949 -3.7 -18.7 30 15.0 -8.1 210 65 298.5 298.7 282.4 302.5 1.25 17 672 3259 -4.7 -21.7 25 17.0 -9.4 208 69 300.8 301.0 283.0 304.0 1.00 18 545 4869 -16.5 -24.5 50 8.0 -18.3 205 72 305.3 305.5 284.7 308.5 0.96 19 518 5248 -19.9 -24.1 69 4.2 -20.8 205 72 305.7 305.9 285.0 309.1 1.05 20 510 5364 -20.1 -22.5 81 2.4 -20.7 205 72 306.8 307.0 285.6 310.8 1.23 21 500 5510 -21.1 -23.5 81 2.4 -21.6 205 72 307.3 307.5 285.7 311.1 1.15 22 434 6546 -27.1 -29.9 77 2.8 -27.6 214 94 312.4 312.5 287.1 314.9 0.74 23 400 7130 -31.9 -35.0 74 3.1 -32.3 220 92 313.5 313.6 287.2 315.2 0.49 24 368 7715 -35.9 -39.8 67 3.9 -36.2 215 80 315.8 315.8 287.8 317.0 0.33 25 300 9100 -47.9 -53.9 50 6.0 -48.1 215 96 317.8 317.9 288.1 318.2 0.08 26 282 9503 -51.9 -57.9 48 6.0 -52.1 213 100 317.8 317.8 288.1 318.0 0.05 27 250 10270 -58.5 -64.5 46 6.0 -58.6 210 108 319.1 319.1 288.5 319.2 0.03 28 238 10577 -60.5 -66.5 45 6.0 -60.6 214 113 320.6 320.6 288.9 320.7 0.02 29 231 10762 -61.1 -67.1 45 6.0 -61.1 215 115 322.5 322.5 289.5 322.6 0.02 30 228 10843 -61.3 -67.3 45 6.0 -61.4 215 115 323.3 323.3 289.8 323.4 0.02 31 212 11294 -60.5 -66.5 45 6.0 -60.6 220 105 331.4 331.4 292.1 331.5 0.02 32 205 11504 -57.5 -63.5 46 6.0 -57.6 223 98 339.3 339.3 294.2 339.5 0.04 33 202 11597 -57.7 -63.7 46 6.0 -57.8 224 94 340.4 340.4 294.4 340.6 0.04 34 200 11660 -56.9 -63.9 41 7.0 -57.1 225 92 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.8 0.04 35 199 11692 -56.3 -63.3 41 7.0 -56.5 225 90 344.1 344.1 295.3 344.3 0.04 36 197 11756 -56.3 -63.3 41 7.0 -56.5 224 87 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.3 0.04 37 195 11822 -54.9 -61.9 42 7.0 -55.1 224 84 348.3 348.4 296.3 348.5 0.05 38 191 11955 -54.9 -62.9 36 8.0 -55.1 223 77 350.4 350.4 296.8 350.6 0.04 39 189 12022 -53.9 -61.9 37 8.0 -54.1 223 73 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.3 0.05 40 169 12741 -54.9 -63.9 32 9.0 -55.1 216 49 362.9 362.9 299.3 363.1 0.04 41 160 13091 -57.1 -66.1 31 9.0 -57.3 210 50 364.9 364.9 299.7 365.1 0.03 42 154 13333 -57.5 -66.5 31 9.0 -57.7 213 56 368.2 368.2 300.3 368.4 0.03 43 150 13500 -56.7 -66.7 27 10.0 -56.9 215 60 372.4 372.4 301.0 372.5 0.03 44 147 13628 -56.5 -66.5 27 10.0 -56.7 221 63 374.9 374.9 301.4 375.1 0.03 45 135 14163 -58.7 -68.7 26 10.0 -58.9 236 60 380.2 380.2 302.3 380.4 0.03 46 129 14448 -57.7 -67.7 27 10.0 -57.9 234 54 387.0 387.0 303.3 387.2 0.03 47 122 14797 -59.7 -69.7 26 10.0 -59.9 225 51 389.6 389.6 303.8 389.7 0.03 48 118 15006 -57.9 -67.9 27 10.0 -58.2 225 56 396.6 396.6 304.8 396.8 0.03 49 111 15390 -57.9 -67.9 27 10.0 -58.2 235 54 403.6 403.6 305.7 403.8 0.04 50 110 15447 -56.3 -67.3 24 11.0 -56.6 239 52 407.7 407.7 306.2 407.9 0.04 51 108 15563 -56.9 -67.9 24 11.0 -57.2 245 48 408.7 408.7 306.4 408.9 0.04 52 107 15622 -55.9 -66.9 24 11.0 -56.2 243 49 411.7 411.7 306.7 411.9 0.04 53 100 16050 -57.3 -68.3 23 11.0 -57.6 235 55 417.0 417.0 307.4 417.2 0.04 54 91 16648 -56.9 -67.9 24 11.0 -57.3 244 42 429.2 429.2 308.8 429.5 0.05 55 83 17226 -60.3 -71.3 22 11.0 -60.6 248 33 433.7 433.7 309.3 433.9 0.03 56 74 17949 -56.7 -68.7 21 12.0 -57.2 240 35 455.8 455.8 311.4 456.1 0.05 57 70 18300 -58.3 -70.3 20 12.0 -58.7 245 38 459.7 459.7 311.8 459.9 0.04 58 65 18764 -60.7 -72.7 19 12.0 -61.0 256 34 464.3 464.3 312.1 464.4 0.03 59 61 19162 -58.5 -70.5 20 12.0 -59.0 269 19 477.7 477.7 313.3 477.9 0.05 60 56 19698 -60.3 -72.3 19 12.0 -60.7 239 20 485.4 485.4 313.9 485.6 0.04 61 53 20042 -59.5 -71.5 20 12.0 -60.0 234 26 494.9 495.0 314.6 495.2 0.05 62 50 20410 -55.9 -69.9 16 