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 KMHX... Searching the city database file for: KMHX ... Date:12Z 4 JUL 09 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 1016 11 18.0 17.7 98 0.3 17.8 320 2 289.8 292.1 290.3 325.3 12.64 1 1012 44 19.2 14.2 73 5.0 16.0 320 2 291.4 293.1 288.7 320.0 10.10 2 1006 95 21.6 14.6 64 7.0 17.1 319 3 294.2 296.1 290.0 324.1 10.43 3 1000 146 22.4 14.4 61 8.0 17.2 318 3 295.5 297.4 290.4 325.4 10.36 4 991 225 22.6 12.6 53 10.0 16.3 317 3 296.5 298.2 289.8 323.4 9.28 5 925 820 18.0 9.0 56 9.0 12.6 310 7 297.7 299.1 288.9 320.5 7.81 6 853 1508 13.0 6.0 62 7.0 9.0 287 13 299.5 300.7 288.7 319.8 6.89 7 850 1538 12.6 5.6 62 7.0 8.6 285 13 299.3 300.6 288.5 319.2 6.72 8 816 1879 10.0 5.7 75 4.3 7.6 281 20 300.1 301.4 289.0 321.0 7.05 9 811 1930 10.0 5.1 72 4.9 7.3 282 21 300.6 301.9 289.0 320.8 6.80 10 804 2002 11.0 1.0 50 10.0 5.8 283 22 302.4 303.4 288.1 317.9 5.12 11 786 2191 12.0 -5.0 30 17.0 4.0 285 23 305.5 306.1 287.4 315.9 3.35 12 756 2515 9.6 -7.4 29 17.0 2.0 290 16 306.3 306.8 287.2 315.4 2.90 13 746 2626 9.6 -16.4 14 26.0 -0.0 297 15 307.5 307.7 286.1 312.1 1.42 14 736 2738 9.4 -19.6 11 29.0 -0.7 304 14 308.4 308.6 286.1 312.1 1.10 15 710 3035 7.2 -16.8 16 24.0 -1.6 310 15 309.2 309.5 286.7 313.9 1.44 16 700 3151 6.4 -21.6 11 28.0 -2.7 305 17 309.6 309.8 286.3 312.8 0.97 17 684 3340 5.4 -28.6 6 34.0 -4.1 305 17 310.5 310.6 286.2 312.3 0.53 18 673 3472 6.6 305 16 313.3 19 634 3960 5.8 312 19 317.8 20 541 5232 -4.1 309 32 320.7 21 512 5665 -5.5 -53.5 1 48.0 -12.8 310 28 324.1 324.1 290.0 324.3 0.05 22 500 5850 -7.1 -47.1 2 40.0 -13.8 315 27 324.4 324.4 290.2 324.8 0.11 23 445 6748 -14.7 -31.7 22 17.0 -18.4 314 27 325.8 325.9 291.2 328.0 0.60 24 436 6903 -15.5 -42.5 8 27.0 -19.8 312 27 326.7 326.7 291.0 327.5 0.21 25 426 7078 -16.9 -38.9 13 22.0 -20.6 309 26 327.1 327.1 291.2 328.2 0.31 26 414 7293 -17.5 -46.5 6 29.0 -21.5 305 26 329.0 329.0 291.6 329.5 0.14 27 400 7550 -19.9 -48.9 6 29.0 -23.4 315 23 329.1 329.1 291.6 329.6 0.11 28 383 7869 -22.7 -50.7 6 28.0 -25.7 324 22 329.6 329.6 291.7 329.9 0.10 29 372 8082 -22.9 -61.9 2 39.0 -26.1 330 25 332.0 332.1 292.3 332.1 0.02 30 349 8544 -27.1 -58.1 4 31.0 -29.5 333 30 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.7 0.04 31 329 8965 -30.9 -48.9 15 18.0 -32.5 331 32 332.9 333.0 292.6 333.5 0.14 32 300 9610 -36.7 -52.7 18 16.0 -37.7 335 34 333.6 333.7 292.8 334.0 0.10 33 287 9916 -39.7 -55.7 17 16.0 -40.5 336 35 333.6 333.6 292.7 333.9 0.07 34 261 10562 -44.1 -61.1 13 17.0 -44.7 339 39 336.3 336.3 293.4 336.5 0.04 35 250 10850 -46.3 -63.3 13 17.0 -46.8 340 40 337.2 337.2 293.7 337.4 0.03 36 233 11313 -50.5 -65.5 15 15.0 -50.8 345 50 337.7 337.7 293.8 337.8 0.02 37 204 12173 -53.1 -68.1 15 15.0 -53.4 302 31 346.7 346.7 295.9 346.8 0.02 38 200 12300 -52.9 -67.9 15 15.0 -53.2 300 33 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.1 0.02 39 187 12735 -52.5 -68.5 13 16.0 -52.8 294 40 356.4 356.4 298.0 356.5 0.02 40 167 13462 -55.5 -70.5 14 15.0 -55.8 286 32 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.2 0.02 41 150 14140 -60.5 -74.5 14 14.0 -60.7 295 43 365.9 365.9 299.8 365.9 0.01 42 149 14182 -60.7 -74.7 14 14.0 -60.9 296 41 366.2 366.2 299.9 366.3 0.01 43 133 14886 -61.1 -75.1 14 14.0 -61.3 303 23 377.6 377.6 301.9 377.6 0.01 44 116 15720 -68.3 -80.3 16 12.0 -68.4 295 24 379.3 379.3 302.1 379.3 0.01 45 113 15876 -68.5 -79.5 19 11.0 -68.6 295 25 381.8 381.8 302.5 381.8 0.01 46 110 16038 -67.3 -79.3 17 12.0 -67.4 294 22 387.0 387.0 303.3 387.0 0.01 47 107 16204 -68.1 -80.1 16 12.0 -68.2 293 19 388.6 388.6 303.6 388.6 0.01 48 105 16317 -67.3 -79.3 17 12.0 -67.4 292 17 392.2 