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 KMHX... Searching the city database file for: KMHX ... Date:1200Z 11 MAY 08 Station: KMHX WMO ident: 72305 Latitude: 34.78 Longitude: -76.88 Elevation: 11.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1009 11 13.6 11.5 87 2.1 12.4 65 2 286.0 287.5 285.1 309.5 8.47 1 1000 86 13.6 11.4 87 2.2 12.3 95 13 286.8 288.2 285.5 310.4 8.49 2 988 188 14.4 12.1 86 2.3 13.0 100 19 288.5 290.1 286.6 313.8 9.01 3 950 519 12.8 11.2 90 1.6 11.9 119 25 290.2 291.7 287.1 315.1 8.82 4 941 599 13.0 11.3 89 1.7 12.0 124 25 291.2 292.8 287.6 316.6 8.97 5 936 644 13.4 6.4 63 7.0 9.5 122 24 292.0 293.2 285.5 310.5 6.45 6 925 744 13.2 2.2 47 11.0 7.6 115 21 292.8 293.7 284.1 306.9 4.85 7 891 1059 13.0 5.0 58 8.0 8.6 153 9 295.8 296.9 286.6 313.7 6.14 8 883 1135 13.6 3.6 51 10.0 8.2 173 8 297.1 298.2 286.6 313.7 5.61 9 881 1154 13.8 4.8 55 9.0 8.8 178 7 297.5 298.6 287.3 315.6 6.13 10 879 1173 13.6 6.6 63 7.0 9.6 183 7 297.5 298.8 288.1 317.9 6.97 11 856 1395 11.8 5.8 67 6.0 8.5 195 7 297.9 299.1 288.0 317.8 6.77 12 854 1415 11.6 5.6 67 6.0 8.2 195 7 297.9 299.1 287.9 317.6 6.69 13 850 1454 11.6 1.6 50 10.0 6.4 195 7 298.3 299.2 286.5 313.3 5.05 14 840 1553 11.4 -1.6 40 13.0 5.1 211 9 299.1 299.8 285.8 311.3 4.05 15 839 1563 11.4 0.4 47 11.0 5.8 212 9 299.2 300.1 286.5 313.2 4.69 16 837 1583 11.4 6.7 73 4.7 8.7 215 10 299.4 300.7 289.1 321.1 7.37 17 835 1603 11.2 8.0 81 3.2 9.3 218 10 299.4 300.9 289.7 323.2 8.08 18 821 1744 10.0 9.9 99 0.1 9.9 241 13 299.6 301.3 290.9 327.1 9.37 19 809 1866 9.6 9.1 97 0.5 9.3 256 15 300.4 302.1 290.9 327.0 9.00 20 779 2179 6.8 6.3 97 0.5 6.5 268 16 300.7 302.1 289.8 323.5 7.71 21 765 2328 6.0 3.8 86 2.2 4.8 280 15 301.4 302.6 289.0 321.0 6.58 22 757 2414 5.6 -0.4 65 6.0 2.6 288 15 301.9 302.8 287.6 316.7 4.91 23 750 2490 5.2 -1.8 61 7.0 1.8 286 15 302.2 303.0 287.3 315.8 4.47 24 748 2512 5.4 -5.6 45 11.0 0.5 284 16 302.7 303.3 286.4 313.0 3.36 25 745 2544 5.6 -9.4 33 15.0 -0.6 282 16 303.2 303.7 285.7 311.1 2.51 26 732 2689 6.4 -20.6 12 27.0 -2.4 270 17 305.6 305.8 284.9 309.0 1.01 27 718 2847 5.2 -14.8 22 20.0 -2.2 265 20 306.0 306.3 285.8 311.4 1.69 28 700 3054 3.8 -17.2 20 21.0 -3.5 265 23 306.7 307.0 285.8 311.3 1.42 29 696 3101 3.4 -17.6 20 21.0 -3.8 264 23 306.8 307.0 285.8 311.2 1.38 30 676 3337 3.0 -20.0 17 23.0 -4.5 260 23 308.9 309.1 286.3 312.7 1.15 31 635 3840 -0.7 -23.7 16 23.0 -7.4 263 25 310.2 310.4 286.5 313.2 0.89 32 613 4122 -1.7 -27.7 12 26.0 -8.6 277 26 312.2 312.4 286.9 314.4 0.64 33 610 4161 -1.7 -21.7 20 20.0 -7.8 279 26 312.7 312.9 287.5 316.4 1.10 34 591 4412 -3.7 -23.7 20 20.0 -9.4 283 29 313.2 313.4 287.6 316.4 0.95 35 568 4724 -6.3 -19.3 35 13.0 -10.4 278 35 313.7 314.0 288.3 318.6 1.46 36 564 4779 -6.7 -17.7 41 11.0 -10.3 277 36 313.9 314.2 288.6 319.5 1.69 37 563 4793 -6.9 -14.9 53 8.0 -9.7 277 36 313.8 314.2 289.0 320.8 2.14 38 561 4821 -6.9 -13.9 57 7.0 -9.4 276 37 314.1 314.6 289.3 321.7 2.33 39 549 4989 -8.5 -17.5 48 9.0 -11.4 270 37 314.2 314.5 288.8 320.0 1.76 40 540 5117 -9.5 -15.5 62 6.0 -11.5 264 37 314.5 314.9 289.2 321.4 2.12 41 537 5160 -9.7 -16.7 57 7.0 -12.0 262 36 314.7 315.1 289.0 321.1 1.93 42 535 5189 -9.9 -13.6 74 3.7 -11.2 260 36 314.8 315.3 289.6 323.0 2.50 43 531 5247 -9.9 -14.9 67 5.0 -11.6 261 36 315.5 315.9 289.6 322.9 2.26 44 528 5291 -9.9 -13.4 76 3.5 -11.2 262 36 316.0 316.5 290.1 324.4 2.58 45 505 5634 -11.7 -16.6 67 4.9 -13.3 269 35 317.9 318.3 290.2 324.8 2.07 46 500 5710 -11.7 -18.7 56 7.0 -13.9 270 35 318.8 319.1 290.2 324.7 1.75 47 498 5741 -11.9 -18.9 56 7.0 -14.1 270 35 318.9 319.2 290.2 324.7 1.72 48 451 6490 -17.7 -24.7 54 7.0 -19.4 274 37 320.8 321.0 290.2 324.7 1.14 49 430 6846 -19.3 -31.3 34 12.0 -21.7 279 36 323.2 323.3 290.4 325.5 0.65 50 412 7163 -20.9 -32.9 33 12.0 -23.1 277 37 325.1 325.2 290.9 327.2 0.58 51 400 7380 -22.7 -35.7 30 13.0 -24.8 275 37 325.5 325.6 290.9 327.2 0.46 52 384 7677 -25.5 -38.5 29 13.0 -27.3 274 37 325.6 325.7 290.9 327.0 0.36 53 368 7982 -28.3 -36.3 46 8.0 -29.5 270 37 325.9 326.0 291.0 327.6 0.47 54 300 9410 -39.1 -46.1 47 7.0 -39.6 270 59 330.3 330.3 292.0 331.0 0.20 55 250 10640 -49.7 -57.7 39 8.0 -50.0 285 78 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.4 0.06 56 200 12060 -60.1 -68.1 34 8.0 -60.2 285 116 337.6 337.6 293.7 337.7 0.02 57 180 12717 -64.8 -71.9 37 7.1 -64.9 290 135 340.2 340.2 294.4 340.2 0.01 58 179 12751 -65.1 -72.1 37 7.0 -65.1 290 135 340.3 340.3 294.4 340.3 0.01 59 150 13860 -56.9 -66.9 27 10.0 -57.1 305 63 372.0 372.1 300.9 372.2 0.03 60 100 16360 -61.5 -72.5 22 11.0 -61.7 295 41 408.9 408.9 306.4 409.0 0.02 61 88 17141 -66.5 -76.5 23 10.0 -66.6 287 26 414.1 414.1 307.0 414.2 0.01 62 82 17565 -67.9 -77.9 23 10.0 -68.0 275 37 419.7 419.7 307.7 419.8 0.01 63 79 17790 -66.3 -76.3 23 10.0 -66.4 287 34 427.5 427.5 308.6 427.6 0.02 64 76 18023 -67.9 -77.9 23 10.0 -68.0 287 23 428.9 428.9 308.7 429.0 0.01 65 70 18520 -64.5 -75.5 21 11.0 -64.7 270 20 446.4 446.4 310.5 446.5 0.02 66 69 18608 -64.5 -75.5 21 11.0 -64.7 275 22 448.2 448.2 310.7 448.3 0.02 67 69 18608 -62.7 -73.7 21 11.0 -63.0 275 22 452.1 452.1 311.1 452.2 0.03 68 58 19679 -63.5 -75.5 18 12.0 -63.8 239 15 473.3 473.3 312.9 473.5 0.02 69 52 20355 -60.5 -74.5 14 14.0 -61.0 347 3 495.3 495.3 314.6 495.5 0.03 70 50 20600 -60.7 -74.7 14 14.0 -61.2 200 1 500.4 500.4 315.0 500.6 0.03 71 40 21991 -60.3 -78.3 8 18.0 -60.9 264 7 534.4 534.4 317.2 534.6 0.02 72 36 22658 -54.7 -82.7 2 28.0 -56.1 244 5 565.3 565.3 318.9 565.3 0.01 73 32 23408 -56.9 -88.9 