Station: KSLE Date: 12Z 8 FEB 2012 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1011 61 4.4 4.1 98 0.3 4.2 0 0 276.7 277.5 276.9 290.4 5.07 S 1010 72 4.8 2.5 85 2.3 3.8 35 0 277.2 277.9 276.4 289.5 4.53 S 1007 96 5.0 2.4 83 2.6 3.8 35 2 277.6 278.4 276.6 289.9 4.51 M 1000 153 4.6 3.4 92 1.2 4.0 35 5 277.8 278.6 277.2 291.1 4.88 S 994 202 4.6 3.8 95 0.8 4.2 52 5 278.2 279.1 277.7 292.0 5.05 W 982 305 4.7 3.0 89 1.7 3.9 90 5 279.4 280.2 278.0 292.6 4.83 S 974 368 4.8 2.5 85 2.3 3.7 117 7 280.1 280.9 278.2 293.0 4.70 S 961 478 5.8 5.2 96 0.6 5.5 143 10 282.1 283.1 280.5 298.1 5.77 S 953 547 7.4 6.8 96 0.6 7.1 150 12 284.4 285.6 282.4 302.5 6.51 W 946 610 7.5 6.2 92 1.2 6.8 155 14 285.1 286.2 282.5 302.7 6.30 S 931 740 7.6 5.0 84 2.6 6.2 166 16 286.5 287.6 282.6 303.1 5.88 M 925 793 7.2 4.5 83 2.7 5.8 170 17 286.7 287.7 282.5 302.8 5.71 W 911 914 6.2 4.1 86 2.1 5.1 180 18 286.9 287.9 282.5 302.8 5.63 W 878 1219 3.8 3.1 95 0.7 3.4 195 21 287.4 288.4 282.5 302.8 5.43 S 873 1266 3.4 2.9 97 0.5 3.2 196 22 287.5 288.4 282.5 302.8 5.40 S 860 1388 2.8 -0.4 79 3.2 1.3 198 24 288.1 288.9 281.5 300.5 4.32 M 850 1483 2.0 -1.7 76 3.7 0.4 200 25 288.2 288.9 281.2 299.7 3.97 S 831 1665 0.6 -4.4 69 5.0 -1.4 203 25 288.6 289.2 280.6 298.3 3.32 W 814 1829 -0.1 -8.0 55 7.9 -3.0 205 25 289.6 290.1 280.1 297.2 2.57 S 808 1890 -0.3 -9.3 51 9.0 -3.6 207 25 290.0 290.4 280.0 296.9 2.34 S 787 2100 -1.5 -6.5 69 5.0 -3.4 214 27 290.9 291.4 281.2 299.7 2.98 W 784 2134 -1.7 -6.7 69 5.0 -3.6 215 27 291.1 291.6 281.3 299.8 2.95 S 769 2284 -2.5 -7.5 68 5.0 -4.4 220 28 291.8 292.3 281.4 300.1 2.83 S 760 2377 -2.3 -11.3 50 9.0 -5.4 223 29 293.0 293.3 281.0 299.4 2.12 W 754 2438 -2.7 -10.9 53 8.2 -5.6 225 29 293.2 293.6 281.3 299.8 2.20 S 745 2535 -3.3 -10.3 58 7.0 -5.8 224 28 293.6 294.0 281.6 300.6 2.34 S 739 2599 -2.9 -16.9 33 14.0 -7.1 223 27 294.7 294.9 280.8 298.9 1.38 W 726 2743 -3.5 -17.5 33 14.0 -7.7 220 25 295.5 295.8 281.2 299.7 1.33 S 714 2871 -4.1 -18.1 33 14.0 -8.2 220 24 296.3 296.5 281.4 300.3 1.29 S 706 2960 -4.7 -17.7 35 13.0 -8.5 220 23 296.6 296.8 281.7 300.8 1.35 S 701 3016 -5.1 -12.1 58 7.0 -7.5 220 23 296.7 297.1 282.7 303.3 2.15 M 700 3027 -5.3 -12.3 58 7.0 -7.7 220 23 296.6 297.0 282.6 303.1 2.12 W 698 3048 -5.4 -12.1 59 6.7 -7.7 215 22 296.7 297.1 282.7 303.4 2.17 S 689 3151 -5.9 -10.9 68 5.0 -7.7 225 24 297.3 297.7 283.2 304.7 2.41 S 678 3277 -6.9 -8.7 87 1.8 -7.6 235 26 297.5 298.1 284.0 306.4 2.92 W 671 3353 -7.5 -9.0 89 1.5 -8.1 240 27 297.7 298.2 284.0 306.4 2.88 S 657 3522 -8.9 -9.7 94 0.8 -9.2 234 28 298.0 298.5 284.0 306.5 2.79 W 646 3658 -9.5 -10.9 89 1.4 -9.9 230 29 298.8 299.3 284.1 306.7 2.58 S 621 3957 -10.7 -13.5 80 2.8 -11.6 241 31 300.8 301.2 284.4 307.5 2.17 W 596 4267 -13.4 -14.7 90 1.2 -13.8 250 34 301.1 301.5 284.4 307.5 2.05 S 594 4297 -13.7 -14.8 91 1.1 -14.0 250 34 301.1 301.5 284.4 307.5 