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 KMIA... Searching the city database file for: KMIA ... Date:1200Z 11 MAY 08 Station: KMIA WMO ident: 72202 Latitude: 25.82 Longitude: -80.28 Elevation: 4.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1013 4 24.2 21.9 87 2.3 22.6 145 3 296.3 299.2 295.3 344.0 16.55 1 1000 114 24.6 22.3 87 2.3 23.0 200 8 297.8 300.9 296.1 347.6 17.19 2 986 238 24.6 22.6 89 2.0 23.2 203 14 299.0 302.2 296.8 350.8 17.78 3 957 500 23.0 21.3 90 1.7 21.8 208 20 299.9 303.0 296.5 349.4 16.89 4 943 629 23.0 17.0 69 6.0 18.9 212 21 301.2 303.6 294.2 339.5 13.03 5 925 798 22.2 17.2 73 5.0 18.8 225 20 302.0 304.5 294.7 341.7 13.47 6 922 826 22.0 17.0 73 5.0 18.6 229 20 302.1 304.5 294.7 341.5 13.34 7 891 1123 19.2 18.0 93 1.2 18.4 240 20 302.2 304.9 295.7 345.7 14.73 8 865 1377 17.6 15.5 87 2.1 16.2 240 20 303.1 305.4 294.6 341.3 12.91 9 850 1527 16.8 13.0 78 3.8 14.3 240 20 303.7 305.8 293.6 336.9 11.14 10 845 1577 16.6 11.9 74 4.7 13.6 238 20 304.0 306.0 293.1 335.1 10.41 11 830 1729 15.6 11.4 76 4.2 12.9 233 19 304.6 306.5 293.1 335.2 10.26 12 796 2083 14.4 4.4 51 10.0 8.7 238 20 306.9 308.2 290.9 327.1 6.60 13 734 2765 11.8 -6.2 28 18.0 3.2 247 22 311.3 311.9 289.3 321.7 3.27 14 711 3030 9.6 -9.4 25 19.0 1.3 278 16 311.7 312.2 288.8 320.2 2.63 15 700 3160 10.0 -13.0 18 23.0 0.5 275 16 313.6 313.9 288.8 320.1 2.01 16 672 3497 8.2 -15.8 16 24.0 -1.2 285 17 315.2 315.5 289.0 320.8 1.66 17 660 3646 8.2 -15.8 16 24.0 -1.2 289 17 316.9 317.2 289.5 322.5 1.69 18 643 3860 6.0 -12.0 26 18.0 -1.6 293 17 316.7 317.2 290.1 324.5 2.37 19 639 3911 5.6 -7.4 39 13.0 -0.4 294 17 316.8 317.5 291.2 328.0 3.43 20 632 4001 4.6 -5.4 48 10.0 -0.2 296 17 316.7 317.5 291.6 329.7 4.05 21 568 4859 -1.9 -9.9 54 8.0 -5.3 306 22 318.9 319.5 291.5 329.3 3.17 22 534 5347 -4.5 -13.5 49 9.0 -8.0 293 27 321.4 321.9 291.7 329.9 2.53 23 500 5860 -8.7 -15.7 57 7.0 -11.2 305 31 322.4 322.9 291.7 330.0 2.25 24 496 5922 -9.1 -15.1 62 6.0 -11.3 306 32 322.7 323.2 291.9 330.7 2.38 25 462 6470 -12.3 -19.3 56 7.0 -14.6 301 33 325.3 325.7 292.1 331.5 1.80 26 443 6791 -14.9 -20.9 60 6.0 -16.7 295 34 326.0 326.3 292.2 331.6 1.63 27 404 7486 -18.5 -28.5 41 10.0 -20.8 295 41 330.0 330.2 292.6 333.3 0.90 28 400 7560 -18.9 -28.9 41 10.0 -21.2 295 42 330.4 330.6 292.7 333.6 0.88 29 370 8136 -23.3 -32.3 43 9.0 -25.0 295 42 332.0 332.2 292.9 334.6 0.69 30 333 8900 -27.9 -38.9 34 11.0 -29.5 295 43 335.9 336.0 293.7 337.4 0.40 31 300 9640 -34.5 -45.5 32 11.0 -35.5 300 46 336.7 336.8 293.7 337.6 0.22 32 282 10069 -38.3 -47.3 38 9.0 -39.0 303 51 337.3 337.3 293.9 338.1 0.19 33 266 10470 -39.7 -50.7 30 11.0 -40.4 307 55 340.9 341.0 294.7 341.5 0.14 34 250 10890 -43.7 -54.7 29 11.0 -44.2 310 60 341.1 341.1 294.7 341.5 0.09 35 240 11162 -46.3 -57.3 28 11.0 -46.7 317 66 341.2 341.2 294.7 341.5 0.07 36 231 11416 -47.3 -58.3 27 11.0 -47.7 319 69 343.4 343.4 295.2 343.7 0.06 37 200 12350 -55.7 -65.7 28 10.0 -55.9 310 65 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.7 0.03 38 181 12977 -61.1 -70.1 29 9.0 -61.2 310 70 345.7 345.7 295.7 345.8 0.02 39 169 13400 -64.3 -72.7 31 8.4 -64.4 310 73 347.2 347.2 296.0 347.3 0.01 40 162 13657 -66.3 -74.3 32 8.0 -66.4 310 67 348.1 348.1 296.2 348.2 0.01 41 150 14120 -68.9 -76.9 31 8.0 -68.9 310 55 351.4 351.4 297.0 351.4 0.01 42 147 14241 -67.5 -75.5 31 8.0 -67.5 304 53 355.9 355.9 297.9 355.9 0.01 43 139 14576 -69.7 -77.7 30 8.0 -69.8 302 56 357.7 357.7 298.2 357.8 0.01 44 134 14794 -69.9 -77.9 30 8.0 -69.9 304 60 361.1 361.1 299.0 361.2 0.01 45 125 15210 -67.7 -75.7 31 8.0 -67.8 318 45 372.4 372.4 301.0 372.4 0.01 46 117 15606 -70.1 -78.1 30 8.0 -70.2 323 35 375.1 375.1 301.4 375.1 0.01 47 107 16134 -71.9 -79.9 29 8.0 -71.9 307 30 381.4 381.4 302.5 381.4 0.01 48 102 16415 -74.3 -82.3 28 8.0 -74.3 299 28 382.0 382.0 302.6 382.0 0.00 49 100 16530 -74.1 -82.1 28 8.0 -74.2 295 27 384.6 384.6 303.0 384.6 0.00 50 85 17469 -77.7 -84.7 31 7.0 -77.7 300 25 395.6 395.6 304.6 395.6 0.00 51 79 17889 -76.3 -83.3 32 7.0 -76.3 303 25 406.8 406.8 306.1 406.9 0.00 52 76 18112 -77.1 -84.1 32 7.0 -77.1 304 24 409.7 409.7 306.5 409.7 0.00 53 75 18189 -74.7 -82.7 28 8.0 -74.7 304 24 416.3 416.3 307.3 416.3 0.01 54 70 18590 -74.5 -82.5 28 8.0 -74.6 315 17 425.0 425.0 308.3 425.0 0.01 55 68 18759 -74.7 -82.7 28 8.0 -74.7 330 16 428.1 428.1 308.6 428.1 0.01 56 66 18934 -73.3 -81.3 28 8.0 -73.3 346 16 434.8 434.8 309.3 434.9 0.01 57 65 19024 -70.3 -78.3 30 8.0 -70.4 354 15 443.3 443.3 310.2 443.4 0.01 58 62 19307 -69.1 -77.1 30 8.0 -69.2 18 14 452.0 452.0 311.0 452.1 0.02 59 61 19405 -66.7 -74.7 32 8.0 -66.8 27 14 459.4 459.4 311.7 459.6 0.03 60 55 20033 -66.5 -75.5 27 9.0 -66.7 80 12 473.7 473.7 313.0 473.8 0.02 61 51 20497 -61.7 -70.7 29 9.0 -62.0 120 10 495.3 495.3 314.7 495.6 0.05 62 50 20620 -61.9 -70.9 29 9.0 -62.2 130 10 497.6 497.6 314.8 497.9 0.05 63 41 21848 -62.5 -72.5 25 10.0 -62.9 30 10 525.2 525.2 316.6 525.5 0.05 64 37 22487 -58.9 -69.9 23 11.0 -59.6 101 16 550.1 550.1 318.1 550.6 0.08 65 36 22659 -59.5 -70.5 23 11.0 -60.2 105 16 552.8 552.9 318.3 553.4 0.08 66 33 23209 -55.5 -68.5 18 13.0 -56.6 122 16 577.4 577.4 319.6 578.2 0.11 67 30 23820 -53.7 -68.7 14 15.0 -55.2 70 10 598.2 598.3 320.6 599.2 0.12 68 22 25824 -50.9 -84.9 1 34.0 -53.9 82 23 662.1 662.1 323.2 662.2 0.01 69 21 26129 -47.9 -82.9 1 35.0 -51.9 106 19 680.0 680.0 323.8 680.2 0.02 70 20 26450 -48.1 -82.1 1 34.0 -52.2 105 23 688.9 689.0 324.1 689.1 0.02 71 18 27144 -47.9 -81.9 1 34.0 -52.3 121 20 710.7 710.7 324.8 710.9 0.03 72 18 27144 -45.7 -80.7 1 35.0 -50.9 121 20 717.6 717.6 325.0 717.9 0.03 73 16 27932 -43.1 -79.1 1 36.0 -49.8 68 13 750.7 750.7 326.0 751.1 0.05 74 13 29331 -42.7 -78.7 1 36.0 -50.4 111 9 798.0 798.0 327.2 798.6 0.06 75 11 30450 -45.9 -80.9 1 35.0 -52.8 128 8 825.4 825.4 327.8 825.9 0.05 76 10 31090 -41.5 -77.5 1 36.0 -50.9 135 16 864.6 864.7 328.7 865.7 0.10 77 10 31090 -41.7 -77.7 1 36.0 -51.0 135 16 863.9 863.9 328.7 864.9 0.10 78 9.3 31585 -38.5 -75.5 1 37.0 -49.9 894.2 894.3 329.4 895.8 0.15 79 8.8 31968 -34.7 -73.7 1 39.0 -48.6 923.2 923.3 329.9 925.4 0.20 TRP 150 14120 -68.9 -76.9 31 8.0 -68.9 310 55 351.4 351.4 297.0 351.4 0.01 WND 169 13400 -64.3 -72.7 31 8.4 -64.4 310 73 347.2 347.2 296.0 347.3 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5746.00 m Freezing level: 586.71 mb = 4607.84 m = 15117.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 691.66 mb = 3259.01 m = 10692.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.83 % Est. max temperature: 31.13 C = 88.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.93 mb = 292.40 m = 959.30 ft T: 24.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.93 C/km ThetaE index: 15.07 C Layer 796.0- 672.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 887.14 mb = 1159.94 m = 3805.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.26 C = 86.47 F Cap Strength: 2.17 C Lifted Index: -4.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.55 C Showalter Index: -0.63 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.50 C Cross Totals Index: 21.70 C K Index: 15.50 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 365.29 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.34 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1037.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 34.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 918.94 mb = 855.06 m = 2805.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 833.94 mb = 1689.14 m = 5541.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 803.94 mb = 1999.37 m = 6559.54 ft B at Equ Level: 21.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 113.94 mb = 15762.30 m = 51712.95 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 270.1 at 20.4 knts Storm direction: 300.1 at 15.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 0.3 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 182.2 neg: -20.0 tot: 162.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 54.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.98 Bulk Rich Number: 20.88 Bulk Shear: 49.70 m/s