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 KPIT... Searching the city database file for: KPIT ... Date:1200Z 11 MAY 08 Station: KPIT WMO ident: 72520 Latitude: 40.50 Longitude: -80.22 Elevation: 373.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 32 SFC 962 373 9.4 5.6 77 3.8 7.4 110 5 285.7 286.7 282.3 302.3 5.93 2 938 574 11.2 2.2 54 9.0 6.7 127 31 289.6 290.4 282.7 303.3 4.78 3 925 686 10.8 1.8 54 9.0 6.3 130 36 290.4 291.2 283.0 303.9 4.71 4 903 886 9.0 0.0 53 9.0 4.7 143 38 290.5 291.3 282.5 302.8 4.23 5 874 1156 9.8 -5.2 34 15.0 3.2 157 38 294.1 294.6 282.5 302.9 2.97 6 850 1387 8.4 -5.6 37 14.0 2.4 165 34 294.9 295.5 282.9 303.8 2.96 7 833 1553 7.2 -6.8 36 14.0 1.3 172 31 295.4 295.9 282.8 303.7 2.75 8 788 2010 7.0 -12.0 24 19.0 -0.3 191 25 299.9 300.3 283.8 305.9 1.93 9 700 2973 1.8 -24.2 12 26.0 -5.6 195 29 304.5 304.6 284.2 307.0 0.77 10 627 3851 -4.7 -25.7 18 21.0 -10.1 194 29 306.8 306.9 285.1 309.3 0.75 11 616 3990 -5.9 -14.9 49 9.0 -8.9 192 29 307.0 307.3 286.5 313.2 1.95 12 565 4659 -12.5 -17.2 68 4.7 -13.9 187 32 306.9 307.2 286.2 312.5 1.76 13 560 4727 -12.5 -13.7 91 1.2 -12.9 186 33 307.7 308.1 287.2 315.2 2.37 14 548 4893 -12.3 -13.0 94 0.7 -12.5 185 34 309.8 310.3 288.1 318.0 2.56 15 500 5590 -15.7 -16.8 91 1.1 -16.0 195 32 313.9 314.3 288.9 320.6 2.05 16 400 7230 -26.5 -29.6 75 3.1 -27.1 225 31 320.5 320.7 289.8 323.4 0.82 17 300 9250 -42.3 -47.1 59 4.8 -42.6 250 57 325.7 325.8 290.7 326.4 0.18 18 250 10450 -52.7 -57.6 55 4.9 -52.8 245 79 327.7 327.7 291.2 328.0 0.06 19 218 11321 -59.9 -64.7 53 4.8 -60.0 250 80 329.7 329.7 291.6 329.8 0.03 20 203 11767 -60.2 -66.0 47 5.8 -60.3 250 100 335.9 336.0 293.3 336.1 0.03 21 200 11860 -60.3 -66.3 45 6.0 -60.4 250 99 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.4 0.03 22 191 12146 -60.7 -66.7 45 6.0 -60.8 253 91 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.2 0.03 23 178 12593 -51.9 -59.9 38 8.0 -52.2 259 76 362.5 362.5 299.2 362.8 0.07 24 154 13515 -59.3 -67.3 35 8.0 -59.5 268 49 365.2 365.2 299.7 365.3 0.03 25 150 13680 -58.5 -66.5 35 8.0 -58.6 265 49 369.3 369.3 300.5 369.4 0.03 26 138 14200 -60.1 -69.1 30 9.0 -60.3 269 56 375.4 375.4 301.5 375.5 0.03 27 117 15238 -55.1 -65.1 28 10.0 -55.4 275 50 402.8 402.8 305.6 403.0 0.05 28 100 16230 -58.5 -69.5 23 11.0 -58.8 270 43 414.7 414.7 307.1 414.9 0.03 29 93 16686 -59.3 -70.3 23 11.0 -59.6 272 42 421.8 421.8 307.9 422.0 0.03 30 86 17180 -56.7 -68.7 21 12.0 -57.1 277 36 436.6 436.6 309.6 436.8 0.04 31 70 18480 -58.9 -70.9 20 12.0 -59.3 290 23 458.4 458.4 311.7 458.6 0.04 32 50 20580 -60.3 -72.3 19 12.0 -60.7 310 8 501.4 501.4 315.1 501.7 0.04 33 30 23810 -54.5 -70.5 12 16.0 -56.0 330 5 596.1 596.1 320.5 596.8 0.09 34 23 25530 -51.3 -69.3 10 18.0 -53.8 281 6 652.5 652.6 322.8 653.7 0.15 35 21 26127 -47.9 -67.9 8 20.0 -51.5 264 7 680.0 680.1 323.8 681.7 0.20 36 20 26450 -47.9 -67.9 8 20.0 -51.7 255 7 689.6 689.6 324.1 691.3 0.21 37 15 28345 -49.3 -70.3 7 21.0 -53.5 270 4 744.0 744.1 325.8 745.8 0.20 38 10 31050 -41.9 -66.9 5 25.0 -50.6 270 7 863.1 863.4 328.8 868.2 0.47 39 8.0 32571 -39.1 -64.1 5 25.0 -50.1 931.2 931.7 330.2 941.2 0.86 40 7.8 32744 -39.3 -64.3 5 25.0 -50.3 937.1 937.6 330.3 947.3 0.86 TRP 218 11321 -59.9 -64.7 53 4.8 -60.0 250 80 329.7 329.7 291.6 329.8 0.03 WND 203 11767 -60.2 -66.0 47 5.8 -60.3 250 100 335.9 336.0 293.3 336.1 0.03 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5558.00 m Freezing level: 679.78 mb = 3216.16 m = 10551.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 795.77 mb = 1929.00 m = 6328.66 ft Precipitable water: 0.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.65 % Est. max temperature: 21.03 C = 69.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 907.95 mb = 840.52 m = 2757.58 ft T: 9.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.69 C/km ThetaE index: 1.17 C Layer 903.0- 874.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 625.28 mb = 3872.65 m = 12705.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.29 C = 86.52 F Cap Strength: 9.49 C Lifted Index: 11.12 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 16.16 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 9.49 C Showalter Index: 10.65 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 34.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.10 C Cross Totals Index: 10.10 C K Index: -7.50 Risk: None Sweat Index: 100.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.48 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 26.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 58345.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 784.75 mb = 2043.22 m = 6703.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 184.1 at 30.6 knts Storm direction: 214.1 at 22.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.5 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 410.1 neg: -6.0 tot: 404.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 134.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.0 stream: 8.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 0.30 Bulk Shear: 90.02 m/s