2.04 S 580 4478 -14.3 -15.3 92 1.0 -14.6 247 34 302.5 302.9 284.9 308.8 2.00 W 550 4877 -16.1 -20.4 69 4.3 -17.2 240 34 304.9 305.2 285.1 309.4 1.37 S 544 4962 -16.5 -21.5 65 5.0 -17.7 239 34 305.5 305.7 285.1 309.6 1.26 S 524 5243 -19.1 -24.1 65 5.0 -20.2 238 32 305.6 305.8 284.9 309.0 1.04 M 500 5590 -22.1 -25.6 73 3.5 -22.8 235 31 306.1 306.3 285.0 309.2 0.95 W 486 5791 -23.9 -26.9 77 2.9 -24.5 230 30 306.2 306.4 285.0 309.1 0.87 S 471 6027 -26.1 -28.4 81 2.3 -26.5 234 32 306.4 306.6 284.9 309.0 0.78 W 466 6096 -26.6 -29.1 79 2.5 -27.1 235 32 306.6 306.7 284.9 309.0 0.74 S 430 6681 -31.3 -35.4 67 4.1 -31.8 238 34 307.9 308.0 285.1 309.4 0.44 S 408 7051 -34.1 -42.1 44 8.0 -34.8 239 35 308.9 309.0 285.2 309.7 0.23 M 400 7190 -35.5 -43.5 44 8.0 -36.1 240 35 308.9 308.9 285.2 309.6 0.20 S 394 7295 -36.5 -44.5 43 8.0 -37.1 240 35 308.9 308.9 285.1 309.6 0.19 S 383 7490 -38.3 -48.3 34 10.0 -38.9 240 34 309.0 309.1 285.1 309.5 0.13 W 376 7620 -39.4 -49.0 35 9.6 -39.9 240 34 309.2 309.3 285.2 309.7 0.12 S 365 7818 -41.1 -50.1 37 9.0 -41.5 243 33 309.6 309.6 285.3 310.0 0.11 W 343 8230 -44.0 -55.8 26 11.9 -44.4 250 32 311.2 311.2 285.8 311.4 0.06 S 335 8395 -45.1 -58.1 22 13.0 -45.5 255 36 311.8 311.8 286.0 312.0 0.04 S 326 8577 -43.5 -58.5 18 15.0 -44.0 260 40 316.4 316.4 287.6 316.6 0.04 S 303 9064 -47.3 -75.3 3 28.0 -47.7 269 52 317.8 317.8 288.0 317.8 0.00 M 300 9130 -47.3 -76.3 2 29.0 -47.7 270 54 318.7 318.7 288.3 318.7 0.00 W 299 9144 -47.3 -76.6 2 29.2 -47.8 270 58 318.8 318.8 288.3 318.8 0.00 S 285 9467 -48.5 -82.5 1 34.0 -48.9 272 60 321.7 321.7 289.3 321.7 0.00 S 280 9582 -49.3 - - - - 273 61 322.2 - - - - S 271 9796 -48.9 - - - - 274 63 325.8 - - - - W 260 10058 -50.4 - - - - 275 65 327.4 - - - - TRP 255 10192 -51.1 - - - - 275 65 328.2 - - - - M 250 10320 -50.5 - - - - 270 61 331.0 - - - - W 248 10363 -50.4 - - - - 265 58 331.7 - - - - S 246 10425 -50.3 - - - - 267 58 332.8 - - - - S 242 10533 -47.7 - - - - 272 57 338.3 - - - - S 238 10644 -46.9 - - - - 276 56 341.1 - - - - S 228 10929 -46.5 - - - - 288 54 345.9 - - - - W 226 10973 -46.8 - - - - 290 54 346.1 - - - - S 208 11533 -50.9 - - - - 280 55 348.2 - - - - M 200 11790 -48.5 - - - - 275 56 356.0 - - - - W 197 11887 -48.1 - - - - 275 56 358.0 - - - - S 187 12233 -46.9 - - - - 277 56 365.5 - - - - S 162 13172 -51.9 - - - - 283 54 372.4 - - - - W 156 13411 -51.8 - - - - 285 54 376.6 - - - - S 154 13500 -51.7 - - - - 287 52 378.1 - - - - M 150 13670 -52.5 - - - - 290 49 379.6 - - - - S 148 13757 -53.1 - - - - 291 48 380.0 - - - - S 144 13934 -52.5 - - - - 292 45 384.1 - - - - W 135 14326 -54.3 - - - - 295 38 387.7 - - - - S 124 14891 -56.9 - - - - 289 37 392.9 - - - - W 117 15240 -57.2 - - - - 285 37 398.6 - - - - S 110 15649 -57.5 - - - - 285 34 405.4 - - - - W 107 15850 -57.8 - - - - 285 33 408.6 - - - - M 100 16250 -58.3 - - - - 305 22 415.1 - - - - W 