UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/09112012_upa.wxp Date: 12Z 20 NOV 09 Searching for KSLE... Searching the city database file for: KSLE ... Date:12Z 20 NOV 09 Station: KSLE WMO ident: 72694 Latitude: 44.92 Longitude: -123.00 Elevation: 61.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 17 250 8 SFC 995 61 9.2 6.8 85 2.4 7.9 250 8 282.8 283.8 281.3 300.0 6.23 2 979 195 9.0 4.6 74 4.4 6.8 247 17 283.9 284.8 280.9 299.0 5.43 3 948 460 7.0 2.6 74 4.4 4.9 235 30 284.5 285.3 280.5 298.1 4.87 4 925 661 6.4 1.7 72 4.7 4.2 230 33 285.9 286.7 280.9 299.1 4.67 5 917 732 6.4 1.7 72 4.7 4.1 227 33 286.6 287.4 281.3 299.9 4.72 6 850 1350 2.0 0.6 90 1.4 1.4 205 36 288.2 289.1 282.0 301.7 4.70 7 795 1887 -1.9 -2.6 95 0.7 -2.2 181 39 289.6 290.3 281.8 301.1 3.97 8 742 2433 -4.7 -5.4 95 0.7 -5.0 190 47 292.4 293.0 282.4 302.5 3.44 9 700 2891 -6.1 -6.8 95 0.7 -6.4 200 41 295.7 296.3 283.6 305.5 3.28 10 695 2947 -6.1 -6.8 95 0.7 -6.4 200 42 296.3 296.9 283.9 306.2 3.30 11 627 3746 -10.9 -12.3 89 1.4 -11.3 206 59 299.7 300.1 284.2 307.0 2.37 12 500 5450 -22.1 -24.9 78 2.8 -22.7 210 60 306.1 306.3 285.1 309.4 1.01 13 475 5824 -24.7 -27.8 75 3.1 -25.2 213 62 307.4 307.6 285.4 310.1 0.82 14 447 6262 -27.7 -34.7 51 7.0 -28.6 214 63 309.0 309.1 285.5 310.6 0.45 15 429 6556 -29.9 -37.9 46 8.0 -30.8 211 62 309.9 309.9 285.7 311.1 0.34 16 400 7050 -32.9 -41.9 40 9.0 -33.7 210 68 312.2 312.3 286.4 313.1 0.24 17 392 7192 -33.5 -41.5 44 8.0 -34.2 209 69 313.3 313.3 286.8 314.2 0.26 18 314 8709 -47.1 -55.1 40 8.0 -47.4 205 87 314.8 314.8 287.1 315.1 0.07 19 300 9010 -49.5 -57.5 39 8.0 -49.7 205 91 315.6 315.6 287.3 315.8 0.05 20 254 10080 -58.5 -66.5 35 8.0 -58.6 200 106 317.6 317.7 288.0 317.7 0.02 21 250 10180 -58.1 -66.1 35 8.0 -58.2 200 107 319.7 319.7 288.6 319.8 0.02 22 249 10205 -58.1 -66.1 35 8.0 -58.2 200 107 320.1 320.1 288.8 320.1 0.02 23 248 10231 -58.3 -66.3 35 8.0 -58.3 200 107 320.2 320.2 288.8 320.3 0.02 24 240 10436 -59.5 -67.5 35 8.0 -59.6 205 104 321.3 321.3 289.2 321.4 0.02 25 229 10730 -59.9 -67.9 34 8.0 -60.0 209 95 325.1 325.1 290.3 325.1 0.02 26 210 11272 -58.7 -66.7 35 8.0 -58.8 216 78 335.1 335.1 293.1 335.2 0.02 27 200 11580 -57.1 -66.1 31 9.0 -57.2 220 69 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.5 0.03 28 199 11612 -56.9 -65.9 31 9.0 -57.1 220 69 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.3 0.03 29 191 11870 -57.3 -66.3 31 9.0 -57.5 218 65 346.6 346.6 295.9 346.7 0.03 30 183 12139 -55.9 -65.9 28 10.0 -56.1 217 61 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.2 0.03 31 176 12386 -56.1 -66.1 27 10.0 -56.3 216 58 356.7 356.7 298.1 356.9 0.03 32 170 12606 -54.7 -65.7 24 11.0 -54.9 216 57 362.6 362.6 299.2 362.8 0.03 33 160 12992 -55.3 -67.3 21 12.0 -55.6 218 59 367.9 367.9 300.2 368.1 0.03 34 150 13400 -56.9 -69.9 18 13.0 -57.2 220 62 372.0 372.0 300.9 372.1 0.02 35 143 13703 -57.9 -70.9 17 13.0 -58.1 230 62 375.4 375.4 301.5 375.5 0.02 36 129 