UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.50-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/09070400_upa.wxp Date: 00Z 4 JUL 09 Searching for KOKX... Searching the city database file for: KOKX ... Date:00Z 4 JUL 09 Station: KOKX WMO ident: 72501 Latitude: 40.87 Longitude: -72.87 Elevation: 20.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1007 20 21.6 19.3 87 2.3 20.1 0 0 294.2 296.7 292.9 334.5 14.13 1 1002 64 21.8 15.8 69 6.0 17.9 296 5 294.8 296.8 290.9 327.3 11.33 2 1000 82 21.8 15.8 69 6.0 17.9 270 7 295.0 297.0 291.0 327.5 11.36 3 994 134 21.8 17.2 75 4.6 18.7 272 9 295.5 297.7 292.1 331.4 12.51 4 990 169 22.4 16.4 69 6.0 18.4 274 10 296.4 298.6 291.9 330.8 11.93 5 925 756 17.6 11.6 68 6.0 13.8 280 18 297.3 299.0 290.1 324.4 9.31 6 923 775 17.4 11.4 68 6.0 13.7 281 18 297.3 299.0 290.0 324.1 9.21 7 891 1075 14.8 12.4 86 2.4 13.3 282 16 297.6 299.5 290.9 327.3 10.20 8 850 1472 11.8 8.7 81 3.1 10.0 295 17 298.5 300.0 289.6 322.9 8.33 9 847 1502 11.4 8.5 82 2.9 9.7 296 17 298.4 299.9 289.5 322.5 8.25 10 841 1561 11.6 6.8 72 4.8 8.8 297 18 299.2 300.6 289.0 321.0 7.39 11 782 2166 8.2 3.2 71 5.0 5.5 290 18 301.8 303.0 288.8 320.3 6.17 12 708 2979 2.4 -0.9 79 3.3 0.8 271 18 304.2 305.1 288.6 319.6 5.06 13 700 3071 2.0 -1.5 78 3.5 0.3 270 18 304.7 305.6 288.6 319.7 4.90 14 625 3977 -4.5 -7.4 80 2.9 -5.7 282 19 307.3 308.0 288.2 318.3 3.51 15 615 4104 -4.7 -7.0 84 2.3 -5.7 284 18 308.5 309.2 288.8 320.0 3.68 16 613 4130 -4.7 -8.2 76 3.5 -6.1 284 18 308.8 309.4 288.5 319.4 3.36 17 589 4444 -5.5 -10.5 68 5.0 -7.5 290 19 311.4 312.0 289.0 320.7 2.92 18 541 5106 -10.7 -15.7 67 5.0 -12.3 287 20 312.9 313.3 288.6 319.7 2.08 19 511 5544 -12.9 -18.9 61 6.0 -14.7 282 19 315.3 315.7 289.0 320.9 1.68 20 500 5710 -14.3 -21.3 55 7.0 -16.2 280 19 315.6 315.9 288.8 320.3 1.40 21 489 5878 -15.7 -22.7 55 7.0 -17.5 278 20 315.9 316.1 288.8 320.2 1.26 22 478 6049 -16.9 -29.9 31 13.0 -19.6 276 22 316.5 316.6 288.3 318.8 0.67 23 459 6352 -19.1 -28.1 45 9.0 -21.0 272 21 317.4 317.6 288.8 320.3 0.82 24 455 6417 -19.5 -32.5 31 13.0 -21.8 272 21 317.7 317.8 288.6 319.7 0.55 25 450 6499 -20.1 -33.1 30 13.0 -22.4 271 21 318.0 318.1 288.7 319.8 0.52 26 441 6648 -21.1 -31.1 40 10.0 -22.9 269 21 318.5 318.7 289.0 320.8 0.65 27 407 7235 -25.7 -38.7 29 13.0 -27.4 265 21 320.0 320.1 289.1 321.2 0.33 28 400 7360 -26.7 -40.7 25 14.0 -28.4 265 21 320.3 320.3 289.2 321.3 0.27 29 373 7859 -31.1 -48.1 17 17.0 -32.5 274 23 320.9 320.9 289.2 321.4 0.13 30 300 9360 -44.3 -61.3 13 17.0 -44.8 265 23 322.9 322.9 289.7 323.1 0.03 31 294 9494 -45.5 -61.5 15 16.0 -46.0 266 22 323.1 323.1 289.8 323.2 0.03 32 270 10054 -49.7 -64.7 16 15.0 -50.0 270 18 324.9 325.0 290.3 325.0 0.02 33 262 10251 -48.9 -64.9 14 16.0 -49.3 266 23 328.9 328.9 291.5 329.0 0.02 34 257 10377 -47.1 -64.1 13 17.0 -47.6 264 27 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.5 0.03 35 250 10560 -45.3 -63.3 11 18.0 -45.9 260 32 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.8 0.03 36 233 11032 -44.5 -66.5 7 22.0 -45.2 245 30 346.8 346.8 296.0 346.9 0.02 37 216 11539 -46.5 -72.5 4 26.0 -47.1 240 33 351.3 351.3 296.9 351.4 0.01 38 209 11758 -47.9 -74.9 3 27.0 -48.5 244 37 352.5 352.5 297.2 352.5 0.01 39 205 11886 -47.1 -75.1 3 28.0 -47.7 247 39 355.7 355.7 297.8 355.7 0.01 40 200 12050 -47.5 -75.5 3 28.0 -48.1 250 42 357.6 357.6 298.2 357.6 0.01 41 191 12353 -47.3 -77.3 2 30.0 -48.0 253 43 362.6 362.6 299.2 362.6 0.01 42 171 13078 -49.5 -79.5 2 30.0 -50.1 261 44 370.6 370.6 300.7 370.6 0.00 43 166 13272 -48.9 -79.9 2 31.0 -49.6 263 45 374.8 374.8 301.4 374.8 0.00 44 161 13472 -50.5 -79.5 2 29.0 -51.1 266 44 375.4 375.4 301.5 375.4 0.00 45 150 13930 -52.3 -80.3 2 28.0 -52.8 270 34 380.0 380.0 302.2 380.0 0.00 46 141 14330 -53.7 -79.7 3 26.0 -54.1 270 34 384.3 384.3 302.9 384.3 0.00 47 129 14904 -53.1 -80.1 2 27.0 -53.6 284 38 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.3 0.01 48 118 15477 -55.1 -80.1 3 25.0 -55.5 285 23 401.8 401.8 305.5 401.8 0.01 49 116 15587 -54.1 -80.1 3 26.0 -54.6 283 22 405.6 405.6 305.9 405.6 0.01 50 107 16102 -57.3 -79.3 5 22.0 -57.7 270 13 409.0 409.0 306.4 409.1 0.01 51 100 16530 -57.9 -78.9 5 21.0 -58.3 280 16 415.9 415.9 307.2 415.9 0.01 52 88 17332 -60.1 -80.1 6 20.0 -60.4 266 13 426.9 426.9 308.5 427.0 0.01 53 79 18011 -56.1 -79.1 4 23.0 -56.7 245 13 448.6 448.6 310.7 448.6 0.01 54 76 18257 -56.9 -81.9 3 25.0 -57.5 451.9 451.9 311.0 451.9 0.01 TRP 270 10054 -49.7 -64.7 16 15.0 -50.0 270 18 324.9 325.0 290.3 325.0 0.02 WND P:1007.0 H: 20 T: 24.1 Td: 14.9 Dir: 0 Spd: 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5628.00 m Freezing level: 676.92 mb = 3349.67 m = 10989.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 696.46 mb = 3111.51 m = 10208.25 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.90 % Est. max temperature: 25.80 C = 78.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.87 mb = 311.31 m = 1021.35 ft T: 21.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.18 C/km ThetaE index: 7.71 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 859.29 mb = 1380.38 m = 4528.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.75 C = 78.35 F Cap Strength: 1.14 C Lifted Index: -1.84 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.42 C Showalter Index: 0.50 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.10 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.10 C Cross Totals Index: 23.00 C K Index: 31.30 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 159.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.54 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 604.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 30.39 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 880.05 mb = 1179.11 m = 3868.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 775.05 mb = 2238.94 m = 7345.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 265.05 mb = 10175.06 m = 33382.33 ft B at Equ Level: 597.77 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 215.05 mb = 11568.49 m = 37953.91 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 284.2 at 18.3 knts Storm direction: 314.2 at 13.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 3.5 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 57.5 neg: -25.9 tot: 31.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 10.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.30 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.22 Bulk Rich Number: 122.22 Bulk Shear: 4.94 m/s