88 17069 -60.2 - - - - 305 16 427.1 - - - - S 80 17647 -61.5 - - - - 271 19 435.8 - - - - W 80 17678 -61.4 - - - - 270 19 436.6 - - - - W 76 17983 -60.8 - - - - 310 16 444.1 - - - - W 72 18288 -60.1 - - - - 255 2 451.8 - - - - M 70 18480 -59.7 - - - - 295 3 456.7 - - - - W 59 19507 -57.7 - - - - 100 2 483.0 - - - - W 54 20117 -56.6 - - - - 70 12 499.3 - - - - S 51 20465 -55.9 - - - - 98 16 508.9 - - - - M 50 20590 -56.5 - - - - 105 17 510.3 - - - - W 47 21031 -57.4 - - - - 85 17 518.4 - - - - W 44 21336 -58.1 - - - - 90 15 524.0 - - - - S 40 21999 -59.5 - - - - 84 18 536.4 - - - - S 37 22488 -59.5 - - - - 81 20 548.5 - - - - S 35 22838 -57.5 - - - - 79 22 562.5 - - - - S 32 23403 -58.9 - - - - 77 24 573.4 - - - - M 30 23810 -57.9 - - - - 75 26 586.8 - - - - W 27 24384 -57.6 - - - - 85 33 603.2 - - - - S 27 24475 -57.5 - - - - - - 605.9 - - - - Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5437.00 m Freezing level: 815.61 mb = 1814.64 m = 5953.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 846.12 mb = 1519.85 m = 4986.31 ft Precipitable water: 0.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.71 % Est. max temperature: 15.82 C = 60.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1006.27 mb = 102.21 m = 335.33 ft T: 4.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.55 C/km ThetaE index: 5.89 C Layer 860.0- 787.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 1010.00 mb = 72.07 m = 236.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 5.23 C = 41.42 F Cap Strength: 8.91 C Lifted Index: 8.52 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.46 C Showalter Index: 7.12 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.50 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.10 C Cross Totals Index: 20.40 C K Index: 15.40 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 177.70 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.99 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer Lifted index: 8.52 C CAPE (B+): 48.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 37409.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 936.12 mb = 694.44 m = 2278.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 256 at 20 knt ----------------------------------------------------- TRUE/GROUND REL | STORM REL P H DIR SPD U V | DIR SPD U V mb m knt m/s | knt m/s ----------------------------------------------------- 1011 61 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 76 20 -19.0 -4.8 1010 72 35 0 -0.3 -0.4 | 75 20 -19.2 -5.1 1007 96 35 2 -1.0 -1.5 | 73 21 -20.0 -6.3 1000 153 35 5 -2.9 -4.1 | 68 24 -21.8 -8.9 994 202 52 5 -3.9 -3.1 | 71 24 -22.9 -7.8 982 305 90 5 -5.0 -0.0 | 79 24 -24.0 -4.8 974 368 117 7 -6.1 3.1 | 86 25 -25.1 -1.6 961 478 143 10 -6.1 8.1 | 97 25 -25.1 3.3 953 547 150 12 -6.0 10.6 | 103 26 -25.0 5.8 946 610 155 14 -5.9 12.7 | 108 26 -24.9 