392.2 304.1 392.2 0.01 49 100 16610 -68.7 -79.7 19 11.0 -68.8 290 11 395.0 395.0 304.5 395.0 0.01 50 91 17173 -70.1 -81.1 18 11.0 -70.2 230 8 403.0 403.0 305.6 403.0 0.01 51 86 17510 -68.7 -80.7 16 12.0 -68.8 195 6 412.4 412.4 306.8 412.4 0.01 52 84 17652 -66.5 -78.5 17 12.0 -66.6 180 5 419.7 419.7 307.7 419.7 0.01 53 78 18104 -63.7 -76.7 15 13.0 -63.9 133 3 434.5 434.5 309.3 434.5 0.01 54 70 18770 -62.5 -76.5 14 14.0 -62.8 95 9 450.7 450.7 310.9 450.8 0.02 55 67 19039 -62.9 -76.9 13 14.0 -63.1 88 9 455.5 455.5 311.4 455.6 0.02 56 65 19226 -60.7 -75.7 12 15.0 -61.1 84 9 464.3 464.3 312.1 464.4 0.02 57 57 20042 -59.1 -75.1 11 16.0 -59.6 64 8 485.7 485.7 313.9 485.8 0.03 58 54 20379 -60.1 -75.1 12 15.0 -60.6 56 8 490.9 490.9 314.3 491.1 0.03 59 50 20860 -58.3 -75.3 10 17.0 -58.9 70 17 506.1 506.1 315.4 506.3 0.03 60 45 21527 -55.5 -74.5 8 19.0 -56.5 71 23 528.4 528.4 316.8 528.6 0.04 61 41 22117 -57.9 -76.9 7 19.0 -58.7 96 24 536.6 536.7 317.3 536.8 0.03 62 38 22599 -55.1 -77.1 5 22.0 -56.3 76 26 555.6 555.6 318.4 555.8 0.03 63 33 23498 -56.3 -80.3 3 24.0 -57.5 104 28 575.3 575.3 319.5 575.4 0.02 64 32 23695 -53.7 -81.7 2 28.0 -55.4 112 24 587.3 587.3 320.0 587.4 0.02 65 31 23898 -53.9 -81.9 2 28.0 -55.6 115 22 592.1 592.1 320.2 592.2 0.02 66 30 24110 -51.9 -82.9 1 31.0 -54.1 115 21 603.2 603.2 320.7 603.2 0.01 67 29 24330 -50.3 -83.3 1 33.0 -52.9 99 24 613.4 613.4 321.2 613.5 0.01 68 24 25573 -47.1 -82.1 1 35.0 -51.0 85 19 656.8 656.9 322.9 657.0 0.02 69 20 26780 -46.5 -81.5 1 35.0 -51.1 70 21 693.8 693.9 324.3 694.1 0.03 70 19 27121 -45.9 -80.9 1 35.0 -50.9 70 22 706.0 706.0 324.6 706.2 0.03 71 16 28263 -46.7 -81.7 1 35.0 -52.0 51 26 738.9 738.9 325.6 739.2 0.03 72 16 28263 -45.3 -80.3 1 35.0 -51.1 51 26 743.5 743.5 325.7 743.8 0.04 73 14 29152 -46.5 -81.5 1 35.0 -52.2 768.4 768.4 326.4 768.7 0.04 74 11 30767 -42.5 -78.5 1 36.0 -51.0 837.8 837.8 328.1 838.5 0.08 TRP 116 15720 -68.3 -80.3 16 12.0 -68.4 295 24 379.3 379.3 302.1 379.3 0.01 WND P:1016.0 H: 11 T: 24.7 Td: 12.3 Dir: 320 Spd: 2 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5704.00 m Freezing level: 579.52 mb = 4705.34 m = 15437.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 746.19 mb = 2623.56 m = 8607.37 ft Precipitable water: 0.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.00 % Est. max temperature: 27.35 C = 81.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1011.77 mb = 46.22 m = 151.63 ft T: 19.29 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.00 C/km ThetaE index: 8.91 C Layer 811.0- 710.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 706.56 mb = 3074.37 m = 10086.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.89 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.59 C = 99.66 F Cap Strength: 9.00 C Lifted Index: 8.06 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.03 C Showalter Index: 9.73 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 32.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.70 C Cross Totals Index: 12.70 C K Index: -2.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 120.20 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.37 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 16.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 46929.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 847.66 mb = 1560.97 m = 5121.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 305.9 at 18.3 knts Storm direction: 335.9 at 13.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 3.5 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 56.7 neg: -19.8 tot: 36.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.57 Bulk Shear: 29.21 m/s