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 KSLC... Searching the city database file for: KSLC ... Date:1200Z 11 MAY 08 Station: KSLC WMO ident: 72572 Latitude: 40.78 Longitude: -111.97 Elevation: 1288.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 99 1 925 768 SFC 870 1288 8.8 -2.2 46 11.0 3.7 140 6 293.4 294.1 283.2 304.4 3.74 3 857 1413 11.0 -7.0 28 18.0 3.2 159 15 297.0 297.4 283.4 305.0 2.63 4 850 1481 11.4 -9.6 22 21.0 2.8 170 20 298.1 298.5 283.3 304.8 2.17 5 848 1501 11.4 -10.6 20 22.0 2.5 170 20 298.3 298.7 283.2 304.5 2.01 6 827 1710 11.0 -14.0 16 25.0 1.5 173 24 300.0 300.3 283.4 304.9 1.56 7 813 1852 12.4 -20.6 8 33.0 1.3 176 26 303.0 303.1 283.8 305.9 0.91 8 788 2112 10.6 -30.4 4 41.0 -0.7 189 23 303.8 303.8 283.4 305.1 0.39 9 777 2229 10.4 -26.6 6 37.0 -0.6 200 21 304.8 304.9 284.1 306.7 0.56 10 700 3087 4.4 -19.6 16 24.0 -3.6 255 22 307.4 307.6 285.7 311.2 1.15 11 693 3169 3.8 -18.2 18 22.0 -3.7 255 23 307.6 307.8 286.0 311.9 1.31 12 654 3635 0.0 -18.0 24 18.0 -6.0 255 27 308.4 308.7 286.4 313.1 1.42 13 594 4396 -6.5 -14.5 53 8.0 -9.3 275 27 309.5 309.9 287.5 316.2 2.09 14 577 4622 -7.9 -20.9 34 13.0 -11.6 275 24 310.4 310.7 286.9 314.6 1.25 15 572 4690 -8.3 -17.3 48 9.0 -11.2 277 25 310.7 311.1 287.5 316.4 1.72 16 564 4799 -9.1 -18.1 48 9.0 -11.9 278 27 311.0 311.4 287.6 316.4 1.63 17 558 4882 -9.5 -24.5 28 15.0 -13.4 280 28 311.5 311.7 287.0 314.7 0.94 18 543 5092 -11.1 -19.1 52 8.0 -13.5 275 28 312.1 312.4 287.8 317.2 1.55 19 536 5191 -11.5 -24.5 33 13.0 -14.8 273 29 312.7 312.9 287.5 316.1 0.98 20 514 5511 -13.9 -25.9 36 12.0 -16.7 265 29 313.6 313.8 287.6 316.7 0.90 21 507 5615 -14.9 -22.9 50 8.0 -16.9 263 30 313.6 313.9 288.0 317.6 1.20 22 500 5720 -15.5 -25.5 42 10.0 -17.9 260 30 314.1 314.3 287.9 317.4 0.96 23 482 5996 -17.5 -32.5 26 15.0 -20.3 260 33 315.0 315.1 287.7 316.8 0.52 24 475 6106 -18.3 -26.3 49 8.0 -20.1 260 35 315.3 315.5 288.3 318.5 0.94 25 471 6169 -18.7 -26.7 49 8.0 -20.4 260 36 315.6 315.8 288.3 318.7 0.91 26 466 6249 -19.1 -36.1 21 17.0 -21.8 260 37 316.1 316.1 287.9 317.4 0.38 27 465 6265 -19.1 -29.1 41 10.0 -21.1 260 37 316.2 316.4 288.3 318.8 0.74 28 464 6281 -19.1 -26.1 54 7.0 -20.7 260 37 316.4 316.6 288.7 319.8 0.98 29 460 6345 -19.7 -27.7 49 8.0 -21.4 260 38 316.5 316.6 288.5 319.4 0.85 30 459 6362 -19.7 -24.6 65 4.9 -20.8 260 38 316.7 316.9 288.9 320.5 1.13 31 457 6394 -20.1 -24.2 70 4.1 -21.1 260 39 316.6 316.8 288.9 320.6 1.18 32 444 6608 -21.9 -26.1 69 4.2 -22.8 260 42 316.9 317.1 288.9 320.4 1.02 33 440 6674 -22.3 -29.3 53 7.0 -23.7 260 43 317.2 317.4 288.7 319.9 0.77 34 432 6809 -23.3 -32.3 43 9.0 -24.8 260 44 317.6 317.8 288.6 319.7 0.59 35 421 6998 -23.9 -42.9 16 19.0 -26.2 260 47 319.2 319.3 288.7 320.0 0.21 36 412 7156 -25.5 -38.5 29 13.0 -27.2 260 49 319.1 319.2 288.8 320.4 0.33 37 400 7370 -27.3 -40.3 28 13.0 -28.9 260 52 319.5 319.6 288.9 320.6 0.28 38 389 7569 -29.3 -39.3 37 10.0 -30.4 260 53 319.4 319.5 288.9 320.6 0.32 39 378 7773 -30.5 -43.5 27 13.0 -31.8 261 54 320.5 320.5 289.2 321.3 0.21 40 355 8214 -34.1 -48.1 23 14.0 -35.1 265 57 321.5 321.5 289.3 322.0 0.14 41 334 8638 -36.7 -48.7 28 12.0 -37.5 267 56 323.6 323.6 290.0 324.1 0.14 42 300 9370 -42.5 -54.5 26 12.0 -43.0 270 52 325.5 325.5 290.5 325.8 0.08 43 258 10375 -50.5 -61.5 26 11.0 -50.8 270 54 328.0 328.0 291.2 328.2 0.04 44 250 10580 -52.1 -63.1 25 11.0 -52.3 270 54 328.6 328.6 291.3 328.7 0.03 45 228 11169 -56.7 -66.7 27 10.0 -56.8 262 52 330.4 330.4 291.8 330.4 0.02 46 213 11597 -59.1 -69.1 26 10.0 -59.2 256 50 333.1 333.1 292.6 333.2 0.02 47 200 11990 -60.3 -70.3 26 10.0 -60.4 250 49 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.3 0.01 48 178 12711 -63.5 -72.5 28 9.0 -63.6 265 50 343.5 343.5 295.1 343.5 0.01 49 174 12850 -62.9 -71.9 29 9.0 -63.0 266 50 346.7 346.7 295.9 346.7 0.01 50 171 12958 -61.3 -71.3 25 10.0 -61.4 266 51 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.1 0.01 51 165 13180 -60.5 -70.5 26 10.0 -60.6 267 51 356.0 356.0 297.9 356.1 0.02 52 153 13654 -56.3 -67.3 24 11.0 -56.5 269 53 371.0 371.0 300.8 371.1 0.03 53 151 13738 -56.3 -67.3 24 11.0 -56.5 270 53 372.4 372.4 301.0 372.5 0.03 54 150 13780 -56.3 -67.3 24 11.0 -56.5 270 53 373.1 373.1 301.1 373.2 0.03 55 132 14586 -60.1 -71.1 22 11.0 -60.3 284 47 380.2 380.2 302.3 380.3 0.02 56 122 15079 -60.3 -71.3 22 11.0 -60.5 264 40 388.5 388.5 303.6 388.6 0.02 57 117 15339 -61.7 -72.7 22 11.0 -61.9 254 44 390.6 390.6 303.9 390.7 0.02 58 106 15950 -62.9 -72.9 25 10.0 -63.0 268 35 399.5 399.5 305.2 399.6 0.02 59 100 16310 -62.1 -73.1 22 11.0 -62.3 270 25 407.7 407.7 306.2 407.8 0.02 60 89 17024 -65.1 -75.1 24 10.0 -65.3 270 37 415.6 415.6 307.2 415.7 0.02 61 80 17677 -62.3 -73.3 22 11.0 -62.5 290 18 434.2 434.2 309.3 434.3 0.02 62 70 18500 -62.9 -73.9 21 11.0 -63.1 295 19 449.8 449.8 310.8 450.0 0.02 63 67 18770 -63.1 -74.1 21 11.0 -63.3 279 18 455.1 455.1 311.3 455.2 0.02 64 64 19054 -61.3 -72.3 22 11.0 -61.6 253 17 465.0 465.0 312.3 465.2 0.03 65 60 19453 -63.7 -74.7 21 11.0 -64.0 286 23 468.3 468.3 312.5 468.5 0.03 66 58 19663 -60.5 -72.5 19 12.0 -60.9 303 21 480.1 480.1 313.5 480.3 0.04 67 54 20108 -61.1 -73.1 19 12.0 -61.5 266 13 488.6 488.6 314.1 488.8 0.04 68 51 20466 -58.7 -71.7 17 13.0 -59.3 275 13 502.3 502.3 315.1 502.6 0.05 69 50 20590 -59.3 -72.3 17 13.0 -59.8 260 10 503.7 503.8 315.2 504.0 0.04 70 49 20716 -59.3 -72.3 17 13.0 -59.8 255 12 506.7 506.7 315.4 506.9 0.04 71 48 20846 -56.7 -70.7 16 14.0 -57.5 249 13 515.8 515.9 316.1 516.2 0.06 72 42 