7.9 931 740 166 16 -3.8 15.7 | 116 25 -22.8 10.9 925 793 170 17 -3.0 16.7 | 119 25 -21.9 12.0 911 914 180 18 -0.0 18.0 | 125 23 -19.0 13.2 878 1219 195 21 5.4 20.3 | 139 21 -13.5 15.5 873 1266 196 22 6.0 20.9 | 141 21 -13.0 16.1 860 1388 198 24 7.4 22.4 | 147 21 -11.5 17.6 850 1483 200 25 8.6 23.5 | 151 21 -10.4 18.7 831 1665 203 25 9.6 23.1 | 153 21 -9.3 18.3 814 1829 205 25 10.6 22.7 | 155 20 -8.4 17.9 808 1890 207 25 11.6 22.6 | 157 19 -7.4 17.8 787 2100 214 27 15.0 22.2 | 167 18 -4.0 17.4 784 2134 215 27 15.5 22.1 | 169 18 -3.5 17.3 769 2284 220 28 18.0 21.4 | 177 17 -0.9 16.6 760 2377 223 29 19.5 20.9 | 182 16 0.6 16.1 754 2438 225 29 20.5 20.5 | 186 16 1.5 15.7 745 2535 224 28 19.1 20.1 | 181 15 0.1 15.3 739 2599 223 27 18.2 19.8 | 177 15 -0.8 15.0 726 2743 220 25 16.1 19.2 | 169 15 -2.9 14.4 714 2871 220 24 15.5 18.5 | 166 14 -3.5 13.7 706 2960 220 23 15.1 18.0 | 164 14 -3.9 13.2 701 3016 220 23 14.8 17.7 | 162 14 -4.1 12.9 700 3027 220 23 14.8 17.6 | 162 14 -4.2 12.8 698 3048 215 22 12.6 18.0 | 154 15 -6.3 13.2 689 3151 225 24 16.6 16.9 | 169 12 -2.3 12.1 678 3277 235 26 21.0 14.9 | 192 10 2.1 10.1 671 3353 240 27 23.4 13.5 | 207 10 4.4 8.7 657 3522 234 28 22.8 16.4 | 198 12 3.9 11.6 646 3658 230 29 22.2 18.6 | 193 14 3.2 13.9 621 3957 241 31 27.4 15.4 | 218 14 8.4 10.7 596 4267 250 34 31.9 11.6 | 242 15 13.0 6.9 594 4297 250 34 31.9 11.9 | 241 15 12.9 7.1 580 4478 247 34 31.2 13.5 | 234 15 12.2 8.8 550 4877 240 34 29.4 17.0 | 221 16 10.5 12.2 544 4962 239 34 29.0 17.1 | 219 16 10.0 12.3 524 5243 238 32 27.4 17.4 | 214 15 8.4 12.6 500 5590 235 31 25.4 17.8 | 206 15 6.4 13.0 486 5791 230 30 23.0 19.3 | 195 15 4.0 14.5 471 6027 234 32 25.5 18.6 | 205 15 6.5 13.8 466 6096 235 32 26.2 18.4 | 208 15 7.2 13.6 430 6681 238 34 28.4 17.9 | 216 16 9.4 13.1 408 7051 239 35 29.8 17.6 | 220 17 10.8 12.8 400 7190 240 35 30.3 17.5 | 222 17 11.3 12.7 394 7295 240 35 30.1 17.4 | 221 17 11.1 12.6 383 7490 240 34 29.7 17.2 | 221 16 10.7 12.4 376 7620 240 34 29.4 17.0 | 221 16 10.5 12.2 365 7818 243 33 29.7 15.1 | 226 15 10.8 10.3 343 8230 250 32 30.1 10.9 | 241 13 11.1 6.2 335 8395 255 36 34.9 9.1 | 255 16 15.9 4.3 326 8577 260 40 39.9 6.8 | 264 21 20.9 2.1 303 9064 269 52 52.4 0.8 | 277 34 33.4 -4.0 300 9130 270 54 54.0 0.0 | 278 35 35.0 -4.8 299 9144 270 58 58.0 0.0 | 277 39 39.0 -4.8 285 9467 272 60 60.4 -2.0 | 279 42 41.5 -6.8 280 9582 273 61 61.3 -2.7 | 280 43 42.3 -7.5 271 9796 274 63 62.9 -4.0 | 281 45 43.9 -8.8 260 10058 275 65 64.8 -5.7 | 283 47 45.8 -10.4 255 10192 275 65 64.8 -5.7 | 283 47 45.8 -10.4 250 10320 270 61 61.0 0.0 | 276 42 42.0 -4.8 248 10363 265 58 57.8 5.1 | 270 39 38.8 0.3 246 10425 267 58 57.5 2.6 | 273 39 38.6 -2.1 242 10533 272 57 56.9 -1.6 | 280 38 37.9 -6.4 238 10644 276 56 55.8 -5.9 | 286 38 36.9 -10.7 228 10929 288 54 51.6 -16.9 | 304 39 32.6 -21.6 226 10973 290 54 50.7 -18.5 | 306 39 