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 KTBW... Searching the city database file for: KTBW ... Date:1200Z 11 MAY 08 Station: KTBW WMO ident: 72210 Latitude: 27.70 Longitude: -82.40 Elevation: 13.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 13 25.2 24.5 96 0.7 24.7 0 0 297.4 300.9 297.5 354.0 19.49 1 1002 90 23.2 22.7 97 0.5 22.9 246 7 296.2 299.4 296.0 346.9 17.59 2 1000 107 23.2 22.8 98 0.4 22.9 220 8 296.4 299.6 296.1 347.5 17.74 3 934 703 21.2 18.8 86 2.4 19.5 237 23 300.2 302.9 295.1 343.4 14.78 4 925 787 21.0 16.5 75 4.5 17.9 235 23 300.8 303.1 294.0 338.6 12.87 5 913 900 20.8 13.8 64 7.0 16.2 235 23 301.7 303.7 292.8 334.0 10.93 6 904 986 20.4 13.4 64 7.0 15.8 235 24 302.1 304.1 292.8 333.9 10.75 7 881 1208 19.4 10.4 56 9.0 13.8 235 29 303.3 305.0 291.8 330.3 9.02 8 863 1386 18.0 11.0 64 7.0 13.6 238 28 303.7 305.5 292.3 332.3 9.59 9 850 1516 17.0 9.0 59 8.0 12.1 240 27 304.0 305.5 291.6 329.4 8.50 10 832 1698 16.2 6.2 51 10.0 10.3 237 24 305.0 306.3 290.7 326.6 7.16 11 810 1925 14.6 3.6 48 11.0 8.4 232 21 305.6 306.8 290.0 324.3 6.12 12 795 2082 14.2 2.2 44 12.0 7.6 234 21 306.8 307.9 290.0 324.1 5.65 13 788 2157 14.4 -5.6 25 20.0 4.9 236 21 307.8 308.4 288.1 317.9 3.19 14 755 2517 13.2 -8.8 21 22.0 3.3 257 23 310.3 310.8 288.3 318.6 2.60 15 726 2845 11.8 -19.2 10 31.0 0.5 255 21 312.3 312.5 287.5 316.1 1.15 16 700 3149 10.2 -17.8 12 28.0 -0.3 240 20 313.8 314.0 288.2 318.3 1.35 17 691 3257 9.8 -16.2 14 26.0 -0.3 245 21 314.5 314.8 288.6 319.7 1.56 18 677 3426 8.6 -16.4 15 25.0 -1.0 253 23 315.0 315.3 288.8 320.2 1.57 19 657 3673 6.6 -7.4 36 14.0 0.1 265 25 315.5 316.1 290.6 326.2 3.34 20 632 3990 3.6 -7.4 44 11.0 -1.4 285 28 315.6 316.2 290.8 326.8 3.47 21 622 4120 3.0 -12.0 32 15.0 -3.2 285 29 316.3 316.8 290.1 324.4 2.45 22 616 4198 2.6 -8.4 44 11.0 -2.3 285 30 316.7 317.4 291.0 327.4 3.29 23 611 4264 2.2 -10.8 38 13.0 -3.3 285 31 317.0 317.5 290.6 326.0 2.74 24 596 4464 1.0 -10.0 44 11.0 -3.7 288 34 317.9 318.5 291.0 327.7 3.00 25 589 4559 0.4 -12.6 37 13.0 -4.8 289 35 318.3 318.7 290.7 326.4 2.46 26 573 4780 -1.3 -14.3 36 13.0 -6.3 293 38 318.8 319.2 290.6 326.1 2.20 27 566 4878 -2.3 -7.3 69 5.0 -4.6 295 40 318.7 319.5 292.1 331.4 3.91 28 558 4991 -3.3 -8.2 69 4.9 -5.5 295 41 318.8 319.6 292.0 330.9 3.69 29 547 5148 -4.3 -11.3 58 7.0 -7.2 295 42 319.5 320.1 291.5 329.2 2.95 30 543 5206 -4.7 -9.7 68 5.0 -6.8 295 42 319.7 320.3 291.9 330.7 3.37 31 539 5264 -5.1 -14.1 49 9.0 -8.5 295 41 319.9 320.3 291.1 327.8 2.38 32 531 5381 -5.9 -17.9 38 12.0 -10.0 294 40 320.3 320.6 290.6 326.3 1.76 33 500 5850 -9.5 -15.5 62 6.0 -11.6 290 35 321.5 321.9 291.5 329.1 2.29 34 498 5881 -9.7 -15.7 62 6.0 -11.8 289 35 321.6 322.0 291.5 329.2 2.26 35 469 6340 -12.7 -18.7 61 6.0 -14.6 276 29 323.4 323.8 291.6 329.8 1.86 36 432 6959 -18.3 -21.2 78 2.9 -19.1 289 34 324.0 324.3 291.6 329.6 1.63 37 414 7275 -19.3 -24.1 66 4.8 -20.5 273 