UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/09110800_upa.wxp Date: 00Z 8 NOV 09 Searching for KNKX... Searching the city database file for: KNKX ... Date:00Z 8 NOV 09 Station: KNKX WMO ident: 72293 Latitude: 32.87 Longitude: -117.13 Elevation: 146.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 107 300 8 SFC 997 146 17.4 12.8 74 4.6 14.6 300 8 290.8 292.5 287.8 317.3 9.35 2 982 272 14.6 11.8 83 2.8 12.9 292 7 289.2 290.8 286.8 314.2 8.88 3 938 650 11.8 10.8 94 1.0 11.2 271 6 290.2 291.8 287.0 314.8 8.70 4 934 685 12.2 11.0 92 1.2 11.5 272 6 291.0 292.5 287.5 316.1 8.85 5 928 738 14.8 4.8 51 10.0 9.4 274 5 294.2 295.2 285.7 311.1 5.81 6 925 765 15.2 4.2 48 11.0 9.3 275 5 294.9 295.9 285.7 311.2 5.59 7 901 988 15.4 -0.6 33 16.0 7.4 291 7 297.3 298.0 285.1 309.4 4.06 8 850 1480 13.6 -3.4 31 17.0 5.5 275 9 300.4 301.0 285.7 311.0 3.50 9 761 2403 9.2 -7.8 29 17.0 1.7 255 15 305.3 305.8 286.8 314.0 2.79 10 735 2691 9.4 -11.6 21 21.0 0.7 255 17 308.6 309.0 287.2 315.4 2.14 11 700 3093 6.4 -9.6 31 16.0 -0.4 260 20 309.6 310.1 288.1 318.0 2.63 12 679 3342 4.4 -13.6 26 18.0 -2.6 269 18 310.0 310.4 287.6 316.4 1.97 13 657 3610 4.0 -16.0 22 20.0 -3.4 278 16 312.5 312.8 288.1 318.0 1.67 14 589 4487 -2.9 -17.9 30 15.0 -7.9 267 13 314.4 314.7 288.6 319.7 1.59 15 555 4957 -4.5 -21.5 25 17.0 -9.8 293 15 317.9 318.2 289.4 322.1 1.24 16 500 5770 -10.1 -26.1 26 16.0 -14.3 300 19 320.7 320.9 289.9 323.9 0.91 17 446 6641 -15.7 -31.7 24 16.0 -19.1 293 25 324.3 324.4 290.7 326.5 0.60 18 400 7450 -22.9 -31.9 44 9.0 -24.5 290 30 325.2 325.4 291.0 327.6 0.66 19 345 8515 -32.3 -36.0 70 3.7 -32.8 278 32 326.5 326.6 291.3 328.4 0.51 20 339 8639 -32.7 -41.7 40 9.0 -33.6 279 33 327.6 327.7 291.3 328.7 0.29 21 327 8892 -34.1 -45.1 32 11.0 -35.1 282 34 329.1 329.1 291.7 329.9 0.21 22 300 9490 -38.9 -50.9 27 12.0 -39.6 290 39 330.5 330.6 292.0 331.0 0.12 23 250 10710 -48.9 -56.9 39 8.0 -49.2 290 36 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.6 0.07 24 200 12140 -59.7 -66.7 40 7.0 -59.8 285 51 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.3 0.02 25 158 13586 -67.1 -73.1 42 6.0 -67.1 285 56 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.3 0.01 26 150 13900 -66.5 -72.5 43 6.0 -66.5 285 52 355.5 355.5 297.8 355.6 0.01 27 135 14539 -65.1 -72.1 37 7.0 -65.2 273 51 368.9 368.9 300.4 369.0 0.02 28 118 15348 -69.9 -75.9 41 6.0 -69.9 260 47 374.5 374.5 301.4 374.6 0.01 29 100 16340 -66.7 -73.7 37 7.0 -66.8 260 28 398.9 398.9 305.0 398.9 0.02 30 95 16649 -66.9 -73.9 37 7.0 -67.0 258 27 404.4 404.4 305.8 404.4 0.02 31 90 16976 -65.1 -72.1 37 7.0 -65.2 256 26 414.2 414.2 307.0 414.4 0.03 32 73 18245 -66.1 -73.1 37 7.0 -66.2 260 25 437.7 437.7 309.7 437.8 0.03 33 70 18500 -64.1 -71.1 38 7.0 -64.3 265 25 447.3 447.3 310.6 447.5 0.04 34 50 20580 -60.9 -68.9 34 8.0 -61.3 255 25 500.0 500.0 314.9 500.4 0.07 35 45 21236 -59.3 -67.3 35 8.0 -59.7 264 20 519.1 519.2 316.3 519.8 0.10 36 38 22291 -60.5 -68.5 34 8.0 -61.0 274 16 541.8 541.8 317.6 542.5 0.10 37 30 23780 -55.3 -63.3 36 8.0 -56.3 255 15 593.9 594.0 320.4 595.8 0.26 38 28 24222 -53.5 -62.5 33 9.0 -54.8 262 14 610.7 610.8 321.2 613.0 0.30 39 26 24695 -56.5 -65.5 31 9.0 -57.6 270 13 615.3 615.4 321.3 617.0 0.22 40 20 26360 -56.5 -65.5 31 9.0 -57.8 260 14 663.2 663.3 323.3 665.6 0.29 41 14 28659 -49.7 -61.7 23 12.0 -53.1 263 12 757.5 757.8 326.3 763.9 0.68 TRP 158 13586 -67.1 -73.1 42 6.0 -67.1 285 56 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.3 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5663.00 m Freezing level: 617.58 mb = 4118.14 m = 13510.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 713.41 mb = 2936.62 m = 9634.46 ft Precipitable water: 0.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 33.97 % Est. max temperature: 27.14 C = 80.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 931.03 mb = 711.20 m = 2333.30 ft T: 13.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.16 C/km ThetaE index: 5.01 C Layer 928.0- 925.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 649.03 mb = 3707.70 m = 12164.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.33 C = 102.79 F Cap Strength: 9.89 C Lifted Index: 10.10 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.90 C Showalter Index: 11.56 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 30.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.70 C Cross Totals Index: 6.70 C K Index: 4.30 Risk: None Sweat Index: 37.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.77 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 39.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 44567.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 869.71 mb = 1286.36 m = 4220.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 277.7 at 13.9 knts Storm direction: 307.7 at 10.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 2.3 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 30.7 neg: -2.0 tot: 28.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 5.73 Bulk Shear: 6.91 m/s