14.0 -56.7 240 29 511.7 511.8 315.8 512.1 0.06 63 41 21659 -61.1 -74.1 16 13.0 -61.6 245 31 528.7 528.7 316.9 528.9 0.04 64 39 21972 -58.3 -72.3 15 14.0 -59.0 243 39 543.4 543.4 317.8 543.7 0.06 65 38 22135 -59.5 -72.5 17 13.0 -60.2 253 28 544.4 544.4 317.8 544.7 0.06 66 37 22303 -57.1 -71.1 15 14.0 -58.0 244 19 554.7 554.7 318.4 555.2 0.07 67 37 22303 -56.7 -70.7 16 14.0 -57.6 244 19 555.7 555.7 318.5 556.2 0.07 68 36 22478 -52.7 -68.7 13 16.0 -54.2 204 14 570.4 570.5 319.2 571.2 0.10 69 30 23650 -54.9 -71.9 10 17.0 -56.3 255 24 595.0 595.0 320.4 595.5 0.08 70 28 24091 -55.5 -72.5 10 17.0 -56.9 4 0 605.2 605.2 320.9 605.7 0.08 71 27 24324 -53.5 -72.5 8 19.0 -55.4 81 5 617.1 617.1 321.4 617.7 0.08 72 25 24816 -56.3 -73.3 10 17.0 -57.8 161 15 622.8 622.8 321.6 623.4 0.08 73 22 25636 -52.3 -74.3 5 22.0 -54.8 253 21 657.9 657.9 323.0 658.5 0.07 74 20 26250 -54.5 -76.5 5 22.0 -56.7 355 1 669.4 669.4 323.4 669.8 0.06 75 19 26577 -55.1 -77.1 5 22.0 -57.3 18 6 677.4 677.4 323.7 677.8 0.06 76 17 27287 -53.7 -78.7 3 25.0 -56.5 78 12 703.8 703.8 324.6 704.2 0.05 77 16 27677 -52.3 -79.3 2 27.0 -55.6 107 15 720.6 720.7 325.1 721.0 0.05 78 15 28092 -54.3 -80.3 3 26.0 -57.2 133 12 727.4 727.4 325.3 727.8 0.04 79 13 29014 -50.9 -84.9 1 34.0 -55.2 99 10 769.6 769.6 326.5 769.8 0.02 80 11 30091 -54.3 -87.3 1 33.0 -58.0 121 15 794.9 794.9 327.1 795.0 0.02 81 11 30091 -52.7 -85.7 1 33.0 -56.9 121 15 800.7 800.7 327.3 800.9 0.02 82 10 30710 -49.5 -83.5 1 34.0 -55.2 150 16 834.8 834.8 328.1 835.1 0.04 83 9.9 30776 -49.1 -83.1 1 34.0 -55.0 838.7 838.7 328.1 839.1 0.04 84 9.4 31115 -49.9 -83.9 1 34.0 -55.6 848.2 848.2 328.4 848.5 0.04 TRP 228 10843 -61.3 -67.3 45 6.0 -61.4 215 115 323.3 323.3 289.8 323.4 0.02 WND 231 10762 -61.1 -67.1 45 6.0 -61.1 215 115 322.5 322.5 289.5 322.6 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5464.00 m Freezing level: 768.67 mb = 2201.86 m = 7223.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 831.41 mb = 1561.32 m = 5122.37 ft Precipitable water: 0.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.89 % Est. max temperature: 17.07 C = 62.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 951.96 mb = 454.88 m = 1492.36 ft T: 1.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.77 C/km ThetaE index: 2.23 C Layer 932.0- 930.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 648.81 mb = 3529.25 m = 11578.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.74 C = 76.53 F Cap Strength: 8.83 C Lifted Index: 9.06 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.71 C Showalter Index: 7.50 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 26.10 C Cross Totals Index: 16.10 C K Index: 6.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 98.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.20 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 49.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 53121.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 788.05 mb = 1995.23 m = 6545.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 204.4 at 55.6 knts Storm direction: 234.4 at 41.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 11.0 neg: 0.8 tot: 11.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 121.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 678.0 neg: -83.3 tot: 594.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 198.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 17.2 stream: 11.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.16 Bulk Rich Number: 0.15 Bulk Shear: 323.99 m/s