33 326.7 326.9 292.0 331.3 1.32 38 406 7420 -20.1 -24.3 69 4.2 -21.2 272 34 327.5 327.7 292.3 332.1 1.32 39 403 7475 -20.3 -27.3 54 7.0 -21.9 274 34 327.9 328.1 292.1 331.5 1.01 40 400 7530 -20.7 -27.7 53 7.0 -22.3 275 35 328.1 328.3 292.2 331.6 0.98 41 398 7567 -21.1 -30.1 44 9.0 -22.9 275 35 328.0 328.2 292.0 330.9 0.79 42 386 7793 -22.5 -31.5 44 9.0 -24.2 277 38 329.1 329.2 292.2 331.7 0.71 43 379 7927 -23.7 -30.7 53 7.0 -25.1 278 40 329.2 329.4 292.3 332.1 0.78 44 359 8322 -25.9 -35.9 39 10.0 -27.5 282 44 331.4 331.5 292.6 333.3 0.50 45 337 8778 -29.5 -38.5 41 9.0 -30.7 286 50 332.6 332.6 292.8 334.1 0.41 46 318 9191 -31.9 -42.9 33 11.0 -33.1 291 55 334.8 334.8 293.3 335.9 0.27 47 300 9600 -35.3 -47.3 28 12.0 -36.3 305 62 335.6 335.7 293.4 336.3 0.18 48 287 9906 -37.9 -48.9 31 11.0 -38.7 308 73 336.2 336.2 293.5 336.8 0.16 49 279 10099 -38.7 -50.7 27 12.0 -39.5 310 78 337.8 337.8 293.9 338.3 0.13 50 250 10840 -44.7 -57.7 22 13.0 -45.2 310 75 339.6 339.6 294.3 339.9 0.06 51 247 10921 -45.3 -58.3 22 13.0 -45.8 309 75 339.9 339.9 294.3 340.1 0.06 52 209 12025 -52.1 -65.1 20 13.0 -52.4 302 78 345.9 345.9 295.7 346.0 0.03 53 200 12310 -54.5 -66.5 21 12.0 -54.7 300 79 346.5 346.5 295.8 346.6 0.02 54 190 12636 -57.1 -69.0 21 11.8 -57.3 300 81 347.3 347.3 296.1 347.4 0.02 55 153 13971 -68.3 -79.3 19 11.0 -68.4 305 66 350.4 350.4 296.7 350.5 0.00 56 150 14090 -67.9 -78.9 19 11.0 -67.9 300 62 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.1 0.01 57 145 14294 -67.3 -78.3 20 11.0 -67.4 291 60 357.6 357.6 298.2 357.6 0.01 58 133 14812 -69.3 -79.3 22 10.0 -69.4 291 65 363.0 363.0 299.3 363.0 0.01 59 129 14995 -68.7 -79.7 19 11.0 -68.8 302 64 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.3 0.01 60 127 15088 -69.1 -79.1 22 10.0 -69.2 305 62 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.01 61 100 16500 -73.9 -83.9 20 10.0 -73.9 285 36 384.9 384.9 303.1 385.0 0.00 62 88 17240 -76.5 -86.5 19 10.0 -76.5 281 32 394.1 394.1 304.4 394.1 0.00 63 83 17578 -75.1 -85.1 20 10.0 -75.2 279 30 403.6 403.6 305.7 403.6 0.00 64 78 17936 -77.5 -87.5 19 10.0 -77.5 277 28 405.8 405.8 306.0 405.8 0.00 65 70 18560 -74.7 -84.7 20 10.0 -74.7 285 19 424.6 424.6 308.2 424.6 0.00 66 66 18906 -71.7 -81.7 21 10.0 -71.8 234 14 438.3 438.3 309.7 438.3 0.01 67 62 19277 -70.9 -80.9 21 10.0 -71.0 180 9 448.0 448.0 310.7 448.0 0.01 68 60 19473 -68.1 -79.1 19 11.0 -68.2 151 6 458.5 458.5 311.7 458.5 0.01 69 56 19891 -66.1 -77.1 20 11.0 -66.3 52 6 472.2 472.2 312.8 472.3 0.02 70 51 20467 -61.1 -73.1 19 12.0 -61.5 36 12 496.7 496.7 314.7 496.9 0.04 71 50 20590 -60.9 -72.9 19 12.0 -61.3 50 11 500.0 500.0 314.9 500.2 0.04 72 42 21668 -62.5 -75.5 16 13.0 -62.9 172 11 521.6 521.6 316.4 521.8 0.03 73 41 21817 -60.9 -73.9 16 13.0 -61.4 254 5 529.2 529.2 316.9 529.4 0.04 74 40 21971 -60.9 -73.9 16 13.0 -61.4 324 2 532.9 532.9 317.1 533.2 0.04 75 36 22635 -54.3 -69.3 14 15.0 -55.6 