1 32.0 -58.1 221 4 578.7 578.7 319.6 578.8 0.00 74 30 23820 -53.9 -86.9 1 33.0 -55.7 225 4 597.7 597.7 320.5 597.7 0.01 75 28 24266 -50.3 -84.3 1 34.0 -52.9 206 14 619.6 619.6 321.5 619.7 0.01 76 26 24749 -50.9 -84.9 1 34.0 -53.5 265 22 631.2 631.2 321.9 631.3 0.01 77 24 25273 -47.5 -82.5 1 35.0 -51.2 278 14 655.7 655.7 322.9 655.8 0.02 78 20 26470 -50.1 -84.1 1 34.0 -53.5 285 13 682.8 682.8 323.9 682.9 0.02 79 19 26805 -50.3 -84.3 1 34.0 -53.8 344 10 692.3 692.3 324.2 692.4 0.02 80 18 27160 -48.1 -82.1 1 34.0 -52.5 46 7 710.0 710.0 324.7 710.2 0.03 81 15 28365 -47.3 -82.3 1 35.0 -52.5 137 8 750.7 750.7 326.0 750.9 0.03 82 14 28825 -44.1 -80.1 1 36.0 -50.9 208 14 776.5 776.5 326.7 776.9 0.05 83 13 29322 -44.3 -80.3 1 36.0 -51.2 231 15 792.4 792.5 327.1 792.9 0.05 84 12 29862 -41.7 -77.7 1 36.0 -50.2 232 14 820.0 820.0 327.7 820.8 0.08 85 10 31100 -41.1 -78.1 1 37.0 -50.7 235 13 866.1 866.2 328.8 867.1 0.09 TRP 179 12751 -65.1 -72.1 37 7.0 -65.1 290 135 340.3 340.3 294.4 340.3 0.01 WND 180 12717 -64.8 -71.9 37 7.1 -64.9 290 135 340.2 340.2 294.4 340.2 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5624.00 m Freezing level: 642.76 mb = 3745.18 m = 12287.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 746.61 mb = 2526.74 m = 8289.72 ft Precipitable water: 0.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.22 % Est. max temperature: 25.47 C = 77.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 977.73 mb = 276.27 m = 906.38 ft T: 13.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.84 C/km ThetaE index: 18.11 C Layer 809.0- 718.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 769.81 mb = 2276.02 m = 7467.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.76 C = 83.76 F Cap Strength: 8.61 C Lifted Index: 9.20 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.83 C Showalter Index: 8.55 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 36.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.30 C Cross Totals Index: 13.30 C K Index: 3.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 68.20 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.35 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 27.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 59414.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.15 mb = 954.15 m = 3130.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 262.2 at 23.4 knts Storm direction: 292.2 at 17.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 1.8 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 114.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 242.5 neg: -56.6 tot: 185.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 16.9 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.12 Bulk Shear: 240.24 m/s