14358 -56.3 -70.3 16 14.0 -56.6 238 46 389.5 389.5 303.8 389.6 0.02 37 124 14609 -57.1 -71.1 15 14.0 -57.4 240 44 392.5 392.5 304.2 392.6 0.02 38 118 14925 -56.3 -71.3 14 15.0 -56.6 242 42 399.6 399.6 305.2 399.7 0.02 39 115 15089 -55.1 -71.1 12 16.0 -55.5 244 41 404.8 404.8 305.9 404.9 0.02 40 103 15792 -57.1 -73.1 11 16.0 -57.5 241 39 413.9 413.9 307.0 414.0 0.02 41 100 15980 -55.7 -72.7 10 17.0 -56.2 240 38 420.1 420.1 307.7 420.2 0.02 42 95 16306 -54.9 -72.9 9 18.0 -55.4 247 27 427.9 427.9 308.6 428.0 0.02 43 71 18142 -60.1 -79.1 7 19.0 -60.5 240 32 454.0 454.0 311.3 454.0 0.01 44 70 18230 -59.9 -78.9 7 19.0 -60.3 240 35 456.2 456.2 311.4 456.3 0.01 45 62 18991 -58.1 -79.1 5 21.0 -58.7 252 30 476.3 476.3 313.2 476.4 0.01 46 50 20340 -59.5 -80.5 5 21.0 -60.1 275 19 503.3 503.3 315.2 503.3 0.01 47 45 20998 -60.1 -81.1 5 21.0 -60.7 239 18 517.2 517.2 316.1 517.3 0.01 48 42 21434 -54.9 -82.9 2 28.0 -56.1 216 17 540.4 540.4 317.5 540.4 0.01 49 39 21906 -57.1 -83.1 2 26.0 -58.1 198 15 546.4 546.4 317.9 546.5 0.01 50 37 22239 -56.9 -83.9 2 27.0 -58.0 213 13 555.2 555.2 318.4 555.3 0.01 TRP 240 10436 -59.5 -67.5 35 8.0 -59.6 205 104 321.3 321.3 289.2 321.4 0.02 WND 248 10231 -58.3 -66.3 35 8.0 -58.3 200 107 320.2 320.2 288.8 320.3 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5433.00 m Freezing level: 821.79 mb = 1625.15 m = 5331.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 828.96 mb = 1551.06 m = 5088.71 ft Precipitable water: 0.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.60 % Est. max temperature: 14.80 C = 58.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.32 mb = 362.06 m = 1187.85 ft T: 7.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.25 C/km ThetaE index: 1.85 C Layer 979.0- 925.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 840.76 mb = 1437.65 m = 4716.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 14.91 C = 58.84 F Cap Strength: 5.13 C Lifted Index: 7.41 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.78 C Showalter Index: 5.71 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 46.80 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.10 C Cross Totals Index: 22.70 C K Index: 24.00 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 175.09 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.57 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 16.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 30405.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 884.63 mb = 1024.88 m = 3362.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 206.7 at 48.3 knts Storm direction: 236.7 at 36.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 6.5 tot: 8.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 173.6 neg: -66.6 tot: 107.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.22 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.7 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.12 Bulk Shear: 131.83 m/s