21682 -60.9 -75.9 12 15.0 -61.4 264 11 525.5 525.5 316.6 525.7 0.03 73 38 22306 -58.7 -76.7 8 18.0 -59.5 300 12 546.4 546.4 317.9 546.6 0.03 74 37 22474 -56.7 -75.7 7 19.0 -57.8 293 12 555.7 555.7 318.4 556.0 0.04 75 33 23197 -57.9 -79.9 4 22.0 -58.9 357 8 571.0 571.0 319.2 571.2 0.02 76 31 23591 -56.9 -81.9 3 25.0 -58.2 316 13 584.0 584.0 319.9 584.1 0.02 77 30 23800 -53.5 -85.5 1 32.0 -55.4 310 11 598.8 598.8 320.6 598.8 0.01 78 29 24019 -52.7 -85.7 1 33.0 -54.8 282 9 606.8 606.8 320.9 606.9 0.01 79 27 24481 -52.7 -85.7 1 33.0 -54.9 232 7 619.4 619.4 321.5 619.4 0.01 80 25 24976 -54.9 -86.9 1 32.0 -56.8 256 13 626.8 626.8 321.7 626.9 0.01 81 23 25513 -52.5 -85.5 1 33.0 -55.0 322 12 649.0 649.0 322.6 649.1 0.01 82 22 25800 -52.9 -85.9 1 33.0 -55.4 319 8 656.1 656.1 322.9 656.2 0.01 83 20 26420 -49.9 -83.9 1 34.0 -53.4 300 10 683.4 683.4 323.9 683.6 0.02 84 10 31040 -41.7 -77.7 1 36.0 -51.0 225 9 863.9 863.9 328.7 864.9 0.10 TRP 178 12711 -63.5 -72.5 28 9.0 -63.6 265 50 343.5 343.5 295.1 343.5 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5621.00 m Freezing level: 654.00 mb = 3635.37 m = 11926.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 796.84 mb = 2019.48 m = 6625.52 ft Precipitable water: 0.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 27.03 % Est. max temperature: 21.55 C = 70.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 735.03 mb = 2685.67 m = 8811.14 ft T: 7.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.56 C/km ThetaE index: 0.87 C Layer 788.0- 777.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 435.50 mb = 6750.03 m = 22145.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 1.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.91 C = 89.44 F Cap Strength: 9.75 C Lifted Index: 9.79 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.78 C Showalter Index: 10.20 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 32.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 26.90 C Cross Totals Index: 5.90 C K Index: -6.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 220.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.71 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 45.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 57635.02 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 543.66 mb = 5082.28 m = 16673.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 254.3 at 28.7 knts Storm direction: 284.3 at 21.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 134.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 261.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 261.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 87.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 0.32 Bulk Shear: 142.15 m/s