88 11 566.3 566.3 319.0 567.0 0.09 76 33 23188 -57.3 -73.3 11 16.0 -58.3 80 9 572.6 572.6 319.3 573.0 0.06 77 30 23790 -57.5 -74.5 10 17.0 -58.6 80 17 587.9 587.9 320.0 588.3 0.05 78 28 24225 -57.9 -74.9 10 17.0 -59.0 67 17 598.5 598.5 320.6 598.9 0.05 79 25 24947 -52.7 -76.7 4 24.0 -54.9 62 18 633.1 633.2 322.0 633.5 0.04 80 24 25211 -51.3 -80.3 2 29.0 -54.0 77 18 644.6 644.7 322.5 644.8 0.03 81 22 25775 -51.9 -83.9 1 32.0 -54.6 88 18 659.1 659.1 323.0 659.2 0.02 82 20 26400 -46.5 -81.5 1 35.0 -51.1 80 25 693.8 693.9 324.3 694.1 0.03 83 19 26738 -45.7 -80.7 1 35.0 -50.7 110 23 706.6 706.6 324.7 706.8 0.03 84 17 27474 -45.1 -80.1 1 35.0 -50.7 149 10 731.3 731.4 325.4 731.7 0.04 85 10 31040 -39.7 -76.7 1 37.0 -50.1 190 13 871.4 871.4 328.9 872.5 0.11 TRP 153 13971 -68.3 -79.3 19 11.0 -68.4 305 66 350.4 350.4 296.7 350.5 0.00 WND 190 12636 -57.1 -69.0 21 11.8 -57.3 300 81 347.3 347.3 296.1 347.4 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5743.00 m Freezing level: 585.24 mb = 4611.24 m = 15128.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 709.33 mb = 3038.72 m = 9969.44 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.95 % Est. max temperature: 31.52 C = 88.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1001.23 mb = 96.45 m = 316.42 ft T: 23.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.29 C/km ThetaE index: 17.27 C Layer 934.0- 863.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 869.61 mb = 1320.41 m = 4332.00 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.36 C = 88.45 F Cap Strength: 1.91 C Lifted Index: -4.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.27 C Showalter Index: 2.02 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.50 C Cross Totals Index: 18.50 C K Index: 7.50 Risk: None Sweat Index: 317.76 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.02 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1081.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 113.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.28 mb = 718.84 m = 2358.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 647.28 mb = 3795.04 m = 12450.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 217.28 mb = 11768.34 m = 38609.58 ft B at Equ Level: 1072.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 117.28 mb = 15558.53 m = 51044.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 267.2 at 27.3 knts Storm direction: 297.2 at 20.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 3.4 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 55.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 198.2 neg: -70.2 tot: 128.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 42.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.33 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.6 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.12 Bulk Rich Number: 27.01 Bulk Shear: 40.02 m/s