31.8 -23.2 208 11533 280 55 54.6 -9.2 | 291 38 35.6 -14.0 200 11790 275 56 55.8 -4.9 | 285 38 36.8 -9.7 197 11887 275 56 55.8 -4.9 | 285 38 36.8 -9.7 187 12233 277 56 55.1 -6.9 | 288 38 36.1 -11.7 162 13172 283 54 52.8 -12.6 | 297 38 33.9 -17.3 156 13411 285 54 52.2 -14.0 | 299 38 33.2 -18.7 154 13500 287 52 50.1 -14.9 | 302 37 31.1 -19.7 150 13670 290 49 46.0 -16.8 | 308 35 27.1 -21.5 148 13757 291 48 44.5 -16.7 | 310 33 25.6 -21.4 144 13934 292 45 41.4 -16.5 | 313 31 22.5 -21.3 135 14326 295 38 34.4 -16.1 | 323 26 15.5 -20.8 124 14891 289 37 35.4 -12.1 | 316 24 16.4 -16.9 117 15240 285 37 35.7 -9.6 | 311 22 16.8 -14.3 110 15649 285 34 33.2 -8.9 | 314 20 14.2 -13.7 107 15850 285 33 31.9 -8.5 | 316 19 12.9 -13.3 100 16250 305 22 18.0 -12.6 | 3 17 -0.9 -17.4 88 17069 305 16 13.1 -9.2 | 23 15 -5.9 -13.9 80 17647 271 19 18.8 -0.5 | 1 5 -0.1 -5.2 80 17678 270 19 19.0 0.0 | 360 5 0.0 -4.8 76 17983 310 16 12.3 -10.3 | 24 16 -6.7 -15.1 72 18288 255 2 1.9 0.5 | 76 18 -17.0 -4.3 70 18480 295 3 2.7 -1.3 | 70 17 -16.2 -6.0 59 19507 100 2 -2.0 0.3 | 78 21 -20.9 -4.4 54 20117 70 12 -11.3 -4.1 | 74 32 -30.2 -8.9 51 20465 98 16 -15.5 2.2 | 86 35 -34.5 -2.5 50 20590 105 17 -16.4 4.4 | 89 35 -35.4 -0.4 47 21031 85 17 -16.9 -1.5 | 80 36 -35.9 -6.3 44 21336 90 15 -15.0 -0.0 | 82 34 -34.0 -4.8 40 21999 84 18 -17.9 -1.8 | 80 37 -36.8 -6.6 37 22488 81 20 -19.9 -3.2 | 78 40 -38.8 -7.9 35 22838 79 22 -21.3 -4.1 | 78 41 -40.3 -8.9 32 23403 77 24 -23.5 -5.6 | 76 44 -42.5 -10.4 30 23810 75 26 -25.1 -6.7 | 75 46 -44.1 -11.5 27 24384 85 33 -32.9 -2.9 | 82 52 -51.8 -7.6 27 24475 | Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.9 at 26.1 knts Storm direction: 255.9 at 19.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 1.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 268.8 neg: -44.1 tot: 224.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 74.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 0.43 Bulk Shear: 112.74 m/s Storm Parameters ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Depth Mean Inflow| Shear | Helicity | Vorticity AGL Dir Spd Dir Spd| Pos Neg Tot| Pos Neg Tot Ave Rel | Hor Strm m knt knt| 10^-3/s | m^2/s^2 m/s^2 | 10^-3/s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 113 6 85 49| 12.9 0.0 12.9|102.7 -16.0 86.8 173.5 0.61| 21.4 13.1 1000 160 12 105 46| 10.0 0.0 10.0|178.3 -16.0 162.3 162.3 0.73| 17.1 12.6 1500 179 15 119 42| 8.6 0.0 8.6|220.3 -16.0 204.4 136.2 0.77| 14.1 11.0 2000 190 18 129 40| 6.8 0.0 6.8|243.4 -16.0 227.4 113.7 0.78| 12.0 9.4 2500 199 20 138 36| 5.6 0.0 5.6|268.8 -21.8 247.0 98.8 0.75| 11.2 8.4 3000 204 21 143 34| 4.7 1.0 5.7|268.8 -44.1 224.7 74.9 0.57| 10.4 6.0 4000 214 23 156 30| 4.9 0.8 5.7|328.1 -52.6 275.5 68.9 0.59| 10.9 6.5 5000 223 25 172 26| 4.1 0.8 4.9|342.3 -79.3 263.0 52.6 0.50| 9.8 4.9 6000 226 26 179 26| 3.4 0.9 4.4|352.5-100.0 252.6 42.1 0.43| 8.9 3.8